Category Archives: Ara: History Untold

Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 13 – Insider Program

By | December 18, 2023

And we are now at the 13th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the insider program of Ara, and explain what it is, which probably nobody here really surprises at the end ;). More interestingly in our thread there is now also a discussion about the civs and leaders in Ara, and… Read More »

Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 12 – Crafting 101

By | December 7, 2023

And we are now at the 12th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the crafting system in Ara. The system will allow you to have advanced resources, which will impact your economy, and are also necessary to equip your soldiers. This system is apparently more extensive than what we know from Civ… Read More »

RockPaperShotgun: Strategy games are no longer limited by the “stigma” of being “Smart Man’s Games”, says Ara developer

By | November 16, 2023

RockPaperShotgun has released a new article called “Strategy games are no longer limited by the “stigma” of being “Smart Man’s Games”, says Ara developer.” In this news article the author talked to the devs of Ara: History Untold about the history of 4X. They comment that in the earlier 2000s the strategy genre was more of a niche… Read More »

GamerZakh: An Amazing Year For 4X – NEW Turn-Based Grand Strategy Games 2024

By | November 11, 2023

The strategy streamer GamerZakh has made a new video, about all the amazing new 4X games which have been released this year.The video covers many games of interest for us, e.g. Songs Of Conquest, a HoMM like game, Revival: Recolonization, a post-apocalyptic Civ game, Yield, a cute-looking post-Roman-Era 4X, Ara, Millennia, and many others. He also speculates about… Read More »

Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 10 – AI system

By | November 7, 2023

And we are now at the 10th dev diary for Ara: History Untold.In this episode the devs talk about the AI behind Ara, and they talk about software engineering, that the AI in 4X games is among the hardest, how randomization, e.g. the availability of resources play into how the AI behaves, and way more details.Check it out,… Read More »

Ara: History Untold: Dev Diary, Ep. 09 – Improvements & Triumphs

By | November 2, 2023

The developers of Ara: History Untold have released another dev diary, this time about improvements and triumphs.They talk about the improvements you need to harvest resources for your empire, how you make production chains, how they contribute to your victory, and more.And for halloween they guys have also dressed up! Discuss this video with us here.

Ara: History Untold – Dev Diary, Ep. 08 – Testing a 4X Game

By | October 24, 2023

Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about Q&A testing a 4X game.In this video they talk about what aspects to prioritize for testing, how the interconnection of mechanics make testing complex, how leaders and nations are balanced, the issue of land sharks and more. The source is here and you can discuss… Read More »

Ara: History Untold, Dev Diary – Ep. 07 – Cities & Nations

By | October 18, 2023

Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about how cities and nations work in Ara. They talk about the AI of the animals, how to keep your citizens happy, and how the cities improve over time. Discuss Ara: History Untold with us here.