The developers of Ara: History Untold have posted 2 in their dev blog, talking about city layouts. They describe the difficulties of having procedurally generated city layouts, which also need to look appealing. Initially they cities appeared like pizzas, with repetetive sectors. They seem to have fixed this problem by definiting some basic layouts, from which the game further builds on. For all the information please read the dev blog here, and discuss this update with us here.
Now you have the chance to not only try the GOTM 217, but we already also give you the GOTM218! In this one you play as Montezuma of the Aztecs on a standard-size small continents map on Emperor level. The scrambled continents map pack is a requirement for this GOTM. You have in total until February 28 to bath the world in blood. For more info, please see this thread.
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game. This update includes, among other things, bug fixes, AI changes (e.g. optimization for spreading religion) and a balance change to give you a better chance to start with horses in the surrounding. Discuss this update with us here.
Old World is currently available in the Epic Store, on GOG and Steam.
The turn-based deck builder Mahokenshi has today (24.01.2023) been released on Steam.
In this game you lead your samurai hero, belonging to one of 4 different houses, through a campaign on a hex-based landscape. You build up your deck of cards, to gain special abilities, with which you will slay all kinds of far-eastern themed fantasy monsters.
The game is right now on sale, with a 10% discount down from 24.50 to 22.05. Buy the game here, follow Mahokenshi on Twitter here, and discusss it with us here.
And also our Civ5 “GOTM” is active this year (although we’re a bit late to announce it here, sorry). In this game, you will play Elizabeth of England, but you’re tied into a team with Bismarck of Germany. It’s a modern era start on a scrambled continents map (DLC required) on Prince level.
You have until January 31st 2023 to bring this alliance to a victory! All the info can be found in this thread.
Do you like the old “Alpha Centauri”, but think it is too outdated, and would need a revamp? Our user nj666 has taken up this task, and started to re-implement the basic functions, with the goal to update the multiplayer, the graphics, and other features in the future. His project is right now in a very early phase, and will not be in a fully functional state soon, but we are looking forward to the future when this project is finished. If you want to know more about it, then have a look here.
And we are already at the 2nd Civ6 GOTM of the year 2023! Since we released this GOTM before the latest leader pack, it does not feature the new Chinese leaders. Instead you will be reigning as Shaka of the Zulu on a standard size hot and arid pangaea map, with sparse resources, but with a lengendary starting position. You need to go for a science victory, and prevent that any other civ reaches another victory type. You have until February 16 to dominate the planet with pure knowledge.
For all details, please check this thread.
The Chinese New Year is happening, and we so we get the three new Chinese leaders with the Civilization 6 Leader Pack: Rulers of China. Have a look at the first look above, start playing, or come discuss with us here.
The leader pack is, as all previous packs, available for free for everyone who owns all the other DLCs.