Was it the intention to keep games shorter? What was the inspiration for the Orders system?Ĭan you tell us about the AI and what its intentions are? How difficult is it to develop competent AI? What about AI in the late game? Tell us more about the events? Leyla, I understand you’re writing a lot of them?
Is there something you’re unhappy with right now?ġUPT vs Doom Stack: what are your thoughts?Ĭombat in a 4X: why does it generally suck? What lessons from Civ 4 did you learn and what have you done to implement them? What brought upon the idea of Old World? Was it something you always wanted to make? įor a general layout of the interview, see our outline here:įor those that don’t know, can you briefly describe Old World? if you plan to purchase Old World, please do so here. Please consider supporting this channel and our site, by using the "Creator Tag" EXPLORMINATE on Epic Games Store, or by contributing here. Rob and Ben had the awesome opportunity to sit down with Soren and Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games and pick their brains about their newest 4X hit, Old World. ***ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE DUE TO THE EDITING PROCESS***ġ2:43 Rob: Sword of the Stars and its Research Treeġ8:21 Interstellar Space Genesis: ResearchĢ5:00 Alpha Centauri/Galciv 3/Aurora 4X/Distant Worlds: Universe - Unit Designerģ3:30 Ben: Master of Magic and Alpha Centauri - Timeless Aestheticsģ9:32 Kirk: Star Ruler 2 - Diplomacy Card SystemĤ4:12 TortugaPower: Customizable FactionsĤ5:49 Rob: Asymmetrical 4X games - Ascendancy & Endless LegendĤ8:00 Sword of the Stars Faction Asymmetryĥ2:00 Strategia - Endless Legend's Tactical Combatĥ9:20 TortugaPower: Distant Worlds: Universe Private/Public Economyġ:02:00 Ben: Warhammer 40K: Gladius - No Diplomacy, but Great Combatġ:05:00 We must not give up on diplomacy in 4X games!ġ:06:00 Alpha Centauri is a timeless work of art This episode was brought to you in part by our wonderful patrons, in particular this week, Eerie Forest Studios, who, as our first Master-of-Orion tier patron, requested that we do this episode.
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Get the game over at Matrix's store here: įind Vic's other content at Ī full house of 4X game fans discuss their favorite game mechanics from the 4X genre and get into the details of why they were so great. Thanks to Das, Eric and Vic for joining us on this one, and to the folks over at Matrix/Slitherine for being legendarily helpful as always! He also briefly discussed his current work on an incoming Decisive Campaigns sequel! We discuss the current state of the game after the recent airforces update, the recent release to Steam and the game's overall reception, and Vic kindly shared some of his ideas for upcoming changes to the game. This interview was recorded for eXplorminate just before Christmas 2020. It simply sounds like it could address some of the long-standing issues with the genre and the gameplay ideas are very promising.īe sure to wishlist it here: ZEPHON on SteamĠ:06:05 Decision to Work on a More Traditional 4X TitleĠ:08:50 How a Game of ZEPHONCould Play OutĠ:14:57 Ideology Paths and the Effects They Have on Your FactionĠ:22:05 Playable Factions and Faction AsymmetryīATTLEMODE, DasTactic and TortugaPower interview Vic Reikersz of VR Designs, developer of this year's outstanding 4x/wargame hybrid Shadow Empire, a game that just won our Game of the Year 2020 award. Quite frankly, we both left that interview more excited than ever about Proxy Studio's new project. Rob and Drexy sat down with most/all of Proxy Studios and asked them a bunch of questions regarding their upcoming post-apocalyptic 4X, ZEPHON, learning A LOT about the game in the process. Terra Invicta and Falling Frontier delayed until 2022 WH40K Gladius: Adeptus Mechanicus released: Stellar Monarch 2 Releases December 6th into EA:
Stellaris Aquatics and Herbert released: Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all sit down to discuss the latest in 4X, strategy, and tactics news, then in the back half, discuss how neutral units and minor factions have evolved in strategy games and where they could go next! Total War: Warhammer 3 release date set Feb 17th, 2022:
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Old World Update and Upcoming Strategy Guide: Homeworld 3 gameplay reveal: p/1840080/Homeworld_3/ Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun deliver the latest in 4X and strategy news, including breaking news hot off the presses, and then dive deep on Star Ruler 2, a 4X game that could have been a huge hit.if it weren't for a few missteps.Īlliance of the Sacred Suns delayed, playtest early 2022:
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