Hey all, I’ve decided to post my design plan for the diplomacy changes coming in v1.4 to give you an idea of what’s on the horizon. Diplomacy is a tricky feature which requires a lot of playtesting to evaluate and so this is a fairly long-term project. When launching a new project I like to outline my goal in a single sentence and then break that down with some additional details plus a series…
v1.2 is now available on Steam and Humble. This is the game's second big update, following v1.1's major improvements to the game's economy and balance back in May (see this post for more details). v1.2 focuses on improving the midgame, the Romans, and also adds a new 'clan list' screen which makes it much easier to keep track of your people. The Romans This is the main feature in v1.2, and make…
The first big gameplay update for AtG is now up on Steam and Humble. In this article I'll briefly cover what's included and what's coming up next. What's in v1.1 Food & Difficulty To start with, the game is now much tougher. Coming up with the right numbers in a game filled with them is really tricky, but my approach with v1.1 is to err on the side of making things challenging. From a very earl…
v1.0.1 is now live on the main branch in Steam and on Humble. Below is the full changelist relative to v1.0. You can also find the full update plan for AtG over on the forums . I'll be sticking with AtG for a while and will post an announcement here every time a major update is released. MAJOR BUGS FIXED - Fix for most out-of-memory crashes. - Fix for game not launching in Turkish. - Fix for ma…
v1.0.0.1 is now available in the new 'unstable' branch on Steam. This isn't the full v1.0.1 outlined in the update plan but it includes a few preliminary important fixes that will be rolled out to the main branch once it's been tested a bit. It took longer than expected to get this first patch out since the two big fixes (the out of memory crash and crashing on launch in Turkish) were both much…
Several updates are planned for At the Gates and each is outlined in brief below. You can also find a copy of the full tasklist for the game in this Steam forums thread . To report bugs or receive technical assistance we recommend visiting the official Conifer forums . v1.01 ... The first major patch, mainly focused on fixing serious bugs and gameplay issues immediately after release. Target da…
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Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.