Your weekly report on what the heck we’re doing!
Website
As you might have noticed, an account is required to reply on this website. A tedious practice I would agree, but those accounts are not for nothing 🙂 Not only gives it an extra little protection towards spam, but also, when the game will be released, we’ll go through open beta phase first. With that we’ll open a part of the site for tracking bugs. And that will require an account. Currently we’re working on linking both parts. Oh, and the accounts will be for something else as well, but that’s for later.
YouTube Preview
I noticed that the latest preview video for AoFE dates back to February 2012, way too old and time for a new one. So geared with a brand new microphone and my best radio voice I did a game commentary for a testing game we did this week. Don’t expect top-of-the-charts micro & macro-management, but just a damn enjoyable game.
The map played was Golden Pit. A stab at Gold Rush and much more enjoyable in my humble opinion.
Balance & Small features
This must have been the first week without balance changes, I think most balance will be for the open beta. Also, there hasn’t been any news about our mini Nations Cup lately. An internal tournament we held amongst members of the Beta Team. Sadly the tournament came to an end and we won’t be seeing more games of that in the future.
Have your say: What would make an interesting team bonus for the Slavs?
Graphics
More progress on the Slavic buildings by 1302. Which is also the reason they weren’t picked in the game above.
Scenarios
It’s moving slowly, but it’s moving nevertheless. Extra objects must be created, extra heroes must be put in and ofcourse, designing a neat scenario just takes a lot of time!
Webhost
I’m very satisfied with my current webhost, but I’m well aware that it won’t be enough for when the game actually has to be downloaded & maintained. Anyone has advice on this part? (Count at least 200 GB of monthly traffic). Personal experience is always a plus 😉
why no respond to the link below
https://www.forgottenempires.net/dev-blog-2/comment-page-1/#comment-336
So many suggestions have been given already but a meek little team bonus the slavs could have would be faster boar killing. As a czech I know that was a popular past time back then and still is now. Doesn’t do much for the military side of things though. Now, would you still use Teutons to play as Bohemia? As for the Moravians slavs would fit much better =) So happy slavs are in this! ^^
I think it’s cool, but the Goths may have that bonus already.
the bonus is not actually as useful as you might think
i think the goths are a very fun and strong civ, and i think the no walls is a fun feature, and i like that it is now being alowed for the huns
maybe we will finally be able to pick our own civ
@xThomas: so it is =(
why no respond to the link below
https://www.forgottenempires.net/dev-blog-1/comment-page-1/#comment-99
good day,crision. i have some advices for AOFE hope you can see it 😀 Italians: i think italian is poor on land map in this version :(, it seemed can’t fight against all the other civs on land map/mutil land map, especially VS a certain amount of eagel/plum/longbow/GOTH/truky……long range & fast untiarcher units 🙁 , italian is not like vik/spain/huns/sla……they can Played characteristic Whatever on land or sea,but italian seems can not be that 🙁 Italian is emphasized as a navy civ,but in fact,it can’be also can’t fight against vik china&many powerful navy civ when Feudal age&castle age,becaus it’s poor… Read more »
i think you are right that italian needs to be improved, and i agree with the frank bloodline thing, they supposedly have “the best knights” but they dont standout at all, and there light calvary sucks, but i do think they need squires
i dont know exactly how you should improve the italians, but they need something
less cost in gold when upgrading to hussar; 600 gold is too expensive.
I agree ,hussar is wayyy to expensive for what it offers.Now,for a matter of vital importance:when will the next dev-blog come?
I don’t think hussar is too expensive. It is a very good trash unit and good raider too. It has a lot of hit points and considerable attack for a gold free unit.
I have the question about next dev blog too. it is more than 11 days already since the this blog.
bloodlines HP20=100g
hussar HP15=600g
Bloodlines is not expensive enough.
The upgrade on the whole is worth it but the amount of gold you spend for the upgrade from the previous unit is very little.