Mar 30, 2023

Total Tank Simulator - James505Games

Be seated.

Generals, it’s time for you to take command. Noobz from Poland and 505 Games are happy to announce that Total Tank Generals, the WW2 hex-based tactical game is out now!

Total Tank Generals is a tribute to some of Noobz from Poland’s favourite games and perfect for tactical and history fans alike.

Alongside the release, we are pleased to announce the Official Total Tank Generals Roadmap, giving you a sneak peek at what is coming to Total Tank Generals over the coming months.

Every War Has Its Generals

Total Tank Generals needs you! Take command of an army during WW2 and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals - such as Patton, Zhukov, and Rommel.

Turn-based strategy is the name of the game here, as you’re dropped into real historical military campaigns of past generals and see how you fair.

Every Decision Matters

Deciding how to take on the latest campaign can be challenging and choosing suitable units for battles can be tricky. There are dozens of unit options to choose from, some that complement each other when carefully positioned and manoeuvred across the battlefield. Some are lone wolves that are built to dominate.

You are the general and it your choice when and who to recruit and promote. When to expand your army and when to resupply on all out assaults. If all else fails, the air support can be called in to help the troops on the ground to turn the tide of battle in your favour.

Every Unit Matters

Total Tank Generals features an innovative way of stacking units. Allowing you to mix each tile to your favour. Adding an additional tactical way that could give you the advantage.

Every army has its own selection of units - each with its own strengths and weaknesses - that reflect their historical counterparts

Every Detail Matters

Immersing yourself in the history of the largest military conflict to date and follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest military leaders across their campaigns that made them.

Total Tank Generals will offer a strong historical approach from casual gamers to long-time strategy fans and WW2 enthusiasts. All of this is delivered in an entertaining and comprehensive package depicting historical events in a realistic documentary-like manner.

Every Idea Matters

Total Tank Generals will also offer extensive modding support and map-making with Steam Workshop. Allowing construction and creation of campaigns to challenge you and your friends.

Mod support will allow for easy tweaks to stats and mechanics, adding new units or even changing visuals to create whole new universes to explore.

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Total Tank Generals is available now at $24.99 / €24.99 / £19.99 - and to celebrate, we’re launching with a 10% discount from today ‘till 5th April

As a reminder, if you are experiencing any issues while playing Total Tank Generals, please let us know here - 505.games/TTGBugReportForm

We want to thank you for your support with Total Tank Generals – and we’ll see you real soon for more things to come – but for now go make history!

James (Brand Community Manager, 505 Games)

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For more news and info on Total Tank Generals, follow us on social media.

Facebook - facebook.com/TotalTankGame
Twitter – @TTGenerals
Discord - 505.games/TotalTankDiscord

Wishlist Total Tank Generals on Steam, today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1770050/Total_Tank_Generals/

Mar 30, 2023

Total Tank Generals is Available NOW!

Total Tank Generals - James505Games

Be seated.

Generals, it’s time for you to take command. Noobz from Poland and 505 Games are happy to announce that Total Tank Generals, the WW2 hex-based tactical game is out now!

Every War Has Its Generals

Every Decision Matters

Every Unit Matters

Every Detail Matters

Every Idea Matters

Mar 30, 2023

Buildings are changing a LOT - DevJournal #12

Lakeburg Legacies - ZeddOTak

Hello, Rulers!

As you probably know, we have released a demo for Lakeburg Legacies at the beginning of February, during the Steam Next Fest event. This demo has been played by thousands of you, and we’ve spent a lot of time reading your feedback about it (as well as handling some of the issues you reported). It is extremely motivating for the team to see you so passionate about the game, and to read your lovely messages: we can’t thank you all enough for your support! ❤️

These past few months, we’ve worked on some new systems and important reworks that we couldn’t showcase in the demo. We felt that the game needed more refinement and comprehensibility, among other things. Let’s have a look at what’s been cooking! Brace yourself, because we have a lot to show you! 👀

New Build Menu with choices!

One of the most important decisions we took was to give players a little more agency in deciding how to expand their village. Before, we could only add buildings in a set order. Now, it is possible to make a choice between three paths: primary resources and prestige, transformed resources, and buildings with various effects.

New buildings...? New buildings!

Among all the reworks, this system stands out because it is a brand new one. We’ve teased it a bit in the previous DevJournal: four new buildings have joined Lakeburg!

These new additions to the town will become the heart of the party: by throwing events such as banquets, balls or jousts, the nobility will bring the town 💎 Prestige – a very valuable resource that will determine how well you succeeded at the game. Other villagers can take part in the festivities to socialize and perhaps develop new relationships. 🎉

Ernesto the Merchant

If you had the opportunity to play the demo, you’ve probably been visited by Ernesto, a cheery merchant who travels the roads alongside his faithful llama Bianca 🦙 Before the construction of the Castle and Trading Post, trading him goods is one of the only ways to make Gold. 💰

We found his appearances were a bit too random, and players often suffered harshly from the lack of Gold at the beginning of their game. Thus, we decided to rework the trading system to give it its own permanent interface, rather than appearing as a random event. At first, players will have only one trade offer available at once, and two more will be unlocked after the Trading Post is built!

New Villagers Menu!

In just a few years, the population of Lakeburg can increase quite a lot, and we found it could be difficult to follow what was happening with everyone: who had been kicked out of their house and was now homeless, who was single and ready to mingle, who was jobless or in search of a mentor... It was also hard to track the members of the same family without going into their house. 👩‍👩‍👦‍👶

Thus, we decided to revamp our previous menu! The result, we hope, gives a better view of the families in town, as well as the different required actions.

Working Atmosphere

In a previous blogpost, we’ve talked about the variety of relationships between the Villagers. In addition to affecting various factors such as their affinity or morale, social connections now directly reflect on the production time!

Workers in the same building can have a production bonus or malus, depending on whether their relationship with their coworkers is good 🌻 or...explosive. 💣

Encounters

Lakeburg is bustling with life, and villagers will meet each other even without any action from the players! These random interactions were previously only displayed in the town’s Journal, which made it easy to miss them. Now, they will appear directly on the map, showing you which villagers were involved in the interaction, as well as its type. Did they gain an “Offended”, “Charmed” or “Embarrassed” trait after meeting each other? Did their relationship evolve from crush to passionate romance? 💕 Or from rival to sworn enemy? ⚔️ These notifications will make it much easier to keep track of everything that is happening in town!

UI rework of the Mentorship system

Life can be tough in Lakeburg, and it’s important that kids prepare themselves for their future jobs as soon as they can! That’s why adult workers can mentor up to three children at once, from the age of 6 until adulthood. However, we found that our mentorship system was often hard to get the hang of. And that was when players managed to find its location in buildings! Thanks to players' feedback, we realized that we needed to rework that part. After an interface rework, we hope it’s easier to understand!

Mentees slots can now be seen directly under the related worker slot, as well as information about their status (occupied, free, locked, or when the mentor is missing).

Furthermore, mentees slots now show more information about how well a child is performing at a given job, including whether they have an aspiration towards this kind of work.

Clarification of the Traits system

For a while, it was confusing to understand where traits came from and how they could be transmitted from one character to another. We already had that in mind when we reworked the character sheet a few months ago, but we found it wasn’t enough.

We’ve reworked the way identity traits are displayed so it is much clearer which are hereditary (transmittable to offspring), and which are personality traits (transmittable to children and mentees).

Animations!

We’ve started to bring more life into the game by animating parts of it. For example, cute little animals on the map...

... newcomers joining the town...

... and good ol’ Tindra doing her magic! 🔮

We hope all these changes are making you as excited as we are! The game is now much closer to what we had in mind, and it is very satisfying for the team to see that almost all systems have been implemented. We have a lot more balancing and polishing to do, but we feel like we’re getting there! ✨

The demo is still available, so don’t hesitate to give it a try and tell us what you think!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1584940/Lakeburg_Legacies/

Join us on Discord, Twitter & Instagram to discuss with the team and other players!

Mar 30, 2023

Scenario Challenge 08: Rags to Riches

HUMANKIND™ - Daarkarr0w

Last month we challenged you to achieve complete military dominion against two strong opponents, but conquest is not the only way to control the world. The flow of resources and currency can be just as powerful. After all, they do say money makes the world go round...

You will find that this month, the starting situation of the scenario is a little less complex and precarious than last month, because we want to focus on an alternate scoring condition for the leaderboard: Your income.

The Rags to Riches Scenario Challenge

This world is full of riches, and they are yours to take and trade. With an abundance of luxuries on this map, it won’t be hard to make a bit of money, but do you have what it takes to become the greatest economic powerhouse in the world? Will you trade peacefully with your neighbors, or will success require a hostile takeover? Only time (and the turn limit) will tell!

How to play the scenario:

Download the save RagsToRichesScenario
Place the save in “/Documents/Humankind/Save Files” (Windows PC) or “/library/application support/humankind/Save Files” (MacOS)
Make sure all DLC and mods are disabled
Load the save labeled “RagsToRichesScenario” in game
(optional) If you want to submit a score to the leaderboard, check this post in the Amplifiers Contest Section

Scenario Conditions

Victory Condition: Most Fame at game end
End Condition: Turn Limit
Game Conditions: Nation difficulty, Blitz game speed, no DLC or mods
Leaderboard Submission Deadline: April 25th
Leaderboard Ranking: Most Money per turn income on the final turn, tiebreaker by Fame

Good luck leading your people (or at least yourself) to a life of wealth and luxuries!

Mar 30, 2023

v0.22.1 Balance Fix

Steel Hunters Alpha Test Playtest - I_MirAI

During our most recent playtest session, we immensely appreciated the wealth of feedback we received about the current meta—both through Discord and feedback forms. Your input has been invaluable in helping us finetune the game balance and address the issues encountered during gameplay. Your feedback continues to be the most valuable tool in our arsenal, and we cannot overstate how much we appreciate it.

Read on below to find the list of balance tweaks awaiting you in v0.22.1!

Consumables

We've increased the number of structure points for the Energy Barrier, enhancing its effectiveness as a strategic tool to turn engagements in your favor. This improvement should provide more tactical options during gameplay.

Before

After

Weak Energy Dome

2,000

6,000

Energy Dome

4,000

10,000

Hunters

Prophet

During the playtest, Prophet emerged as a dominant force, primarily due to the immense damage inflicted by his main weapon, which became even more devastating when used in conjunction with his System Mods. To address this issue, we've decided to slightly reduce the damage output of his main weapon while maintaining the potency of his abilities.

Fatebringer Mod:

The effect activation requirement has been changed from dealing hits to dealing critical hits.

The damage boost for landing critical hits was reduced; the applied boost resets on reload.

Max Damage Boost

LV1

LV2

LV3

LV4

LV5

Before

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

After

12%

18%

24%

30%

The number of bonus bullets provided for quick reloading (QR) was reduced at Mod Levels 4 and 5.

QR Bullet Bonus

LV2

LV3

LV4

LV5

Before

1 bullet

2 bullets

3 bullets

4 bullets

After

2 bullets

3 bullets

Weaver

Weaver's Minigun is designed to act as both a powerful deterrent and a high-damage ability. With the latest adjustments, ability power (AP) focused builds will become a more viable and attractive option for Weaver players, further emphasizing the Minigun's intended role in gameplay.

Minigun damage AP scaling was increased: 2%AP -> 3.5%AP

Taurus

Combining the Greenhorn and Tumult System Mods previously allowed Taurus to use his charge ability excessively, providing him with an unfair edge in both survivability and mobility. The implemented changes aim to increase Taurus's vulnerability while charging and reduce the overall frequency this ability can be used, resulting in a more balanced gameplay experience.

Greenhorn Mod: Reduced damage resistance bonus while using Bullcharge ability.

Damage Resistance

LV2

LV3

LV4

LV5

Before

20%

30%

40%

50%

After

10%

15%

25%

35%

Tumult Mod: Reduced Bullcharge cooldown reduction bonus for damage dealt.

Cooldown Reduction

LV4

LV5

Before

After

In summary, both analytical data and your genuine impressions help us refine the balance in the game. While some changes require more extensive logic adjustments and may take longer to implement, they are not overlooked by any means. Your feedback is essential, so please continue to share your thoughts and experiences with us. Keep an eye out for future updates, and let's work together to make the game even better!