This week we’re showing a new map: Novali!
Players have several maps to choose from, which have different sizes, number of players, and terrain types.
Some of the terrain types available are farmlands, plains, woodlands, and forests. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of costs, resources, and more.
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Here we are playing LoFS in multiplayer mode. Lochport is one of several maps you can choose from, and it allows up to 5 players!
If you’ve watched the gameplay video months ago, then you’ll notice that the game has changed a lot. New UI, new map designs, and more. Plus we’ve added cards to make it more exciting.
The colored territories mark those which have already been occupied. The player who conquers the whole map first (or has the most territories at the end of the round if there’s a turn limit) wins!
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Hey backers!
So, if you have been following the Kickstarter, you can see that unless something completely magical beyond all reason occurs in the next 72 hours, this Kickstarter is not going to make it. While I won’t pretend we’re happy about that, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
We will be doing a full post-mortem of the Kickstarter in a few weeks, where we’ll discuss what we did wrong and how we could have done better – and you’ll all get a mail about that.
Short version: We started marketing too late, we didn’t explain the project well enough, and our video was too long and not exciting enough.
Let me tell you what DID happen that we’re pretty excited about:
Now let me tell you what we’re gonna do from here:
So – that’s it. We’re refocusing our efforts on getting that great Exclusive Beta now, and will have more news for you soon. Thanks again for supporting this great project.
Cheers,
Cn
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I know this isn’t exactly LoFS-related, but I will be doing an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on Reddit tomorrow, June 29 7PM EST. I’d be happy to answer your questions about our Kickstarter project, game dev in general, or anything else. So mark your calendars and join us in a fun live online interview.
Speaking of interviews, both Allan and I have been featured on separate gaming websites about this game.
Thanks to these guys as well for the coverage:
As always, please keep on spreading the word about our project. Here’s the short link for easier sharing: http://kck.st/1G7EITw
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A quick backstory on how Legends of Fire & Steel started – it was a completely different game! We had been deep in the development of a trading simulation game where you sail ships across oceans and unlock new ports to trade with, but we decided we wanted something different.
We’ve mentioned Civilization, Crusader Kings, and Heroes of Might and Magic several times, but our most important inspirations are actually Risk and Diplomacy. Meanwhile, the character art was the same style we had been using for years in our casual adventure games like Awakening.
