• Fixed more crash bugs.
• Relaxed overzealous use of rule of tincture in coats of arms.
• Monster nests are worse for your income but easier to defeat.
• Troops no longer stick to buildings they should just walk past.
• Troops no longer needlessly climb up trees.
• Short-range ships now position themselves better.
• Immobilized ships on the losing side of a battle are now lost.
• Wolfpack bonus now applied properly after saving and loading a game.
• Reduced save game size by 50%.
• Shot exhausts and emitters available to crew.
• Shots from modded crew are shown.
• Air hussars now do more damage, have a proper damaged appearance.
• Dragon and dragonrider flame no longer silent.
• Dragons and spiders are less susceptible to ramming.
• Alliances happen less often.
• Ships will target harmless enemies if there is nothing else to shoot.
• Some GUI cleanup.

We're getting there! Oh, here's some examples of the kind of arms that are now available. Basically, it turns out I was interpreting the rule of tincture too strictly.

[ 2017-06-27 15:13:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Design steampunk pixel airships out of functional modules and conquer the skies!

In the game, ships are viewed side-on, and their modules are operated by individual crew members. During combat, players give high-level commands to a small fleet, positioning their ships, ramming and boarding others. Ships and terrain are fully destructible: they can catch fire, explode, break apart, and fall. Players can also compete against one another in Internet and LAN matches.

The ships are highly detailed, teeming with sailors moving around at their individual tasks, like an ant farm or a cut-away drawing. The player's choices in ship layout are crucial, and an important part of the game is exploring the design space of different airships and their matching tactics.