Greetings, fellow leaders! It's time to put your ruling abilities to use again! Allow us to announce that Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond, a grand-strategy published by Fulqrum Publishing, is leaving Early Access today, being 20% off at launch. [previewyoutube=gZJraraQprQ;full][/previewyoutube] Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond invites you to prove your political brilliance pick from a range of 195 countries, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system! To achieve this ultimate goal, you will have to carefully consider a myriad of decisions, starting with the choice of a country you wish to lead. Taking control of any contemporary nation to fulfil your ambitions: from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everything in between. You will also need to select your optimal form of government, build your cabinet of ministers, improve your characters skills - all while leading your countrys efforts in economic development, research, diplomacy, espionage or war. Will you lead your people to the stars, or to their ultimate doom? More details about the game can be found on its Steam store page. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2298690/Realpolitiks_3_Earth_and_Beyond/

[ 2025-04-24 17:21:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings everyone! An anticipated third installment in the Realpolitiks series has just launched to Early Access! Watch the launch trailer here: [previewyoutube=-kGI86dsYZ8;full][/previewyoutube] Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond is here to put you into office. You are cordially invited to prove your political brilliance - pick from a range of 195 countries, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system! To achieve this ultimate goal, you will have to carefully consider a myriad of decisions, starting with the choice of a country you wish to lead. Taking control of any contemporary nation in order to fulfil your ambitions: from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everything in between. You will also need to select your optimal form of government, build your cabinet of ministers, improve your characters skills - all while leading your countrys efforts in economic development, research, diplomacy, espionage or war. Will you lead your people to the stars, or to their ultimate doom? Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond is available now in Early Access - with three game modes currently available - Realism, Overdrive and Sandbox. You can currently begin your political empire on Earth, before slowly expanding out into the solar system - with the option to lead any country existing in 2010, the starting year of the campaign. The game is available with a 15% Launch Discount until October 29, and to celebrate the release, the previous games in the series are discounted as well. Check out the Realpolitiks Franchise Sale to learn more, or simply purchase the Realpolitiks Franchise Bundle to get the best deal! If you're interested in the game, don't hesitate to join the Realpolitiks HQ Discord server where you can chat with the developers and with other players too! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2298690/Realpolitiks_3_Earth_and_Beyond/

[ 2024-10-22 17:02:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

To all the builders around the world, BASE BUILDER FEST is here and along with it some juicy discounts! During this week, you can get Kapital: Sparks of Revolution for 50% off, and that's a hell of a deal, isn't it? The sale ends on January 30, so hurry up and get on with the building! And to make things even better, Lords and Villeins, another game from Fulqrum Publishing, is also on sale! You can get that one with a 20% discount. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287530/Lords_and_Villeins/ As always, you are most welcome to join our community! Just click the following link and select a Social Media you'd like to follow us on!

[ 2023-01-23 18:00:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings everyone! Allow us to let you know that the hugely expected colony simulator Lords and Villeins has launched out of Early Access! As fans of Kapital: Sparks of Revolution, we believe this game shall fit your tastes! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287530/Lords_and_Villeins/
We will be really happy if you check Lords and Villeins out, you can find it here on Steam! And if you need more convincing, watch the official trailer below: [previewyoutube=HrjzkE5T6S4;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2022-11-10 18:06:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings everyone! We are so happy to announce that the Fulqrum Publisher Sale just started and Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a part of it with an amazing discount! ALL of Fulqrum Publishing's games are discounted by up to 90% for an entire week! The sale ends on October 27. Besides, we have just launched a brand new game into Early Access, that being The Pegasus Expedition. If you have not checked it out yet, now is the perfect time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521070/The_Pegasus_Expedition/ Enjoy the sale, buy as many games as possible while they're discounted, play The Pegasus Expedition and don't forget to follow us on our Social Media so you never miss any important info!

[ 2022-10-20 17:12:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, Fulqrum Publishing are working on an epic narrative 4X strategy The Pegasus Expedition! The game will be launching into Early Access on October 20! You will get an exclusive chance to take a closer look at its gameplay, for our favorite streamer Jared Bair will be playing the game on his Twitch channel along with the developer Jaakko Vesterinen, who will be commenting! Tune in on October 13, 11PM CEST (5PM EST). Watch the Early Access release date revelation trailer below: [previewyoutube=Y73QXRc6jLc;full][/previewyoutube] You still have a chance to play the DEMO of the game on Steam, hurry up though, it won't be available forever! And we would be very happy if you added The Pegasus Expedition to your wishlists, it helps more than you think! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521070/The_Pegasus_Expedition/ Last but not least, don't forget to follow us on our Social Media to get all the news not only about The Pegasus Expedition, and perhaps even win some free games!

[ 2022-10-12 11:37:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings mayors! This year's TactiCon is here and Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a part of it, along with The Pegasus Expedition! Both games have their DEMOs available, so now is the perfect time to play them! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521070/The_Pegasus_Expedition/ Furthermore, Narrative Director of the developers of The Pegasus Expedition Kalla Gameworks, Jaakko Vesterinen, will be talking about Narrative Experiences in a Strategy game. Tune in on Friday 4PM (CET). Come, join the community of The Pegasus Expedition and Kapital: Sparks of Revolution on Discord and follow us on our Social Media!

[ 2022-09-22 10:58:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Behold mayors, Until August 15, Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is 50% off! The price for this game has never been this low, so now is the best time to get yourself a copy! Click the "Add to Cart" button below now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/ And that's not all! You can also purchase the game's soundtrack for 15% off! What a perfect bargain, don't you think? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2007990/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution_Soundtrack/ Are you still hesitating? No worries, go ahead and try the game's DEMO version that's available here on Steam. And if there's anything you'd like to ask about the game, just start a Steam discussion or join our Discord server! We'll be happy to see you there!

[ 2022-08-11 10:03:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, We are continuously trying to polish the game as much as possible. And here we are with more fixes for the naughty bugs! Changelog:

• fixed contracts bug
• fixed anti-corruption push bug
• fixed worker's behavior bug

Don't forget to come hangout to our Discord server! And if you enjoy Kapital: Sparks of Revolution, a review of it helps a lot!

[ 2022-07-01 15:02:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is getting another update! Our ultimate goal is to bring in never before seen features, making Kapital a truly unique crisis management game in the city-building genre. Some of the new features are based on your feedback, we are really grateful to have such supportive community!

Changelog:

• Deportation act. Allows to deport citizens of the selected class from the city
• Mass graves. Allows to bury lots of dead people with minimum gold spending. However people wont be happy about it
• Exchange house upgrade. It will allow to purchase resources with gold. Royal Palace is required to unlock this upgrade
• Fire extinguisher innovation was added. It decreases the chance of fire in living buildings
• 2 new slides were added to game Intro
• Crematorium workers now run to corpses instead of walking. This greatly speeds up the cremation process
• Notifications about injury now stack
• Information about current game difficulty is added to Settings menu
• Fixed bug with road construction and removal
• Fixed Poor house extension description bug
• Plants Breakdown chance now work properly at high deterioration

Demo changelog:

• autosaves now work
• full game and demo saves are not compatible
• late campaign quests are removed from the demo

Any questions about the update? Join our Discord server or start a discussion here on Steam! If you like the game, we would be really happy if you left a review of it.

[ 2022-06-24 13:04:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, everyone! Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a part of Steam Summer Sale! You can now get the game for 30% off! You don't want to miss this chance! The sale ends on July 7. To check out all of our discounts, follow the link to our sale page. If you still hesitate to purchase the game, you can give a try to the fresh DEMO that was released yesterday!

[ 2022-06-23 17:07:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, So, you just saw Kapital: Sparks of Revolution but you are not sure if you really want to buy and play it? Or your friend saw you playing the game and wants to try it himself on his own setup? We do have a perfect solution for you, then! The developers have just launched a DEMO version for you to play. Try out Kapital: Sparks of Revolution now and if you like it, we would be really happy if you got yourself a full version. If you have anything to discuss, feel free to join our Discord server. If you don't, join anyway! And don't forget to leave a review of the game once you're done playing.

[ 2022-06-22 15:15:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greeting, mayors! The first major 1.0.5 update Stern measures is coming soon! Our ultimate goal is to bring in never before seen features, making Kapital a truly unique crisis management game in the city-building genre.

New features:

• Deportation act: Allows players to deport citizens of the selected class from the city.
• Mass graves: Allows players to bury lots of dead people with minimum gold spending. However, people wont be happy about it.
• Stock Market upgrade: It'll allow players to purchase resources with gold. Royal Palace is required to unlock this upgrade.
• Bugfixes, small tweaks and polishing.

Please, support us with Steam reviews, this will help us to bring even more updates! Revolution never ends!

[ 2022-06-14 10:45:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, One of the most enjoyable parts of Kapital: Sparks of Revolution has always been the music! Alex Iakov, the music composer who created it, did a great job! Now Kapital OST is available on Steam. You can enjoy Kapital's atmosphere whenever and wherever you like! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2007990/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution_Soundtrack/ We hope you like both the soundtrack and the game itself. If you do, we would be really happy if you left a review on its Steam page. Thank you very much for your supportive attitude, we are really grateful for that! And whenever you want, come hangout to our Discord server, you will be most welcome there!

[ 2022-06-02 15:16:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Behold, mayors, We are aware some of you experienced crashes of the game. This update massively optimizes the game. Memory usage is greatly reduced, which should prevent crashes during loading and improve the overall performance. We are enormously grateful for your patience and support! If you manage to spot any bugs in the game, let us know by sending brief info to lapovichteam@gmail.com along with the game files. Those can be found by clicking SETTINGS in the game, then REPORT A BUG and OPEN SAVE FOLDER. Of course, you are most welcome to join our Discord to discuss the game and anything else that comes to your mind! And if you like the game, please write a review on the Steam page, it really helps us a lot.

[ 2022-05-27 13:59:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Behold, mayors, As we promised before, the new update for Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is here! It is largely based on your feedback and focuses on both fixing the issues you've found and rebalancing the game as a whole. Thank you once again for your ongoing support! We are still working on more updates and fixes so please, share your ideas for how to make the game even better! And if you like it already, we cannot stress enough how much a review here on Steam will help us. But now let's get to the reason you are reading this:

Full Changelog:

Improvements:

• removed the construction queue. Now multiple buildings can be built at the same time.
• added innovations that increase max number of dwellers in city houses (Fundamental Research level 3, 4 and 5 required).
• new Population Growth option was added when starting a Sandbox game. It lets players decrease or increase the number of new residents that arrive daily.
• trains will unload grain cargo only if there is enough free space in the warehouses, otherwise they will wait. Now you dont need to stop the trainline to save wood, this option became obsolete and was removed.
• broken trains will unload grain cargo on arrival instead of wasting it.
• graveyard capacity increased from 80 to 100 graves.
• increased work time of public buildings in the evening so they can serve more visitors per day.
• success chance of suppressing a protest with shooting was lowered (it was extremely high).
• bourgeois now work in pharmacies instead of workers.
• penalty to happiness for cremation of a body was increased.
• added option to cancel cremation.
• new hints added to basic acts.
• report a bug information is added to Settings menu.
• added trees icons.
• added Continue button in the main menu, pressing it loads the last savegame.
• improved main menu UI

Bugfix:

• UI adapted for ultra-wide monitors.
• fixed a bug when a player paid the ransom money.
• fixed a bug during a raid on radicals
• fixed a bug in Vision of the Future quest.
• fixed a bug with cremation
• fixed sprite sorting bugs in several buildings.
• fixed a rare policeman bug that prevented savegame from loading.
• minor bugfixes

That's it for today! We hope the changes will help you to enjoy the game even more! Don't forget to join our Discord server where you can become a part of our community and share your ideas and experience with others!

[ 2022-05-20 14:00:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, Next patch for Kapital: Sparks of Revolution will be released soon and guess what - you were the ones who provided the most inspiration for it! We can't even put to words how grateful we are that you keep giving us your feedback, it helps us a lot to improve the game and to make it more enjoyable for you, our players. And it's just very energizing and motivating for us to see how much you care about the game! We will not reveal the whole change log just yet, as it's still a work in progress, but we can already tell you that for example:

• The train's mechanics are getting upgraded and many of the bugs you've reported are being fixed.
• We're also adding innovations that increase the maximum number of dwellers in the city houses, so you won't have to build that much of them, which will help you to save some space on the map.
• There will also be new hints displayed throughout the game, to help you find your bearings in the complicated world of city-governing.

Thank you very much for your ongoing support and playing our game, we will be in touch! Don't forget to join our Discord server so we can discuss the game or simply chat in general. See you there! And of course, if you like the game, go ahead and leave us a review here on Steam, it helps us a lot.

[ 2022-05-12 13:19:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, Weve received a large amount of constructive criticism from you and now we are working on improving the game according to your feedback. Our ultimate goal has always been for Kapital to be a unique crisis management city builder, where players have to live through the crisis, rather than avoid it. Kapital gameplay was meant to be challenging but not frustrating. We are aiming to resolve balance issues and to provide players with quality of life improvements, while keeping high, but fair difficulty level; and this patch is just the first step, we are working on more, stay tuned!

1.0.2 update full changelog:

• Fixed an error that prevented some save games from loading
• Trees and bushes added to the construction menu
• The cost of producing wood was decreased by 20%, while the cost of producing steel was increased by 20% (The cost of producing bricks remains unchanged). This will slightly decrease gold consumption in the early days while increasing gold consumption later on.
• Decreased the amount of new residents that arrive in the city early on - based on community feedback
• Stats of new residents were increased in order to give players more time to react
• Decreased the chance of a large crowd of new residents arriving in the early days
• Decreased the time of constructing and upgrading buildings - this should increase the pace of the game
• Slightly increased the amount of gold received from feeding hospital patients and prisoners. This measure will slightly decrease the amount of gold required to run the Hospital and the Prison
• "Last Chance" quest was removed from Sandbox mode - this should give players more freedom in their actions
• New tutorials and notifications were added
• Tips & Tricks section was added to the main menu
• Various other bugfixes

Thank you very much for your support! Keep playing and enjoying the game as much as possible. Join our Discord to share your thoughts, we are keen to hear them!

[ 2022-05-04 13:02:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings mayors, We realize that Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a complex game, and it might be handy to have the basic mechanics described and at hand for reference. We have received a lot of feedback from our players already and we are working on improving the ingame tutorials as well (among many other things, such as bugfixes and improving game balance). In the meantime, we encourage anyone who runs into trouble while governing their city, to consult the following guide. Please bear in mind that this is just a description of mechanics and basic tips and tricks, by no means is it "the best strategy" - there is no such thing in the game, and we definitely look forward to hearing about your own approach to the game, please share in the comments or come chat to our Discord.

Kapital: Sparks of Revolution Quick Early Campaign Guide

Important info

This is a game about crisis. It is the games goal to scale the events in a way where the player faces the need to deal with some issue or other. It is very rare that you will be able to solve all of the problems at hand (mostly possible in the Normal difficulty campaign) and your goal is to clear your campaign objectives (quests) while ensuring enough stability to finish the Campaign or simply surviving as long as you can in Sandbox.

Early Campaign Techniques

We wanted to impart what the game tells you to control in order to build a successful city and production chains in the early campaign. All the sections of this guide are important for the overall gameplay as the players priorities are: solve hunger, then housing (migration), and then whatever else comes as you build up and scale your production and the city.

1. Food Production

Hunger and the Food economy The player needs to satisfy the hunger of the population. This is the key issue and the one that will have the largest impact on the happiness of the citizens and their willingness to give their maximum for production and the administrative work in the respective buildings. Our advice would be:

• Use the box piles and ruins that you can find at the start of the game as a cache of supplies for the first few days as you build up your food chain. But remember, your ability to stack resources is rather limited at the start, so dismantling more ruins than you need would cause a loss of precious materials
  
• The maximum priority for the player should be that grain/food isn't zero at the end of the daily work shift and that gold isn't zero at the beginning of the work shift. When they reach zero the problems begin to occur at almost exponential speed as these oversights stack up.
• Also, use the pause button in case you need to balance your budget and your buildings are costing you too much to keep running- this helps you to scale back if necessary.
  
• Have 2 working Sawmills as soon as possible- This will speed up the necessities and will allow you to upgrade the Railroad line 1 (as mentioned in Section 4, Broken Train) without having to scale up later as you need wood to ensure the smooth running of the railroad deliveries.
• Once you notice that the single Food Factory is unable to deliver enough food to the Peg Houses, Bistros etc. then it is time to scale up and build another, which is the rule of thumb for most such scale-ups in Kapital. One Peg House and one bistro counts for very little and it is important to scale-up as the population grows. Well working food production also brings in extra gold that the player needs for expansion.
• Try to maintain a healthy balance between the amount of grain going towards food and alcohol production with food production being much more important even when scaling the building of new factories in the early campaign.
• Innovations research gives you significant bonuses to the varied parts of the Food production chain- more wood produced at the sawmills, less breaking down of the sawmill, more grain carried and less need for train maintenance etc. Do not underestimate their usefulness in the Early campaign.

2. Flow of Immigration

Migration Act and Migration Service This is a very crucial piece of legislature alongside the Migration Service building. We would recommend signing it as the 2nd or 3rd Law during the campaign playthrough. It is the only tool in the game that allows you to control the influx of the immigrants, helping you to slow down or speed up the numbers you have to deal with as a player. Balanced use is key to success on higher difficulties.

• You can use the setting of the building to slow down the number of migrants coming in, however, remember that it takes time for the game to switch the setting and a larger number than expected may arrive before the setting
• Do not stifle the arrivals too much and experiment with what you think your city can take to ensure you just do not run out of people you need to run the buildings (especially after events such as epidemics, mass poisonings, mass shootings during riots etc.)
• The importance of this building for your control over the pace of growth of your city cannot be overstated.

3. Gold Economy

Gold It is essential to solve the starting gold issue as one of the earlier problems as it is connected to you being able to expand and scale-up in the mid and late game. In the beginning, you should be fine with gold from pubs and cabarets (as these are offering the biggest income from basic buildings) - but only if you have alcohol to keep them running. That is the reason why we would recommend approving Acts from the Economy branch as quickly as possible (with Migration, Medicine and Education Acts having preference over it). The final Act of the branch: Wholesale Trade can be left alone for the beginning of the campaign as it only allows you to earn gold on the Burse by selling firmly set packages of various goods which is helpful in situations where your economy needs a constant influx of extra cash and you have other, more important Acts that require your approval.

• Production and Administrative buildings- these cost gold to be run, the more upgraded the building is, the more gold you have to pour into it- make sure that the building is essential to you before you have to pay the costs for maintaining and running it.
• Marketplace- a very useful building for the beginning as it is able to plug holes in your economy rather efficiently
• Pharmacy- a useful building that both helps your populace in the matters of health but also earns a significant amount of gold. Make sure to diversify the allowed visitors (at the very least into Workers vs Noble and Burgeois groups) to satisfy both sides of the divide in this early economy.
  
• The Stalls and Boutiques- These are the most efficient building in terms of earning gold once your population is mostly served and happy in terms of food and a bit of alcohol that your economy can provide. If your food production is stable we recommend slowly scaling up the number of these commercial buildings based on your overall income.

4. Broken Train

Given how crucial the entire production chain of food is for the stability of the city it is necessary to work well with the Railroad tab and generally make sure that the train does not break down if the player has an option to repair it before the deterioration gets out of hand. It also pays off to have at least a few resources available for unforeseen events.

• Upgrade your train whenever possible
  
• Make sure to build and upgrade your warehouses to manage any unexpected train breakages as these require often unexpected amounts of wood that the player has to spend in order to maintain his flow of grain and the food production chain intact.

5. Warehouses

These allow the player to maintain some extra supplies over the starting limit and they become especially crucial when your city gets bigger and you will try to build more advanced buildings.

• Make sure to maintain at least 4 warehouses the moment you research them and have resources available for their building.
• It is useful to have two pairs with different resource type preference chosen in the buildings tab. Both Provision and Materials type are necessary for all the stages of the Campaign and Sandbox.

This guide helps to understand the games basics, but it might not provide the best strategy. We encourage you all to experiment and look for their own new strategies to achieve the best results.

[ 2022-05-02 15:40:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors! Lapovich Team here. We've received a large amount of feedback from you recently. As developers of this game we accept full responsibility for the fact that the game in its current state doesnt meet your expectations. Nevertheless well continue to improve the game based on your feedback. We are surprised with the amount of constructive feedback. And we are happy to see that a lot of players enjoy the game and understand its message. Right now we are working on balancing issues and quality of life improvements. Also we have plans to add new features never seen before in city builders to make the game a truly unique crisis management game. Revolution never ends!

[ 2022-05-01 08:23:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors, Kapital has been out since yesterday and we are really thankful for your feedback so far! It helped us to find a few balancing issues and we are already working on fixing them - we will be releasing an update in the near future. At the moment, we have renamed the difficulties to NORMAL, HARD and EXTREME, so they are more fitting for the challenge they present.

Balance improvements that will come very soon:

• Rebalancing Normal and Hard difficulty of the game. The main goal is to allow new players to explore the game without putting too much pressure on them.
• Reduced death chance and disease chance for homeless residents. This should give the player more time to react to these problems.
• Improved initial stats of new residents that arrive in the city during first weeks.
• Increased Marketplace income. Marketplace doesn't require gold to operate and provides resource boost that will help to solve critical situations.

Thank you very much for your support and feedback, please keep it coming! You are most welcome to join our Discord server, so you could share your Kapital thoughts with us! See you there.

[ 2022-04-29 12:37:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Behold, mayors! The wait is over. Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is OUT NOW and you finally get to play the game! The war has destroyed your city and you are the one in charge of rebuilding it. The people are counting on you. But satisfying them might be the challenge of a lifetime! Fail to meet their expectations and they will protest, rebel and turn all your effort into dust. Do you have what it takes to lead them from the ashes into a bright future? Watch the official launch trailer NOW! [previewyoutube=6IMHxhaJnrM;full][/previewyoutube] Get the game, play it, enjoy it! After that, let us know what you think about it via Steam discussions or our Discord, you will be warmly welcomed there! We will also be very happy if you write a review on Kapital's Steam page. Thank you very much for your ongoing support, we are looking forward to hearing from you!

[ 2022-04-28 17:01:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, Mayors! The release date of Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is just around the corner - tomorrow, in fact! But before you get to finally play the game, we have decided to tease you a little more! We have invested a lot of work into this game and are really glad that it took the shape it has now. We wanted to thank you all so much for supporting us and for pushing us even further than we thought possible. We would never have gotten this far if we felt like we had nobody to create and improve the game for! So please, when you finally get to try the full game tomorrow, give us as much feedback as possible - post reviews, write on our discussion boards or join our Discord server, you will be most welcome! Now, without further ado, check out the new screenshots from the game and get yourselves ready, you will have the whole city relying on you tomorrow! [table equalcells=1 noborder=1] [tr] [td]
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[ 2022-04-27 16:30:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Mayors, We have great news for you! Let us proudly announce that Kapital: Sparks of Revolution will be released on April 28, 2022!
Mark your calendars and make sure your schedules are wide open, because bringing a ruined, fledgling city back to prosperity will definitely take some time! Balancing the needs of three distinct social classes with very different needs and wants is ever tricky, and while you can never please everyone, one false step can very quickly lead to social unrest and even rebellion. Will you be able to make your city grow and flourish, and your population happy? We will see, very soon...
We hope to see you in-game soon. For now, feel free to leave us a message on our discussion boards or join our discord server!

[ 2022-04-05 13:47:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, mayors! Lapovich Team here! The world is not fair. Warehouses and shops are littered with food, while hungry and beggars stalk the streets nearby. Food production itself doesn't lead to an increase in well-being. It all depends on the distribution of the produced resources. Some will get the cream, while others will only crumble from the master's table. And this state of affairs doesn't surprise anyone. Human society is heterogeneous and hierarchical. How about creating an economic strategy game focused on the interaction between economy and social structure? This is how we came up with the idea of creating Kapital: Sparks of Revolution. The action takes place in a European state during the early 20th century. The Great War has ended, leaving behind smoking ruins and shattered lives. You are the newly elected mayor of the destroyed city. Your goal is to restore the destroyed infrastructure, improve the economy, and provide residents with a decent life. However, the population in your town consists of 3 classes: nobles, bourgeois, and workers. Each class has a unique role in the city economy. Their vision of the future is very different, and they are ready to fight for it. You are the one to make the right choice.
Today's dev blog is about the game's economic model. At first, we wanted to create a highly detailed, realistic economy where the wealth of each citizen could dynamically change depending on the player's actions. In the first prototype, every citizen could earn and spend money during the day. Each person could get rich or become a beggar, while his needs depended on his social status. However, the system with so many details turned out to be unmanageable. The requirements of hundreds of residents need to be monitored in real-time. However, Kapital's main feature was the class struggle. Instead of overloading the game with statistics screens, we abandoned microeconomics.
This decision proved to be a good one. The new prototype with a simplified economy was met with positive feedback from players. Although the workers stopped receiving daily salaries, the player still needs to pay maintenance costs for plants and public buildings. This requires a lot of gold. Gold became the bloodstream of the economy. Without it, the economy immediately starts to stagger. Plants stop working, food shortage follows, and soon crowds of angry citizens soon attack the palace.
The scale of the entire economy depends on the amount of gold available to the player during the work shift. And the primary source of gold is the people themselves. Firstly, the bourgeois class pays taxes. Secondly, every citizen generates gold while visiting a canteen or pub. The more citizens you have - the more gold you get! More gold means a larger economy and higher people's prosperity. The only problem is that all classes want a comfortable life here and now. They demand homes, food, entertainment, and medical care. They don't agree to live on a shoestring while the player is busy building an effective economy. They go out on the streets, gather in crowds, and storm the palace. At some point, crime, class strife, and conspiracies appear - and we get an explosive Molotov cocktail, in the flame of which a new social order is born!
Running a city with limited resources is not an easy task. People's demands are high. Some will get a daily ration, while others will remain hungry and angry at the government. With time discontented people will become desperate and attack other more fortunate citizens. To survive, you need to balance three main aspects: developing the economy, satisfying people's needs, and fighting radicals. Without proper management, the city will fall apart and become a mass grave. The fate of the entire nation is in your hands. Just remember - there is no way to make everyone happy. Wishlist now, the revolution is coming! Follow us on Twitter Join us on Reddit

[ 2022-02-09 16:31:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings, mayors! I'm happy to report that Kapital is feature complete! Our team has implemented all gameplay mechanics we wanted to see in the game. Gang activities, hostage situations, emergencies, loyalists, clashes between different classes - it's all in the game build. And we still have a few months ahead before launch to tune and polish everything to a perfect shape. It's time to celebrate! In case you haven't done already, don't forget to add the game to your Steam wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2022-01-06 12:03:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Mayors, Rejoice! Our upcoming sandbox game Kapital: Sparks of Revolution has become one of the finalists of the IndieX Online 2021 event. As a part of the grand finale, there will be a gameplay stream with us as well as an interview where we will be talking about the game. You can be there with us by joining the channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/rubberchickentv The stream will take place on Thursday, 11.11. at 1:00 PM CET. Come join us and learn more about us and the game and show your support in the IndieX Online contest. We'll be happy to see you around. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-11-08 12:58:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Mayors! Today we'd like to share our latest and rather unusual story about the development of our upcoming game - Kapital: Sparks of Revolution. For those who dont know me, my name is Andrey, I am the game designer for Kapital: Sparks of Revolution and the head of the Lapovich Team. I remember last Saturday in August... the weather was good, and the sun was shining brightly, so I could not resist a short riding on my scooter in the park. Still, much work had to be done to finalize our new big project before the launch. There were only few weeks before the planned release... but the fresh air and half an hour riding my scooter was a recipe for success and good mood until the evening. I was riding my scooter, enjoying the weather, and suddenly a dog jumped out in front of me. Long story short, I ended up in the hospital with a fractured shoulder a "surprise" I did not expect.
Doctors told me that the fracture was complex, and I had to undergo an operation in the next few days, which means that I will not be able to work on the game for a while and it will be impossible to release the project in good shape on time. If we postpone the release for 3-4 weeks it would not be the best plan and not a good idea for an indie game to be released during a period when many AAA games are planned to launch. Also many seasonal Sales on Steam will start at the end of October and will go right up to February 2022. So we had to come up with a new plan and make sure that our idea of how we imagine the game to be will remain intact despite the change. And what an idea it was! Create the first city-building simulator about class struggle! A divided society, an economic crisis, crowds of disaffected people demanding a better life... Street protests escalate into riots, the poor folks robbing shops and destroying estates, epic story, and conspiracy... Which side will you take, and how far will you go in suppressing the dissent?
At this crisis moment, we sit down with our publisher, 1C Entertainment, who offered us additional help and a new plan to support the project. We created a list of new features that should reveal the class struggle in all its glory. We will add mayhem, hostage-taking, warehouse robberies, factory accidents, mass poisonings, and other accidents! So, each playthrough in our city will be unique and not like the previous ones. And now, a month and a half after the events described, the situation looks completely different. And we work hard to implement new features in our game. The release is now planned for Spring next year, so we have some additional time to add the new content and polish the game based on the community feedback. In the meantime, you can watch the new trailer: [previewyoutube=zOz4IuUWiYU;full][/previewyoutube] The fight continues! The revolution awaits its heroes! Add Kapital to your wishlist! P.S. By the way, I havent stopped loving scooters, and I will resume my lovely trips in the future. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-10-14 11:11:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Mayors! Indie Cup S'21 is here and we are part of it as well! Right now until 11th of October you have the option to play a free demo of Kapital: Sparks of Revolution. In case you'd like to share some feedback regarding the demo, whether that be a bug report, game change suggestion or if you'd like to give praise to the developers, you can do so in this thread. [previewyoutube=zOz4IuUWiYU;full][/previewyoutube] Additionally, we would like to announce that the release of Kapital has been moved to 2022. We have decided to take some more time to improve the gameplay and to implement the feedback we have received from you. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-10-07 17:09:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

"War is failure of diplomacy." -John Dingell

Wishlist Kapital: Sparks of Revolution on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-08-12 09:14:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

"When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die." - Jean-Paul Sartre

Wishlist Kapital: Sparks of Revolution on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-08-04 15:07:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings adventurers! Today we have a very special announcement to share with you - right now and until 11.7. you have the opportunity to join our public Steam Playtest of Kapital: Sparks of Revolution! If you want to check out what the game looks and feels, this is your chance! We would also appreciate if you could fill out a short questionnaire we have prepared for this opportunity, as we would like to know what you think about the game and use this feedback to make the game even better! You can find the questionnaire here: https://forms.gle/6sN58bp9GSg2M6EK9 Additionally we are launching two more playtests today - one for an upcoming lighthearted city-building strategy simulation of medieval society where you shape the dynasty of the ruling family called Lords and Villeins and another one for a turn-based fantasy RPG title Reverie Knights Tactics If either of these titles peak your interest, head over to their store page and signup for the playtest! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399690/Reverie_Knights_Tactics/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287530/Lords_and_Villeins/

[ 2021-06-28 15:00:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

22:00 CEST, 19.06.2021 - Come check out the Kapital: Sparks of Revolution livestream commented by Nookrium himself with the developers ready to answer your questions in the chat! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-06-18 13:19:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Right now and until June 22nd, you have the chance to play a free demo of three of our upcoming games - Kapital: Sparks of Revolution, Dread Templar and Terrain Of Magical Expertise!

Kapital: Sparks of Revolution

Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a hybrid of city-builder and society management game. You play as a new mayor of the city that was recently destroyed by war. Your goal is to restore the city to former glory by managing limited resources, resolving social conflicts and overcoming crisis situations. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

Dread Templar

Dread Templar is a fast-paced retro FPS that combines 90s classic shooter elements with modern skill-based FPS controls. You are a Dread Templar who entered Hell seeking revenge. But in order to get it, you have to fight your way through the dark realm! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334730/Dread_Templar/

Terrain of Magical Expertise

TOME Terrain of Magical Expertise is a game about a game! Take on the role of a White-Hat Hacker, battling your way through a turn-based RPG adventure with hundreds of unique enemies, doing anything it takes to achieve victory in the Campaign of Champions! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1543430/Terrain_of_Magical_Expertise/

[ 2021-06-17 09:04:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

20:00 CEST, 17.06.2021 - Come check out the Kapital: Sparks of Revolution livestream hosted and commented by Nookrium himself with the developers ready to answer your questions in the chat! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-06-16 17:18:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hear! Hear! Steam Next Fest (June 16-22) is right around the corner and Kapital: Sparks of Revolution will be participating with a free demo! Get a free taste of this city-builder and society management game where you become the mayor of a war-ravaged city and bring it back to its former glory! Don't forget to wishlist Kapital on Steam right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-06-15 08:13:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

If your political theory requires humanity to "evolve", then you do not have a theory.... you have a dream. - A.E. Samaan

Wishlist Kapital: Sparks of Revolution on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-05-24 15:14:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

"Workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains." -Karl Marx

Wishlist "Kapital: Sparks of Revolution" on Steam right now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-04-23 13:44:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! My name is Andrey, I am a game designer and the head of the Lapovich Team. Today we'd like to share our first official blog post about our upcoming game - Kapital: Sparks of Revolution.
When we started working on Kapital in 2018, we could not imagine how many difficulties we would have to overcome to create this game. The idea of the project is to make a citybuilder, in which the player cannot make all the inhabitants happy. And while one half lives a quiet, comfortable life, the other half eats the last cracker and goes out into the streets to sweep away the criminal power of the player in a mighty rush. The plan was to create a demo in 2-3 months, present it to publishers, sign a contract and calmly engage in development of the game. The first 2 points were implemented immediately, but there were problems with the remaining ones. And only after 2 years of hard work with constant belt-tightening, we managed to sign up with 1C Entertainment. We are now at the finish line for the release, which will take place this Fall. Kapital is an economic sandbox-strategy about class struggle. The game takes place in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. The player is the mayor of a ruined city, who was nominated by the local elites to pull chestnuts out of the fire: start the economy, restore infrastructure As soon as life gets better, it will be possible to replace the mayor, or at least to win him over to their side.
Society is represented by nobles, bourgeois and hard workers. Each class has an important role in the life of the city. Nobles serve in administrative buildings and the police. The bourgeois regularly pay taxes, filling the city treasury. Workers work in factories and in public buildings.
Unfortunately, the available resources are not enough to feed and make everyone happy at once. Moreover, refugees from all over the region flock to your island of stability. And if there are not enough resources, there will inevitably be dissatisfied people in the city who will go out on the street with demands: cancel epidemic restrictions, pay off the loans taken, release the opposition members and appoint them as ministers. Well, if the player does not fulfill the requirements - serious consequences are coming - the city will burn!
This cannot be allowed to happen. You can break up the protests and send the radicals to prison. But over time, the cells will run out, besides, you need to pay for the maintenance of prisoners. We can go even further - pass a law on executions and transfer radicals from their cells to the cemetery. But the cemetery is also running out of space, and the executed will be replaced by new freedom fighters.
In general, no matter what the player does, there will always be someone in the city who is dissatisfied with the state of things. And to unravel this tangle of contradictions, we will have to plunge headlong into the boiling cauldron of class struggle.

Don't forget to wishlist Kapital on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-03-31 13:00:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We are more than happy to announce our society management game, Kapital: Sparks of Revolution, is planned to release this Fall! [previewyoutube=4k63Qtx3j2k;full][/previewyoutube] Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a sandbox economy simulation game about class struggle. You take the role of the new mayor of a 20th century city that was recently destroyed by the Great War. Your mission is to restore the city to its former glory. Manage limited resources to satisfy peoples needs, bring new laws and unlock new technologies. Fight crime and suppress protests. Resolve social conflicts and shape the future of your society! Wishlist the game now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399700/Kapital_Sparks_of_Revolution/

[ 2021-02-11 17:51:00 CET ] [ Original post ]