You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2025-04-16 10:26:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! Sometimes one little detail can change the vision of the game dramatically. In case of Warnament, it's country flags. Check out the screens, aren't they just awesome? And that's not it! Full patch note below: Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.32 Released!

• Country flags have been added
• Updated historical scenarios for World War I (corrected inaccurate borders, added new events)
• Fixed an issue where pressing the 'F' key might not open the province menu if a water province was selected
• Fixed the incorrect position of the dropdown menu in the scenario editor
• Fixed a bug with changing a country's color after the game ends

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-04-11 14:32:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! This update brings a whole new type of strategic maneuvers, along with some gameplay and graphic tweaks! More on that below. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.31 Released!

• Added support for display by weeks in the timelapse editor
• Added encirclements (when you attack an enemy from multiple directions, you deal more damage)
• A country can now reform multiple times (previously only once per game)
• Changed the color of water (it became less green)
• Fixed bugs in the new game menu and in the events
• Fixed bugs in the World War I scenario

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-03-21 14:36:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers. We introduce the Timelapse Editor, allowing you to create your own history, play it back, and share the save with friends. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.30 Released!

• Added Timelapse Editor. Now you can create your own history, replay it, and share the save with friends.
• Multiplayer optimization. Improved performance and stability for a smoother online experience.
• Improved bot behavior in Historical Mode. AI-controlled countries now act more appropriately when historical mode is enabled.
• Added a historical World War I scenario. Includes unique events for the standard Europe map and Euro4.
• Scenario editor improvements. Creating events is now more intuitive and efficient.
• Added the /events command. Allows you to track event status, availability, and requirements for any country on the map.
• Fixed an issue where countries did not follow their historical path even when historical mode was enabled.
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-03-07 16:02:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, In this update, we introduce the first iteration of the Historical Mode, in which the behavior of bot-controlled countries and the course of in-game events is synced to the facts from the history books. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.29 Released!

• Added a new option: Historical Mode. Selecting it will let the game attempt to follow historical events. It affects diplomacy and global events. Currently, there are no scenarios with historical events (but they will be added), while diplomatic features are already included
• Instead of Army size, by default, the timelapse at the end of the game now displays World Standing for each country (e.g. their ranking considering various parameters, not just the army size), as it better reflects a country's position in the ranking
• Scenario editor improvements: you can now group countries so that events are available for specific countries. Added alphabetical sorting for dropdown lists and new requirements: checking for an ally, a vassal, and whether there is a player acting as a specific country. Added a new bonus: make a country a vassal
• Added copy and paste for events in the Scenario editor
• Improved game performance. Affected areas include timelapses, multiplayer, processing the next turn, and map navigation
• Fixed crashes in multiplayer and a bug where all players could see private rooms
• Various minor bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-02-21 14:28:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers! What a time to be alive, huh? Wherever you live, you probably noticed that the news headlines seem to get crazier by the day: we're even guessing how long it will take before they become undistinguishable from our YouTube videos headlines. In any case, as we believe that violence should stay in video games, we keep making Warnament, not war.

A Year at War(nament)

The name Glorious Evolution was chosen for this piece for a reason: little by little, we found ourselves with quite a different game by the end of the year. Here's a very brief list of the biggest changes we made in the past 12 months:

• Completely reworked map visuals
• New interface
• Win/lose conditions for the game
• Reworked economy
• A bunch of new visual effects, sounds and music
• A whole galaxy of new gameplay mechanics for war & peace

And of course, there was the glorious Warnament release on Google Play! Although it still is an early access version, you can try it for free, if a you own one of the (thousands of) supported devices. Effectively, this creates a situation in which Warnament is simultaneously available in 3 forms (almost like an anime character, or maybe a boss from a soulslike game!). Let's review them real quick: Steam: currently, only the demo is available here, but this will be the main platform for us for Early Access on PC, so make sure you add Warnament to your wishlist to get notified when it happens. The demo is updated as often as other versions, but has limited content. Itch.io: there's a demo that you can launch in your browser, and you can also get access to the closed beta for a small fee (starting at $0.99). It's playable on PC, Mac and Linux, it has full content, and comes with the standalone map editor. Android: has pretty much the same content as the closed beta, but is only playable on Android devices (duh). It's free to play, with an option to buy cosmetic stuff. And there's no map editor on Android. At some point in the future all these platforms will be synced with each other in terms of gameplay features (pretty much like a giant robot assembles from smaller robots in anime!). We'll be in touch when this day arrives. As for now, let's talk about the most recent improvements of Warnament. Getting back to the Android version: it has badges now! Fancy little ribbons that are given out for committing certain actions (like wishlisting the game on Steam), winning in community tournaments, and being an admin on Warnament's Discord Server. Unlocking the cosmetics also grants a special badge:
One day those pretty things will appear on Steam too, don't you worry! As for more meaningful and gameplay-related features, the province menu has gone through a massive upgrade. Now you can view the economy, population, and amount of money per turn of any country on the map (e.g. you can check the population of the enemy's province and think a hundred times whether it's worth attacking the enemy):
From the same menu, you can see information about the whole country, including those that you do not rule yet - given that you are not in war with, nor under sanctions of that country:
The provinces are now playing a much bigger role in the game: whether it's a small town or a big city will influence your economy and the production in an individual provice itself. For one, factories perform better, when built in cities, so mind that when planning your budget. Next thing that was massively improved is multiplayer. Most changes happened under the cape, but you will definitely notice them, if you play online frequently.

• Servers started from singleplayer mode are now much more stable (that part of code was written from scratch)
• You can now create multiplayer sessions on custom maps
• Added spectator mode to the game
• Added an option to select a country when connecting to a server. You can pick any country that is not yet taken by another player
• Next features that we're planning to add include teamplay mode and an in-game event schedule

If you prefer a more hand-tailored gameplay instead (or in addition to) the joy of collective online madness, we've added an option to create events in user-made scenarios. With the latest update, you can make bots encounter these events as well:
But whatever's your preferred way to conquer the world, there's now an option to review your glorious deeds once it's over: we have finally added timelapse mode to the game, and it looks mesmerizing: [previewyoutube=U3YW5s6fubc;full][/previewyoutube] Oh, and here's the latest gameplay video from our channel, in case you missed it: [previewyoutube=tSudDZU4EGc;full][/previewyoutube] The next big feature we're working on will probably become a great source material for timelapses: we're planning to add historical mode to the game, in which the events will be synced with the main dates from the history books. Have fun messing up the past! We'll introduce it in one of the next updates. Until we meet again!

[ 2025-02-15 11:05:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2025-02-13 12:47:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, Time flies indeed: Warnament is now more than 2 years in development, and boy, did the game change in every possible way! But this is not even our final form: with this week's update, the game's level of epicness increased dramatically. More on that below! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.28 Released!

• Added timelapses. You can now view a replay of a single-player game, see changes on the map, and track real-time updates to country statistics
• Introduced new bonuses and requirements for custom events in the scenario editor
• Added Malay language support
• Added fun messages in the chat about pack collections for Android
• Bots can now encounter events and make decisions in them
• Fixed bugs when creating events in the scenario editor
• Fixed visual bugs when zooming the map
• Corrected incorrect display of turn count and the number of players in the server list

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-02-10 14:10:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, This update is dedicated to custom map enthusiasts and multiplayer lovers! More on that below Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.26 Released!

• Added event creation tool in the scenario editor. You can now specify the year, month, and probability of an event occurring in a player's country, as well as response options, requirements, and bonuses
• Multiplayer has become much more stable. The network code has been rewritten for when a player creates a server from a single-player game, resulting in improved performance, stability, and the elimination of crashes
• It's now possible to create a server from single-player mode not only on built-in maps but also on custom ones
• The infrastructure window now displays detailed information about the province, income, and population
• Rebalance of buildings
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2025-01-21 14:45:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, Here's yet another Warnament update which adds some nice QoL changes and pretty customization options! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.25 Released!

• Added badges for players. They can be chosen in the customization menu and are displayed in-game next to your username Please note: Badges are displayed in the Steam version of Warnament but customization options will be added later. Android users can have a sneak peek in our free mobile version
• Redesigned the new game creation menu
• Now when connecting to a server in multiplayer, you can select a country
• Added spectator mode in multiplayer
• Added a brush for selecting provinces in the scenario editor reforms menu
• Fascism has been weakened: the attack bonus reduced from +110% to +85%
• Fixed errors in resource allocation when buildings are operating

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-12-06 14:07:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, This update introduces some nice-looking changes to the UI, which are aimed to make your journey towards global domination even more comfortable! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.24 Released!

• Buildings' efficiency is no longer slowed down when upgrading a province's infrastructure
• Reworked menu for hiring troops: now you can see the share of people in the population, belonging to different cultures in each province. You can only recruit troops of your country's titular culture
• You can now see how many relationship points are required for making a diplomatic move, along with other requirements and consequences
• When making a diplomatic move, a pop-up window will appear to confirm your action, along with additional info
• Scenario editor: added a brush for editing population parameters in provinces, along with an option to copy and paste existing reforms
• Multiplayer: improved anti-cheat protection, improved various commands for administrating a server
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Play Warnament beta for free on Android
• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-11-15 13:36:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, This is the first content update we're sending into the world since we released Warnament on Google Play. The new content is available in all versions but if you happen to be an Android user, you can also check them all out for free! ...which is somewhat ironic, given that this update brings a lot of interesting changes to the economic part of the game. More on that below. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.23 Released!

• Improved map visuals, with smoother transitions between elements when zooming out
• Completely reformed province information menu
• The infrastructure level of a province and its condition (whether it's damaged by war or not) affects the efficiency of buildings. For example, a factory in a city will produce almost twice as many resources. And if your province is heavily damaged by an enemy battleship or artillery, your buildings will operate with very low efficiency
• Administration costs have been added and infrastructure bonuses have been changed. It has become much more important to develop your regions, as your economy, rather than just the number of provinces, starts to play a much bigger role

• Regarding the economy: from now on, in the province menu, you can view the economy, population, and amount of money per turn of any country on the map (e.g. you can check the population of the enemy's province and think a hundred times whether it's worth attacking the enemy)
• In multiplayer, the time of moving on to the next turn depends on the total number of players who pressed the 'Next turn' button. The more players press it, the sooner the next turn will start
• Anticheat has been improved to no longer allow anyone to interfere with your winning in multiplayer games.
• Performance has been improved (especially noticeable on mobile devices)
• Added translation into Filipino
• Various minor bugs have been fixed

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-11-01 15:11:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! Its been an intense month, to say the least, as we have been pushing hard to release Warnament on Android! If you wish to play the game right now, dont hold yourself back. Its free to play with an option to support us by buying cosmetic items. But today, well be telling a different story. Warnament is released in beta mode on Google Play (which means you wont be seeing user reviews, but we will). Our primary focus is still to hit Early Access on Steam, but the release is a release, so we decided it deserves a proper trailer. Since at Luden.io, were big fans of experimenting, so we ended up having to answer a question: are AI algorithms of today good enough to generate animations for trailers? The answer is errrr Well, more on that below. [previewyoutube=2_63DDvFa7k;full][/previewyoutube] We cooperated with Lev Koretski, a video maker whose works you mightve seen on Steam pages of Black Skylands, Graveyard Keeper, Cartel Tycoon, and other renowned games. You should definitely check out his sample reel, especially if youre an indie game maker! Since Warnament only has a tiny dev team, we wouldnt be able to afford fancy animations and visual effects. Therefore, we decided to refer to the silicon wisdom of AI models for animation. Long story short: it was not as easy as we estimated, and only tiny bits of what was generated by the model made their way to the trailer. A quote from Lev himself and some goofy tryouts is below: [quote][Working with AI models] became not so much a help but rather a perpetually breaking crutch that we still had to learn to work with. Along the way, I encountered numerous difficulties. I tried many neural networks available for free (such as Runway, Vidu, Google Veo, Dream Machine by Luma), and all of them operated more or less the same way: you upload 1-2 pictures, and the AI creates animation. You can write a prompt, but often it doesn't work. Or, you need to go through a bunch of formulations to get the desired result. It feels like the developers of neural networks deliberately limit creators with prompts so that as many attempts are made as possible and the [number of props provided per month in a] subscription runs out.[/quote] Heres a bunch of things we got in response to our prompts. Check out this nightmare fuel (prompt - finger presses the red button): [previewyoutube=7sp80XZnjYA;full][/previewyoutube] Animating machines worked fairly ok, unless they had rotating elements, such as wheels or propellers, in which case things tended to turn out not so well (prompt: Panoramic camera movement, left to right, planes flies shooting at the houses, fire below): [previewyoutube=ljBHUbdJT8E;full][/previewyoutube] And how do you like those people morphing into artillery? This takes the concept of giving ones life for their country to a whole new level: [previewyoutube=l-xoNsWiGKM;full][/previewyoutube] And heres the Eiffel Tower merging with a house (prompt: slow approach to a nuclear explosion): [previewyoutube=1fsGv37oAbY;full][/previewyoutube] Can you spot that one soldier whos running backwards? [previewyoutube=94XApeZxFc4;full][/previewyoutube] Some more creepy hands to top all that (prompts: finger presses the red button, flags fluttering in the background): [previewyoutube=9HGWhF9WtX0;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=5q95XJlJgvU;full][/previewyoutube] To be fair, just a couple of years back AI models were drawing creepy pictures, but a lot of progress was made in this field since. So chances are good that one day they will become a trustworthy video makers helper. This day just has not yet come. As for the trailer - let us know how you like it! And if you want to discuss anything Warnament-related with us directly (or just exchange some memes), come by our Discord server. Just a reminder in case you skipped it: Warnament is now available to play for free on Google Play! Next time, well tell a couple of stories about how we were preparing for the release. Until we meet again!

[ 2024-10-30 14:44:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers! It's been a while since we reported on Warnament's progress. It's partly because we got carried away with developing the game. Time passed by as we introduced small changes to the game every two weeks. A couple of new political institutions here, a nice vignette for the map there, a bunch of fixes on the server side over here Little by little, we ended up with quite a different game: more stable, more pretty, and with much deeper gameplay. In this dev update, we will try to review the most significant additions to Warnament. We still keep to our philosophy of the game being compact and easy to start playing, but more experienced rulers will find themselves with a much bigger toolkit for dominating the world. Even the gloriest of wars must come to an end at some point (which is a good thing, we might add), and so does Warnament. There's now a limit of 100 turns per session (or 2 hours in multiplayer, by default), after which the countries are rated by their success in controlling territory, the state of economics, and the number of vassal states.
A nice place to try out this new system is our new scenario - World War II - in which history may take some unexpected terms: from the secession of Catalonia to the re-establishment of the Russian Empire. This scenario relies heavily on the new rebellion mechanics: if there's too much discontent among the population, you might end up with some of your provinces declaring independence. It's also how Israel might appear on the map in a quite different way than it did, according to history books. If (or should we say - when?) it comes to war, rulers of Warnament will have more instruments at their disposal - both military and diplomatic. The former includes garrisons, the size of which depends on the overall economic situation in a province. From now on, one just can't move an army to another country's province and claim it as their own - they would have to completely destroy the garrison.
s for battles, there's now an element of randomness: even if you attack with a bigger army, there's still a chance of losing a battle. And when the fog of war dissipates and the negotiations for peace are happening, one of the conditions of the treaty may be creating a demilitarized zone in the bordering provinces. No armies can be present in such provinces for a selected amount of turns. Some peculiar changes were made in domestic politics, especially for those preferring a more extravagant style of play. Communist countries might treat their population with good old repressions, which may cause paranoia among the authorities, resulting in deteriorated relations with other countries. Which is probably bad news for them, because communist states now have a perk of increased artillery range.
Fascist states have a whole new array of options for going wild, and establishing policies of xenophobia and/or occultism: if you ever considered devoting your life to serving the dark gods - that's your chance (we don't judge). Monarchs in Warnament now have more options, too: if you think that the progress has gone too far, you can always return to feudalism or re-establish serfdom. You are the king, after all! Regardless of your political regime, the new, more flexible, and deep economic system in Warnament will be at your disposal. You can now allocate a budget for each province individually, which influences its garrison size and the number of slots available for buildings. And on the national level, you can financially stimulate science, infrastructure, or population independently, allowing you to fine-tune the economics to match your style of play.
These are the most prominent changes in the gameplay, but any game is more than just mechanics: other aspects of Warnament were improved as well. We've worked a lot on the server side of the game, and now any player can start hosting a multiplayer session at any time. We've also made quite a few changes to the game's UI and UX and added pretty borders for countries on the map:
Last but not least, we added sounds and several new music tracks to the game! You can check them out in one of our gameplay videos (which we're posting on our YouTube channel every week): [previewyoutube=ULSNEyba0AU;full][/previewyoutube] As for our plans for the near future - we've got a surprise for you: we're now preparing Warnament to be released on Android. No date is nailed to the wall yet, but our expectations are to ship the game by the end of September. Warnament will be released as a free-to-play game with an option to buy cosmetic items for money. On one hand, this is an intermediate stage of the game's development: our main focus is to hit Early Access on Steam. But, on the other hand, we already have an experience of releasing a mobile grand strategy: Cold Path, Warnament's spiritual precessor, was initially released on Android and accumulated a handsome number of 1+ million downloads. So if you enjoy mobile gaming, make sure to join our Discord server to be among the first to know about the upcoming release. A friendly reminder: if you prefer playing Warnament on your PC, there's a closed beta which costs as little as $0.99 to start playing. That's it for today, rulers! We'll keep you posted on Warnament's progress. Until we meet again!

[ 2024-09-14 11:02:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-09-13 10:27:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, Were excited to introduce the highlight of this update, which will transform your Warnament experience! New sounds and music tracks have been added, giving every battle a fresh, immersive feel. Whether zoomed in close or viewed from afar, the dynamic audio adjusts to bring the battlefield to life. On top of that, the improved cinematic mode lets you create your epic war movie within the game. With smoother, scripted camera movements and the new sounds, youll have everything you need to capture truly cinematic moments. Get ready to dive into the details below and start crafting your own battlefield stories! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access to unlimited games in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes a multiplayer mode, a full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, a scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.19 Released!

• The existing sounds in the game have been reworked and new ones have been added
• Now the sound volume depends on the camera's proximity and the distance to the object
• 3 new music tracks have been added to the game
• The games translation into different languages has been improved
• The /cinema command has been upgraded (now it allows you to save camera positions to a file and share them with others. It will be useful for those who need scripted, smooth camera movements). More information is available by entering the command in the chat
• Now the new game options are saved when switching maps in the new game menu
• A minor economic rebalance has been made
• Minor bugs and errors have been fixed

Check out the newly added sounds in a video from Warnament's YouTube channel: [previewyoutube=nDMPrgYYVU8;full][/previewyoutube] If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-09-06 15:24:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, rulers, This update doesn't bring much new content: it's summer, after all, and we hope you're reading this by the pool, with a coctail in your hand! We took a pause from adding new features to do some other beautiful Warnament-related stuff: for example, we're now working on a new trailer for the game! At the same time, new sounds are about to emerge in the game (and existing ones will be improved, too). That's another thing that's happening behind the scene, and you will see (or, rather, hear) the results in a few weeks. In the meantime, we've added at least one feature for those of you who want to make their own epic videos in Warnament. More on that below. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks! [previewyoutube=UKSPoPCiy3M;full][/previewyoutube]

v0.9.18 Released!

• New console command for video makers: type '/cinema add' in the chat to create a point of interest. You can create as many points as you like. After you're done, type '/cinema play X' (where 'X' is the number of seconds) and watch the camera fly through all the points of interest and camera angles you selected earlier.
• Added community translation for the Swedish, Finnish and Dutch languages
• Improved interface display for exotic screen resolution settings
• Minor bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-08-02 16:34:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! This Warnament update brings some improtant QoL changes to the map, both in the game and in the editors. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.17 Released!

• Added an option to navigate around the map using arrow keys
• Improved big maps display
• In the map editor, added an option to scale vertices in sync with the map texture
• Improved compatibility between custom maps and scenarios: from now on a scenario will work on a map even if the latter was modified in the Editor
• UI improvements
• Minor bug fixes in signle- and multiplayer modes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-07-26 14:19:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey friends! To be honest, this update doesn't bring large changes to the game. But small changes can be important too! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.16 Released!

• Added darkening effect along the borders of all countries on the map
• Improved balance. Now it's too much easier to improve infrastructure, and improving infrastructure gives you a lot of benefits.
• Bots became a bit smarter (of course, not as smart as you, but they are trying!). Now they better organize the army, change the tax rate, and set the budget.
• Bug fixes and performance optimization (as always)

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-07-12 14:11:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! If you're following our updates on a regular basis, you might have noticed that we've been introducing arrays of new features with each update lately. This time is not an exception, as we're giving you more control over your country's provinces! See details below. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.15 Released!

• Each province now has its own interface for independent development
• Each province has its' own level of economic development, which can be stimulated by investments from the state budget. This will result in higher income, bigger garrison, and more slots for buildings
• Reworked economics and diversified budget options for each country. You can now stimulate science, infrastructure, or population separately
• Added map lenses and options for setting up infrastructure in the scenario editor
• Improved zooming on custom maps
• Minor improvements for UI and bots

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-06-28 14:54:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! In this update, we're changing the rules for capturing provinces, to make it more realistic and interesting. Other peculiar changes have happened as well, see more details below: Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.14 Released!

• Garrisons were added to each province. Subsequently, the requirement for a minimal amount of troops to conquer a province was removed. From now on, to secure a territory, one must completely destroy its garrison. Garrisons slowly recover during 10 turns, if they manage to survive an attack. The size of a garrison depends on the economics of the province where it's stated. Therefore, conquering an advanced province (like the capitals of states) requires more power - using artillery will be especially effective. Respectively, poor and faraway provinces can be taken with a modest amount of infantry
• Two new events were added, linked to the capitals of states. One of them alerts you when your capital is under attack, and the other one urges you to take it back, if it is captured
• UI now only displays resources that correspond to unlocked technologies
• Improved rendering of big maps, now they look prettier and no longer have problems with icons' display
• Map loading optimized
• Improved interface for technology tree and province menu
• Bug fixes for MacOS version
• Fixed a bug that prevented saving the game in multiplayer

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-06-14 14:25:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-06-03 08:09:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, this update adds yet another scenario, and a very deliberate one, too! That, and a bunch of QoL improvements/bug fixes. More details below! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.13 Released!

• Added scenario for World War II on Euro4 map. It includes a very deliberate rebellion system, along with diversified array of reforms for each country. We suggest you try playing it as different countries to learn the ropes. For example, you can reform the Soviet Union back to the Russian Empire, or do the same with the Third Reich, demaking in back to the Holy Roman Empire. Tread lightly though, due to the aforementioned rebellions: when playing as Spain, for example, there's a risk of Catalonia secessing. Additionally, you can establish Israel - or it will be established anyway, if the Jewish population starts a rebellion in respective region. And vice versa: an Islamic State might be stablished by a bot (or yourself) in the east. Third Reich's concentration camps' prisoners might also start a rebellion, etc., etc.
• Fixed a bunch of errors causing troubles in multiplayer games. Data transfer optimized
• Switching speed between maps when starting a new game is doubled, as is the speed of loading a saved game from the main menu
• Fixed bugs with random music volume level changing, political decisions for Monarchic stats, and other minor bugs

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-06-01 14:34:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, This update brings some extravagant new tools for Fascism and Communism, but most importantly - it makes it easier to share your world-dominating experience with friends! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.12 Released!

• Playing with friends is now significantly easier, as anyone can now create their own server right from a singleplayer session, and choose whether to make it public or private
• New mechanics for Communist states: you can now refer to good old repressions, which will bring you short-term bonuses, but if you start overusing it, it might result in falling into paranoia, decreasing relationship with all other countries
• Added new political institutions for Fascist states: Xenophobia and Occultism. Fascist countries are now also able to restore paganism and make sacrifices to the gods of their choosing
• Improved interface for political institutions, the text is now easier to read
• Minor bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-05-17 15:12:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, This update brings a lot of exciting new features, of which many are related to Monarchic states and army movement in general. But as always, there's much more new stuff on the list of changes below! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.11 Released!

• New political decisions were added for Monarchy: 'Return of feudalism', 'Return of serfdom', 'Abolish serfdom', 'Borrow from Merchants', 'Pay back the debt to the Merchants' and even 'Expel the Merchants' (so you don't have to pay back the debt). Another new interesting political decision: 'Annex a vassal through marriage'
• Added a bonus for Communism: increased shooting range for artillery
• A small element of randomness was added to the battles: now instead of showing the exact amount of troops needed for victory, an icon showing the chance of victory is displayed before the battle
• The Army movement menu was reworked to be more comprehensive and intuitive. All offensive and defensive buffs are now displayed, so that players can assess their chances for success correctly

[previewyoutube=sNss1BX1X38;full][/previewyoutube]

• Pressing 'Alt' + RMB now allows you to move half an army to a selected province without calling for the army movement menu ('Ctrl' + RMB moves the whole army from one province to another)
• Added a contextual note on the screen when a player holds 'Alt' or 'Ctrl' key
• Improved tutorial, with more explaining text; additionally, all technologies required for completing the tutorial are now unlocked from the start
• If a player has a vassal, the latter generates points that get added to the overall victory rating
• If an ally frees one of your provinces from enemy forces, it now goes back to you, and not your ally
• In the Diplomacy menu, a player can now see requirements for points to sign a pact or alliance, and the conditions on which a vassal can start a rebellion
• If you provide another state with a huge amount of resources for free, the discontent among your population now increases
• Bots now better handle fighting wars on multiple fronts
• Various minor bug fixes of UI, bots, and processing battles

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-05-03 13:59:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-04-19 14:55:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, This update finally adds victory conditions to the game, but that's not it. Better zooming, various QoL and gameplay improvements are listed below! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.10 Released!

• Victory/defeat conditions added to the game. Now the game ends 1) if the player lost 2) after 100 turns have passed 3) after 2 hours in multiplayer, or earlier, if the server admin decides so. Depending on your results, you can achieve Flawless Victory (top-1 by points), Convincing Victory (top-2 or top-3 by points), Unconvincing Victory (top-4 or top-5), Defeat (not in the top), or Crushing Defeat (one of the 3 countries with the lowest score). Points are calculated out on the state of your economy and the number of provinces under your control.
• If one of your peace treaty conditions is creating a demilitarized zone, the army in the zone does not dissolve, but automatically moves to the provinces it is allowed to be
• Upon creating a demilitarized zone, the participating parties are allowed to one honest mistake: if an army enters the demilitarized zone, it will not be counted as a violation of the pact. Remaining in the zone or entering it again will be regarded as a violation of the terms
• Hiring armies during a turn is now guaranteed to be processed before processing the movement of troops
• You can now press 'Ctrl' + right mouse button to order the whole army in the province to move to a selected province
• Improved hotkey processing, and added tooltips for hotkeys upon hovering interface elements
• Improved zooming in and out
• Performance optimization

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-04-19 14:07:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, This update brings a handful of important QoL changes, both in the main game and the editor, along with a couple of other nice things! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.9 Released!

• After editing a map, you can now use the '/patch_scenario' command in-game to adapt existing scenario to the newer version of the map and avoid compatibility issues
• Certain parts of the map can now be toggled on and off in the map editor, so they wouldn't distract you and/or cause performance issues
• Added a vignette to the map in the game, and decreased brightness the grid outside the map
• An uprising can now happen only as a result of the event with a strike
• Highlights for movement options of your armies now take into account the ability to travel through 2 provinces instead of 1, if there are no enemies around
• If a player selects 'No diplomacy' option when starting a new game, political institution settings for selected scenario will be disregarded
• Undeveloped lands no longer generate income from population
• Localization and bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-04-05 14:29:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

To read all Warnament's dev logs, subscribe to our official newsletter Hey everyone! The first question from the title is easy to answer: Warnament is a grand strategy game, which means that players spend most of the time looking at the map. So it not only has to be pretty but also easy to design and fun to interact with. Today we'll talk about how maps are structured in Warnament, but first here's a quick summary of what the heck is going on - for our new readers.

The Most Important Things About Warnament

When's the release? We're aiming to go into Early Access in 2024 What happens now? You can play Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99. It is updated bi-monthly, and includes map editor & multiplayer mode, along with the access to the devs eyes & ears And what if I don't? There's also a free demo here on Steam. It doesn't have all the features but also gets regular updates, including some new content. And don't forget to add Warnament to your wishlist, so you get notified when it is released: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ With that aside, let's get back to maps in Warnament.

Map Editor Begins

To anticipate the importance of the map editor, keep in mind that we started working on it before Warnament was contemplated: we knew we'd start working on a new strategy game eventually, which implies having an editor from the start. We wanted to make it easy to handle, but also responsive to a designer's actions. Unlike heavyweight grand strategies like Hearts of Iron, there are no rivers, height differences, or terrain types. But at the same time, the editor allows much flexibility when it comes to provinces and their borders.

How maps work in Warnament

In Warnament, each map contains provinces, and each province is a polygon with multiple vertices. You can scale and move vertices, as seen in real-life industrial map-drawing tools, which allows you to shape the provinces on your map any way you like. Sometimes it's more than one polygon per province - in case you want to create an enclave outside of a country's main territory, which is very easy in Warnament's map editor.
When you're done marking borders, click the Export button - and the map is ready to be loaded in the game. At this point, it is not yet fully playable (though you're welcome to try) - it needs a scenario, in which you will also set colors for all the participating countries, among other things. The map editor was designed in a way to be as much friendly to player-generated content as possible, so handling custom maps is very easy. You can just copy the .map file in Warnament folder, and see it in the list of other maps when you launch the game. Each map file also contains data of each pixel on the screen corresponding to a certain province, which decreases response time upon clicking a great deal. Combined together, the scenario editor and map editor provide tools for creating beautiful things:
And a little bit odd but still beautiful things:
Maybe even a tiger, why not:

The final touch

But before a map is loaded, a few things will happen to make it shine! Each map consists of three layers: polygons, inland effect texture, and coast effect texture. Here they are, taken apart for this picture:
And here they are, united for the greater purpose (serving as playground for your geopolitical experiments):
We also use shaders as a final touch. A shader is basically an instruction for your graphic card to draw an element. In Warnament, we use shaders to:

• Show occupied provinces
• Add black and white effect
• Add antialiasing
• Add gradient and noise effect to a territory
• Draw water

This black & white effect for lenses was made using shaders:
And do you see those beautiful country names? They were not designed in one day! In fact, it took so much effort, that we decided it's worth a dedicated video: [previewyoutube=Xg2HS7PAoJw;full][/previewyoutube] Have you already tried making maps in the editor? Give it a shot, maybe you'll find yourself another passion: there are players in Warnament's community who spend more time in the editor than in actual game! If you need guidance for creating maps, you can find them on our Discord server. It is also the place to ask any Warnament-related questions. And if you want to know more about specific aspects of the development - just let us know! Until we meet again.

[ 2024-03-31 07:22:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-03-22 19:53:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! Warnament development is at full speed now, and so many things are moving around very fast: the armies, the fleet, even sparks in the main menu are flying around like crazy. More on this below! Update, enjoy, and let us know what you think! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.8 Released!

• Bots can now build defense lines and distribute their military forces between their provinces in a more adequate way
• Players' troops can now move through 2 provinces instead of 1, if there are no enemies nearby
• Players owning a Shipyard can now choose a province in which their fleet spawns
• Improved display of countries' names on the map
• Added animated sparks to the main menu
• More instruments are now available in the Scenario editor, including pencil tool, brush tool, and selection tool
• Most menus can now be closed by pressing 'Esc' button
• Minor bug fixes

[previewyoutube=JP78wpXICUU;full][/previewyoutube] If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-03-22 13:53:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! This update may not seem big, but it makes the game look and sound way nicer, than before, along with a bunch of small, yet important gameplay changes. Update, enjoy, and let us know what you think! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.7 Released!

• Interface has become more interactive in general. Provinces are highlighted, when a player hovers a mouse over them, and other interface elements play sounds when being interacted with
• The display of countries' names on the map was visually improved
• Certain buildings were rebalanced to make the gameplay more dynamic, motivating the players to behave more aggressively during wars
• Democracy political institution was reworked and has a different set of bonuses for unlocking new stages now
• A unique political decision has been added for Communism. Now communists can create armored artillery capable of dealing big damage in close combat!
• Optimized performance during navigation on the map and the overall speed of processing turns
• New sliders in the settings menu allow you to set up the volume levels for sound and music independently
• Minor bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-03-08 13:56:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! This time, we took a short break from our ongoing epic interface redesign. And quickly it turned out, that there were so many ideas that were just waiting for the right moment to pop out of our heads, and get implemented into the game. That moment is today! The new features introduced with this update, provide you with more instruments for both military and diplomatic ways of dealing with geopolitical problems!
Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

• The game was rebalanced a great deal, to even the chances between smaller and bigger countries. Each next unit of machinery now costs a little more, and the most advanced technology levels are harder to unlock
• Resource spawning on the map was rebalanced too, to evade a situation when a bigger country is so packed with resources, that it has no motivation to get into wars or trading
• Added defense lines that build on the borders with other countries to get a huge defense bonus. However, an enemy can go around them and strike you anyway, so be careful (hey, who said, 'Maginot'?!)
• New technology: Firethrower Tanks! They make regular Tanks' animation firethrower-y, and provide HP boost to them
• Update political institutions allow Theorcratic states to establish a Holy Order, and Trade Republics can create their own Private Military Companies. These lovely people will require you to provide them a territory, and will fight for you in return
  
• A country's vassal now can trade with any country (and not just with their suzerain), and vassals controlled by bots are now capable of starting rebellions in case of bad relationship with their overlord
• If a player ignores their vassal's call for help, it will make their relationship worse, and vice versa
• Trading with a vassal provides 50% discount for the suzerain, allowing you to pump resources out of your minions (just like 'good' old times!)
• Firing from Artillery, Battleship our Aircraft Carrier is now more effective, and has a chance to disable an enemy's machinery, even when dealt damage is less than resistance of an enemy unit. Same fire can destroy defense lines too
• Calling an ally to join a war now costs 5 Prestige points; if a player is summoned by an ally, a notification will pop up, reminding about honoring their duties
• Added 4 new music tracks
• Improved a bunch of animations
• Updated hints that show on loading screen

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-02-23 14:18:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-02-09 14:56:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers! Another fortnite, another update: this one improves Warnament's graphics in small, yet important ways. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.5 Released!

• New render for land and the water: added visual effects instead of paint bucket style coloring
• New artwork for events and the loading screen
• Fixed incorrect gradient display for big countries
• Added map loading icon
• Added a button for refreshing server list in multiplayer

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-02-09 14:43:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, here's another update, which might (but probably won't) make your sessions a bit more peaceful! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.4 Released!

• Peace conference menu has a new option for demands: ideology change and demilitarized zone creation. The latter marks a territory in which it is prohibited to have troops for the next 10 turns. Moving troops there, naturally, will be regarded as treaty violation, which will impact the relationship with other involved parties in an awful way
• Updated Trading menu and Peace conference menu
• Settings window can now be opened in-game
• Optimized performance for scaling the map and selecting provinces
• Minor bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-01-26 13:47:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2024-01-12 15:51:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, This update is mostly dedicated to the map editor and server stuff. From now on, the players are allowed to set up their own servers, and the map editor itself has become more stable, and supports projects with more provinces. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.3 Released!

• Updated interface of the chat and the feedback menu
• Improved performance on big maps
• Rebalanced economy
• Maximum number of provinces increased from 4096 to 6200
• Minor bug fixes in the Map Editor
• Server source code is published on GitHub (for now as a private repository for our most active Discord server members

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam! It is a very important metric for us, which brings the release of the game closer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

[ 2024-01-12 14:15:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi rulers! This update lets you mess with your fascist or theocratical countries in a whole new array of ways! But that's not it. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.2 Released!

• Political Institutions have gone through a serious revision, namely - Theocracy and Fascism have new political decisions for you to consider. Playing as a fascist ruler, you can instantly recruit several units of Shock Troopers and ban communism (which will, naturally, lead to having a penalty in diplomatic relationships with communist countries). And as a theocrate, you're allowed to ban marriages with people of different faith or casually declare yourself a living god
• Improved the game module responsible for the music. Never listen to the same tune twice in a row again! Also, the music changes as you switch from the main menu to the game, and vice versa
• Added an option to assign political institutions to countries in the Scenario Editor, which prevents awkward situations of having a bot plying for the Soviet Union instantly choose Monarchy for political institution
• New icons on the map: from army moving arrows to buildings
• Optimized map export and interaction with vertices in the Map Editor (for those of our players, who enjoy creating gargantuan-sized maps)
• Added a new language: Brazilian Portuguese

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter
  
  [ 2023-12-22 14:31:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2023-12-12 15:07:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi rulers! This update brings a lot of new content, both to the Demo and the Closed Beta! We've got stars, and stripes, and some music to celebrate the occasion! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.9.1 Released!

• Added a new map: America
• Added a new scenario for the America map: the Civil War of 1862. Each country has its own set of potential reforms in that scenario. The good ol' U.S. can turn red, becoming the Communist States of America. There're also countries that aren't on the map by the time scenario begins, but might emerge as a result of revolts: for example, Cuba might secess from the Spanish Empire at some point
• Added music and sounds: the motors are roaring, the nuclear rocket launch causes static on the air, and much more!
• Political Institutions, Political Decisions and Technology Tree windows' interface updated
• Loading menu updated, added loading progress bar, background images updated
• Map editor updates: bug fixes and performance optimization
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-12-08 14:15:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

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When's the release? We're aiming to go into Early Access by the beginning of 2024 What happens now? You can play Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99. It is updated bi-monthly, and includes map editor & multiplayer mode, along with the access to the devs eyes & ears And what if I don't? There's also a free demo here on Steam. It doesn't have all the features but also gets regular updates, including some new content: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ With that aside, let's finally talk about what's new in Warnament! [previewyoutube=miMvb-Zqrf8;full][/previewyoutube] We know it's been a while since our last Dev Update, but the changes we bring you this time are, quite literally, revolutionary! That is: a couple of weeks back we introduced strikes and rebellions, subsequently followed by good old separatism. Typically, things start brewing if you raise the taxes too high. Lowering them is an intuitive solution, but if that doesn't help, there are a bunch of political decisions for you to make and cool down the troublemakers. A couple of especially interesting decisions will be introduced for Fascism real soon (consider it a teaser).
Reacting to events can also influence the overall level of discontent in your domain, so answer wisely! Remember: being left without attention, strikes may turn into full-swing separatist movements. In this case, you'll have to decide whether to let your rebellious provinces declare independence or to go to war with them.
But hey: if your people rise against you, at least you can crush them in style! Our great interface renovation goes on, and will keep us occupied at least until the end of the year. This time we've dramatically improved the window with overall country stats:

Also, the menu of Political Institutions was brought into correspondence with current UI/UX style. It has pretty pictures, too:
If you're participating in out closed beta, you probably noticed a bunch of important improvements in the map editor. For example, we added support for 8192x8192 maps. It will become useful for making large maps with a lot of provinces - like that epic World Map, that we'll add to the game in one of the upcoming updates! We've also added Transform functions: you can scale and move all vertices on a map (useful when you want to adapt the current map to another .png). It will become especially handy in cases when you want to update an older map with a bigger background image.
And as always, we must remind that if you're looking for more awesome user-generated content (or perhaps looking into becoming a map creator yourself), you're always welcome on our very vivid Discord server.

Up Next

Is it the last Dev Update for Warnament in 2023? Most likely, it is! We'll keep doing boring stuff, updating and improving the game's interface - all to make sure that you get a shinier Warnament for the Holidays! See you in 2024, with more Warnament-related goodness! Is it the last Dev Update for Warnament in 2023? Most likely, it is! We'll keep doing boring stuff, updating and improving the game's interface - all to make sure that you get a shinier Warnament for the Holidays! See you in 2024, with more Warnament-related goodness!

[ 2023-12-02 13:54:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi players! You will like this update, especially map creators. I improved the map engine to increase maximum size of a map. There were also a lot of useful changes in the Map Editor. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.8.2 Released!

Game:

• Updated interface of political institutions and country information
• Improved behavior of /patch_scenario command. Now it's easier to convert scenarios from old map version to new one
• Fixed freezes when player clicked at map
• The game now launches much faster
• Fixed many bugs

Map Editor:

• Now you can convert .map file to folder, change something and convert folder to .map (useful to make minor fixes or when you want to set the standard scenario for the map)
• Added Transform functions: you can scale and move all vertices in map (useful when you want to adapt current map to other .png)
• Added support for 8192x8192 maps (it will be useful for World map)

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-11-24 14:21:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey rulers, at least one new mechanics comes along with this update, and it's quite revolutional! But there's a bunch of other changes that will make Warnament feel different: Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.8.1 Released!

• Added revolts. If the level of discontent is high in your country, strikes will start happening eventually. If discontent continues to grow, there's a chance for a rebellion to start, and certain provinces may want to secess from your country
• Rebalanced economics: now the overall economic level of a province has more influence on overall income per turn
• Color palette changed in the 'After Great War' scenario, also added new reforms for each country
• Fixed a bug with incorrect display of the list of the scenarios, if a player had several user-created scenarios with the same name on the list
• Increased the maximum length for a country's name from 32 to 48 symbols
• Many minor multiplayer-related bugs fixed
• Performance optimization

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-11-10 14:37:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! Today's update is motsly about the Scenario Editor (available in closed beta only), but it also brings some important changes in the main game! More on that below. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.7.1 Released!

• Improved countries' names display on the global map
• Reforms added to Scenario Editor: you can now create your own ways for countries to evolve, along with assigning conditions under which a reform becomes available
• Scenario Editor interface is now the same style as the main game
• Fixed a bug that occurred while interacting with recruitment slider
• Recruitment cost is now visible when recruiting troops
• Cartridges' cost is now visible when planning a long-range attack
• Recruitment cost of regular and shock troops decreased by 25%
• Option to cancel sanctions was removed. From now on, sanctions work the same way as a pact and are cancelled automatically after a certain number of turns
• In-game roadmap updated
• Color palette for the Great War scneario updated

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-10-27 14:52:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

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The Most Important Things About Warnament

When's the release? We're aiming to go into Early Access by the beginning of 2024 What happens now? You can play Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99. It is updated bi-monthly, and includes map editor & multiplayer mode, along with the access to the devs eyes & ears And what if I don't? There's also a free demo here on Steam. It doesn't have all the features but also gets regular updates, including some new content: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ With that aside, let's finally talk about what's new in Warnament! [previewyoutube=nqC_hIsLG68;full][/previewyoutube] Oh, what's this video all about? It's just another update on Warnament YouTube channel, which you're totally welcome to subscribe to! There's a new video every week, so come by to find yourself in the thick of the development process! If you're not a video watching type, here's a short summary! We've got an interesting update for the scenario editor: it now allows you to create custom reforms! A reform in Warnament is an event when a country evolves like a pokmon, and becomes something completely different. Like that time France became the French Empire or when some folks established the United States of Europe. Well, now you can create these events on your own!
You can create up to 6 reform for each country, which is convenient because there're 6 political regimes in the game, and you can create an option for one of each.
The latter is completely optional though. For example, on these screenshots you can see the Benelux Federation, which can be formed under any political regime. It does, however, have other condition: to be able to call oneself Benelux Federation, one must control the land of BElgium, NEtherlands, and LUXembourg simulatneously. Because otherwise it would be awkward.

And check out our new interface! The main game screen was completely reformed, which was totally worth it, because you, the players, will be spending 90% of your game time here!

The game looks more consistent now, which shows in (seemingly) small details, too: we have created a special palette for the game map, to avoid random/weird color combinations:
Getting to gameplay changes, bots can now issue ultimatums to you, demanding to stop aggression towards a country or to decrease the amount of your troops, if bots consider it too big. If you do not comply within a certain number of turns, get ready for war:
Warnament is a rather easy to learn kind of game in the given genre, but now we leave no chance to not understand its rules: there's now a tutorial campaign that activates upon first launch of the game. You will have some fun suppressing communist uprisings in Weimar Germany, returning control over the land temporarily known as the Free State of Bottleneck - and learning how to recruit troops, control your armies, and produce artillery on the way!

Up Next

Now that the new palette is ready, we need to introduce it to the existing maps. Existing reforms must be implemented into the new system, and new reforms will be added as well. The plan is to make it so every country has multiple reforms to choose from, which will hopefully increase replayability. We will also keep improving scenario and the map editors in the upcoming week. User-generated content is the fuel of Warnament, and we're so very grateful to our awesome community maps and scenario creators for the awesome job the are doing to entertain fellow players! By the way, if you're not on our Discord server yet, you're welcome to join at any time. See you in a month, with more exciting Warnament-related news!

[ 2023-10-21 15:10:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We're here with yet another Warnament update, which brings seemingly minor features that will, quite literally, change the way you look at the game. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.6.3 Released!

• New interface for the game's main screen (which you will be looking at 90% of the time)
• Added leaderboards: now you can view the top of countries by points, number of provinces, and damage/losses
• Reworked slider for your digital solutions. You know: selecting the number of troops to recruit or relocate, or planning the amount of turns for your diplomatic lobbying campaign
• Water lens for the map removed: now you can view watery provinces controlled by other countries by switching to the Diplomacy lens
• Bots can now demand to remove a uranium Mine from a player, if their relationships are bad enough
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-10-13 15:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! This update is not as grand as usual, but it brings important stuff for smoother gameplay! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.6.2 Released!

• Added tutorial scenario, that will start when you hit 'New Game' for the first time. A little campaign, in which you get to play for the Weimar Republic, will show you the basics of recruiting troops, attack your enemies, use artillery and interact with buildings
• From now on, the size of armies of your friendly neighbourhood AI countries will depend on your relationships with them: if you don't like each other very much, expect higher concentration of military force in the bordering provinces
• Fixed the bug that made AI-controlled players aggressive, even if a player selected 'peaceful' option for bots
• Optimized client-server interaction while playing in multiplayer, the data transfered amount decreased by approximately 33% (multiplayer available in closed beta)
• Added /ping command in multiplayer, for checking connection status

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-09-29 15:06:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

You probably saw the "Add to your wishlist" message several times here on Steam. But what are all the developers asking it for, should you click that green (or blue) button, what is it? You can add the game to the wishlist right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ Or you can do it on the game's page just under the video trailer, like this:

For players

If you have a game on your wishlist you will:

• Receive an email on the release day
• See news about the game published by its' developer here on Steam
• Get notified about the discounts by email

You can always remove the game from your wishlist.

For developers

The developer will know nothing about players who added the game to the wishlist. No email, no account name, no ability to send you a message - nothing. The only thing visible for the developers is the total number of wishlists This number is a thing that can help the developers understand how much players are interested in the game, and how many additional features and level of quality they should consider to work on.

• 1,000 wishlists - almost nobody knows about the game, probably players don't want it or never heard about the game
• 1,000,000 wishlists - players absolutely crazy about that and expecting something really really good from the developers

Now you know what to do

If you are interested - consider adding the game to your wishlist right now, it's like hitting the subscribe button on social media. If you are not sure yet (or you waiting for the discounts) and want to see how the game is being developed to decide later - adding to the wishlist is the best option to tell Steam algorithms that you want to be aware of news and updates from the developer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ P.S. If you want to talk to developers directly, suggest some features, and get more involved in the making of the game - Discord and Steam Discussions are great for that. Or let's chat down below if you have anything to discuss!

[ 2023-09-29 10:24:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! Here's a nice little update, that adds ultimate measures to diplomacy in Warnament! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.6.1 Released!

The Game

• Added Ultimatums. Now bots can demand you to do something (for example, stop the war with a country friendly to them or reduce your army presence over there). If the ultimatum is not fulfilled after a certain number of turns, a war will automatically start
• Improved support for different screen resolution modes
• Bug fixes

The Map Editor*

• Now by clicking on a vertice in 'Select Province mode', you can view all the provinces that this vertice is part of
• Now you can see by the colors of the vertices which province they belong to

*only available in closed beta If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-09-15 15:43:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

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The Most Important Things About Warnament

When's the release? We're aiming to go into Early Access by the beginning of 2024 What happens now? You can play Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99. It is updated bi-monthly, and includes map editor & multiplayer mode, along with the access to the devs eyes & ears And what if I don't? There's also a free demo here on Steam. It doesn't have all the features but also gets regular updates, including some new content: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ With that aside, let's finally talk about what's new in Warnament!

(Inter)Face Off

Some heroes do not wear capes. When a game has a great UI, nobody really notices it. But when it's janky & clumsy - it will haunt your players no matter how engaging the gameplay is. Apparently, this was Warnament's case. We decided to solve this problem like big boys: we called a professional designer lady to make things look smart.
There was a lot of very professional communication when we were discussing prototypes, moving objects around in Figma, and incorporating cutting-edge usability ideas into our game. This process is far from being finished - it took us about a month to make the main menu look shiny. But the results are starting to show already:

Oh, and while she was at it, Julia the UI/UX designer suggested a new version of Warnament's logo as well. Here's some more old vs. new content:

Which one do you like more? You're very welcome to join our Discord server, and discuss it with us in person! Next step would be, of course integrating this style into the rest of the game. And while we were at it, we made new covers for these humble developer updates, and for our YouTube videos, too (don't forget to subscribe, if you haven't already): [previewyoutube=hyy8pviHk8g;full][/previewyoutube] And while menus, windows, and video covers were being taken care of by a pro, we could concentrate on making Warnament's gameplay more complex! And thats exactly what we were up to.

Event Management

In Warnament, there are six ideological institutions to choose from, and now that choice matters even more - and choices that your opponents (human or AI) make will influence your experience, too! We have introduced a wide array (6 per each political institution) of new random events, that are specific to the regimes in power in neighboring countries. For example, one of your citizens might start a political scandal by participating in an anti-government rally in a Democratic country next door. Or one of your Communist neighbors might decide to nationalize all business enterprises in their country - including those owned by your citizens. In any case, you get to deal with the consequences.
These events may turn out quite well for you, bringing additional Prestige points, but choose carefully because it's also very possible to ruin your relationship with a neighbor and find yourself in a state of warfare.

Can a Robot Write a Symphony (of War)?

In 2023, it is not uncommon for a human being to be negotiating with an artificial mind. We couldn't stand aside, and now you will have to deal with way more sophisticated computer opponents. From now on, bots rely heavily on relationships with you and other countries, when making decisions. If you're on good terms with someone, they will be more likely to agree to your conditions when negotiating. And vice versa: what started as a petty squabble, might turn into a holocaust.
There are many factors that influence your relationships with other countries. Some of them cannot be easily changed: for example, if someone's in conflict with your country's ideology. But if you've got some Prestige points to spend, you can refer to the new feature, allowing your diplomats to oil the wheels of international affairs.
By the way, sometimes being enemies with someone might be a good thing, too: you see, AI opponents don't like it when a country attacks another country, so declaring a war results in a strong relationship penalty. So you might try and provoke someone (like, by using good old insults - as seen in real life) to start shooting at your troops, so you could convince other rulers to fight on your side.

Up Next

Next month we will continue adding more depth to the gameplay: for example, by adding mini-goals to motivate the players, especially in the early stages of the game. Another thing we're working on is ultimatums: an option to demand something from another country and automatically start a war if the conditions are not met in a timely manner. And here's a little bonus for those of you who would like a more in-depth look at game development: Oleg Chumakov, head of Luden.io, wrote an article for Defold official blog, in which he's talking about our studio's experience with this very interesting engine. There's part about Warnament, too! See you in a month, with more exciting Warnament-related news!

[ 2023-09-10 11:46:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We had to postpone this update for a week to ensure it turns out to be truly awesome! Bear with us, we've made some important changes. Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, scenario editor & a standalone map editor app. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.5.1 Released!

• Reworked bots: fiercer at war, cunning as ever at the negotiations' table
• Added new random events that might get triggered depending on what countries you neighbor with: for example, Communist neighbors might nationalize your citizens' business, and you get to decide how to deal with it
• Reworked Technology Tree: removed technologies providing additional bonus to harvesting resources to prevent well-developed countries from becoming too powerful (available in closed beta)
• Added Training Camp II that allows training more Shock Troops per turn
• Added detailed information about player's relationship with other countries (visible when trying to improve relationship with a country)
• New UI design
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-09-01 14:16:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

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The Most Important Things About Warnament

When's the release? We're aiming to go into Early Access by the beginning of 2024 What happens now? You can play Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99. It is updated bi-monthly, and includes map editor & multiplayer mode, along with the access to the devs eyes & ears And what if I don't? There's also a free demo here on Steam. It doesn't have all the features but also gets regular updates, including some new content: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ With that aside, let's finally talk about what's new in Warnament!

New Diplomatic Tools: Trading And Making Friends

You can now exchange goods, machinery, and even entire provinces with other countries. Needless to say, that adds a new level of depth: if you happen to be a small contry but a filthy rich one, you can become a major player on the global politics arena. Of course, if a country applied sanctions on you, they won't deal with you. If you have a beef with one of your neighbours, it will also make trading difficult, at the very least. But since the last update you can use finesse and start gradually improving your relationships with other countries with the means of diplomacy. Gameplay-wise it means spending some prestige points, so make sure you have plenty.
Last but not least, you will now be recieving answers to your proposals instantly, without having to wait for the next term. It works in the multiplayer, too: the other player will see your offer and be able to answer it immediately. But thread lightly, because that means wars can be declared instantly, too. So make sure you have your troops ready in case things go south.

Shock & Artillery

Speaking of troops, we've got a couple of newcomers! Enter Shock Troops: they're like your regular infantry but stronger and resistant to chemical warfare. To convert regular troops to these elite swashbucklers, you'll have to construct a new building called Training Camp. [previewyoutube=3dRN2CvRbgo;full][/previewyoutube] Our other fighter is the almighty Artillery: it can strike your enemies from afar but there's a payoff - cannons do not have much durability and are therefore vulnerable to all kinds of attacks. Artillery comes with it's own new building, too: the Machine Factory.
Oh, and don't forget: with these guys around, Steel becomes one of the most precious resources out there. Need to improve a building? Steel. Build a fleet? Steel! Artillery, tanks, training Shock Infantry? It's steel, still. Steel!

Technical Improvements: Better, Faster, Stronger

In multiplayer, the players are now receiving not only scenario data from the server but the map data, too. That means, if you run a server, you're free to upload any map to it, and any player will be able to join a session, regardless of whether they have this map or not! We also made a bunch of smaller but still very important improvements regarding map loading speed optimization, and the map editor. Might not sound so epic but our players are loving it:
Speaking of the players: if you want more content for Warnament (scenarios, maps etc.) then our Discord server is the place to go. We have a frightfully active community of awesome players over there.

Up Next: Of AI's and UI's

In the next couple of weeks we will be working of completely redesigning the game interface: we're consulting with a dedicated UI/UX designer, so it's serious business, folks! Real deal. After that, bots will get their own reboot. We'll teach them to create their own game events, so they could decide to help you in a war (if they like you enough), or insult and attack you (if they don't). Warnament is coming into its full glory with every update, so bear with us: good times are ahead!

[ 2023-08-19 12:55:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Another fortnite of productive work, another Warnament update! This one brings some awesome new content! Please note: Most of the new features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, game configuration & scenario editor. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.4.1 Released!

The Game

• New unit: Shock Infantry - much stronger than your regular troops & immune to chemical weaponry (available in closed beta)
• New unit: Artillery - strikes from afar but isn't very durable
• New building: Machine Factory - produces artillery & tanks
• New building: Training Camp gradually turns up to 100 infantry troops in the province into 100 Shock Infantry troops (available in closed beta)
• Players can now spend Prestige points for improving relationships with neighboring countries (to prevent them from attacking you, because friends don't do that)
• Map loading optimized

The Map Editor:

• Fix the wrong handle of priority for the province display
• Added working generation of transitions for complex islands, consisting of several provinces
• Easier selection of vertice in the editor

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-08-11 14:14:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there rulers, and welcome to the first of many Warnament's patch notes! We'll keep you posted bi-monthly, speaking of all things that are new & improved! New features are available in the demo, but you can gain access unlimited game in Warnament's closed beta for as much as $0.99! It includes multiplayer mode, full technology tree, 3 more political institutions, game configuration & scenario editor. Head over to our itch.io page or straight to warnament.com to start playing in a few clicks!

v0.3.2 Released!

• Added trading: you can exchange resources, provinces & even war machinery with friendly countries. You can't trade with a country if it's applied sanctions to you though
• Interaction between countries now happens instantly, not after the turn is over
• Players will now receive notifications of whether a country has accepted or declined an offer from them
• Added support for user-made maps in the multiplayer (available in closed Beta)
• Performance optimization for playing on big maps
• Bug fixes

If you haven't done so already, please add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ This is the best way to show us that you're waiting for the game to come out, and provides us with superior motivation for releasing the game sooner! Want some more Warnament? We got you! Here's what you can do:

• Join our merry gang on Warnament's Discord Server to chat with devs and fellow players, and send your feedback straight to the devs
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch weekly videos about the development process
• Join our mailing list to get the latest news about the game
• Follow Warnament on Twitter

See you in 2 weeks, when the next Warnament update is out!

[ 2023-07-28 14:11:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

To read all Warnament's dev logs, subscribe to our official newsletter Hey everyone! Welcome to Warnament Dev Updates! Warnament is a grand strategy game, made by a solo dev Denis Makhortov. It is as deep as classic games in the genre, but only takes minutes to get into action. You can play out historic scenarios or create your own: take control of a nation on a global map and take it to glory by taking over territories and achieving military, technical, cultural, or political advantage. It is a spiritual successor to Cold Path, another game with a similar philosophy. Written by: Denis Makhortov / Editor: Georgii Kurgan [previewyoutube=eWN91RfbJxU;full][/previewyoutube] Do you know there's a Warnament Demo on Steam now? Have you played our demo? Seriously, we think it'd be mighty fine if you played our demo, and then play it some more. We got Luxembourg, remember? Okay, we didn't want to come off as pushy, but we hope you can understand: you (normally) only release a demo once, so it's hard for us to think/talk about anything else. So we're gonna talk about how we are improving the demo, so you could play a better demo!
As you might know, there's also a closed beta (which you can totally become a part of) happening alongside with the demo. It's particularly cool because it gives a dev a lot of feedback to improve the game upon. One of the little tweaks we introduced is that now you must have an excel of at least 400 troops (or 1 tank) to annex a province. So if there's a unit of 9000 enemy troops in the area, you'd need over 9000 soldiers of your own, 9400+, to be precise.
But there's good news, too! Chemical weaponry has been reinforced and now destroys up to 40% of enemy's infantry: the exact number depends on whether there's a Fortress in the province and the type of landscape:
Or you can just include the mass production of tanks into your country's political philosophy. Because seriously, why select Totalitarism of Revanchism when you can get yourself an army of roaring death machines:
Some work has been done over the Technology Tree, too. Naturally, we've had to cut off some not-so-polished features for the demo, leaving only those we were sure about:
We'd like our demo players to really feel comfortable, so we continue working on the interface of the Tech Tree, even after the demo has been put out on Steam. For example, now you can see all the benefits of a technology you're about to put your country's brightest scientific minds to:
In other news: we've been improving the AI of the bots for some time now, and they're becoming more witty by day. They're full of surprises: while we were making screenshots for this piece, one of them has reformed Italy into the good ol Roman Empire:
Perhaps, there's still much work to do to make the bots inherit a more modern political mindframe, but at least they're fun to interact with!

Next Stop: Steam Next Fest

We're very excited for the next week, as we're going to showcase Warnament during the glorious Steam Next! If you're reading this, you probably already hyped about Warnament, but here's a friendly reminder of the best action you can take to support us: add the game to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ You're also so very welcome to join us during our live stream next week! Just head to the Warnament page on Steam on Tuesday at 9 am PST / 6 pm CET, and say hi or ask any Warnament-related questions. And please don't restrain yourself from sharing a link to Warnament with your friends! Remember: we've got multiplayer on the way (which is already in testing), so it'd be great to have some Warnament buddies around to divide the world with. And once the Fest is over, there're new features to be added to the beta. See you next month with more exciting news!

[ 2023-06-17 11:26:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

You waited for it - and here we are! Warnament Demo is officially available for everyone on Steam to enjoy! Come to Warnament Demo! We've got:

• WWI-inspired scenario
• 3 political institutions, including Theocracy
• 16 technologies to unlock
• Chemical weapons
• Luxembourg

And if you want more, you can always sign up for closed beta access for as much as $0.99! And never hesitate to join our Discord server's merry bunch of players, to discuss the new content and participate in (mostly) friendly contests and meme exchange! Want even more Warnament? We've got you covered:

• Watch videos on YouTube
• Follow Warnament on Twitter
• Sign up for Dev Updates to get the latest news

Don't forget to add Warnament to your wishlist on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/ More exciting news are to follow! Stay tuned.

[ 2023-06-09 15:15:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

[previewyoutube=zIXJ91mz6RM;full][/previewyoutube] Welcome to our humble Steam page! Warnament is a grand strategy game, made by a tiny development team. It is as deep as classic games in the genre, but only takes minutes to get into action. You can play out historic scenarios or create your own: take control of a nation on a global map and take it to glory by taking over territories and achieving military, technical, cultural, or political advantage. It is a spiritual successor to Cold Path, another game with a similar philosophy. By the way, to celebrate Warnament announcement, we've made the Android version of Cold Path completely free for everyone. If you're into grand strategy games, Warnament might just be the perfect cup of [strike]napalm in the morning[/strike] tea for you! Here's a super quick list of actions you can take right now to get into it:

• Buy Warnament supporter pack on Warnament.com or Itch.io (from $0.99 and up) to get access to the closed beta of Warnament, along with standalone map editor. Pay a bit more to get an artpack and soundtrack, or even a honorable mention in the credits
• Sign up to our Dev Updates to get notified when the free demo becomes available
• Read the interview with Denis the dev to learn more about the philosophy behind the game
• Join our frightfully active Discord community
• Subscribe to our YouTube & Twitter

And of course, add the game to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201700/Warnament/

Next Stop: Steam Next Fest. See you there!

[ 2023-05-11 16:37:05 CET ] [ Original post ]