Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that after a lot of work modding is finally available in the open beta branch! Why only beta? Steam Workshop is not integrated yet, and there are still some convenience features missing, so I feel like it is not ready yet for full release. On the other hand I wanted to make it available early so that modders can start getting familiar with it. (And some players were wondering if the development is still going, so I wanted to show, yes!) To play it please follow the steps below: - right click on From Village to Empire in your Steam library - go to Properties \ Betas - opt-in by picking the "beta - Public beta branch" in the drop-down menu After you do this, your game will update, and you're good to go. There is a modding guide and two sample mods available: - right click on From Village to Empire in your Steam library - go to Properties \ Local Files - click on "Browse Local Files" - go to the "mods" directory where you can find the guide and the sample mods The sample mods are disabled by default, they can be enabled by editing the modinfo.json file. Warning Saves from the newer version of the game are not usable in the current live build, so make sure you backup your progress before playing the updated version. Multiplayer is also restricted to clients with the same version. The next step before the proper release is to add support for sharing mods in the Steam Workshop. Please let me know if you are having any issues running this version of the game. Have fun playing!

Features

• Singleplayer, LAN and Steam Multiplayer game modes
  
• Technological progress from ancient to modern ages
  
• Multiple playable nations
  
• Complete control over city expansion
  
• All buildings are placed on the world map
  
• No automatic embarking, units must be transported in boats
  
• Procedural map generation
  
• Sequential and Simultaneous multiplayer modes

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
• Processor: 2 GhzMemory: 1 GB RAM
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Graphics: 128mb Video Memory
• Storage: 100 MB available space

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
• Processor: Dual Core 3 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: 256mb Video Memory
• Storage: 100 MB available space