Version 14 Preview: Paradise

I know I’ve spoken a lot here and there about Version 14, especially throughout the weekly update posts, but since its now so close to release I figured I’d write a little preview of sorts to recap what everyone can come to expect!

New Faction: Paradise

Just about all of the new content and events in Version 14 are centered around the new empire being introduced,  it is called Paradise. All 12 new images are centered around the faction – you already have seen some of them in the past updates – and the vast majority of the new events are part of the Paradise event chain.  

Paradise is vastly different in pretty much every way compared to the other factions. It’s my first big attempt at adding a bit more variance and replay-ability to the game. There are several different routes you can experience when conquering/playing with Paradise, which occur depending on your choices and even your gender. Multiple playthroughs will be required to see all of Paradise’s content.

This is easily one of the biggest updates I’ve done yet. I’m hoping it doesn’t feel small just because most of the update involves or is centered around the new faction.  

Gender Changing is Being Added

The ability to change your gender mid-game, both in a temporary and permanent manner, is going to be made available too this update. I don’t intend to make gender changing mandatory though, I know not everyone is into gender change content and don’t wish to force fringe fetish content upon players anymore than absolutely necessary.  

Increased Early Game Output

I’ve slightly increased the output of early game buildings to smooth out the start game a bit due to feedback from players. I’m sure their output will be adjusted many more times before the game is all said and done, but hopefully this is a step towards the right direction. I eagerly await feedback on whether or not the increases positively impacted your early game experience (or if it broke the game entirely XD).  

Bigger Map

I’ve also increased the size of the game map from 15x15 to 17x17 to account for the new faction and give you all more room to play with. Whether or not this will remain the game’s final map size from here on out is a mystery even to me. I’m hoping its something a lot of people will give feedback on. There are a slew of other fixes and tweaks to expect too, but I’ll save their announcement for the changelog.  

Version 14 Releases this Wednesday

As long as nothing major happens during bug testing, I should have Version 14 ready for patrons this Wednesday (November 28th, 2018). I hope everyone’s as excited about the upcoming update as I am. It’s pretty big and I’m looking forward to hearing feedback about the new faction and various tweaks.  

Thanks for reading,

hw21