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The State of War - Warnament Dev Update #13



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][/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!

Add to your wishlist! Why and how?

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:


[h2]For players[/h2]
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.

[h2]For developers[/h2]
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

[h2]Now you know what to do[/h2]
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!

Sounds Like War - Update v0.9.19



Hey, rulers,

We’re 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, you’ll 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!


[h3]v0.9.19 Released![/h3]
  • 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 game’s 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][/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

The Scenic Route - Update v0.9.18



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][/previewyoutube]

[h3]v0.9.18 Released![/h3]
  • 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

Oh My Map - Update v0.9.17



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!



[h3]v0.9.17 Released![/h3]
  • 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