Diplomacy is Not an Option News

Hello, guys!
One of the latest updates brought the Sandbox mode to the game. And you gained an opportunity to build cities that won't necessary be attacked. No doubts you've built many tremendous castles! Please, share screenshots of your creations in the comments section. Let everyone see the images of DiNaO urban planning!

The Door 407 dev team

Good Lords, Fair Ladies!

Our audience is expanding, and we are very grateful for your feedback and suggestions. It is through constant communication "Diplomacy is Not an Option" reveals to us fresh, and sometimes, unexpected sides. For instance, there is no common opinion about the difficulty of the game. Some people find it unbearably challenging, while others consider it too easy. Moreover, receptions differ among both, strategy lovers and newcomers.

Therefore, we ask you to share your best tactics that lead you to epic victories in the comments. Or, on the contrary, tell us about the goals you set for yourself to make the game even more fun. Maybe you can give some tips for beginners? Or have you already experienced some particularly vivid moments and would like others to value your achievements?

So why are we writing this now, you may ask? Because it is essential for us that you exchange your experiences, thus developing the game community. Also, because apart from the Story Campaign, Diplomacy is Not an Option is getting Steam achievements on the full release. (That's right, guys, the achievements will appear in the game once it leaves Early Access). Yet the work on them has already started. So we came up with the idea that your unexpected tactical solutions and unusual strategic challenges could become a great basis for what players will get Steam achievements for.

For a dessert - one more thing to look forward to. A week has not passed since the Summer sale on Steam, and Diplomacy is Not an Option is once again discounted. If you wanted to buy our game this summer, but something stopped you, here's your chance. The offer is valid for one week, until the 24th of July.

Yours, the Door 407 dev team

Good Lords, Fair Ladies!

We again want to give you an update on what's coming to Diplomacy is Not an Option before it leaves Early Access.

As you may know, not all the foes and not even all the enemy factions are currently presented in the game. However, as time goes on, the nature of each of them is shaping clearer. This allows us to find solutions common to all factions and unique, applicable only to one of them. As we proceed with the story campaign, we decided to rework the mechanics that we call between ourselves "micro-waves" or "mosquitoes". With the next update, the Rebellious Peasants and the Royal Army factions will get several buildings where their units will spawn. On the one hand, this gives players more control (destroying such a building partly weakens enemy reinforcements). On the other hand, this feature helps to integrate the game mechanics into the narrative. Enemy units spawn at these buildings when meeting a certain condition or at every specified time interval. This feature will change the missions presented in the story campaign preview. Whether these buildings will appear in Challenge Mode or Endless Mode is still an unanswered question for us.

There have been many requests (and still counting) for an alternate source of Soul Crystals. In the beginning magic in Diplomacy is Not an Option was designed as additional mechanics to encourage the extermination of enemies and slightly increase the chances of withstanding subsequent attacks when your army has not yet recovered from the previous ones. It's quite simple: you kill enemies, get a resource with which you can annihilate them in a different way. The question about adding an autonomous source of Soul Crystals not related to military successes is a big question of balance. After all, if there is a shortcut to victory in the form of virtually unlimited spellcasting - it would devalue the need of managing the economy and the army. Nevertheless, after continuous experimentation, we are ready to announce a new building - the Alchemical Transgressor. With it, you will be producing Soul Crystals while spending a certain amount of Iron. And since this building is already tightly linked to the new economic balance, you can expect it to arrive in the nearest DiNaO updates.

We still can't announce a release date for the updates (nor can we give an accurate prediction of how many of them we'll deliver before the game's full release). Still, we hope the details about our work will ease the waiting time.

Thank you for your attention, and until next time!

Yours, the Door 407 dev team

Good Lords, Fair Ladies.

We're very pleased to hear that you enjoyed the large maps in Sandbox (even though they take a bit longer to load). There have been so many requests from you for map presets of similar size in other Diplomacy is Not an Option modes that we just can't help but comment.

Developing Challenges and Endless Mode versions takes some effort from the game designers. Yet they (the game designers) are busy right now with the story campaign. Nevertheless, having received feedback on the June update, we made an important (and fairly obvious) decision...

Ladies and gentlemen, large maps will show up in Endless Mode, as well as in Challenge Mode. The question is, when. We're not ready to announce the exact date yet. But certainly, before Diplomacy is Not an Option leaves Early Access.

Yours, the Door 407 team

Good Lords, fair Ladies!

The June update just recently arrived, and we're already about to announce what's coming in the next one! So why now, you ask? Simply because last time we didn't manage to do all the things we had planned. Also because we need to show that we value your feedback.

In the next Diplomacy is Not an Option update, you'll be able to place archers on Townhall and Barracks. The shape of the roofs of these buildings is not as plain as the square tops of the Towers. That is why we are adding a tab in the menu that will allow you to specify which cells will your troops occupy on the Townhall's or the Barracks' roofs.

This idea has been around for a while and has been mentioned by our fans a lot. To be honest, we felt that the presence of ranged units on rooftops was excellent mechanics. But it took us a while to figure out exactly how to add this feature to the game. Hope you enjoy it.



Yours, Door 407 dev team