MEMORIA POLIS News

New systems, new challenges, new artistic direction: Memoriapolis leaves early access and enters its first major era!

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Hello Builder,

After six months of intense development and many discussions with you, Mémoriapolis is now in version 1.

No more early access.
It's still a work in progress, but the structure is standing, and we're proud to open the doors to you.

[h2]We've changed (almost) everything[/h2]
Yes, really.
Some systems have disappeared, others have arrived. Each time, we've done it with one thing in mind: listening to your feedback, testing, adjusting, while keeping to the vision of the game we set out to achieve.

Thank you to all of you who took the time to play, to complain, to suggest. You've been our compass.

[h2]The aim of the game is simple: to hold out[/h2]
Your mission? To prevent the city from falling apart.
Specifically, don't let too many neighborhoods become barricaded. Once you reach a certain threshold, the city will be out of your hands, and you'll lose the game.

"I think it'll pass...."

Why these closures?
Riots, fires, thefts, epidemics, strong factions, unpopular decisions... there's no shortage of reasons. And once a district has been closed, it will not reopen until the age change. In other words, we need to limit the damage before things get out of hand.

"Ho no..."

[h2]Bonus goal: “The Collection”[/h2]
If you manage well, you'll reach the Age of Enlightenment, the fourth age. Bravo!

But to reach the next level - the age of the Industrial Revolution and its famous final content “The Collection” - you'll also need to have managed the Esplanade controls throughout the game.

No pressure... but some nonetheless.

[h2]Five ages to traverse[/h2]
In this version there are the famous four ages:

• Antiquity
  
• Middle Ages
  
• Renaissance
  
• Enlightenment
  

To which we've added the Industrial Revolution!



Every age changes the way we govern. You can't run an ancient city like an industrial town. The mechanics remain consistent, but the strategies evolve. You have to adapt, negotiate and manipulate.

Politics is an art.

[h2]New interface: we've redone everything[/h2]
Let's not beat around the bush: the interface has been completely redesigned.



More modern, clearer, more pleasant.
It's a major change, and we sincerely hope it will make your life easier.



[h2]Art direction revisited (with love)[/h2]
We're back to pencil and brush. Well, in a manner of speaking.

Inspired by architectural drawing and watercolor, the art direction has been given a facelift. No cel shading, but a "paint + drawn lines" effect that gives the game more character.



And if that's not to your liking, don't worry: all this can be deactivated in the options.

[h2]Gone is “Downtown”, welcome is “Your Family's House”[/h2]
From now on, at each new age, you'll set up your family's house.

Gone is the downtown that "replaced" the previous one. This house accompanies you, marks your anchorage, and its placement rules have been revised so that it really makes sense in the development of the city.

[h2]Culture points? Forget them.[/h2]
We've replaced them with cultural characters.

They arrive, stay a while, do their mission, then leave. Depending on their culture, they can boost your production, unlock a building, attract a faction, or even save a desperate situation.

Yes, they're cool. And no, they're not random.

Check out the Codex to get to know them better.

[h2]A major project: politics[/h2]
This could be the real revolution.
We've rethought every political system in the game.

Each age now has its own rules, but they all rest on a common base. The idea is that you don't have to relearn everything every time, but you still have to adjust.

Passing a decree, influencing a vote, manipulating a faction... Politics in Mémoriapolis is a game within a game.

[h2]Evolving cultural buildings[/h2]
They were already there, but rather discreet. Now they're more numerous, more visible, and evolve over several ages.

A real strategic lever for building a city for the long term.

[h2]Savegame incompatibility[/h2]
We did our best during early access to keep savegames compatible.
But now, with the new interface, overhauled systems and redesigned mechanics, this was no longer possible.

So we're starting afresh with version 1.

[h2]New languages[/h2]
Three new translations join the game:

• Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Polish
  

And with the existing versions, the game is now available in 8 languages:

• French
  
• English
  
• German
  
• Spanish
  
• Russian
  
• Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Polish
  

[h2]Accessibility: still a long way to go[/h2]
We know we're a long way off.
Today, we offer:

• Text enlargement
  
• OpenDyslexic fonts for improved legibility
  

This is just the beginning. We hope to do better in the future.

[h2]Price? It's staying put (for now)[/h2]
The early access price is staying put for a few more weeks.
It's our way of keeping the game accessible to everyone, even after release.

[h2]What's next?[/h2]
Version 1 isn't the end. It's a big step, but the road goes on.
We already have some ideas: new buildings, new mechanics (maybe heroes?), even new ages.

But first, we're going to stabilize, correct and improve. And, as always, with you.

Now it's your turn to play!

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
[h3]New features and improvements[/h3]

• Buildings: add cultural mixes through 3 ages
  
• Buildings: add new cultural building and cultural mixes
  
• Codex: improve and update all pages
  
• Codex: save codex page as persistent player data instead of per save basis
  
• Cultural character: a new feature that replaces cultural points
  
• Defeat: add a minimum of 5 district before defeat
  
• Esplanade: missing esplanade objectives will now lead to districts being barricaded. They will be recoverable in Age Transition like barricaded factions
  
• Rework cultural buildings upgrades with new rules and effects
  
• Rework incidents
  
• Incident: add epidemics decrease migration effect
  
• Incident: add fire disable money production effect
  
• Improve proximity and production buildings upgrades
  
• Politics: add new decrees at all ages
  
• Politics MA has been reworked and improved
  
• Rendering: improve district rendering for near empty districts
  
• Rendering: complete overhaul of the first map
  
• Sound: new sound effect for barricaded district
  
• UI: complete UI overhaul and UI rendering optimization
  
• UI: add complete navigation with Enter and Escape
  
• General balancing
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Age transition: fix cycle bubble for buildings repair wasn't disappearing even after transitioning to the new age
  
• Age transition: fix age transition button was displayed at the start of an age if the previous downtown lvl 5 was in construction site when cycles reached the end
  
• Age transition: fix the cycle progression bar was displayed on the 'Esplanade' panel during the age transition
  
• Building: fix the effect radius was not displayed on selecting 'Reforestation Workshop' proximity building
  
• Building: add missing knowhow on function mix when loading a save
  
• Building tree: fix the 'Buy' button for the Wonders was disappearing after unlocking it and selecting any other element
  
• Building effects values displayed in Building Tree, Construction validation, Building selection and Building tooltips should be more reliable and handle all bonus and malus
  
• Building selection: display cultural mixes effects
  
• Building selection: display all know how for cultural mixes
  
• Building selection: fix an incorrect security area was displayed for the city center panel
  
• Building demolition: multiple fixes on cost and recycling
  
• Construction picker: fix upgraded building's notification dot was appearing on every opening of the construction picker if higher levels of it were unlocked
  
• Destiny: fix service buildings also offering 15% increase in satisfaction when Philosopher destiny is selected
  
• Districts: keep barricaded district from getting migration
  
• Event: fixes trade routes where displayed 2 times in choice popups
  
• Esplanade: fix demolitions were not decreasing the esplanade building points
  
• Faction: fix building construction request not completing if the building was already in construction before the request is created
  
• Faction: fix request were not canceled when expelling faction from the city
  
• Faction: fix an incorrect trust gain/loss was displayed on the faction's panel by changing the taxation of factions
  
• Factions: keep factions from requesting creation of already built cultural buildings
  
• Incident: keep multiple incidents from happening on the same district
  
• Incident: keep faction from losing power multiple times with the same event
  
• KnowHow: fix know how on cultural mixes
  
• Politics: fix the same factions were able to embrace multiple positions in the Magnum Concilium
  
• Politics: fix the power of factions did not match each other in the Politics and Factions panels
  
• Politics: fix Magnum Concilium election cycles were displayed with a negative value after reaching 0
  
• Politics: fix Magnum Concilium corruption button wasn't working
  
• Politics: fix the decrees cancel button was not appearing through 'Politician' destiny effect during the 'Renaissance' age
  
• Politics: fix an incorrect amount of gold coins was refunded on cancelling a decree through 'Politician' destiny effect
  
• Rampart: fix the player was able to build ramparts with an insufficient workers amount
  
• Remove cultural points
  
• Remove legacy save folder (Documents)
  
• Remove obsolete satisfaction's effects
  
• Tutorial: fix the tutorial's Chapter 2 objective was completed upon hovering over the resources present at the top left corner
  
• Tutorial: fix the maximum limit of the small farm building was disappearing after unlocking its 'Level 2' during 'Chapter 12'
  
• UI: completely remove POI offset when moving camera
  
• UI: fix gameplay screen appears momentarily on navigating to the 'Main Menu' from the 'Defeat' or ‘Victory’ screen
  
• UI: Display construction site timer in downtown selection + allow downtown selection during a construction site
  
• UI: allow selecting an item in the Building Tree from the function selection in the city view
  
• And many other fixes. Honestly, we've lost count
  

[h2]Building a single large city in Memoriapolis[/h2]

Hello Builders,

We've read your feedback: some feel that you end up building several small cities instead of one large one. That's probably true when you're new to the game, but rest assured: it's perfectly possible to create a single city from start to finish!

You just need to change your habits a little:

• Plan your development.
  
• Use mixed-use buildings and the Master Builder's Office.
  
• Remember: not destroying doesn't mean not improving!
  

[h2]Mixed-use buildings[/h2]
When you construct a building, it influences the neighborhoods around it. Some buildings can evolve from one age to the next, and also affect neighboring neighborhoods.

Example:
I build a temple during Antiquity.
Religious neighborhoods form around it.


In the Middle Ages, I unblock the church and transform my temple into a basilica.
As a result, all the surrounding neighborhoods automatically adapt to the new medieval style.


[h2]The Master Builder's Office[/h2]
Unlocked in the Middle Ages, this building is essential for managing your town!
Click on its icon (on the left of the screen), then select a district: you'll be able to modify its planning rules and density.


For a few coins, you can modernize your city's appearance without razing it to the ground!



In addition, these modifications (type of construction and density) will have an impact on the number of inhabitants your town can receive. But beware: if this neighborhood is attractive, this is where your new residents will want to live!

[h2]A fifth age and a grandiose Exhibition: “The Collection”![/h2]

Hello Builders,

You thought Memoriapolis was played out over four ages? Think again! There's a fifth age to shake things up: the Age of the Industrial Revolution. And with it, an ultimate ambition: to create “The Collection” to sublimate your city!

[h2]The Esplanade: a strategic decision-making center[/h2]
A quick reminder: the Esplanade is where residents express their views on the development of your city. Four groups regularly take the floor, each with its own demands:

• The Syndicate: watches over your resources and wants to keep your reserves well-stocked.
  
• The Alliance: their obsession? The happiness of its citizens.
  
• The Coalition: keeps a close eye on the quantity and quality of cultural buildings.
  
• The League: defending factions and their thirst for power.
  

Every 300 cycles, these groups evaluate your management and reward you according to your results. At stake: special gold and silver coins that will be essential to the realization of your Collection.

Silver coins, better known as the Builders' Medal, are earned by achieving intermediate goals.

Gold coins, better known as the Architects' Medal, are awarded at the final Esplanade Gathering at the end of each age.

[h2]"The Collection": A Celebration of Your City[/h2]
In this fifth and final age, you'll have all the time you need to build a unique space: a themed promenade highlighting the history and architecture of your city.
You'll start by choosing a House of your dynasty (necessarily level 5) to serve as a starting point. Then, you can decide to expand your collection by adding:

• An adjacent neighborhood (cost in silver coins)
  
• A nearby cultural building (cost in gold coins)
  

Each choice transforms these elements into veritable showcases of the new century. The system works in a similar way to the construction of the game's ramparts.

[h2]A Score to Determine the “Great Architect”[/h2]
“The Collection” won't be just a set! Its final score will depend on several criteria:

• The layout of the chosen neighborhoods
  
• The height and type of buildings that make it up
  
• Their distance from the center of your Collection
  

So, who will get the grandest Collection and make Memoriapolis history?

Hello builders,

You thought there were 4 Ages? Think again. Memoriapolis spans 5 historical eras—from Antiquity all the way to the Industrial Revolution, each more challenging and rewarding than the last.

Get ready to shape your city’s legacy when the game launches April 30 on Steam!

🎥 Watch the trailer now, share it with your fellow builders, and tell us what you think — we can’t wait to read your reactions!

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Hello Builders,

Many games, particularly 4X games (Civilization, Humankind, etc.), use age change as an evolutionary engine and gameplay thread. Often, the threat of an opponent forces the player to follow this rhythm, or risk seeing his civilization disappear. This leaves the player with little choice in the face of the inexorable passage of time.

Strangely enough, city-builders generally focus on a single era, without exploring the impact that historical, technological and political evolutions might have on the structure of cities.

With this in mind, we made the passage of time a central element of Memoriapolis.
In this game, you'll have to constantly question what you're preserving and why. Every change in a building from one era to the next will have an impact on your city, and you'll need to choose the right moment to change age.

Each age lasts a certain number of cycles (the game's time units), after which the transition to the next age takes place automatically. As in 4X, you can't stop time, but here it doesn't punish you: if you don't start the transition to the Middle Ages before the end of the cycles, the game will take you there without penalty.

However, if you manage to change age early, unused cycles will be carried over to the next age, giving you a strategic advantage.

Some buildings have the ability to evolve from one age to the next and, for some, for three ages! Your choices can have a crucial impact on the course of your game.

When it comes to changing age, you have two major decisions to make:

• Manage your memory points.
  
• Choose the direction of your dynasty.
  

[h2]Memory points[/h2]
As you progress, you accumulate memory points. The number of points depends on the number and type of cultural buildings constructed, as well as the influence of the factions present in your city.
These points are used for two essential actions:

• Maintain buildings between ages
  
• Reopen closed districts
  

All buildings deteriorate over time. Unless they're managed by a faction or located within the perimeter of a wonder, you'll need to spend memory points to restore them.
If you choose not to maintain them at the time, you can always repair them later with construction resources.



But beware: a building that has been abandoned for two consecutive ages becomes an irreparable ruin. That said, ruins can sometimes be useful...

The previous age was a turbulent one, and some parts of your town have closed down. You can then spend memory points to reopen them.

[h2]The continuity of your dynasty[/h2]
Your dynasty extends from age to age, and you must choose a new destiny for each new age.
There is one destiny for each culture in the game, and each one brings its own set of bonuses and helps you define your strategy for the next age. This choice also gives you a “Cultural Character” to help you achieve your goals. These destinies are :

• (Strategist) Military
  
• (Priest) Religion
  
• (Merchant) Trade
  
• (Philosopher) Education
  
• (Craftsman) Production
  
• (Politician) Politics
  

Would you prefer to pursue your vocation as a merchant and strengthen the associated bonuses? Or turn to a military career and gain new strategic advantages?



In this example, I have to choose my final destiny for the Age of Enlightenment.
The history reminds me that my family began with a priest in antiquity, a philosopher in the Middle Ages and a politician in the Renaissance.

It's up to you to decide which strategy will best suit your city and its future.