dotAGE News

Hello Elders to be! I am so happy to tell you that I finally have a release date for dotAGE!
In development since 2014 in my spare time, this little game of mine has become so big and I am so proud of it, the time to finally show it to you has come!

I prepared a new trailer for the occasion
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Enough words, when is the game getting released?

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The 4th of October, a month from now!!! (AAAAAAAAH this feels so liberating). I am so excited and I hope you are too!

What now then? The next month will be a bit busy, as I need to make sure that the game can be viewed by as many people as possible (not easy as a solo indie dev), so do spam all your friends with the news, and send the game to your enemies by forcing them to play the hardest mode!

I am working on the updated demo so you can try out the new event mechanics and the changes to the buildings before the release, stay tuned for more!

I hope you will enjoy the world of dotAGE!
Michele

Hello fellow Elders! This is a short update, as I am very, very, busy adding the last touches to the game.

After many months of balancing and bugfixing, I am happy to say that the game is now complete, all text is in, and the different runs balanced! With the help of playtesters, I am squashing the last bugs, so (and I know this feels unreal) expect an announcement soon. ;)

Everything Animated
In the last months, I finished adding all animations to all buildings (and couldn't stop myself from adding a few more buildings, by the way!). The game now has more than 200 different buildings!



All Descriptions!
I finally added all descriptions into the game, so all text is complete now! I hope you'll like the elder's comments.

Hello fellow Elders! It is time for a new update on the development of the game.

But first! These last months have been quite hectic as I became a father! I am so happy! :)

So, in-between one diaper and the next, what have I been up to regarding dotAGE? Let's find out!

An Apocalyptic Story
I finished adding the game's story (oh yeah, there is also some narrative in this game!). I'm happy to finally put an end to this story. I hope you will like it (if you can survive the Apocalypse!)



New Connection Mechanic
While working on the balance of the game, I noticed a few issues with the current village layouts, which led me to add a new mechanic that requires you to connect some buildings together using pavements. This creates very nice villages!

New Resources and buildings
I just can't seem to keep myself from adding some content (I swear they were needed for balance purposes!) ;P



New elders!
As the game's balance gets finished up, I started work on additional Elders you can play! I am not spoiling anything at the time, but know that each elder comes with different maps and with their own special traits, such as having unique buildings, increasing the chance for specific events, or rewarding specific behaviors. The goal is to make each elder's village pretty different. I can't wait to show them all!

Balancing & Bugfixing
Balancing and testing is going smoothly, and I am testing also the different difficulties. The game is in a really nice state now, and I can't wait to announce a release date as soon as I finish working on the balancing!

In the meantime, have a great month!
Michele

Hello fellow Elders! It is time for a new update on the development of the game.
We have some juicy additions!

Boons!
A new system has been added that rewards players for beaing Doom visions at each page in the game. The boons are granted by the Domains, allowing you to choose from a set of predefined bonuses and get a great help in fighting the next events. I'm not spoiling them, however!



The Apocalypse is Coming!
The Apocalypse at the end of the game has been defined and balanced. Expect it to be fierce and relentless! Will you be able to fight it off?



Balacing turns
With the balance being in a good state, I also made sure to tune the number of turns and events that will be encountered to provide a smoother experience.

New difficulty options!
A lot of players of all kinds are interested in playing dotAGE for different reasons.
To make sure that the game is at the right pace for everyone, I added new difficulty options.

Balancing and testing is going smoothly, but there still a few bugs scattered around. Stay tuned for more information.

See you soon,
Michele