Romans: Age of Caesar News

Romans: Age of Caesar - Coming April 27th 2022!

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As we approach the Steam launch of our upcoming online co-op city builder Romans: Age of Caesar on April 27th, we wanted to discuss ancient Rome and its collective hold on us as developers. Through its influence across law, architecture, trade, military tactics, art and craftsmanship, Rome well and truly has its hold on us here at Firefly as we approach release.

Today we're incredibly excited to talk about why the Eternal City and the empire that blossomed from its industrious seed came to be the setting for our latest and most ambitious online game yet. Gaming is unique in its capacity to allows players to actively engage with historical settings, making your experience far more personal as a result of being active participants, instead of just passive observers. With Romans: Age of Caesar we can't wait to see how players' political ambitions, city builder expertise and tactical military might plays out across our constantly growing empire map.

While every genre chooses different dimensions of this great civilization to examine, in Romans we’re particularly interested in bringing to life architectural, economic and political planning needed to transform a city on the southern Italian peninsula into an continent-spanning empire that lasted for centuries through natural disasters, civil wars, barbarian invasions and power-hungry tyrants.

So join us as we examine the many advances in our ability to recreate ancient Rome, in everything from music and design to visual art and gameplay. Then prepare for our latest release, which promises to build upon the classic city-building heritage that Firefly Studios is known for in an entirely new online world.

Stay tuned for more upcoming information about Romans, the Stronghold series and future of Firefly Studios. For now we can’t wait for you to get your hands on Romans: Age of Caesar for free on Steam on April 27th!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/872570/Romans_Age_of_Caesar/

MMO city builder Romans: Age of Caesar launches this month

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, and it certainly wasn't built by one person. Romans: Age of Caesar is a city-building game in the works at Firefly Studios, the developers of the Stronghold series. The Romans: Age of Caesar release date is set for April 27, Firefly has announced.

Romans: Age of Caesar is what Firefly Studios describes as an 'MMORTS.' It draws from the experience of the original design team that worked on the Impressions classic Caesar III, giving players the chance to build and administer a classical-era Roman city. The new wrinkle in Romans: Age of Caesar is that you're building your city cooperatively - up to 16 players can be working together on a single city, and those cities all form part of a Roman nation created collectively by thousands of players.

As your city grows and becomes more prosperous, you'll want to establish trade routes, which you'll need to protect from barbarian raiders. There are real-time tactical battles to fight when raids happen, or when you get into territory disputes with other players that can't be peacefully resolved.

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Romans: Age of Caesar - Q&A (Part 1)

Today Nick and Aaron don authentic Roman garbs to do one thing and one thing only... Answer your most pressing questions about Romans: Age of Caesar! Romans is our free upcoming co-op city builder MMO, currently playable in the February Steam Next Fest.

If you caught yesterday's stream - in which Firefly Studios' Lead Designer Simon Bradbury treated us to a flood off Caesar 3-related memories - you'll know that we have a new kind of strategy MMO on the way. Today's Q&A will be the first of two parts, aiming to reveal all we can at this stage of development. So watch us deal with the biggest and most pressing questions, along with a healthy dose of playful comments and Monty Python references! Find out about Romans' graphical style, RTS elements, barbarian hordes, territory control, gameplay and more!

As an added treat today's stream will be introduced by Firefly co-founders and Impressions Games alumni Eric Ouellette and Simon Bradbury, gracing our screens to reveal the origins and future of our recently-announced online city builder. Tracing their professional roots back to past studios and a certain roman city builder that started it all, Simon and Eric discuss how all roads have led to Romans. Having designed, produced, composed music and created art for a number of classic period city builders, many of Firefly’s current day staff and collaborators are mining their rich strategy heritage for our new MMO. Add this to Firefly’s experience developing CivCity: Rome and you have the perfect team to take this classic gameplay online in Romans: Age of Caesar.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/872570/Romans_Age_of_Caesar/

Legacy of Romans: Age of Caesar

Today we bring you a very special 'Let's Play' featuring city-building classic Caesar 3, starring Impressions Games designer and coder - and now Firefly Studios Lead Designer - Simon Bradbury!

Now that our upcoming online city builder Romans: Age of Caesar is available to download in demo form during the February Steam Next Fest, we thought we'd turn back the clocks to a time of floppy disks and CRT monitors. So join us as we explore the strategy gaming legacy of Firefly Studios and our brand new Roman empire builder!

So whether you're an old school player and devotee of the first golden age of city sim games or a developer looking for insight into the creative process as a lone freelancer and studio head - We have you covered.

Romans: Age of Caesar - Now in Open Beta!

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It brings us great pleasure to announce that we have just launched our open beta for Romans: Age of Caesar! With Romans' first gameplay trailer also being released, its full speed ahead for our new co-op strategy MMO as we begin the march toward a full Steam launch in 2022.

From the minds of former Impressions Games developers Simon Bradbury, Eric Ouellette and Darrin Horbal comes Romans: Age of Caesar, the latest historical strategy game from the folks here at Firefly Studios. Romans sees city states of up to 16 players rebuilding the empire as they share resources, re-establish trade routes and protect allied cities from barbarian invasion. Classic city builder gameplay is taken online across the Roman Empire as players build, trade and fight alongside fellow would-be senators in a shared open world.

Featuring 16 players per city and thousands more active across the empire, players must cooperate in order to rebuild Rome. Beyond their district lies an expansive empire map, where you can build new settlements, discover resources and team up with otherwise rival city states. Sharpen those legions and engage in tactical combat to push back barbarian frontiers in PvE or engage in political warfare, forging alliances to claim glory in epic PvP battles. Battle or build alongside fellow players, defeating common threats and building the prosperity of each shared city.

While the ultimate goal is to be crowned Caesar, players must first work their way up through the senate before reaching the political endgame. Earning the confidence of their political allies and either rising with them through the chambers or betraying them at the opportune moment. Manoeuvre between different loyalties, positions and gods, to remain politically nimble and succeed in the final quest for power. Dare to become emperor and have your name known across the empire.

Scheduled for release on Steam in 2022, Romans: Age of Caesar is now in open beta, with players able to sign up and play the game for free via the official website. Those waiting for the full Steam launch next year can also wishlist the game via the link below.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/872570/Romans_Age_of_Caesar/