Oriental Empires -- 4x historical strategy

[Anguille]

Wishlisted on Steam to keep an eye on it. This looks good, but the "Early Access" release date of Q1 2016 makes me hope it's not buggy as hell when it comes out.

Iceberg delayed release of the game going into EA specifically so that wouldn't happen, so I'm cautiously optimistic that won't be the case. 

However, as I plan to grab the game almost as soon as it's available, I'll try and post my thoughts here and let you know one way or the other.  (I suspect Anguille will likely do the same, but I won't presume to speak for him.)  :)

I will too... ;)

[jomni]

What I'd like to see is if they will incorporate different Chinese schools of thought / philosophies that influence your faction's culture and government bureaucracy  (Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism).  Choose to adopt one over the other and you get benefits and penalties.  Or if they are already embedded / pre-assigned to the different factions.

[Nefaro]

Eunuch Command Simulator. 

[Martok]

 

What I'd like to see is if they will incorporate different Chinese schools of thought / philosophies that influence your faction's culture and government bureaucracy  (Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism).  Choose to adopt one over the other and you get benefits and penalties.  Or if they are already embedded / pre-assigned to the different factions.

Great question, jomni!  I'll ask. 

[jomni]

For those who don't know.

Confucianism = moral authority
Taoism = mysticism
Legalism = dictatorship
Mohism = science and engineering

[Surtur]

Hi guys, Surtur here, currently working as a producer on Oriental Empires for Iceberg. Let me know if can answer any questions for you guys.

So far development is going well, though we cannot disclose a release date yet.

Cheers,

Surtur

[Grim.Reaper]

Hi guys, Surtur here, currently working as a producer on Oriental Empires for Iceberg. Let me know if can answer any questions for you guys.

So far development is going well, though we cannot disclose a release date yet.

Cheers,

Surtur

Only question is....when is early access so you can accept our money?  But I know you said you couldn't say:)  Any chance of a hint whether February, March, April, etc. ?

[Surtur]

Sorry, I am not at liberty to disclose anything related to release date.

What I can answer though, is all kinds of stuff related to gameply etc.

[jomni]

So you start during the Shang Dynasty?

[Surtur]

Indeed, the game starts about 1500BC which historically was during the Chang Dynasty. Note though that while the different factions start at the historically correct geographical locations, the map is not fully prepopulated. As at the beginning of the game, everybody typically starts with a single town and just a couple of units.

[Martok]

What about this earlier question from jomni? 

What I'd like to see is if they will incorporate different Chinese schools of thought / philosophies that influence your faction's culture and government bureaucracy  (Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism).  Choose to adopt one over the other and you get benefits and penalties.  Or if they are already embedded / pre-assigned to the different factions.

[Surtur]

Ahh sorry.

So the way it is currently, these schools of thought are reflected in the research tree and they mostly provide culture and authority bonusses that will help you keep your people happy and expand your influence. Research consists of 4 categories and "Thought" is one of them.

[jomni]

Indeed, the game starts about 1500BC which historically was during the Chang Dynasty. Note though that while the different factions start at the historically correct geographical locations, the map is not fully prepopulated. As at the beginning of the game, everybody typically starts with a single town and just a couple of units.

So just like Civ.  It will be a sandbox and results don't pan out historiclally. I guess the map can be random too. ;D
Will there be historical start option?  I.e. Warring States Period, Three Kingdoms, various dynasties, etc?

[Surtur]

The start can be compared a bit with Civ yes, though at the moment, there is only the historical map, a (really!) huge and acurate map of China. There is no historical start option planned for the Early Access release.

[Gusington]

How deep with city-building be? Very detailed or just basic? Will the tech trees be complex?