Sovereignty gets a mayor update and reaches 2.0!

Lord Zimoa · June 15, 2016, 09:22:29 AM

After weeks in open beta we are finally proud to officially release the 2.0 update for Sovereignty. It has been a long period of hard work, but the game is getting better and better

Since we've entered Early Access we have been facing several obstacles, but, thanks to our community's involvement, dedication and feedback, we continue to move forward. In order to deliver a more ambitious game, we decided last year to switch to a new engine. This was not an easy decision to make and we changed a lot of things under the hood, which were almost invisible from a player point of view.

Now we know that this decision was necessary, and that it was instrumental in creating the game we all want to play. Going public with version 2.0 is a huge step towards the end of the Early Access phase. This major update includes many UI and game mechanics changes but also brand new features. For instance you can now customise your province by constructing buildings in them and design your empire according to your play style. Prisoners are also now completely under your control; would you want to trade them, recruit them in your own army, or keep them in jail for other dark purposes. The more the game evolves, the more you are in control, and be ready to have again a lot of surprises by the end of the Early Access program!

If you want more details about the 2.0 changes, please read the changelog on the forum here!

Steelgrave · June 15, 2016, 09:33:27 AM

Outstanding! And great timing....I was just looking at the Sovereignty icon on my desktop, thinking I was ready to start a new game O0

mikeck · June 15, 2016, 10:17:39 AM

I have been playing around with this game for the last 6 months and it is REALLY improved over the original early access. The best move was allowing for individual buildings to be constructed in provinces instead of a magic "improve" button. It's a cool game that probably deserves some more attention.

Steelgrave · June 15, 2016, 10:33:52 AM

Quote from: mikeck on June 15, 2016, 10:17:39 AM
I have been playing around with this game for the last 6 months and it is REALLY improved over the original early access. The best move was allowing for individual buildings to be constructed in provinces instead of a magic "improve" button. It's a cool game that probably deserves some more attention.

Hell, I enjoyed the basic game when it first came out and played several games. I'm definitely firing it back up today!

Ian C · June 15, 2016, 10:54:45 AM

Genuine thanks for the update.

Bug (FIXED)

bbmike · June 15, 2016, 11:14:15 AM

Ian, every time I updated my Nvidia drivers all of my desktop icons would be rearranged just like in your screenshot. I could never figure out how to solve the issue but I did find a really nice freeware program called DesktopOK that lets you save and restore icon positions. I have it on all of my computers now and love it. No more scrambled icons! Not a fix for Sovereignty but I thought I would mention it.

Lord Zimoa · June 15, 2016, 11:18:15 AM

Sorry you have a problem, but most of the time we can fix and get you going with tech problems.

Please could you post here so the tech guys can have a look and help:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/312430/discussions/1/

Thanks,

Tim aka LZ

Boggit · June 15, 2016, 12:56:59 PM

Good news with v2.0. I'm glad to see the game making progress. I think customising the buildings within a province is an excellent improvement. O0

I think Mikeck is right that it still needs some more attention, but it looks like that is happening. On release, if the developers keep working on it, it will probably be a unique and very good game.

Ian C · June 15, 2016, 04:06:55 PM

EDITED: Issue fixed.

Lord Zimoa · June 17, 2016, 02:50:44 AM

Hi Ian,

Happy this got solved and you are up and running.

Cheers,

Tim aka LZ

Ian C · June 17, 2016, 04:20:51 AM

Many thanks Tim. Original posts updated.

Tpek · June 17, 2016, 05:34:17 PM

Can't wait for the full release.

Boggit · June 19, 2016, 12:10:37 AM

Quote from: Tpek on June 17, 2016, 05:34:17 PM
Can't wait for the full release.

Have you got the early access? If not, it is worth a look, and IIRC you can opt in to the beta development downloads, which usually have some nice features early on.

Tpek · June 19, 2016, 01:39:20 AM

Quote from: Boggit on June 19, 2016, 12:10:37 AM
Quote from: Tpek on June 17, 2016, 05:34:17 PM
Can't wait for the full release.
Have you got the early access? If not, it is worth a look, and IIRC you can opt in to the beta development downloads, which usually have some nice features early on.

Have and already played a bit early on.
But I'd rather wait for the full game to be able to truly enjoy it.

-budd- · June 19, 2016, 05:56:45 AM

Quote from: Tpek on June 19, 2016, 01:39:20 AM
Quote from: Boggit on June 19, 2016, 12:10:37 AM
Quote from: Tpek on June 17, 2016, 05:34:17 PM
Can't wait for the full release.
Have you got the early access? If not, it is worth a look, and IIRC you can opt in to the beta development downloads, which usually have some nice features early on.

Have and already played a bit early on.
But I'd rather wait for the full game to be able to truly enjoy it.

I feel a bit like this also on some early access titles. This one i just play the same nation every time during early access, helps with noticing the changes also.