One more turn!

The game is progressing well. We have some great effects for the various miracles that are in the game (think Populous) and lots of new audio to make them come alive. We’re also working on a 3D sound engine that should make the effects emit around the world. Hopefully the screenshots should be ready in the next few weeks to give you a better idea of what we’re creating. Don’t want to spoil it too much!

Development has been slightly hampered by the new Sid Meier humble bundle – which means once again at least half the team is currently a slave to Civilization. Haven’t tried the expansion packs yet! Our title has a lot of similarities to Civ, so I can tell myself that it’s research.

Hard to believe that the original is over 20 years old. I still remember coming back from Compurama (Southend’s principal games shop!) with the box and leafing through the unusually massive manual. Such an immersive world, it blew me away at the time. I’m impressed with Civ 5, it looks fantastic and there’s a great deal of depth to it. Shame I can’t devote the same amount of time I had 20 years ago.

Here’s the Humble Bundle site – https://www.humblebundle.com/

And an interesting (if short) interview with Sid Meier – http://www.edge-online.com/features/sid-meier-and-the-dawn-and-rise-of-civilization/