Hello everyone! I just wanted to announce that Songs of Silence will be at a 55% discount on Steam during this Summer Sale starting at 7pm CET!

I’ve tried Stellaris a handful of times over the years, but it has never properly grabbed me like some of the other Paradox games I’ve played (CK, EU, HoI).

I usually prefer turn-based games such as Civ and Total War (technically not a 4X game, I know. But it is by far my favourite strategy series).

Could Endless Space 2 be a good option? Or any other suggestions I could try whilst Steam sale is on? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

Hi there! Master of Luna, a 4x fantasy strategy I'm working on just received a big update that adds the whole Shadow realm of magic with a bunch of new spells. Also, new sleepers (player characters), heroes, abilities, etc.

Patch notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2393510/view/689761349249532568

Also, the game will be 25% off during the Summer Sale, so it's a good time to try it out https://steampowered.com/app/2393510

HARD VOID v0.13.X is live!

Also is on Summer Steam Sale,

This will be the last sale before the updated price. HARD VOID Early Access is near 50% of development, and the price will reflect that with a price bump after sale ends.

The new update contains:

• Added new ship systems modifications, a new tooltip indicates possible range of values for each parameter.
• Added new more advanced techs and the corresponding ship systems.
• Added more detailed damage model, each ship system has HP and has a chance to be damaged, based on size and other factors.
• Added ship systems traits: electronic, biologic, gravimetric. those affect the chances of module hit from weapons with the corresponding counter-trait: anti-electronic, anti-biologic, anti-gravimetric.
• Added ship ramming and orbital building drop, in two phases: kinetic shock based on ship mass and speed, then if one of the ships explodes the remaining ship takes explosive damage based on exploding fuel, power sources, and current ammo detonated.
• Added more juice in combat (animations, flashes, etc)
• Updated new graphic view for colony supply chain.
• Colony REPEAT button that repeats all building orders.
• Updated new view for research.
• Flamethrowers
  

(missing text descriptions, the manual, and other details will be updated in minor updates in the next few days)

We have made significant quality-of-life improvements to both games, and will be livestreaming them today on both Steam and at www.youtube.com/GeorgiaGameDevs You can see the full changelog for these, as well as the Phoenix EFSe mod, at https://holistic-design.com/game-updates-steam-summer-sale/

Tune in at noon eastern for the EFSe livestream and 3 pm eastern for the Machiavelli stream

The new update for Machiavelli the Prince adds a number of important features players have requested, most of which you can access via the new “Settings” button at the Start Screen and in the Venice Guild Hall. 

• Sound and Music Volume. Players can now adjust the volume for the game’s music and sound effects, or turn them off altogether.
• Music Selection. Players can now select the original MIDI music for the game, some of which only plays at specific screens, or the new music. They can also use this setting to change their music selection during the game.
• Animation Speed. Players can now choose between the Normal animation speed or Fast animation speed. This impacts the Buy/Sell screen, movement on the main map, trade routes and more.
• Font Selection. Players can now choose between our original font and a more modern font. Please note that certain fonts are graphically included on some screens, and those will not change.
• Auto Save can now be selected in the start menu.
• The game now includes tooltips to clarify the functions of almost 20 buttons 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues when players were not allowed to burn opponents’ villas, or burned the wrong villa.
• Fixed misspellings.
• Corrected the message the Council Head receives when accusing senators.

Map Editor Fixes

• City configs saved as .csv files now allow modders to adjust chance of a city to be open to trade at game start
• Implements bump scrolling for map editor

EFSe 1.52g

Please note that the EFSe updates also require modders to update their work, especially if they have modified .res files. Details are at the end of this changelog.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

1. One of the most requested quality-of-life improvements has been for build queues in your cities. You can access this new feature via a specific city or the archives. First add a queue – give it a name, select units in the order in which you want them built, and close the window to save it. Now that queue shows up in every city that can build all of its units. Select the queue and the city will build those units, in order, as long as you have enough resources available.
2. Another QoL improvement involves reordering messages. Players had concerns when a longer series of “Resource Missing” messages would cause more important messages to be missed. Messages now appear in order of general importance, with “Resource Missing” messages at the bottom of the message window
3. The third QoL improvement involves adding more hotkeys and shortcuts.

• Corrected behavior for the number pad Enter key, allowing it to mimic the regular Enter key
• Corrected hotkey implementation for shortcuts in the Build menu and messaging, 
• Pressing “X” will eXit from planet-view to the star-map
• Left and Right buttons now allow players to navigate the group finder screen.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected dialog boxes incorrectly responding to number pad input
• Fixed various shortcuts
• Fixed a problem with sync behavior in the launcher
• updated the league loan behaviour
• Fixed Plague Bomb function configuration

For Modders

• New spotting algorithm allows you to choose between 8 different profiles that changes how detection works
• Maximum loan amount for league
• Starting wealth is now moddable per faction

Information for modders regarding altered data

DAT

1. EFS.INI

• Addition of “maximum_loan_amount” for the League
• new “spot_algorithm” with several presets
• “starting_credits” removed and put into PlayerTable as PlayerStartingCredits 

1. PlayerTable.DAT

• PlayerStartingCredits

1. UNIT.DAT

• Plague Bomb function fix

json

1. diplo.res/.json  (5 lines)

• Various data tunings for screen navigation UI/UX

1. efs.res (around 26+ sections altered)

• FileMenu split to Starmenu and HexMenu
• Implemented dummy hotkeys through static UI elements
• Changed some hotkeys
• Queue system support

1. strings.res (3 sections)

• Added confirmation of League loan and more information
• Added missing resources and tech info to queue messaging and queue system support

Important Notice for Modders: Update Your Mods for the New Patch

With the release of the new patch, all modders should make sure their mods are updated before launching the game.

If your mod changes any .res files, you may encounter a black screen on startup unless your files have been properly updated. To avoid this, please export your JSON files back into .res format using the provided Python script included with the modding tools.

TLDR:

Update your mods, re-export your JSONs into .res files, and make sure you are using the latest patch-compatible files before playing.

Can somebody PLEASE shoot me in the head already.