A House Divided: 1. Dev Diary

[G'Kar]

Das erste Dev Diary zur Erweiterung "A House Divided":

Hello and welcome to the first developer diary for A House Divided, the first expansion for Victoria 2. From the title you're probably thinking two things:
1) So the focus is on the American Civil War?
2) Must everything about the ACW be called A House Divided?

Well the answers to those are “No” and “Yes” respectively.

AHD does not have any particular focus on the ACW, although it does include a new scenario which I will talk about in a moment, the main aim is to make the game better all round. We plan to improve politics, the economy, uncivilised nation's path to reform and modernisation, warfare, the UI, game speed, and more!

As for the name, Lincoln really liked his “House divided” speech and stuck with it despite everyone he showed it to telling him it was going too far. He liked it so much that after the war he decreed all computer games based it are required to use his speech as the title*.

Now, back to the scenario: The ACW scenario currently starts on July 1st 1861, the CSA is fully formed, armies on both sides are on the move, and the first real battles of the Civil War are about to take place.

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Sharp eyed formites might notice some bonus details in these screenshots too


*= This may not be true.

We should be back next week with a DD about the economic improvements we're working on now.

[[B@W] Abominus]

Danke G'Kar.

Kann mir mal einer sagen, was an den Screenshots neu ist?

[Jorrig]

Die verschiedenen Kartenmodi? Sonst habe ich auch nichts Auffälliges gesehen. Kein sehr beeindruckendes Dev. Diary.

[derblaueClaus]

Die Staatsgrenzen scheinen mir korrekter zu sein oder täusche ich mich da ? Ich hab mein ViciII grade nicht da um vergleichen zu können.

[Al. I. Cuza]

Ich will, dass man endlich seine Unabhängigkeit erklären kann als Satellitenstaat.

[Bushi]

Und ich will funktionierende Diplomatie.

[LettowVorbeck]

Ich bin sehr gespannt, was sie aus China machen...

Oh, und die Möglichkeit die AI zu modden wäre auch nett.

[Bassewitz]

Ich will, dass man endlich seine Unabhängigkeit erklären kann als Satellitenstaat.

Ich will im laufen Spiel einfach Satellitenstaaten errichten können.

[Al. I. Cuza]

Ich will im laufen Spiel einfach Satellitenstaaten errichten können.

Kann man doch, oder? Einfach Staaten freilassen. Oder irre ich mich?

[Bassewitz]

Ja super, ich muss etwas annektieren um es dann freizulassen.

Ich will einen Kleinstaat direkt mit dem Kriegsziel ihn zum Satellliten zu machen, angreifen können.

[Al. I. Cuza]

Ja super, ich muss etwas annektieren um es dann freizulassen.

Ich will einen Kleinstaat direkt mit dem Kriegsziel ihn zum Satellliten zu machen, angreifen können.

Das sind halt Sphären.

[Al. I. Cuza]

Gerade auf Pardox gefunden

Well, why not?

A House Divided: Union Marine DD 1

For AHD we have decided on a change of pace. Rather than yet another Grand Strategy game, we're taking Victoria 2 in a new direction: FPS.

Using a number of authentic period weaponry ranging from sabre and pistol to a Gatling gun. Abraham Lincoln must carve his way through the rebellious states of the CSA. A little known fact about Lincoln was that he was a remarkably strong man, but this will be fully realised in AHD: Your melee blows will send secessionists flying, and you can execute weaker enemies with a single blow (this causes Lincoln's health to re-generate).

The key concept in AHD is Lincoln's ability to deliver violence upon his enemies. Combat will be fast-paced and brutal, flowing seamlessly between ranged and melee combat. You can even use a one-handed gun and melee weapon at the same time. Every enemy has multiple death animations for each weapon in the game. Rebels will swarm on on from every side and Lincoln must use all his skills, including a range of knock-backs and stuns, in order to survive.

The Campaign will involve Lincoln battling his way though all 11 states of the CSA, with a Confederate general as a boss-monster at the end of each. The game will end in Richmond, Virgina, and will feature a cinematic final battle again both Richard E Lee and Jefferson Davis. Will Lincoln prevail? Only time will tell!

[Elvis]

Okay. Das Add-On wird also ein Rund-Um-Schlag. Gut zu hören. Mal sehen wie gründlich sie ihre Hausaufgaben gemacht haben. Es wäre wirklich toll, wenn das Spiel einen ähnlichen Entwicklungsprozess erleben würde, wie EUIII durch seine Add-Ons.