Jon Shafer's At the Gates
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Jon Shafer's At the Gates
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Game Description
At the Gates is a 4X grand strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5.You are a Dark Age lord. Your destiny is to build a kingdom in the shadow of the crumbling Roman Empire. Explore the dangerous landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine. Your clans have their own personalities and desires, so carefully consider how you use them.
It won't be easy. Your path is unsure. Overcome your immensely strong neighbors. Outlast the frigid winters of the far north to discover a source of gold and vast riches.
Are you the leader who will usher in a new era of European history? Or will you be forgotten?
An Evolving Map
Seasons and weather dramatically transform the landscape around you. The river that once served as a barrier in the summer might become a highway in the winter - for both you and your enemies!Character Management
Each of your clans has unique traits and desires, so choose carefully how you use them.Survival & Roguelike Elements
Keep your clans fed through the harsh winter. Resources run out so always be hunting for more. Your neighbors can be immensely strong. Every game poses new challenges and opportunities.Watercolor Art Style
A beautiful watercolor landscape serves as the canvas for your clever economic and military strategies.Tooltips-in-Tooltips!
AtG features a revolutionary user interface which utilizes "tooltips-in-tooltips" for the very first time, making it far easier to learn without sacrificing any gameplay depth.Announcements
v1.4 Diplomacy Design Plan
Hey all,I’ve decided to post my design plan for the diplomacy changes coming in v1.4 to give you an idea of what’s on the horizon.Diplomacy is a tricky feature which requires a lot of playtesting to
Jon Shafer s At The Gates launches next month
The past couple years have been an adventure for Jon Shafer, lead designer of Civilization 5, but one thing has been a constant – his slow-burn personal 4X strategy project At The Gates, now du
v1.4
Hey all!v1.4 is now live on Humble and the main Steam branch.As promised in my previous update there have been some big changes to diplomacy, described in detail in my previous update and summarized
v1.0.0.1
v1.0.0.1 is now available in the new 'unstable' branch on Steam. This isn't the full v1.0.1 outlined in the update plan but it includes a few preliminary important fixes that will be rolled out to th
v1.0.1
v1.0.1 is now live on the main branch in Steam and on Humble. Below is the full changelist relative to v1.0. You can also find the full update plan for AtG over on the forums. I'll be sticking with A
Post-Release Update Plan
Several updates are planned for At the Gates and each is outlined in brief below. You can also find a copy of the full tasklist for the game in this Steam forums thread. To report bugs or receive tec
v1.2
v1.2 is now available on Steam and Humble. This is the game's second big update, following v1.1's major improvements to the game's economy and balance back in May (see this post for more details). v1
v1.1 + Future Plans
The first big gameplay update for AtG is now up on Steam and Humble. In this article I'll briefly cover what's included and what's coming up next. What's in v1.1 Food & Difficulty To start with,
v1.3
v1.3 is now live on the main Steam branch and Humble dashboard!This update contains major AI upgrades, as well as fixes for several crash bugs which have been reported since v1.2 (in particular a rea
