Ara: History Untold

Okay, few interesting things in there:
  • you need to equip your units
  • resources which you find are visible to everyone, that ensures competition
  • Apparently there are different "acts" (like...eras?), and that some nations might not make it through the first act, and you can find remnants of these civs (like goody huts or ruins) later. I don't think I've read anything about the concepts of acts earlier, no?
 
Boris Gudenuf said:
Joan was captured by the Burgundians but turned over to the English, by whom she was condemned and burned in Rouen, which was in the Duchy of Normandy. Whether that was in England or France depended on which side you were on at the time - it was one of the main contentions that kept the war going.
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And actually Charles VII chose not to save Jeanne d'Arc. This due to her peasantry origin.
If she's saved. she would later extort Charles VII.

I don't know if Burgundian leaders got the same retribution from France as an act fo vengeance? if not then it is true Charles VII viewed Jeanne as political tool and at the time he is crowed, she lost the usefulness to him.
How clever, and evil Charles VII Politics is. to avoid social upheaval that might follow later on.
But it was his eldest son (Louis XI), that caused him a big trouble in his last year.
 
The next technical alpha is coming next month!

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Technical Alpha 3 is Coming in June!

Hey Ara: History Untold Fans, The Ara: History Untold Team is so excited to announce that our third Technical Alpha is coming in June! Our game has evolved so much in the past year and we can’t wait…
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I'm quite excited, although at the same time I know it depends on whether or not I or anyone else gets selected for it.
 
ARA gameplay footage in the first half of this video!

I don't know if I could screencap most of it, but there's a lot.


They also announced in the video that ARA will be released on SEPTEMBER 24, 2024, exclusively on PC (Steam and Game Pass).
 
I got the chance to try out the third technical alpha today. If I recall correctly, they don't want us to reveal anything, but I have to say just one general thing: The game has come a *long* way from the previous alphas, and I was honestly surprised at how much it has improved in multiple areas. I'm enjoying my time with it. :-)
 
Having played more, my enthusiasm is growing. I wish I were allowed to share more, but I feel I can at least comment on my overall impressions and maybe point to things which have already been publicly shown and described by the developers. I think this is going to be the big Civ game this year, and definite day 1 purchase for me.

If you are worried about the visuals, I would point to the difference between the first screenshots, and the more recent footage from the interview CivLuvah posted above (post 292). The first screens looked quite rough, with a clunky wheel-and-spoke layout for regions. The newer screens look organic, there's a great deal of diversity in environments, and a huge amount of detail. Notice in the video when they zoom in on different parts of the map, you have people walking around doing stuff, animals in the forests, birds in the sky, moving water. I know people have different ideas about visual fidelity, but to me, it looks pretty darn beautiful, and just really full of life. As the developers said in the interview, they don't have fixed regions or tiles, it is quite a bit more organic than that. This has been attempted before, but I haven't seen it done this well before.
 
The current alpha is supposed to end today, so last night I had a nice long session with Ara. I like the game a lot. There is a bit of a learning curve, but with each playthrough I learned more, and with each restart I was able to make better plans and read the map more clearly. Even though it is still in alpha, and there are areas which need work, it is already enjoyable enough that I spent most of my spare time on it, including several lunch breaks. In total I got in about 25 hours of playtime.

There is something about the design of Ara which just clicks for me. It sometimes gives me the vague sensation of resembling other Civ games/alternatives, while simultaneously being quite different, and usually in a positive way.
 
I spent 70 hours on the latest Alpha, and like Kay, i found it a very good, compelling experience. Beautiful game, living world. Absolutely scratches that Civ “one more turn” type itch. There is a learning curve, but it’s worth it for the depth and complexity. Sad I can’t go back in any more!

Can’t wait to see it in its more polished state and learn more about the later game stages.

Definitely day one buy for me.
 
I am putting all the new information to come online on the main page in a few days, so I am copying that also here (all the info discussed in the last posts):


A lot has happened with Ara recently, there is a lot to update! The latest dev diary focuses on the historical research goes into the game. GamerZakh talkes to the narrative designer, about how they made sure that the ingame information is correct, how the starting point for Ara was chosen, and which technologies were included.


A second video was released, focusing on Ara's version of the Civilopedia, called the Encantarta. The devs use Greece to show some parts of the Encantarta, the special traits of Sappo, the unique buildings, and more.


Anothe video was released, this time showing some of the early gameplay.
 
The_J said:
I am putting all the new information to come online on the main page in a few days, so I am copying that also here (all the info discussed in the last posts):


A lot has happened with Ara recently, there is a lot to update! The latest dev diary focuses on the historical research goes into the game. GamerZakh talkes to the narrative designer, about how they made sure that the ingame information is correct, how the starting point for Ara was chosen, and which technologies were included.


A second video was released, focusing on Ara's version of the Civilopedia, called the Encantarta. The devs use Greece to show some parts of the Encantarta, the special traits of Sappo, the unique buildings, and more.


Anothe video was released, this time showing some of the early gameplay.
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It’s really bizarre that they uploaded that gameplay trailer…it’s not indicative to what the recent builds of Ara look like. Graphics, UI, aesthetics have changed (for the better)

And this has nothing to do with just recently playing with the current Alpha or talking out of school, because the other two “dev talking” videos uploaded along with this clearly show a different version of the game. Even down to the apple icons being green in the dev videos and red in the the gameplay video.

I have no idea why they would choose to highlight such an old build of the game for a gameplay video and not a more current one.
 
that "gameplay trailer" is not official and was made by a random with a youtube account. Could have been anybody who had special access to the game during the last two years.

Good to know that it shows an ancient alpha version. In the official dev videos the game looks quite better. Not sure what's going on, maybe the marketing team is on vacation.
 
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