Humankind Game by Amplitude

[Catoninetales_Amplitude]

Differentiation of city graphics by Civ instead of Era is Stunning all by itself.

Now, let's not get carried away: It's regional and temporal variation, not unique to each culture. Our artists would like to add more variation, but other things have priority, so you'll have to make do with the variation we have (which is already over a dozen different styles, if I recall correctly.)

Tomorrow, video dev diary #2 or first classical culture?

Yes, Tuesdays are for Culture Cards.

 

[mitsho]

So Celts? Or is there a possible earlier one?

Carthage! And Achaemenids as mentioned, if they don‘t just do „Persia“ and „Iran“. Also, if they go for „Gauls“ instead of Celts, ... there‘s actually not that many more options that come to my mind...

As for guessing the Celts. Trait: something like „federalistic“ (bonuses to „wide play“)? emblematic quarter: „Druid Grove“, emblematic unit: I don‘t know, maybe a painted warrior? Another chariot? Warbands that are faster in forest?

 

[Siptah]

Carthage! And Achaemenids as mentioned, if they don‘t just do „Persia“ and „Iran“. Also, if they go for „Gauls“ instead of Celts, ... there‘s actually not that many more options that come to my mind...

As for guessing the Celts. Trait: something like „federalistic“ (bonuses to „wide play“)? emblematic quarter: „Druid Hain“, emblematic unit: I don‘t know, maybe a painted warrior? Another chariot? Warbands that are faster in forest?

On another forum someone said that Celts have a Doldrem as EQ, whatever that is (a Dolmen?).

 

[mitsho]

Makes sense, they are iconic stuff to put in a emblematic quarter. And thus we need no Stonehenge.

And by the way, did I get that right that in Humankind there are no specialized quarters like in civ6. So the quarters represent a visual view back to your history more so than a better version of a „district“ like in civ. I need to know more gameplay information soon!

(Also I corrected the German to the English word in my post above...)

 

[Uberfrog]

On another forum someone said that Celts have a Doldrem as EQ, whatever that is (a Dolmen?).

Assuming this person has got anything right at all, I would assume a Gallic or Gaulish (please don't call the culture "Celts", Amplitude!) EQ to be a dūnon, meaning hill fort. This is cognate with the Irish word dún meaning the same thing, and is what the Romans called an oppidum.

A dolmen would be completely inappropriate, as they are Neolithic and thus firmly pre-Celtic structures.

 

[Catoninetales_Amplitude]

And by the way, did I get that right that in Humankind there are no specialized quarters like in civ6. So the quarters represent a visual view back to your history more so than a better version of a „district“ like in civ. I need to know more gameplay information soon!

We have different kinds of common quarters that will evolve with your culture, but some Quarters (like City Centers and Emblematic Quarters) will retain their central structures throughout the game. Yet again, I have to refer you to an unspecified "later" for more detailed information.

 

[Siptah]

A dolmen would be completely inappropriate, as they are Neolithic and thus firmly pre-Celtic structures.

Don‘t underestimate the influence of Astérix on the perception of the Gauls by the French

 

[pokiehl]

Sassanids are well and good but Achaemenid Persia is a "must have" on the same scale as ancient Rome or Egypt. It's just too important to not have.

Anyway, Persia in common parlance refers to Achaemenid Persia. Humankind and Civ have majority casual audiences who aren't nearly as pedantic as the superfans here. Persia is what people know and expect. No need to reinvent the wheel or use different terms just for the sake of being different. Honestly, Humankind already has enough of that - it feels like the devs had a thesaurus on hand when naming certain things like "emblematic" and "aesthete" for example. I get they're trying to ensure they differ from Civ though, the explanation Cat gave for using emblematic makes good sense.

 

[Catoninetales_Amplitude]

Yes, we have to balance our desire for historically authentic building blocks of the cultures with the need to effectively communicate to a wide audience, so we will sometimes opt for broader and less specific terms for the sake of clarity to the majority of players.

 

[Uberfrog]

Don‘t underestimate the influence of Astérix on the perception of the Gauls by the French

I’ll brace myself for a menhir-throwing emblematic unit!

I think it goes beyond that to a romantic revisionism of Celtic identity and a conflation with much more ancient sites. In the UK we have modern day “druids” dancing around Stonehenge on the solstices.

 

[Matthias Corvinus]

There are also Aksum and Armenia, both at least possible candidates, that would come before the Celts. And in case the Greek culture is called Athens...

Don’t forget the Akkadians, Assyrians, and Anatolians

 

[Siptah]

Don’t forget the Akkadians, Assyrians, and Anatolians

Akkadians would be in Bronze Age. Assyrians were already revealed in Bronze Age. Anatolians? I doubt we‘ll see more of them than the Hittites, except if you count the Ottomans/Turks as Anatolians.

 

[Catoninetales_Amplitude]

A dolmen would be completely inappropriate, as they are Neolithic and thus firmly pre-Celtic structures.

Don‘t underestimate the influence of Astérix on the perception of the Gauls by the French

I’ll brace myself for a menhir-throwing emblematic unit!

I think it goes beyond that to a romantic revisionism of Celtic identity and a conflation with much more ancient sites. In the UK we have modern day “druids” dancing around Stonehenge on the solstices.

Worst case, you get to say "Ils sont fous, ces Amplitudes !"

Don’t forget the Akkadians, Assyrians, and Anatolians

We have Assyria in the Bronze age, so we are not repeating them in the next era.

 

[AntSou]

@Catoninetales_Amplitude

Will the team create its own intro theme song or will you save on resources and play instead a version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor to a 2min clip of humankind's journey through history climaxing with an apocalyptical event and the end of life on Earth? Since we're talking french cartoons and all

(In case my avatar isn't obvious enough)

I may have posted this before.

 

[ehecatzin]

Worst case, you get to say "Ils sont fous, ces Amplitudes !"

Asterix and Obelix quotes is the best way to start the day.

Akkadians would be in Bronze Age. Assyrians were already revealed in Bronze Age. Anatolians? I doubt we‘ll see more of them than the Hittites, except if you count the Ottomans/Turks as Anatolians.

I'm a bit out of the loop here, how did we start using alphabetical order to speculate on the next culture releases?

 

[Siptah]

I'm a bit out of the loop here, how did we start using alphabetical order to speculate on the next culture releases?

Reveals for the Bronze Age cultures were in alphabetical order.

 

[Catoninetales_Amplitude]

Will the team create its own intro theme song or will you save on resources and play instead a version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor to a 2min clip of humankind's journey through history climaxing with an apocalyptical event and the end of life on Earth?.

As a matter of fact, the music in the original announcement trailer is inspired by Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

Personally, I prefer the inspiration a little more obvious, like the version by German band Tanzwut. (Sorry, no link here, since I can't find an official version.)

I'm a bit out of the loop here, how did we start using alphabetical order to speculate on the next culture releases?

I think this is down to us posting the Culture Cards in alphabetical order within each era.

 

[pokiehl]

Aksumites revealed.

https://twitter.com/humankindgame/status/1229809102836183042?s=21

 

[Trav'ling Canuck]

I’ll brace myself for a menhir-throwing emblematic unit!

Pure gold

 

[Jkchart]

Aksumites revealed.

https://twitter.com/humankindgame/status/1229809102836183042?s=21

Oooooooh yes