thoughts on games, reality and the stuff in between
Posted in ANNO 1404, ANNO series, Games & Reality on Jan 6th, 2012
Back in 2009, I wrote a Developer Diary for ANNO 1404. Yes, I am carrying this Games – Reality theme around for some time now. To my knowledge, it never got a translation into English. Here is the original entry. And now, here is my personal translation: They may be inconspicuous, but are still there: [...]
Posted in ANNO 2070, ANNO series, Game Design, Games & Reality on Dec 16th, 2011
There is a huge exploit in ANNO 2070. And it is one of the more realistic elements of the game. This exploit allows players to utilize standard game mechanics to completely shut down an opponent in multiplayer matches. And it works like this: Choose to start with the Tycoon faction. Start scouting for Eco faction [...]