Comments on: Unknown Pleasures 2009: Solium Infernum

By: Hypocee

Hypocee — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:54:42 +0000

The map is rubber and you’re glue.

By: Ashbery76

Ashbery76 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:46:31 +0000

The map sure looks ugly.

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:14:37 +0000

Oh this looks cool. Definitely interested now!

By: Fraser

Fraser — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:57:11 +0000

Vic seems like a thoroughly nice, sensible guy. I sent him an email because the Mac version of Armageddon Empires ran slowly and he sent back a free download of the PC version and a note expressing his regret that the Mac version was a partially failed experiment. He was refreshingly honest about it, like a proper indie developer.

By: Dinger

Dinger — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:14:44 +0000

The big worry with MP is that there’s no way in Hell he get can get enough playtesting. But if the design’s good from the get-go, and he doesn’t mind vast revision, we might be playing this by the end of the year.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:41:11 +0000

Checks frog for alt text – is disappointed.

By: Keith Nemitz

Keith Nemitz — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:52:05 +0000

“To Reign in Hell” is a fine fantasy novel by Steven Brust.

Also, another interesting take on Dante is ‘Inferno’ by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell.

Take a fun reading break until this game ships?

By: Somedude

Somedude — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:11:04 +0000

I really like your concept. Hopefully the interface is a bit more friendly this time around. :)

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:16:17 +0000

Love Armageddon Empires. Love the theme of this one. Not too sold on a multiplayer emphasis (especially PBEM) or limited actions combined with a limited game length, a mechanic I hate in board games.

By: Funky Badger

Funky Badger — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:50:07 +0000

Loved LSN, whatever did happen to it?

By: Arathain

Arathain — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:39:02 +0000

The prospect of a WEGO-by-email system has me slavering. It worked astoundingly well in Laser Squad Nemesis.

I wonder how communication with other players will work. This reminds me of Diplomacy, and negotiation is 90% of that game.

By: Severian

Severian — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:45:58 +0000

Armageddon Empires was brilliant, easily the best turn-based game I’d played in years. I definitely *enjoyed* it more than Civ IV, and appreciated that I could actually finish a game in a lazy afternoon. I’m really looking forward to Vic’s new effort and suspect it will surpass his debut, given everything he’s learned in the development process. I hope the AI routines give me a hard time, as I just don’t know whether I’ll be playing this against other humanoids via email. Loving the art-style so far.