HUMANKIND - Amplitude's historical turn-based strategy

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https://humankind.game

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Or Civ competitor. "Amplitude Studios' magnum opus", they say.

HOW FAR WILL YOU PUSH HUMANKIND?
HUMANKIND is Amplitude Studios' magnum opus, a Historical Turn-Based Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind – a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are.

One Million Civilizations

Create your own civilization by combining 60 historical cultures from the Bronze to the Modern Age.
Begin as Ancient Egypt, then evolve into the Romans, the Khmers, or perhaps the Vikings.
Each culture brings its own special gameplay layer, leading to near-endless outcomes.

What civilization will you shape?

In the Eyes of Posterity

The journey matters more than destination. Fame is a new and unifying victory condition.
Every great deed you accomplish, every moral choice you make, every battle won will build your fame and leave a lasting impact on the world. The player with the most fame will win the game.

Will you be the one to leave the deepest mark on the world?

More than History, it is your Story

Face historical events, lead renowned figures of humankind, and make scientific breakthroughs.
Discover the natural wonders of the world or build the most remarkable creations of humankind.
Each game element is historically authentic. Combine them to build your own vision of the world.

How will you Change the Course of HUMANKIND?

A Tactical World

Show off your tactical skills by mastering terrain elevation with city-building and full tactical battles.
Keep one step ahead of other civilizations through trade and subtle diplomacy.
Call upon your allies to transform an epic battle into a full-scale eight-player world war!

What strategy will you mastermind?

These are just some of the amazing things you will be able to do in HUMANKIND.
More to be revealed soon!

 

[Mazisky]

I don't know, it looks good but feels too similar to Civ.

 

[Rahdulan]

Yeah, I'm not really a fan of the visuals, but Amplitude is not Firaxis. I wonder what they could do with their take on storytelling in 4X.

 

[Luka-boy]

Wait. Is the trailer implying Neanderthals became a spacefaring species before Sapiens even reached the Bronze Age?

Paging Cleveland Mark Blakemore for further insight on this matter.

 

[Morkar Left]

Combat looks like in civ 5

 

[passerby]

Looks like a reskin of Endless Legend. 1UPT + tactical combat on a strategic map = pass. Also, neverending stream of expensive DLCs incoming.

I wonder if we will ever get a proper civ like game again.

 

[Gerrard]

You're just mad because it's not EGS exclusive.

 

[Fedora Master]

Amplitude is usually very good about their art and UI design, this looks exactly like nu-Civ.

 

[Citizen]

Dat civ4 UI colourscheme

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Normally, I would be pretty excited. Seeing that it looks like nu-civ, only not made by 11 year olds - I'm not.

Would prefer EL2 or even DotE2 tbh.

 

[Citizen]

Normally, I would be pretty excited. Seeing that it looks like nu-civ, only not made by 11 year olds - I'm not.

Would prefer EL2 or even DotE2 tbh.

Why do you bros think it's going to be like civ5 and not another EL in civ's pseudohistorical setting? Am I missing some gameplay trailer?

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

I was talking about the graphics, but it's not like the way units and cities are presented isn't a big spoiler.

There's gonna be some positive twists of course, amplitude are not shit-tier like nu-firaxis. One of the screenshots suggests there's gonna be some sort of slightly more intricate battle system for example.

Still, the audience they are aiming for is obvious and I would prefer EL2 anyways.

 

[Fedora Master]

Normally, I would be pretty excited. Seeing that it looks like nu-civ, only not made by 11 year olds - I'm not.

Would prefer EL2 or even DotE2 tbh.

Why do you bros think it's going to be like civ5 and not another EL in civ's pseudohistorical setting? Am I missing some gameplay trailer?

First screenshot already suggests 1UPT/limited unit per tile cancer.

 

[Citizen]

But this looks exactly like EL battle, just without most of the UI? The same battlefield placed on a global map where action takes place in phases (1/3 under the "battle" popup)? For cities its harder to tell, but it still looks similar to EL ones, there's a central district surrounded by exploitations and unique buildings (pyramids and a castle-looking thing left of the mountain). I just hope they stick to EL citiy management and don't go for civ's/smac's autistic tile micromanagement hell

 

[Citizen]

First screenshot already suggests 1UPT/limited unit per tile cancer.

WTF. It's a EL-style battle, not unit stacks moving

 

[Citizen]

Bros it looks exactly like EL, what the fuck you talking bout. Dont ruin my hopes so early

Tripleposting but whatever

 

[Fedora Master]

First screenshot already suggests 1UPT/limited unit per tile cancer.

WTF. It's a EL-style battle, not unit stacks moving

You're right, I didn't recognize it at first. The EL battle system wasn't particularly good either though.

 

[Jimmious]

They certainly fail to indicate what do they have to offer that Civ doesn't already. Initial impressions are "Civ clone" and that's not good.

 

[PrettyDeadman]

What are similarities between this and Civilization exactly? The fact that it is 4x and features real-world based factions?
The only thing I can tell by looking at the sreens is that combat system will be entirely different.

 

[Jimmious]

How can you tell that? I see 1UPT, I see cities that expand with districts, I see similarities in the artstyle.
I don't see anything new in particular

 

[Citizen]

How can you tell that? I see 1UPT, I see cities that expand with districts, I see similarities in the artstyle.
I don't see anything new in particular

Goddam, this looks like 1 in 1 EL clone, not civ clone. Its not 1UPT, it's a battle that looks exactly like a EL one. See screenshots above. The city also looks like a EL city, not civ. There's a central district/palace surrounded by identical simple districts and unique buildings that occupy a world map tile just like in EL, as opposed to civ where city cells have different purposes (irrigations, mines, etc) and are built by player manually

 

[Jimmious]

Well, maybe? Although Civ6 certainly borrowed a lot of elements from EL anyway. Still the point remains, I don't see it bringing anything fresh on the table

 

[gerey]

WE

 

[PrettyDeadman]

How can you tell that? I see 1UPT, I see cities that expand with districts, I see similarities in the artstyle.
I don't see anything new in particular

First of all you are completely wrong.
1) Combat system works identical to el. In el you had all units stacked in blob in exploration mode, but unstacked in battle mode (nothing like that was in any of civ games).
2) You can build new city district as a building project in city if certain conditions are met, but not using builders. It was like that in EL and its not really like civ6, and if it was - civ6 used mechanics of EL, not the other way around.

 

[Space Satan]

Anything to compete with nuCivilization faggotry is a good thing