Ancient Cities

GER/ENG The screenshots made me really want to play the game, but also because I love that era. But, oh boy, was I disappointed. The graphics are decent enough for a city-building sim, but that’s about it. Unfortunately, the downsides outweigh the positives here. The ambient sounds are barely noticeable, if at all. The music is okay, but there don’t seem to be many tracks. The UI is a disaster. It’s way too clunky and confusing. The design also doesn’t fit the game. People aren’t doing what they’re supposed to, despite the workgroups. There’s a workgroup of 20 builders. You assign them the task of building a house; all the materials are available, but no one is working on the house, even though there are enough workers. EDIT: I've noticed that the workers bring resources to the construction site as listed in the build menu, moving from left to right, and stop building if there aren't enough materials. They don't think to continue building another structure if there are enough materials available there. The fact that you can only assign one type of material to a storage area or warehouse is absolute nonsense. Managing and placing buildings is cumbersome and fiddly. I have no idea where my workers are getting their resources from. Why are fine raw stones so hard to find, and why can’t you just craft them from raw stones? Why do materials deteriorate so quickly, and why can’t you slow down the deterioration process by storing them indoors? There seems to be only one type of axe, and these are made from fine raw stones... Who/what/when/how you learn things is way too confusing. The performance is absolutely terrible. There’s a lot more, but I can’t think of it right now. Luckily, it was “only” 12€ Aufgrund der Bilder wollte ich das Spiel unbedingt spielen, aber auch, da ich diese Epoche liebe. Aber, oh junge, wurde ich enttäuscht. Die Grafik ist recht in Ordnung für eine Aufbausimulation aber das wars auch schon. Das Schlechte überwiegt hier leider. Die Geräuschkulisse ist kaum bis garnicht wahrnehmbar. Die Musik ist in Ordnung aber viele Tracks scheint es nicht zu geben. Das UI ist eine katastrophe. Viel zu umständlich und unübersichtlich. Das Design passt auch nicht zum Spiel. Die Leute tun nicht das was sie sollen, trotz Workgroups. Es gibt eine Workgroup aus 20x Buildern, man gibt die Aufgabe ein Haus zu bauen, alle Materialien sind vorhanden aber keiner baut am Haus, obwohl genügend Arbeiter zur Verfügung stehen. EDIT: Mir ist aufgefallen, dass die Arbeiter die Ressourcen zur Baustelle bringen, wie sie im Baumenü aufgelistet sind, und das von links nach recht, und mit dem Bau aufhören, wenn nicht genug Material vorhanden ist. Sie kommen nicht auf die Idee ein anderes Gebäude weiterzubauen, wenn dort genügend Materialien zur Verfügung stehen. Dass man einem Lagerplatz/Lagergebäude nur ein Material zuweisen kann, ist absoluter Mist. Die Handhabe und Platzierung der Gebäude ist umständlich und fummelig. Ich weiß garnicht, wo meine Arbeiter die Ressourcen her beziehen. Warum findet man kaum Fine raw stones und warum kann man diese nicht einfach aus Raw stones herstellen? Warum verfallen Materialien so schnell und warum kann man den Verfallprozess nicht verlangsamen, wenn man sie im Inneren lagert? Es scheint nur eine Art Äxte zu geben und diese werden aus Fine raw stones hergestellt... Wer/Was/Wann/Wie lernt ist viel zu unübersichtlich. Die Perfomance ist völlig unterirdisch. Es gibt noch viel mehr aber das fällt mir gerade nicht ein. Zum Glück waren es "nur" 12€

De longe a minha pior experiência na steam. Eu poderia comentar como os outros "É um jogo Promissor". de que? Você precisar caçar com uma lupa para encontrar seus aldeões no mapa, Interface nem vou comentar; O jogo leva "literalmente" 10 minutos de loading cada ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ vez que você clica no launch, e então... crash. Anos de desenvolvimento por uma equipe incompetente para entregar um novo no minimo jogável. Cada movimento que você faz com a câmera são milisegundos de travamento. Compre por conta e risco, o azar é todo seu. "Jogo promissor" é meu ovo. Mais de cinco anos de desenvolvimento pra entregar um pre-alfa muito merda. Gosto do tema, mas o jogo é completamente decepcionante. Segunda vez que compro - segunda vez que reembolso. Dawn of men joga esse jogo no lixo, cospe, queima e mija em cima. Esse jogo é uma profanação da história da humanidade. De longe o pior da steam.

Really love this game, the graphics are the best ever! so amazing details! thank you!

After a few minutes massive FPS drops, unplayable. Temperatures are fine and latest drivers. Problem only in this game.

Good game, needs more time to cook, but don't let that hold you back.

More Like Ancient Tribes Simulator, not really a city builder. I bought into to this based on the trailer from years ago but should have waited...

I really want to like this game. There are some very innovative, interesting parts about it. As annoying as it was at the start, I'm intrigued by the invisible tech tree that feels far more realistic - you discover the tech based on your skills in that particular area and you really don't know at what point each new option unlocks beyond a few items that are greyed out. The worker management system is a little unique, but fairly straightforward. That said... there are a few annoyances - It's hard to see the grid accurately at times and the weird "circle things instead of click" is...oddly unnecessary (since you CAN click as well for much better control). Lack of ability to store multiple types of items in, say, a storage building, is also frustrating. But the real killer is the speed, or rather, lack thereof and the super easy game play. I've played on both Mesolithic and Neolithic starts as well as multiple levels of difficulty.... it's just too darn easy. I spend most of the game just watching the game play itself. If you are competent in setting up your workgroups well and correctly prioritizing, it just...works. There isn't much to do. Like I said, I really like the premise and some of the unique ideas for game design, but it's too boring to stick with...

By far the most boring management game there is, nothing ever to do except wait for the ai to stop working and watch how your base just stops the work flow and decay, no automatization whatsoever, decay feature is stupidly unbalanced, and the work groups barely do the work they are assigned to if any that doesnt require constant manual instructions, which are ultra limited for a game with such bad AI. Just a pretty game with a couple hours at max of enjoyment, i putted way too many hours in trying to 100% this very mediocre product, save your money and time there are so many better options anywhere than this game will ever offer

I also like raw meat

muy mala la interface , te pierdes en el mapa , el tutorial es muy malo