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Last Days of Old Earth

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Slitherine
Developer: Auroch Digital

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'Last Days of Old Earth' Early Access Update Adds Stealth and Facilities Mechanics

by Rainier on April 6, 2016 @ 3:06 p.m. PDT

Last Days of Old Earth is a turn-based strategy game set in a far future world where the sun is dying. The remnants of humanity must migrate once a generation towards the equator where it is still warm enough to sustain life.

Spiritual successor to the cult classic PC game Armageddon Empires, Last Days of Old Earth invites you to become the leader of the human Skywatchers or the robotic Automata, two fundamentally opposed factions. In a hostile environment, where natural resources are almost depleted, you must fight your way to survive for one more turn. With scarcity goes rivalry, and only the law of the wild applies in this icy and desolate world.

Since the 20th century, humanity has feared the possibility of a third World War leading to a nuclear apocalypse, but we underestimated the power and unpredictability of nature. In the far future our Sun inexplicably but rapidly cools and the remnants of mankind struggle for life in an inhospitable environment. To make things worse, mankind also faces a mysterious and ruthless threat - the Automata.

Last Days of Old Earth receives its second major content update (out of four planned major updates) with the addition of Stealth and Facilities Mechanics!

Players can now upgrade their decks with new Heroes, Units, and Facilities, with specific abilities such as Assassination, Sabotage and Detection adding a completely new layer of strategy to the game. Sneak up on your opponent’s hero to assassinate them or destroy building facilities to thwart your enemy’s best laid plans.

However, Skywatchers and Automata need to be cautious: with a balanced deck, both have the skill to detect hidden Heroes and Units and neutralize them before they have the chance to put their devious plans into action.

Structures themselves can be strengthened by new facilities, such as Sentient Network that improves the Garrison’s detection ability or the Ouroboros Recycler that refunds material from the cost of playing a card.

Last Days of Old Earth is available on Steam Early Access.

Features at Day One of Early Access

  • Explore the frost-covered ruins of the far future, discovering settlements and ruined cities, as well as satellites and space stations that have crashed back down to Earth. Discover and exploit resources to build your armies and defeat your opponents.
  • Play as the Skywatchers Clan, the last inheritors of the once-great human legacy, or as the mysterious Automata, the robotic sentinels created by a vanished civilization for an unknown purpose - two different factions with very different play-styles.
  • Build your own customized army from 30 unique units: tough Northwalk Veteran infantry, ancient Bearcat Landship tanks, the city-sized VN Walker mecha and many more.
  • Use terrain to your advantage! Climb hills and mountains to gain increased line of sight, and hide in forests and ruins to shield your forces from attack.
  • Fight your opponent’s army in thrilling turn-based battles, where smart tactics and clever deployment can tilt the odds, even against foes with superior numbers.
  • Deploy 24 unique heroes to lead your armies with powerful game-twisting special abilities.
  • Over 60 special abilities to attach to your heroes and units. Combine them within your armies to discover the best synergies for your play style.
  • A skirmish mode that uses a randomly-generated map system, offering a different theatre of war every single game.
  • Challenging but 100% fair AI opponents.
  • A rich multiplayer offering, to take the hard-earned skills from single player, into the online arena.

Major planned updates

  • Update A: The introduction of Stealth, which will add sabotage, assassination, and more to the game. Infiltrate enemy bases with new units and heroes to sabotage key facilities and disrupt your opponent's best-laid plans. Then deploy Sentinel units to uncover the enemy's own hidden forces.
  • Update B: Full deck-building mode, to select precisely which cards you want to bring to the fight. Tailor decks around your favourite units and heroes, then take on opponents both online and off.
  • Update C: Air Strike, Anti-Air Defence, and Air Recon abilities: new gameplay mechanics and 4 brand new units join the fight, bringing exciting new tactical possibilities!
  • Update D: Introducing a full, story-driven, mission-based single player campaign, revealing more about the Skywatchers and their desperate struggle for survival against the Automata.

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