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Every three weeks I write about what has changed in Humanity Ascends: what is new, the thinking behind it, and where the game is heading. Get each update by email.

  • A Pelorovis herd in its threat stance on the savanna
    Hunting Giants
    These three weeks were mostly about Epoch 1's savanna and the animals that share it. The opening is new, the tribe can now hunt as a team, and the plains are home to several giants of the Pleistocene, some of which are… Read more: Hunting Giants
  • The world view zoomed out to the globe
    From the Village to the Globe
    Most of these three weeks went into a question I have wanted to answer since the start of the project: what does this world look like when you keep zooming out? Zooming out, one epoch at a time In Epoch 2, a… Read more: From the Village to the Globe
  • Villagers dancing by torchlight at a Great Gathering
    Clans, Wonders, and Meaningful Choices
    This past stretch has been about making every step through Epoch 2 feel more deliberate. I have been tightening the visual identity of the settlement, making research choices carry clearer consequences, and giving the world beyond the settlement a stronger voice of… Read more: Clans, Wonders, and Meaningful Choices
  • A hauling team moving a megalith towards the monument
    Walls, Work, and Stone
    This update has been about giving an Epoch 2 settlement more weight and purpose. I have been building the systems that let a small community defend its home, organise its daily work, and eventually move stones large enough to outlast the people… Read more: Walls, Work, and Stone
  • A covey of guineafowl in the dry grass
    Back to the Beginning
    Welcome to the first Humanity Ascends development update. From now on, I plan to share what has been changing roughly every three weeks: the visible additions, the design thinking behind them, and some of the less glamorous work that keeps a long… Read more: Back to the Beginning
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