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VR Designs is looking for motivated testers to give feedback on Shadow Empire. This is an opportunity to influence the direction of the design of an unique and very ambitious game. What to expect from this game? Shadow Empire is … Continue reading →

Snippet #18: Some more info on assets In this snippet we are looking at a screenshot of a Scout Station asset. You can build many kinds of different ‘public’ assets in your zones. However the one shown here is a … Continue reading →

Snippet #17: Procedural troop types Click to enlarge One thing that is interesting to know about Shadow Empire is that its troop types (like tanks, guns, infantry) never are exactly the same every time you play. In the small screenshot … Continue reading →

Snippet #16: Quick rough overview and Organisations In fact Shadow Empire is going to turn to be a bit more towards the Grognard side of the strategy spectrum than expected. There are a lot of moving parts. The key thing … Continue reading →

Snippet #15: Stratagems This snippet shows a part of the stratagem tab. Stratagems can be played on zones, empires or HQs and cost political points. Here we see the ‘Send Spy’ stratagem which you can send to any visible zone. … Continue reading →

Snippet #14: Zones and private & public economy This snippet shows one of a players zones key statistics. Two important parts of a zone are population and workers. Population works in the private economy and does not necc. require your … Continue reading →