Today we launched the very first major update to Godhood in Early Access. Our goal for this update was to add more strategy & choices and increase the challenge of Godhood. In order to meet this goal, we're introducing a number of brand new features!
Worshipper Enthusiasm: Keep your flock happy!
Holy Tribute: Sanctify your resources!
Updated Faith Mechanics: Manage your fickle flock!
New Construction Mechanics: You choose what to build!
PS: We're streaming the update tonight! Tune in at 7 PM CEST to join Rick in a showcase of all things new in the game.
Tomorrow: The Will Of The People Update!
Just a quick reminder :)
This Wednesday: the Will Of The People Update!
We talked about it at length in the past weeks, but this week it's really happening: the Will Of The People Update arrives this Wednesday!
The update will launch at 1PM CEST/5AM PDT, and we'll do a special launch stream - showing off all the new stuff - at 7PM CEST/11AM PDT!
The ‘Will of the People’ update introduces the following improvements including:
New Enthusiasm mechanic, giving the player’s Worshippers more autonomy with them demanding their god’s attention more forcefully.
New Prayer system, allowing the player to listen and react to their Disciples’ invocations.
New buildings, including four new Commandment buildings such as the bathhouse for Chastity gods, a bordello for Lust, as well as power-boosting shrines and five additional holy buildings. A new building mechanic allows the player to choose what to construct.
A rework of the Faith mechanic expanding
the needs and wants of the player’s Disciples.
A large number of balance changes to existing classes, buildings and enemy encounters.
We hope you join us in the update by either playing the game yourself to check what's new or by joining Rick in the stream on the game's store page!
Until then, keep spreading the good word!
-Joni
Upcoming streams around the "Will of the People" Update
Hi there young gods,
Last week, we told you all about the "Will of the People"Update that's coming in two weeks and improves the game in a couple of core gameplay aspects. We also briefly mentioned that we'll do three streams in the run-up to the release of this update.
July 24th, 7PM CEST / 11AM PDT - Questions Stream: Rick will play through the Early Access build of Godhood one last time will talking through the main points of feedback we've received from the community and players over these past two weeks. If you have any questions you feel haven't been answered yet: bring them along!
July 31st, 7PM CEST / 11AM PDT - Preview Stream: Rick will stream a preview build to show off some of the new features the Will of the People update is going to bring! So if you want a sneak peak, this is your chance!
August 7, 7PM CEST / 11AM PDT - Will of the People Launch: If you haven't gotten your hands on the game yet, and feel curious, or if you just want to hang out with Rick in the stream and see him play through this newly updated build of the game: join us in the stream!
We hope to see you around! And until then, keep spreading the good word.
Cheers from the Abbey,
-Joni
Coming Soon: The Will of the People Update
Thanks!
A little over a week has passed, the dust has settled a bit and it took some time for us to get used to, but the realization has kicked in: Godhood is out in Early Access! Thank you if you purchased an Early Access copy!
And thanks to those of you who took the time and effort to report bugs, give us feedback or share your experiences on the forums! We’re trying to respond as much as we can, fix issues as fast we can, and take all your feedback and suggestions into our plans to improve the game going forward.
We haven’t missed the mixed reviews and the well-considered critical feedback either. Last Thursday we sat down with the entire team to distill the main issues people have with Godhood.
These are the most common points of feedback we've heard from you:
A lack of mechanical depth in the gameplay experience; there aren’t enough strategic options and the choices that you make don’t feel meaningful enough - this also discourages multiple playthroughs.
There are no consequences from failure and no sudden challenges to overcome.
There is a disconnect between the fantasy of being a god and what you actually do in the game.
The world doesn't feel alive, where you're the only active force.
The Sacraments are unbalanced; forcing you to focus on quick, high damage, or grind for a long time.
Coming Soon: The 'Will of the People' update
Look forward to us working to expand and improve Godhood with these topics in mind during Early Access. We'll be starting off with the "Will of the People" update. This update will be focused on increasing mechanical depth, adding more challenge and raising the consequences of your actions.
It introduces Enthusiasm, which shows how excited your worshippers are about your religion. Go out on the Sacrament while they are excited to get a boost, but wait too long with a Sacrament and the people's enthusiasm will plummet, causing bad things to happen for your religion!
Tied to this is Tribute. Resources gathered in your temple site are placed in your tribute, and only by winning a Sacrament will you earn your (and the enemy's!) tributes. Lose, and the enemy gets their pick of your tribute...!
We have a couple of other exciting features planned for this update. Divine intervention in the Sacrament, many more building options to expand your temple site at the cost of materials, a reworking of the Faithsystem, and boosting your disciples abilities for the next Sacrament, to name a few.
Expect this first Major Update to hit Early Access on August 7th!
You can read a more elaborate version of this post, including the announcement of some streaming sessions over on our Community Hub.
We'll continue streaming Godhood and it's development at least once a month! We hope you check back in for the next one!
Godhood Launches in Early Access Today!
Wow, young gods! Woow! After almost three years of development, Godhood is ready to launch into Early Access... TODAY! If you want to be among the first to get your hands on the early access version of the game, be sure to refresh the Steam store page stores at 1PM CEST / 4AM PDT!
To celebrate the release, we'll be streaming on Twitch, Youtube, and right here on Steam twice today!
1PM CEST / 4AM PDT: Launch Celebration! Playing Godhood & Taking Questions
7PM CEST / 11AM PDT: Playing & Explaining Godhood
Hope to catch you on one of these! We'll be taking your questions on the game, its development & future development and we'll be playing a bunch of Godhood!
Next to that, we would like to welcome you on the Abbey Games Community forum, the Discord server or on the Steam Community of Godhood to hear your first reactions to the game, share some screenshots or just read and see what other people have experienced in Godhood so far. We hope to see you around!
One more week until Godhood releases in Early Access!
Only one week left before Godhood releases in Early Access! We hope you are all as excited as we are.
You can read a more extensive update and how you can help us during launch day right here.
Highlights of this update: