In part 2 of the mini-series we’ll be taking a deep dive into Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, and what makes them unique!
Plutus’ starting abilities are:
When you redraw your hand, gain gold equal to how many times you have redrawn this turn
When you place land, gain 1 gold for each statue on your island
At the start of each year, if you do not have a statue card in your deck, add a random statue card to your deck
Being the god of wealth, it’s only natural that 2 of Plutus’ abilities are tied to gaining more gold! There’s also an ability tied to the statues which are unique to Plutus, but we will go into that in more detail in another post. Obtaining extra gold is also very helpful for mercenaries, which is another of Plutus' unique mechanics that we will explore more later.
Plutus’ god power cards allow for some powerful synergies:
Hands of the Fates – Repeat the effects of any statues that have been built since the last harvest
Empsychos – 8 damage to enemies adjacent or diagonal to statues
Raised from dust – cards played this turn have zero resource cost
Hands of the Fate and Empsychos have powerful synergies with the unique statues that Plutus has access to, and with good statue placement, Empsychos is capable of destroying whole waves of enemies! Raised from dust enables you to play lots of costly cards in one turn allowing you to place wonders for free or place buildings that you desperately want but don’t have access to the resources yet!
For those who played the Next Fest demo, did you find any other strong synergies relating to Plutus’ unique abilities and god power cards?
Wishlist the game to help us out and stay notified when it releases in September!
Also join our Discord to get involved in the discussion and playtesting!
Power of the Gods Part 1: Cernunnos
Over the coming weeks we'll be taking a deep dive into each god and their abilities, first up is Cernunnos, the Celtic god of nature!
All of the gods have 3 different starting abilities, each incentivising slightly different styles of play and enabling synergies with the god power cards as well.
Cernunnos' starting abilities are:
At the start of the year if you do not have a palisade card in your deck, add a palisade card to your deck
In addition to faith, you also gain 1% happiness per turn for each follower within range of your shrine
Enemies sustain 1 stack of bleed when they attack a tile on your island
You can see already how each of these allow you to play the game differently. The 1st enables you to turtle a bit more and has great synergy with one of the god power cards we will look at in a moment, the 2nd allows you to not worry about happiness as much but really incentivises you to build near the shrine and the 3rd encourages fast expansion with land so enemies bleed out before they attack your core!
Couple these starting abilities with the god power cards available to you and you can create some powerful strategies!
Bloody Roots - +1 bleed to all enemies when you place a tree this turn
Spiky Walls – 8 damage to enemies adjacent or diagonal to palisades or defensive walls
Healing Roots - +2 maximum health to buildings, units, palisades and walls
You can see how Spiky Walls has great synergy with the starting ability that gives you palisades and how Healing Roots also works well with that ability or the enemy bleed stacking due to enemies most likely needing several attacks to destroy buildings.
Not to mention the other synergies and strategies you can find with all of the other cards unique to Cernunnos!
Wishlist the game to help us out and stay notified when it releases in September!
Also join our Discord to get involved in the discussion and playtesting!
These Doomed Isles Demo Playable at TwitchCon Paris
Hey everyone,
These Doomed Isles is part of TwitchCon! If you are at TwitchCon Paris you can check out the demo in person and speak to members of the Fireshine Games team about the game!
You can see a sneakpeak of the stand before entry later today:
Don't worry if you weren't able to travel to Paris though, the demo is still playable on Steam as well and will be available until Monday the 10th of July at 2pm BST!
We should also have more news about other opportunities to play These Doomed Isles before it launches in September this year soon! Including the opportunity to playtest the 3rd god, Acan the Mayan god of wine. To have a chance of taking part in August, please join the Discord here
Demo Patch Notes V 0.0.232
Hey everyone,
We have updated the demo with the following changes:
Statues now only remove a maximum of 25% rocks/trees/fish when built
Statues cost less stone
Town houses, villas and Taxation costs reduced
Land frequency increased in harvest (at most every 7 rerolls)
Rockfall offered more frequently in harvest (Greek only)
Happiness buildings offered more frequently in harvest (Greek only)
Mud houses now cause unhappiness on build, not each turn
Fixed bug with Hydra freezing
Hydra also skips the rest of its turn when killed, instead of immediately attacking again
These Doomed Isles - Greek God Stream
Hey everyone,
Get a look at some gameplay with Plutus, the Greek god that is available for the first time in our new demo!
You can unlock Plutus by reaching level 3 with Cernunnos and the progress should carry over if you have already played the prologue so you may be able to jump into it straight away!
These Doomed Isles - Greek God Stream
Hey everyone,
Get a look at some gameplay with Plutus, the Greek god that is available for the first time in our new demo!
You can unlock Plutus by reaching level 3 with Cernunnos and the progress should carry over if you have already played the prologue so you may be able to jump into it straight away!
Play as the Greek god, Plutus!
Hi everyone,
Happy to announce that These Doomed Isles is going to be part of Steam Next Fest, and that our new demo is now live! 😄
For the first time, this new god is playable to the public, and it features new cards, god powers, and more enemies.
This demo will only be around for a limited time so make sure you go and check it out! As always, your feedback is super helpful to me, so if you do have any suggestions please do let me know.
Hope you enjoy playing as Plutus, the Greek god of wealth!
Cheers,
Andrew
These Doomed Isles is launching in September!
Hey everyone!
I hope you all really enjoyed the trailer we revealed as part of the OTK Showcase! If you didn't see it live you can watch it below:
The trailer gives an overview of how the game of These Doomed Isles came to be and introduced us to the first 3 gods we will have at the start of early access. Cernunnos the Celtic god of nature, Plutus the Greek god of wealth and Acan the Mayan god of alcohol!
All 3 of these will be playable from the start of early access and I am pleased to announce that you will have the chance to play with Plutus before then as well!
The trailer also confirmed that we will have a brand new demo coming on the 16th of June at 2pm BST just before we participate in Steam Next Fest! As part of this demo we are opening up Plutus so you will be able to play as a whole new god and check out what their unique cards, powers and enemies!
I can't wait for you all to check it out and keep your eyes peeled for more information about Plutus soon!
These Doomed Isles Will Be Part of The OTK Showcase!
Hey everyone!
Some exciting news for you all. These Doomed Isles is going to be part of the OTK Showcase on the 10th of June! The showcase goes live on Twitch.tv/Asmongold at 7pm BST!
We will be revealing a brand new trailer with a sneak peak of what's to come and some information about the release date so do tune in!
Hope you are all excited for what we have in store!
The next god is coming!
Hi everyone,
Firstly I’d like to say a big thanks to everyone who has played The First God prologue so far, it’s been great reading your Steam reviews and we’ve had some really useful feedback from it. So, thanks!
Secondly, we’ve been working hard on the next god, and we’re now looking for playtesters! The second god comes with new powers and cards, and your feedback on the gameplay would be SUPER helpful.
Fancy playing this new version of These Doomed Isles? Join our Discord!
If you’d like a chance to play the next god, join our Discord. This closed playtest will be happening from the 30th May 2pm BST to the 1st of June (also 2pm BST), so if you’ve got availability then you can put yourself forward to try out our game.
We’ll be taking on a few community members so there’s limited spaces, and we’re doing this under NDA. This is because there will still be missing artwork and some bugs in the game that we don't want to have footage online along with the fact we haven't announced what the 2 other gods are going to be yet! So playtesters will need to be happy to sign this.
Once you’re in the Discord, you can find more info on how to sign up for the playtest.
Note: Please join the Discord and follow the instructions by 25th May 2pm BST to be considered for the playtest.
Thanks in advance for your feedback, we can’t wait for the full release.
