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Gotlands first forest
In this post we wanted to share a quick preview of some of the mid season updates that we are working on and that will hit live servers in a not to distant future. Gotland now has forests As part of our ongoing effort to make Imperia Bore…
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Testing stress
We are currently in the process of performing capacity / stress tests in front of our upcoming ad. campaign. Over time we hope to increase our player base significantly and, while we are fairly certain our architecture can handle it load, …
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Designing with style
A big update that we didn't have time to ship with the last release (the Hanseatic League) was an overhaul to the game's UI. Long-time players will know that, while the UI has gone through many changes, the interface is still very lightweig…
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The power of fractions
A rounding error Imagine that you have a city defended by a strong army: a hundred spearmen, thirty templars in good armor, twenty knights. Then out of nowhere an attacker rides up with three militia. The cheapest unit in the game, the kin…
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What goes into a launch?
Our first launch We recently did a soft launch of the new season system along with our first batch of seasonal content, the Hanseatic League. A soft launch means we opened the doors quietly with a working season running live so we could wat…
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Seasonality
Why Imperia Borealis Has Seasons Every now and then, after a player has reached the end-game they ask the question "What's next for me?" That question is the reason Imperia Borealis now has Seasons. If you've played Path of Exile, you alre…
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Designing systems
In this second installment i want to dive into some of the core philosophies that guides the design of Imperia Borealis. The Five Pillars Every game is built on a handful of beliefs about what makes play worthwhile. Ours is no different an…
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The very first step
Welcome Welcome to the first post on the Imperia Borealis devlog. I'm Christoffer Södergren. I'm building this game together with my wife Camilla, from our home on Gotland, a small island in the baltic sea in Sweden. I grew up walking the m…
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