FAQs

[Tandis]

Creating this as an FAQ with answers.

Q: Can you tell us the roadmap for this game? Are you going to add X, Y or Z?

A: While we would love to share what we want to do. However, we can't officially promise anything other than that we have a full year's worth of free updates budgeted based on community feedback.

So you will hear a lot of "We want to expand on X" or "We hope to add Y" but these are not commitments. They are just things we want to do but ultimately, you, the player, are going to have a lot of say on that.

Q: Will this game have any micro transactions?

A: No, Ara: History Untold has no plans for microtransactions.
 
Q: Does the game have multiple types of power generation (solar, wind, nuclear, coal, etc.)

A: Yes. Fuel and Electrical power are resources in the game.

Q: Does this run on Steamdeck?

A: Yes.

Q: Will more leaders be released post-release?

A: Yes. After release, the community will no doubt have opinions on leaders they would like to see. For 1.0, there was an effort to have a balance of leaders you would expect (Caesar, Washington, Queen Elizabeth, etc.) along with ones that we hadn't seen in other games before to differentiate it from other games in the genre.

Q: How do trade lanes work?

A: You can have sea or overland trade routes with other nations. Each nation has N merchants that determine how many items they can trade with each other. A trade route only requires that your nation and the other nation have either a road or ports (which is why docks and such are so important in the game).

Q: How will modding work?

A: Modding is a central part of PC gaming, and we’ve built Ara with mod-ability in mind from the start. Players can start experimenting with mods at launch, and additional modding tools will be introduced post-launch.

You are welcome to add your questions below. We are super excited for release!

[shAKAbrah97]

Thanks a lot , BTW Is there any chance you may add Arabic language support on future updates? or you don't have any plan to add another language in the game, honestly we starving here in Middle East / North Africa for 4x strategy game that support our language , so maybe you became the first one to do it and I hope in return you find success in our market.

[Tonas]

Thanks for putting this together! I have three questions (well, some might be a bit loaded )

Q: Is it possible to blockade trade routes, or pillage them? More broadly, what are the options if you want to diplomatically or economically cripple an opponent without resorting to force?

Q: Do you envision minor players ever becoming a part of the game? One of the things I like about the concept of the city-state in other strategy games is having a second layer of agents to interact with - and potentially influence the bigger picture game with other civs through diplomacy, trading, proxy wars and so on. Likewise, barbarians often force the players to protect their trade routes from piracy and plundering, which is an interesting (and historically-accurate) challenge!

Q: Earlier information mentioned a "disease" mechanic of sorts that played into the Health QoL metric. Is this still a thing, or are those metrics only reflected in the city's yields? I'd love to eventually see mechanics such as diseases, climate change or migration playing a role in shaping Ara's worlds, as they did in real life.

Super excited for the launch! GLHF :D

[TioWawy]

What plans do you have for future expansions and free updates?
Can the game be set to play in just one act?
Are there plans to create scenarios such as the Hundred Years War?
How does combat work?

[vsrjunior]

One Country: Israel/Jerusalem
A Leader: King David, son of Jesse

[ReseekPuffs]

Q. How many leaders will be available at launch? We have seen the leader selection screen a few times but a few leaders are unavailable despite not being included in the Deluxe Edition. This makes me curious about how many leaders we will be able to use on launch.

Q. Will there be nukes? I don't expect them to be in the game but confirmation of if they are in the game or not would be nice.

Q. Will there be any DLC? Mainly gameplay-changing ones like new mechanics. Or do you plan on making new content accessible for everyone and just charge for new leaders?

Q. Is there going to be a custom leader/civilization creator? I remember seeing a screenshot a long time ago that mentioned something like a custom leader. Something like Humankind where you can design the leader in game would be a dream for us who lack the modding skills.

Q. Will there an official discord? It would be nice to actually speak to people rather than on forums.

I'm looking forward to the release of the game and can't wait to play it! I hope it is as good as it looks!

[Stealknight]

Originally posted by TioWawy:

What plans do you have for future expansions and free updates?
Can the game be set to play in just one act?
Are there plans to create scenarios such as the Hundred Years War?
How does combat work?

This video shows making units, putting them into formation and battle starting around 26:40. Each side has a strength number represented by a bull icon. And it uses mixed formations rock paper scissor. Like spearman being effective against cavlery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDJDvuNUwM&t=2096s

[Stealknight]

Originally posted by ReseekPuffs:

Q. How many leaders will be available at launch? We have seen the leader selection screen a few times but a few leaders are unavailable despite not being included in the Deluxe Edition. This makes me curious about how many leaders we will be able to use on launch.

Q. Will there be nukes? I don't expect them to be in the game but confirmation of if they are in the game or not would be nice.

Q. Will there be any DLC? Mainly gameplay-changing ones like new mechanics. Or do you plan on making new content accessible for everyone and just charge for new leaders?

Q. Is there going to be a custom leader/civilization creator? I remember seeing a screenshot a long time ago that mentioned something like a custom leader. Something like Humankind where you can design the leader in game would be a dream for us who lack the modding skills.

Q. Will there an official discord? It would be nice to actually speak to people rather than on forums.

I'm looking forward to the release of the game and can't wait to play it! I hope it is as good as it looks!

The game features a roster of 45 leaders, with 28 already confirmed and some room for interpretation regarding their affiliations and nationalities. Jennene d’Arc – France
Sejong – Korea
Harun Al-Rashid – Abbasids
Empress Irene Sarantapechaena – Byzantium
Shaka – Zulu
Boudica – Unknown, Celts or England
Elizabeth I – England
Genghis Kahn – Mongolia
Sappho – Greece
Alexander The Great – Macedonia (Unconfirmed)
Cesare Beccaria – Italy
Nicolas Copernicus – Poland (Unconfirmed)
Hildegard of Bingen – Germany
Confucius – China
Wu Zetan – China
Sennacherib – Assyria
Nefertiti – Egypt
Catherine the Great – Russia
George Washington – United States
Howard Florey – Australia
Itzcoatl – Aztec
Ashoka – India
Leopold I – Belgium
Yaa Asantewaa – Ghana
Amanirenas – Kush
Tamar The Great – Georgia
Halie Selassie – Ethiopia
Tokugawa Ieyasu – Japan

[Tandis]

We can't really talk concretely about future plans. What we can say is that we have a long, fully funded, roadmap to respond to community suggestions.

[lusciouslanguidity]

Originally posted by Tandis:

We can't really talk concretely about future plans. What we can say is that we have a long, fully funded, roadmap to respond to community suggestions.

Wow that’s super exciting!

I am also excited for the future leaders to make some of the more traditional people happy and also see whatever new and different kinds of leaders the team at Oxide can come up with!

[wilcoxchar]

Will there be any preset maps like an Earth map, and if there is will there be an option for nations to start in their historical starting locations?

[TioWawy]

Is there friendly fire?

[TioWawy]

Originally posted by Stealknight:

Originally posted by TioWawy:

What plans do you have for future expansions and free updates?
Can the game be set to play in just one act?
Are there plans to create scenarios such as the Hundred Years War?
How does combat work?

This video shows making units, putting them into formation and battle starting around 26:40. Each side has a strength number represented by a bull icon. And it uses mixed formations rock paper scissor. Like spearman being effective against cavlery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDJDvuNUwM&t=2096s

Thank you :)

[Reaper]

Originally posted by ReseekPuffs:

Q. How many leaders will be available at launch? We have seen the leader selection screen a few times but a few leaders are unavailable despite not being included in the Deluxe Edition. This makes me curious about how many leaders we will be able to use on launch.


I'm looking forward to the release of the game and can't wait to play it! I hope it is as good as it looks!

https://ibb.co/nm6Trb3

here is the list of leaders and nations, i found it on the official reddit of this game

[Maximus Combabilidade]

Can the Incas use mountains?

[TioWawy]

Hi everyone, I have a question about civilizations. Do I have to choose a leader and then start making decisions so that my civilization develops and has different units, buildings, etc.? In other words, do I decide what the civilization will be like or do the civilizations come already designed?