is there any sandbox mode? or just predetermined campaigns ?

[MaTheMeatloaf!]

Sandbox mode ? Or static campaigns

[Mentally Unstable]

What sort of "sandbox" are you expecting? If you are referring to sandbox in the classic sense of an open world where you can just control a character/group and go around indefinitely to do infinite randomly generated quest, there is none.

If you mean skirmish mode, then there is one. Though it is very much reliant on the community making maps via the map editor.

[MaTheMeatloaf!]

Originally posted by Mentally Unstable:

What sort of "sandbox" are you expecting? If you are referring to sandbox in the classic sense of an open world where you can just control a character/group and go around indefinitely to do infinite randomly generated quest, there is none.

If you mean skirmish mode, then there is one. Though it is very much reliant on the community making maps via the map editor.

Sandbox in the sense of each playthrough gives a random map with random placement, no predeternmined events or units ect ect

[Mentally Unstable]

Originally posted by MaTheMeatloaf!:

Sandbox in the sense of each playthrough gives a random map with random placement, no predeternmined events or units ect ect

Thanks for the clarification.

Maps are static. Once a map has been created, it stays that way. Faction starting locations for a particular map will always stay the same, resources will always appear in the same locations and so on. The only difference is that the AI may play differently the next time around. It applies to both campaign and skirmish mode. Of course, with skirmish mode, you will have many more maps so in a way, it's "random" because each map is different. The downside is that it is limited by what the community is able and willing to create. So it's a gamble as to the number and quality of skirmish maps that will be available in future.

As for random map generation, there is none as far as the devs are concerned. However, there is an experimental "random map generation" in the map editor. Unfortunately, it isn't balanced and can produce weird outcomes like dead ends. The devs have not shared whether they plan on working further on that function and as such, potential buyers should not base their purchasing decision on the assumption that they will.

Here's a thread on random map generation(kindly note the latest comments about it from mod):

https://steamcommunity.com/app/867210/discussions/0/3275815819057430595/


FAQ from the game's website:

https://www.songsofconquest.com/faq

Will there be a random map geneator?

— Maybe. We are discussing it right now. But no decisions have been made. We will only do it if we can make a good one.

[Dalwin]

The combination of Skirmish mode and community created maps, is IMO, about as sandbox as it can get for this kind of game.