Island Dog's Articles In Ashes of the Singularity News » Page 5
November 18, 2015 by Island Dog
Ashes of the Singularity has been nominated as Best Innovators in the Game-Debate.com Global Game Awards 2015. Vote now! http://www.game-debate.com/awards/2015/nominee/ashes-of-the-singularity        
November 19, 2015 by Island Dog
Update v.64 for  Ashes of the Singularity  is here! We are making our way out of Alpha and toward Beta, but we're not quite there yet.  The Dev Team has been working on refining game play details, bug fixes, and other game improvements like new maps, some improved destruction graphics (who doesn't love a good explosion?), and a new Power Amplifier building.   The addition of the Power Amplifier  allows players to   double their re...
April 8, 2016 by Island Dog
V1.01 for Ashes of the Singularity is here! We have been listening to your feedback over the last week and we want to thank you for all of your extremely valuable input. In order to address some of your balance concerns, we’ve looked at the following: Balance of units, buildings, and economy Difficulty balance for the AI levels Difficulty balance for the Campaign In addition to looking at overall balance, we’ve also removed the “Fringe” map fr...
April 1, 2016 by Island Dog
Yesterday, we were excited to launch our biggest title of the year. Today, we are still excited, but for more reasons than just the release! Why are we so happy? You. Our fans are what make our success possible and the response to Ashes has been overwhelming. When you take the time to give us feedback, hop online during our “Fans vs Devs” event to play with us, or leave a review, it helps us continue to make games that you enjoy. To say thank you, we’ve develope...
March 29, 2016 by Island Dog
To kick off the launch of Ashes of the Singularity, we'll have a live Twitch stream starting at 3pm ET on Thursday, March 31 with Stardock's Founder and CEO, Brad Wardell. Be sure to join us, and follow our Twitch channel for updates:  https://www.twitch.tv/stardock  
March 10, 2016 by Island Dog
This is the second developer diary by Stardock's Founder and CEO, Brad Wardell, on Ashes of the Singularity. This developer diary talks more about the Post-humans beginning with their history. "The human race at the end of 2167 consisted of three primary groups: Natural humans  are much the same as humans have been for thousands of years except with better technology. They represent 99% of the roughly 9 billion humans that live on Earth and to a lesser degree, Mars and the v...
March 2, 2016 by Island Dog
Another great article from VentureBeat on Ashes of the Singularity is up. This is an interview with Stardock's VP of Business Development, Chris Kowal, about Ashes and some the technology behind it. "GamesBeat: It seemed like this got started as a game demo for DirectX 12, right? What’s the story of how it got to this point? Chris Kowal: Stardock has always built PC games, strategy games, RTS 4X. We have Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire. We’...
March 1, 2016 by Island Dog
VentureBeat has a great article up today about Ashes of the Singularity. "The game from Stardock and Oxide Games is perhaps the biggest beneficiary of Moore’s Law, the prediction made by Intel chairman emeritus Gordon Moore that computing power would continuously improve at a regular rate. The game allows you to command an army of sci-fi forces against a human or computer opponent in real-time action. I had a hands-on preview of the game that confirmed the title is an exercise ...
March 31, 2016 by Island Dog
Control Thousands of Units and Engage in Battle in Ashes of the Singularity Get it Now on Steam ,  Stardock  or GOG.com ! Planet by planet, a war is raging across the galaxy. Two opposing factions are locked in war: the descendants of humanity, the Post Human Coalition, and the bitter, strong-AI called the Substrate. Each seek control of newfound worlds and will fight until the only one left standing is the victor who will claim it all.   Wage ...
February 24, 2016 by Island Dog
Stardock's Founder and CEO Brad Wardell has started a series of developer diaries for Ashes of the Singularity which will be posted on The Escapist. The first one is up today and gives an introduction to Ashes of the Singularity. "When I was a kid, I thought the future of humanity was pretty straight forward. In college, I wrote a game called Galactic Civilizations  that took place in the year 2178. The premise was much the same as traditional Sci-Fi. Humans travel the galaxy in...
February 24, 2016 by Island Dog
VentureBeat has an article today about Ashes of the Singularity and how it's taking advantage of DirectX 12.   "That’s why graphics chip maker  Advanced Micro Devices  is teaming up with game engine developer Oxide Games and publisher  Stardock . Essentially, RTS games have been good at depicting small-scale battles. The goal of Ashes of the Singularity is to depict real-time wars. Thousands or even tens of thousands of 3D objects could appear on screen ...
February 25, 2016 by Island Dog
Beta 2 is Now Available Exciting Explosions, New Maps, and Improved AI! Ashes of the Singularity Beta 2 has arrived and it just keeps getting better! Like explosions? So do we, that's why we've made them bigger. Looking for a variety of maps? No problem, we've added some new ones! Wishing for an improved AI? We've got you covered! With a new Multiplayer season beginning and a host of other improvements and stability fixes, get yourselves revved up for Ashes of the Si...
March 10, 2016 by Island Dog
Ashes of the Singularity: The War Officially Begins on March 31st! You started out on the side of the Post Human Coalition, conquering worlds and seizing control of all the Turinium within your reach. Then, we introduced you to the other side of the war with the sentient AI beings, the Substrate. Throughout the course of Early Access, we've added new maps, bigger explosions, new music, better sound FX, and so much more! Now it's time for the game's release, and...
January 28, 2016 by Island Dog
Every War Has at Least Two Sides Meet the Other Side: The Substrate! You've had plenty of practice with the Post-Human Coalition,  but now it's time to experience  the conflict with the  AI faction: The Substrate! With new  buildings and units,  it's time to revisit the battlefield from the other side. Not only is the Substrate joining the fray,  but there are lots of other new additions to the Beta:   NEW D...
December 17, 2015 by Island Dog
Ashes of the Singularity v.71 is Now Available! This build addresses a few bugs and makes a couple of adjustments to game play balance. The cost of the Hades unit has been reduced, Centaur missiles are now armor piercing, and archer rockets fire less often but deal more damage, to name a few. The UI has seen a few tweaks, the largest of which is the "Invite Friends" button, which will now be enabled for non-host players. To see what additional changes were made to graphics, sound, ...