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Hey Steelheart! The base assumption is indeed fantasy but we've tried to be as wide as possible and we did space colonies and cyberpunk cities in our playtests. Since terrain features prominently, it makes space stations a bit difficult but with some imagination I think you could make it work.
As for the wild west: I think the only thing that really needs some changing is the terrain table. It is broad enough to encompass a WIDE VARIETY of places, climates and terrain. You could either create a custom table for your setting OR simply reinterpret things accordingly. So if you're set on a dry savannah climate, a result of "swamp" would maybe be a patch of more lush vegetation but no real wetland.
In any case, if you're interested you might want to grab the game quickly before the sale runs out.
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the great feedback, I thought a slight hacking of the generation system might work! This game has been on my list for a while and I was salivating over wanting to try it! I did take advantage of the sale, which I planned to do regardless of your answer. Thanks again, and I'll plan to leave an official review once I've tried it.
that is an interesting idea! I am a bit vary of adding too many special rules but if I would I‘d make this gradual. Something like:
If the city has no resources skip the optional natural growth phase and instead remove 1-3 citizen tokens as people start to leave.
Tho if you look at real world examples, there are often people that can‘t or won‘t leave. Usually people don’t simply abandon their home. So this would require more thought to get right.
I was able to pull v1.5 down for free through my itch.io account library and click the download button which will take you to the latest version of Ex Novo.
Thanks!!
This is the first time I purchased a print & play game on the internet.
I was so intrigued by the idea of "guardianship" and community building.
Glad to know that I can get any updates in my library.
Looking forward to buying more games from you guys.
Jim
Thanks Martin and team for an inspiring game.
I've played it with my partner and solo a couple of times and turned up fascinating locations with interesting histories on both occasions. I look forward to trying a large settlement with a long history.
Cheers
Hamish
Thanks Martin
It was fun to build both as a hand drawn map and then in this tidier version. The environmental disasters that occurred early in the village's development were a great curve ball that dramatically reshaped the village.
Full res map here: https://app.box.com/s/hq7s4e7lmfi99yw9x0sbyi6ytw8vltv9
