Thursday 17 May 2018

A Siberian Roadmap Laid Bare






In this Blog I want to talk about the Mission packs of Siberian Dawn and how they fit together to tell the story, and how the release of these expansions fits into the game. All of the following information has be thoroughly checked by the Silentium Guild but is subject to alteration depending on the whims of the people.

The base game will be free and with this you get Training Run, a special mission that gives you a taste of the full game with a single objective and 2 units that you can recruit. The first Mission pack will then add the Core game along with 3 missions and 18 extra units to recruit. It also adds the Bond system which gives you a choice of 4 different groups you can align with at the start of a mission.





The story of Siberian Dawn is split up into Mission Packs with each Pack containing 3 Missions, and the whole story will cover 36 missions. The Missions packs are further organised into Chapters and Blocks. A Chapter comprises 2 Mission packs and will be set in one location, so the whole story will take place over 6 locations. The first Chapter is set in an Industrial Habitation of the Union, one of its sprawling cities, and will have its hostile units and events based around this setting.

A Block will contain 2 Chapters, 4 Mission packs, and introduces new units for the Overseer to use. A Block will start with an extra large Mission Pack that contains two new Unit Blocs, with about 20 new unique units to use in the game from that point on in the story. The first 2 Blocs are the ones for the Union and the Guild and contain 18 units as the first 2 units came with Training Run. Future Blocs will be the Packs of the Mercenaries, the rogues of the Free, the mystical Circle, and the religious Juggernauts.




The price of the first Mission Pack in each Block should be £1.98, as you are getting the new Unit blocs included, and the normal Mission Packs should be 99p. Originally Mission packs were going to be 6 Missions for double the price, but splitting them up lets me get the game out sooner, and hopefully have the release of future mission packs with a smaller gap than the initial plan. It also allows me to focus more on the smaller pack and the 3 missions. Mission Pack 1 will be available at game launch. The Android and PC prices will be the same as each other as I don’t believe in charging PC owners more for owning a PC.


So to break it down here is the structure of Siberian Dawn:

3 Blocks > 6 Chapters > 12 Mission Packs > 36 Missions.

60 unique units to recruit and a whole lot of hostile forces to use them against.


There may be additional stand-alone Mission packs and special Unit packs if the demand is there in the future, but for now this is how I see the game release progressing, and I hope this has given you a good idea of what is to come.


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Friday 4 May 2018

The Path To The Dawn Officially Starts Here





 Welcome to the official blog for Siberian Dawn, and as the title declares, the path to Siberian Dawn starts right here today.

Siberian Dawn is a digital deck building card game for PC and Android where you play the role of an Overseer in the grim industrial world of the Union. The Union is under threat from the rise of a cult called the Dawn and as a new Overseer recruit you find yourself thrown into the middle of this rising danger.

Across the many missions the story will unfold, detailing the secrets of the Dawn and how its corruption spreads to the very heart of the Union. You will recruit allies, use tactical actions, and control resources to complete objectives, while keeping your contacts in the shadows happy.








 On this path to the release of Siberian Dawn I want to talk about many of the features in the game, and the Lore system that it at its heart, and also share details about the world of the Union itself. Hopefully this will be an interesting journey for everyone, and I also look forward to hearing what people think of what I am sharing on here.


Imagine it is a Kickstarter without you having to put money in upfront, a journey to get you excited about what is to come and to get me excited about getting it to you, although I am already getting excited about how it coming together, but more excitement always helps.






 After 5 years in development the game is now having the final few elements finished, narrative being polished, and missions tested, and without any unforeseen problems it is on target for release towards the end of this year.


So join me on the path to the Dawn and spread the word…


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