We went to the Toronto Independent Games Conference last week, and I took the camera along with me. Do you want to see our trip to the conference, and maybe some very quick shots of Hegemony? Be sure to check out the new video.

Also, I'd like to know what you want me to do for the next video. In the spirit of YouTube, I'm disabling the comments for this news post (yes, I'm capable of subtle jokes too!), so if you want to tell me what to do, post it on the YouTube page!

We visited a foley studio yesterday to capture some sounds for Hegemony, and Rob brought along his video camera. As is to be expected, we ended up with a video blog, or as the hip kids call it, a vlog. And a rather amateurish one at that.

Check it out on YouTube. Enjoy!

This post will introduce the 26 factions that occupy the game world in "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon".

Controlling the Kingdom of Macedon, you interact with other factions through espionage, diplomacy and direct military action. Factions include Greek Leagues, Tribal Kingdoms and Empires and are comprised of cities, city-states or tribal states. Members of a particular faction follow the policy of the dominant city or in the case of a tribal kingdom, the King.

The Main Factions in the game are the "Kingdom of Macedon", the "Athenian Empire", the Boeotian League" led by Thebes, the "Lacedaemonians" led by Sparta and the "Persian Empire". Continued →

This is the third in a series of posts that will discuss a broad range of topics relating to "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon". This post will introduce the Peltast unit.

Peltasts are fast, mobile light infantry suited to rough terrain and irregular combat. They wear a helmet and carry the pelta, a small crescent shaped shield. Peltasts use javelins at range and melee with a short spear or dagger. As an auxiliary force in battle, peltasts can skirmish to disrupt enemy formations and threaten flanks. Continued →

This is the second in a series of posts that will discuss a broad range of topics relating to Hegemony: Philip of Macedon. This post will give an overview of logistics: the management of supply and replacements.

Activities such as camping and the burning of fields are integral to logistics in "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon". Camp to conserve supply and replace losses. Burn fields to deprive the enemy of crops, through punitive raids or a scorched earth defensive policy.

New screen shots have been posted on our "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon" pages. Continued →

This is the first in a series of posts that will discuss a broad range of topics relating to Hegemony: Philip of Macedon. This post will introduce the Hoplite unit.

Hoplites form the main infantry battleline of the Greek City-State armies. They wear a helmet, greaves and breastplate and carry a 3-foot diameter shield that provides excellent missile defense. Hoplites advance into battle in close order formations, often charging the last few feet to maximize the impact phase of melee combat. Their main weapon is a 10-foot thrusting spear, used overhand. They also carry a short sword as a secondary weapon. Continued →

Like the monolith, it has finally arrived: a new Hegemony video. We've yet to find ourselves in the office beating each other over the head like untrained monkeys, but we hope you'll enjoy it. This video shows off some of our new high-poly models, buildings, army management, and our map of Greece.

We even have a high definition version for you video afficianados. It should be noted that the file size of our HD video is approximately our target for the download size of the entire game.

We've posted some screen shots and a video depicting battleline combat between Macedonian Phalangites and Athenian Hoplites.

Screen shots can be found on our "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon" pages.

The video can be found at "Hegemony Downloads".

Interested in volunteering to test Hegemony: Philip of Macedon? We're planning a closed compatibility test. This build of the game won't have all the features of the final release, but you can consider it a preview of what the engine can do.

If you're interested in helping, register for an account on the forums and send an email to jmcnally@ldagames.com or send a private message to Jim to apply.

In your application, be sure to include:
* Your username on the forums.
* Your CPU make and model.
* Your video card make and model.
* How much memory your system has.
* Your version of Windows.
* Your full (real) name.
* The city you live in.If you're accepted for the compatibility test, you should hear back from us during the week of August 28th.

We look forward to hearing from you, and good luck!

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