They Are Billions - Announced

[HiddenX]

Numantian Games announced their new RTS game They Are Billions for 2017:

Numantian Games, independent game developer of Lords of Xulima, is proud to announce the upcoming strategy game, They Are Billions, coming to PC in 2017.
They Are Billions mixes a world where the zombie apocalypse has taken over the planet and throws it into a Steampunk / Victorian setting.
Prevent the infection from spreading into your colony and its inhabitants. Once a building is infected, the workers turn, rabidly spreading the infection further. And just when you think it is safe, thousands more come in hordes to wipe out your colony - each with individualized AI.

They Are Billions Game Features:

• Real-time Strategy with Pause Mode: In Pause Mode you can build your structures and setup commands for your army. This game is about strategy, not quick key commands.
• Oversee a Colony: Build, Fight, Defend, and Gather Resources for your colony. Don’t let the infected take over!
• Build an Army: Train and contract mercenaries to protect your colony and destroy the infected - unique mercenaries with their own set of skills and personalities!
• Thousands of Units on the Screen: Defeat billions of zombies. The custom engine can handle up to 20,000 of the infected in real time.
• 4K Graphics: Steampunk and Victorian Style Graphics. Dozens of units with more than 1,500 frames of animation.

Only a small population of humans remain alive. Grow your colony and fight through the billions of zombies left on the planet.

More information.

 

[JDR13]

Here's a link to an article about it on PC Gamer. Includes a trailer.

http://www.pcgamer.com/lords-of-xulima-dev-reveals-steampunk-strategy-game-they-are-billions/

 

[NewDArt]

Sounds like a novel idea - though not really my cup of tea.

 

[ramses01]

Hmm sounds interesting. I definitely like the idea of pause in a so-called RTS as most RTSes basically have no strategy just actions per minute.

However, I am quite disappointed that this isn't LoX 2.

 

[you]

Sounds interesting but not really my type of game. However, might check it out for the sake of the developer. Undecided.

 

[joxer]

Just like ramses, I'm disappointed.
Xulima was not a perfect game, but the challenge it brought in the most part of it was refreshing. I'd buy it's sequel instantly.
Won't be after the strategy game, sorry.

 

[Stingray]

So these guys are pulling a Pierre Begue? Well-received indie RPG, then begin work on a RTS that nobody asked for.

It's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.

 

[JDR13]

Last time I checked, developers are allowed to make what they want. Well, at least indie developers are.

It would seem that the development cycle here is fairly short, so I don't think this is really impacting LoX 2 all that much.