“Alea iacta est.” “The die is cast.” — Julius Caesar, crossing the Rubicon. It’s possible Caesar actually spoke it in Greek: ἀνερρίφθω κύβος, transliterated as anerrhiphtho kybos. Which sadly doesn't have the same ring to it, in my opinion! Hello, Lucas here! We're taking a detou
Hi, Lucas here! We're looking for volunteers to help translate the Steam page into other languages! Join our Discord to help out! The Steam page has been updated, some attention was given especially to the "About this Game" section, also called the Long Description: We have parti
“With the Celtiberians and the Cimbrians we fought as with deadly enemies, not to determine which should be supreme, but which should survive; but with the Latins, Sabines, Samnites, Carthaginians, and Pyrrhus we fought for supremacy. The Carthaginians violated treaties; Hannibal
“The highest ambition of our magistrates and generals was to defend our provinces and allies with justice and honour. And so our government could be called more accurately a protectorate of the world than a dominion. ” Cicero, De Officiis, 2.27 Hi, Lucas here! In this diary I wil
Today we’ll take a look at the province administration prototype . I decided to create it separately from the main game in order to get player feedback more quickly. This prototype is playable right now , but available exclusively to Substack supporters as a way to thank them for
"Exert yourself in every direction to earn men's good word, not with a view to rival others, but to surpass yourself." — Cicero’s advice to his brother Quintus, who had become governor of Asia (Cicero, Ad Quintum Fratrem , Book 1, Letter 1). Hi! Lucas here. In this dev diary, I’m
Dev Diary – Character Personalities Hi, Lucas here! This will be a focused diary on a very specific thing: personality. People seem to like personality theory, considering the popularity of the MBTI personality test and such. Are you an INTP? In Historia Realis, there are 64 pers
Dev Diary – Internal Politics, Part 1 Let's talk internal politics of Rome! This diary presents Motions , focusing on two types: triumphs and trials . These were two mechanisms through which the internal politics of Rome rewarded and punished its representatives. I will talk abou
Diary – Marriage & Hierarchy Hey, Lucas here! Today we’re gonna look at social status and social mobility in Historia Realis, in particular two institutions through which elite Romans achieved and maintained their position in society: conubio (marriage) and amicitia (literall
Diary – Vice and Virtue Harmony makes small things grow; the lack of harmony makes great things decay. – Sallust Hi! Lucas here. Today I’d like to introduce a few special resources that characters have in Historia Realis. These are: Vice, Tranquility and Animus. They are all part
Hi! Lucas here. This will be another more general dev diary. I am currently making a lot of fast iterating on the design of Historia Realis, and as such I don’t want to ‘commit’ to those design decisions by writing about them. It somehow feels like I would be obligated to stick t
Hi! I'm Lucas , creator of Historia Realis: Rome . Today I’m gonna talk a bit about the vision for Historia Realis. We're gonna get theoretical rather than practical, and look at the big picture. If you want to see more specifically how the game works, check out the previous dev
Hi! I'm Lucas, creator of Historia Realis: Rome . For this relaunch of the dev diaries, I'm going to cover the core mechanic of Historia Realis: the action system , which is the beating heart of the game. It was designed to replace the usual event system in similar games. The pro
Woah! You can watch me make the game! Cool!