Greetings everyone,
Today the development team decided to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about Pharaoh: A New Era (general questions, gameplay, etc.).
[GENERAL QUESTIONS]
- Q: Who is working on Pharaoh: A New Era?
- A: Pharaoh: A New Era is developed by Triskell Interactive (Lethis series) and published by Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4, Windjammers 2…).
- Q: What is Pharaoh: A New Era?
- A: Pharaoh: A New Era is a full remake of the iconic city builder called Pharaoh and released in 1999 by Impression Games and Sierra Entertainment. Pharaoh: A New Era features all-new 2D graphics with brand-new UI, improved gameplay mechanics. The main goal is to develop your city stone by stone and rule it like a true pharaoh.
- Q: When will Pharaoh be available?
- A: Pharaoh: A New Era will be available in 2021.
- Q: How much will it cost?
- A: The price isn’t set yet but we will announce it at a later date.
- Q: How many languages will be supported?
- A: We will give more detail about the list of languages supported in the future. Stay tuned!
- Q: Do you plan to release it on Mac and Linux?
- A: Pharaoh: A New Era will be released on Windows only for the moment. Mac and Linux support may come later.
[GAMEPLAY QUESTIONS]
- Q: How many missions will be playable?
- A: There will be 53 playable missions packing more than 100 hours of gameplay.
- Q: Is there any new mode available?
- A: There will be a full map and mission editor available in-game, however, it won't be possible to use a custom mission from Pharaoh (1999) as the development team had to rewrite the code.
- Q: Will Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile expansion be available at launch?
- A: Pharaoh: A New Era will include Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile at launch.
- Q: Can we expect a remaster version of Pharaoh's original soundtrack?
- A: Yes, you can. Louis Godart is the Composer working on music arrangement (of the original soundtrack) on Pharaoh: A New Era.
- Q: Do you plan to add in-game weekly challenges to Pharaoh: A New Era?
- A: We are not planning to add in-game weekly challenges for the moment but it's a good idea that we can keep in mind for the future.
- Q: Compared to the original Pharaoh (1999), will there be any QoL-additions and if so, which one(s)?
- A: Yes, it's in our plans and we will reveal them in the future so stay tuned!
- Q: Can we choose a very slow mode like the Original Pharaoh game? It made micromanagement way easier.
- A: Yes, you can choose a slower speed and even build while pausing the game.
- Q: Is there going to be some kind of zoom in/out from the default view?
- A: Yes, you can zoom in and zoom out from the default view.
- Q: Will you keep the 90% "normal speed" and 100% "speed"?
- A: We added different speeds so you can pick the one that suits you the most.
- Q: Will there be...more than 100 hours of gameplay?
- A: 100 hours or even Infinite hours of gameplay if you take into account the 53 playable missions and the sandbox.
- Q: Will you add bigger maps?
- A: No, the maps won't be bigger.
- Q: Any plans to address walker mechanics and math bugs/glitches that the Original Pharaoh game has?
- A: We rewrote the code and made sure to fix most of the bugs and glitches that came from the Original Pharaoh. We are also reworking walker mechanics and some more in-game stuff.
- Q: Will we have the ability to build more than three monuments on our map?
- A: We haven't decided yet but we'd like to add more than three monuments to the maps.
- Q: Will the game be able to run in 1440P?
- A: Yes, Pharaoh: A New Era will run in 1440P.
- Q: Will there be more resources and building in the game?
- A: We will add more buildings to the game.
- Q: There will be the possibility of mods in the game?
[ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS]
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