Important This update is in a Beta-Branch on Steam. To get it, simply choose the branch beta-realtime-skirmish through the game's properties. You don't have to enter a code to get this beta version.
Ahoy, everyone!
After a longer while, we are back with a new update:
As many of you know, the question "Realitme vs Turn-based" has been with us from the start. Many players have argued, in reviews and elsewhere, that the game would be far more suited to being played in realtime. We have debated over this, and decided to give it a shot. That ist why we decided to start a realtime beta with the skirmish mode, so now you can check for yourselves, if realtime is the way to go.
So, in short, you can now play singleplayer skirmish matches against the AI in realtime.
No more waiting time!
We have tested this version ourselves, of course, and so far we quite enjoyed the new pace of the realitme mode. If the Beta runs successfully, we will switch this version over to the default branch.
Note: Hot-Seat and Online Multiplayer have been deactivated for this Beta, since they are not ready to run with the new realtime system yet. Online MP will be very soon, but Hot-Seat will probably take longer, since it is not really compatible with realtime.
We would be happy to receive your feedback about this change in the discussions!