Poison Runs Rife In Expansive Colony Sim, Sapiens
Viruses, medicine, burns and injuries make their way to the unique builder
New Zealand / 17 October, 2022 - Prehistoric colony sim, Sapiens, has delivered its first major update after its hugely successful launch. Delivering death and disease, the update also brings injuries, food poisoning and burns. To balance the new dangers, the sapiens are now able to find a number of new plants that can be researched and combined into medicines.
Alongside all new character models, animations, shaders, and textures, there are also significant improvements to AI and framerates. Sapiens are now more social, with better head movements and conversation flow. They will now run for urgent tasks, like providing medicine, or hunting, and they are better at choosing which task to complete first.
Sapiens allows players to create a sprawling civilization from the ground up. Assign tribespeople jobs, determine their primary role and see them develop their new settlement as they plant crops, clear paths, gather materials, cook and build. Sapiens can also be assigned to investigation or diplomacy roles to help advance their society.
At the heart and soul of the game, your sapiens are key to expansion. Whether you send them to explore far-off lands to discover fresh resources or task them to build transportation networks, with the right management your tribe's size and their influence can rapidly expand. It will be down to you to manage their mood, build them shelters, keep them happy and preserve their resources. With every aspect of the game and its world interactable, right down to placing every wall, seat or fireplace, you will need to determine how your settlement is built and maintained.
With a deep technology tree to unlock new abilities that allow sapiens to build tools and improve living conditions, players will also need to pay close attention to map regions. Some bring their own unique challenges, with weather effects and seasons playing a key part in maintaining your tribe, their settlement and its likelihood of survival.
Sapiens and its latest update is available now on Steam. Prospective sapiens can also check out the developer’s vlogs for more background on the game. Settlers can also join the Discord and look out for more content!
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Key Features
- Lead and foster a group of resourceful tribespeople as they navigate a prehistoric, sparsely populated land
- Find new resources and send sapiens to investigate, leading to new breakthroughs which unlock new items to build and craft
- Instruct individual sapiens to focus on specific tasks, and watch as they learn new skills, making them more valuable to the tribe
- Sapiens features gridless, completely free-form building. Every item, from rocks to branches and trees, can be removed or placed. Terrain can also be dug, mined, or filled for further customization
- Build shelters, both to keep sapiens happy, and to preserve food and resources. Every wall, roof, seat or fireplace can be placed individually. Every tree, log, plank or rock can be removed or placed, and the terrain can be dug, mined or filled to shape the world to player’s liking
- Send sapiens over long distances and establish camps to gather far away resources or conduct hunting missions. Take down a mammoth to feed and clothe the tribe for months, but know that some sapiens may be lost in the effort
Mr Lewis Burnell