Every successful entrepreneur will tell you that you need a proper business plan to succeed, from medieval times until today. That’s why the development team at Ashborne Games wants to share their roadmap for the Early Access of the Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410, to let people know what they get when Early Access begins on September 17th – and what the forecast predicts until the 1.0 launch.
But before we dig into the details of the Early Access version, we are grateful to announce another major wishlist milestone: over 300,000 people are eager to start their businesses and found a dynasty that lasts for centuries – thank you very much, to each and every one of you!
What will be playable with the Early Access launch on September 17th?
- 6 Cities
Graz, Kuttenberg, Nuremberg, Freiburg, Wrocław and the tutorial town of Landsfort Herle - 8 Professions
Smith / Tailor / Joiner / Stonemason / Priest / Innkeeper / Alchemist / Perfumer - 2 Languages
At start, German and English localizations will be available, with many more to follow soon, such as French, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Simplified Chinese and Russian. - Manage and expand your workshops, hire workers and build a thriving medieval business empire.
- Start courting, marry, and produce heirs to secure your legacy. A campaign in Europa 1410 can span multiple generations, so the character you end a campaign with will probably not be the one you started out with.
- Politics and society: Apply for offices and climb the social ladder by befriending, blackmailing or bribing fellow citizens in important places. Climb high enough and you’ll even get a say in the city’s construction projects: expand the city with new walls, improve its infrastructure and enact laws that make sure you always come out on top.
In addition to these core gameplay features, The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 offers many more ways to interact with the game world and achieve your goals. Which path you want to take through your campaign is always up to you.
Throughout Early Access, we will provide updates for the game on a regular basis. These updates add new content and expand on existing features, while also providing better stability, bug fixes and balancing where necessary. We want to give three of these updates special attention, as they will not only add new content, but change how you can play the game.
The Stabby Update: Knives and Swords
This update will focus on combat professions and combat in general. It will introduce the Thief and Robber, as well as the Guard. You’ll be able to equip your men to patrol the streets, break into other citizens’ houses and workplaces, or waylay carts on the city’s outskirts. Combat itself – including duels – will also be vastly improved with this update, to provide a more fun and exciting experience for you. Duels especially will get a major overhaul – we can’t wait to tell you more!
The Backstabby Update: Multiplayer
With this update, we will bring one of the most requested features to the game: Multiplayer. Compete against up to 11 other players, or play together to achieve your goals. To further enrich the competitive part of the game, we will introduce rivalries and alliances with other dynasties, together with cooperative and competitive challenges and victory conditions. Also part of this update is a big improvement to the game’s economy. We want to make the city’s needs a big part of this update: provide the city properly and see it prosper, or withhold certain goods if it helps further your agenda. Last but not least, this update will introduce a new city to play in!
Release
At the 1.0 release of the game, we will introduce the Moneylender and the Trader, allowing you to get the most out of the new additions to the economy in the previous update. As a Trader, you will get your hands on rare and sought-after goods, import them to help your city – and your purse – or export them to faraway lands. The money you make abroad will need to be exchanged for local currency; the Moneylender will help you with that – for a fee, naturally. And if you want to jump-start your game, you can, of course, take a loan; just make sure to repay it in time. The release of the game will also include a brand-new map and additional gameplay with your Guild – rise above your competitors and control the future of your craft in your city. Take a look at our roadmap for more information and get ready to open shop on September 17th. Become a true medieval tycoon in The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410.
