{"id":2365,"edition":13,"categories":1,"features":0,"size":12190,"name":"Claw'opatra and the Gods of Egypt","authors":[{"name":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322}],"description":"

Cats rule the world – especially black ones ;) So, become the Black Cat – God of Egypt!

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Lead your civilization to world domination. Manage its development, control your followers, and battle hostile empires. Your goal is to conquer all territories, but beware – you cannot allow the capital to fall into enemy hands!

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Collect and use your divine powers, which recharge faster the more tiles of a given type you control. Each use increases their cost and range. Choose wisely to shape the terrain, convert enemies, or wreak havoc:

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FLOOD: Lowers terrain by one level in the selected area\nCONVERSION: Converts enemy territories to player territories\nBLESSING: Claims empty territories for the player\nPLAGUE: Removes all enemy units in the area\nEXALTATION: Raises terrain by one level in the selected area

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Click on a fully charged divine power and select a target field on a map.\nMay the cat gods be with you!

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TIPS AND TRICKS:

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  1. You can separate yourself from the enemy with a mountain range or sea.
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  2. If you use a blessing to create a new settlement in a part not yet occupied by the enemy, you will be prepared for their arrival.
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  3. Take over an entire new enemy tribe before it expands too much by using conversion – it will work to your advantage.
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  4. By terraforming land already occupied by you, you can balance the type of terrain you possess and thus accelerate the charging of the divine powers you desire.
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  5. If you change the terrain to inaccessible terrain (deep water or mountain peaks), you will kill all enemies in that area.
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  6. If you want to increase the impact, use several powers in quick succession in close proximity to overwhelm the enemy
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I hope you have a great time playing this game! Don’t show it to cats, they might take over the world ;)

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I really wanted to make a strategy game this year – the idea definitely cost me a few gray hairs, but I succeeded ;)

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Unfortunately, the amount of code didn’t allow me to prepare the music and sounds – I had to give up on that.

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Best regards,\nKamil

\n","source":"KamilZu/Clawopatra","stars":0,"comments":[{"at":410553847,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"

Impressive technically, I wish you used the extra free space to add a bit of sound :)

\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958270,"re":410553847,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :) I thought that my file size is just under the limit - so I was surprised that I have still 1KB left - I definitely need to get better with planning .zip sizing :)

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I’m impressed with the amount of simulation in this. It was a pretty difficult game even on easy. Great job!

\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958174,"re":410718091,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :)

\n"},{"at":410878020,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"

Super slick presentation! I didn’t really grok the strategy, but that’s surely a me problem.

\n","games":["Nine Lives"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958178,"re":410878020,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :)

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411051867,"author":"Michelle Duke","login":"mishmanners","gh":36594527,"url":"mishmanners.info","twitter":"MishManners","text":"

Lots of instructions… great to see those instructions in game.

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Would have loved some sound effects and music to make it more immersive. An outline of the effected area for using a divine blessing would be useful.

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A little left wing with the theme, so maybe having some cat powers or something would have fit nicely into the theme.

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The controls were simple enough to figure out. I liked that you could choose to speed up the game if needed. Nice work.

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411823539,"re":411051867,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You for your review :) How did You like the civilization development mechanics? What did You think of the map generator and replayability? What are Your thoughts on the possibility of using different strategies to complete the game? :)

\n"},{"at":411256208,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"

While it isn’t strictly adhering to the theme, a lot of work has clearly gone into this game. It initially looked a bit overwhelming but the UI is clear and understandable. It has been interesting to keep replaying to try different strategies to see what the best combo of powers are. Even though it is a game there’s something a little unsettling about sending a plague or a flood to kill people, LOL.

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You have already acknowledged the lack of music and sounds in your game notes but they definitely would’ve added a little extra.

\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958169,"re":411256208,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :)

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This is pretty cool! I really like the concept! I made it 62 turns on normal and then got a Game Over screen. Does that mean… I won? Haha (I think it means I lost)

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I think a couple of tweaks might have helped me grasp the mechanics a bit quicker:

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  1. I wasn’t sure how much area a certain power was going to affect. The tooltip at the bottom of the power button says “size: 3” for all of them, but, for example, the effect of the plague seemed way bigger than the effect of the flood.
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  2. I think your meters fill up faster depending on what type of territory you’re occupying, right? (Or is it terrain you’re adjacent to..?) However, once you occupy a territory, it turns red, so it’s hard to tell what type of terrain it is.
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  3. The enemies have the same powers as you, right? Maybe being able to see their meters would be cool, so you could strategize who/when to attack? (I’m not sure, just thinking out loud)
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Anyway, I’ll try again on Easy and see if I can beat it. Cool game!

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EDIT: I could beat it on Easy!

\n","games":["VOID Cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411817897,"re":411418499,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thanks for Your detailed opinion :)

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  1. You are right- I must have missed the bug with size counters - it’s just my mistake :)
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  2. You are right - I was I was wondering about that too and in the game process and I simplified it to displaying the total number of occupied areas of a given type to simplify the UI (the type of area is also displayed as a ‘tooltip’ when you hover over a given field);
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  3. The enemies do not possess any divine powers, they only take over the territory through ‘border fighting’ at the border of two civilizations.
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\n"},{"at":411457874,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"

This game gave me some flashbacks to good old god-games (like Populous, Powermonger, and to some degree even Civilisation)\nI like the terraforming and the supporting of my own tribe.

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The game has good foundations, and could be expanded to something incredible. (for instance: give the player the control over which divine power should be charged - either directly or by placing different altars, let the player give commands to the tribe to build a wall or something like this, maybe the option to sacrifice some regions to boost a divine power, etc.)

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My first try outs of the game, some days ago didn’t made me want to judge it, i simply had no idea what its all about.

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Anyways, after reading the manual i found it was a very good game, and i had fun with it, and even won. And i think, i will play it again.\nCongratulations!

\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958153,"re":411457874,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Aww, Thank You very much for Your detailed review! :) The retro conotations were intended and I am glad that my game gave You this kind of flashbacks :) Maybe some day - I will develop it into a 2.0 version of the game with additional rules :) Idea of ‘Altars’ is very good and creative!

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The game looks really good

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The isometric works well. Thankful for the instructions button

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I feel like I wanted to interact with the populous rather than just the terrain, but it’s a great idea which you’ve done well

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Some sound would be nice

\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":411817994,"re":411622150,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank you for your feedback - that was exactly the visual idea, guided by the retro style of those great games you mentioned :)

\n"},{"at":411780473,"author":"Alexander Petrov","login":"baturinsky","gh":632779,"twitter":"baturinsky","text":"

Ambitious. But such complex mechanics requires a better feedback. For example, I don’t get why, in most cases, converted or blessed pops completely disappear the turn after.

\n","games":["All you have to do is Dream"]},{"typ":1,"at":411817600,"re":411780473,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank you very much for your feedback – building a new settlement right outside the “enemy gates” triggers a conflict with the opponent, in which the enemy civilization has a 60% chance of winning. Therefore, in subsequent turns, a border clash often occurs and the new settlement (or part of it) is lost. Therefore, the easiest way is to build a new settlement in a favorable environment and allow it to develop stably. That’s why it’s so important to create favorable terrain (mountains or seas) to isolate yourself from the enemy and allow your civilization to catch its breath :)

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*- You can also isolate part of Your enemy civilisation and then convert them - so there will be no ‘border conflicts’ :)

\n"},{"at":411791145,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"

Super fun management game! I managed to win on easy mode, but on normal it felt a bit too hard — the AI takes zones back almost instantly. Still, it’s a very enjoyable game overall!

\n","games":["Witchcat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411817506,"re":411791145,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank you very much for your feedback – building a new settlement right outside the “enemy gates” triggers a conflict with the opponent, in which the enemy civilization has a 60% chance of winning. Therefore, in subsequent turns, a border clash often occurs and the new settlement (or part of it) is lost. Therefore, the easiest way is to build a new settlement in a favorable environment and allow it to develop stably. That’s why it’s so important to create favorable terrain (mountains or seas) to isolate yourself from the enemy and allow your civilization to catch its breath :)

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A fun little strategy game. Good job and congratulations finishing.

\n","games":["Black Cat Survivor"]},{"typ":1,"at":411957983,"re":411865335,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :)

\n"},{"at":411884095,"author":"Homer Dilpleu","login":"HomerDilpleu","gh":66157330,"text":"

I really enjoyed playing your game, I played 5 or 6 times I think. I was afraid the rules were too complex, but it’s not the case and I understood quite quickly.\nI found the flood/exalation reshaping the map very interesting and I appreciated the nice details such as changing the speed, re-generate the initial map…\nMaybe I missed it but I was not able to see the oponent actions, I think it would have helped me to understand why suddenly I lost my terrotories :)\nOne last thing, I got sometimes a “game over” whereas both my oponnents and myslef had territories.\nThis is really a great entry with potential for a post jam version including audio. Well done!

\n","games":["Wash the cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411958592,"re":411884095,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review! :) I think that You got the ‘Game Over’ screen while still having some other territories because You lost Your capital (starting field of Your civilization - it is triggering the game over). Thanks for playing my game several times :)

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411942453,"author":"Noël Meudec","login":"Noel-FB","gh":71314518,"url":"https://facebook.com/instantgames","text":"

Initially, I thought this game was going to be too complicated for me because there are many things on the screen. Then I got it. It’s actually fairly easy to play and smart! Graphics are simple but good. The game itself is quite hard, though. I don’t think I won even once. Overall, I was quite impressed by this game!

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411957891,"re":411942453,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your opinion, I keep my fingers crossed that you win the game :) Try to isolate enemies and build new settlements in safe areas :)

\n"},{"at":411968815,"author":"sdeseille","login":"sdeseille","gh":106524,"text":"

It is exactly the type of game I would like to develop.\nSo it was great to play that one.\nOne thing is missing some sound in background.

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Good game.

\n","games":["Blacky Returns Home"]},{"typ":1,"at":411984406,"re":411968815,"author":"Kamil Żurek","login":"KamilZu","gh":113287322,"text":"

Thank You very much for Your review :) It’s good to be inspirational! :)

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