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Numantian Games



16 Nov



Greetings!
This is a quick update for the players that wishes to test the Editor and Workshop features of They Are Billions. For the rest of players, please ignore this update, and wait to the public release. We will announce it here as usual.

Before releasing the Custom Levels Editor and the Workshop integration we would like to test it further with the community. So, for this reason we have enabled the Editor features under the Test branch of They Are Billions (v.0.10).

Accesing the Test Branch
To access the Test Branch you just have to open the properties panel of They Are Billions on Steam (right click on the game, select properties option). Then, under the page Betas, select the Test branch and let Steam update the game.

This version hasn't been completely translated to all... Read more

20 Oct



Greetings! Just a quick update to talk about the new version published 0.92 and some news about the incoming Level Editor.

New Version V 0.9.2 It is just a minor update. It fixes some problems and bugs and also improves the general performance. It also includes these new features:

Custom Keys

Now you can customize most of the keyboard commands available in the game. You can do it from the Options screen, under the controls section. You can even assign several keys for the same command if you like.




8 New Achievements

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27 Sep



Greetings!
I hope you’ve had a great summer! It’s been a while since our last update. It’s not only because even the most devoted developers need to take a break sometimes, but mostly because we’ve been working hard on the game, making big changes as we develop the Campaign Mode. This, unfortunately, has prevented us from updating the Survival Mode with new content for now.

So with this post, we would like to inform you on the game development and what we’re currently working on.

The Campaign
When we originally envisioned They Are Billions, the Campaign was the main gameplay mode and the Survival was just conceived as a quick game for fun, played in a random scenario, that allowed us to test and balance the game. We decided to release it in Early Access on Steam at the end of last year, as the players who pla... Read more

06 Aug



Greetings!

While we are working hard developing the Campaign of They Are Billions we would like to add some more spice to the current Survival Mode:

The Infected Giant


The Infected Giant is a very special enemy with some specific features. The Giant is a mutated infected that has grown without limit for years and years. It is so huge that the earth trembles under its passage.



When does the beast appear in the game?

From the beginning... They start roaming the outer border of the map, nevertheless, the Giants ... Read more

07 Jun



Greetings!
Just a quick update on the game development.

Campaign Development
We are working now in two fronts, the Old Fortresses, where the tactic missions will be played, and the Trains system. In the next update we’ll talk more about them and we’ll publish new screenshots with new content.

Trains on Survival Mode?

As we said before we want to keep on trying to enrich the content of the Survival mode with elements from the campaign. Therefore we are also considering including the Trains in the Survival mode, but just as new environmental element. There will be a railway line that will cross the map and, periodically, there will be trains passing through the map. It will not only be a nice touch for the maps, but also an important strategic element. Obviously you won’t be able build over the railw... Read more

04 May



Greetings!

Here’s the teaser video we’ve prepared to announce The Six Wonders. Hope you like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcAbtA42ec

The Six Wonders are the biggest and most amazing ones you can build for the colony. But, as mighty as they are, they’re also really expensive to build. Tons of resources are required for both researching and building them. In return, they grant very special featur... Read more

25 Apr



Greetings!
As you know we are working on a big update for They Are Billions (V.0.8) with The Six Wonders, that we expect to publish on the 5th of May. Yes, it has been delayed, sorry about that! The main reason is that we have to translate all the new stuff into 12 languages which pushed back the release dates and also requires extra testing time.

Meanwhile we have used this time to add more features suggested by you, the players, to improve many aspects of the game. Apart from the Six Wonders, which we will go more in detail in our next post, we want to talk about the new features of the upcoming 0.8 version.

New Language Available: Italian
Finally, we have finished the translation to Italian and it will be included in the next version 0.8. They Are Billions is now available in twelve languages!
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26 Mar


Greetings! It has been an old dream of ours here at Numantian to have the opportunity to record the soundtrack of TAB with a philharmonic orchestra. Our composer, Nicolas Diteriks, did a tremendous job collaborating with Johannes Vogel, who conducts the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. His orchestra has a great deal of experience recording music for videogames (Castlevania, Batman Arkham Origins, Assasin’s Creed III, Lords of the Fallen). It was an amazing experience and we’re thrilled with the final result. We hope the final results will make the playing experience of They Are Billions even more intense and engaging.

For a sneak peak of the recording session follow this link:
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01 Mar

Greetings! This is a quick update to talk a bit more about the development and incoming features for They Are Billions. It has been a long time since our last update because we have been working in parallel on different parts of the game, not only for the Campaign but also for the Survival Mode.

The Six Wonders
Six new buildings are coming... and they are the greatest ones! They are extremely expensive to research and build. Not many colonies will have the capacity to even build just one of them. After all, we are surviving in a zombie apocalypse so there is no place for such luxurious and opulent wonders... BUT, if your colony has plenty of resources or you want to take the risk to build one of them, they can grant you very special rewards. Your colony will be the envy of all. :)

One of them, the cheapest one, will be the Inn/Tavern we mentioned in old updates. Finally we had to change its function as it was conflicting with other elements of the Campaign.
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24 Feb

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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi!

OK We have updated again the Test Branch. Can you try it once more? Please restart Steam to force the update.

Thanks for your cooperation!
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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi!

For those with problems with the 0.6.2 version, Can you try the Test Branch? To do that, go to the steam library, then right click on They Are Billions, then Properties, select the tab Betas and there select the beta Test and press OK.

Try the new version and please tell us the result. We have made an update to work better with low spec computers.

Thanks!

22 Jan

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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
I have problems running the game. Can you help me? Please visit the Troubleshooting guide here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/644930/discussions/0/1499000547495150286/

If I buy the game now during Early Access, will I have all the content when the game is finished? Yes, the campaign and all the new content added for the final release will be included for the Early Access buyers.

When will the game be translated into my native language? - The game is available now in English and Spanish.
- On the 26th of January, we will include:
Chinese (traditional and simplified), Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Polish and Brazilian.
- Next languages TBA: Italian.

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12 Dec

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That makes sense. Thank you very much for your help!
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Originally posted by >INVICTUS<: thanks for nothing; this game cost me double the price thanks to STEAM 3rd party ♥♥♥♥ stuff: logged and linked my humble account with steam... only problem: i bought htis game on steam not on humble page ... RESULT : i have to repurchase the game AGAIN IN HUMBLE?!?! ... SAY WHUUT 50 +- euro for this early acces game?????? Humble did not recognise me purchasing this game on STEAM FIRST? GG F U STEAM!!! you scaming ♥♥♥♥ again GRRR:steamsad:

Hi! The preorder game was indeed cheaper than the one on Steam. What do you mean?
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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
The backing period and special editions are no longer available. Thank you so much for your support and patience. The overwhelming support for our game was so much more than we had ever dreamed of.

Your Steam key(s) are already available on your download page in Humble Store. Just use the link from the email you received as: "Your Ranger Edition is Ready.”

UPDATE: Steam key DLC Soundtrack & Artbook is already available in your download page for all editions from Soldier and Above. In case you missed the link, Humble Store we will send you a new email next week.

For the remaining Lucifers and above Custom Mayor Rewards, we will do another round to create the remaining ones and include them in the game in a future update. Be patient!

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Here we will update the status of the rewards for the different editions:

Ranger Edition Steam keys and wallpapers are already delivered... Read more
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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi! Yes, it is compatible with any aspect ratio. Even 9:21 ;)

03 Nov

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In order to have everything more organized please post the bug reports in this sub forum. We will treat it with higher priority and it will be much easier for the developers to attend you.
Bugs Reporting Subforum

Thank you very much for your help!

02 Nov

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    Numantian Games on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Greetings!
Here we will talk about the development, improvement and new features of The Are Billions. Basically: What we are doing?

Right we are deciding about the future of TAB (more content with DLCs, or planning the second part with new features, more info here). Also we are fixing issues and bugs notified by users and working in expanding the custom levels editor.


01 Nov

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Here we will post the most common problems and possible solutions:

Game Log If something fails please check the game log which is in:
Documents\My Games\They Are Billions\ZXLog.txt

Automatic Error Reporting When the game crashes it shows a window that reports the user that an error has found and can be sent to Numantian Games. You can add additional information in the text box, please do it, as that helps us to find the problem.

If a problem persists, please write your email in the text box so we can contact with you and give you better support.

Check this for Crashes (when selecting units ,...) Delete the following files in the installation folder that should not be there are they are obsolete and can cause conflicts:
DXVision.dll
DXPlatform_Desktop.dll
ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
Steamworks.NET.dll
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31 Oct

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Nice! Thanks for the info!