In this special 50th double length episode we finally show the tech we've been promising for 3+ years.  It's real.  It works.  The simulated people, places, and monsters all intersect to create interesting choices and quests worth doing.  We've summited everest.

This week we get one step closer to being feature complete on Build 11's simulator: towns now spawn settlements and NPCs move to the new frontiers seeking fame and fortune.  Well, a job at least.

Significant progress has been made on performance tuning the world generation so it no longer takes 30 hours to generate a world. Your welcome. :-)

In this update we have nothing to show, so we answer a question about play time, talk about AI decisions based on desires, and Nic's never ending battle against simulator performance.

This week we discuss the author's journey and listening to the creation, then we show how the simulated people are really alive, moving around on the map, going about their business.

This week Thomas gives a quick update on the financing of the project.  Then we dive into some of the major tech changes we've made to the economy as we make the world more and more realistic.  Near the end of the video we show how NPC traders move around the road system buying and selling goods, and some new tech we made to be able to see any NPC on the map.

For this special Halloween episode we show ways you can use the grinder: for good or eeeeeee-vil.

Through the power of Pair Programming we've completed the first step of integrating in the new world simulator.  In this short(er) video we show how NPC settlers marry, move in together, and start making babies.  And how you can go visit the happy newborn family.

As we've been working on preparing Build 11 we've had to add some new features.  First one, then two more.  And now we're at 25!  In this update we list them all and demonstrate some of them.  This is why Build 11 is taking so long to prepare!  And Nic let's slip the most powerful object in the game, ruining the surprise.  Enjoy!

This is our final in depth interview of the Archmage Rises team members.  James Marantette answers your questions and provides a sneak peek of 3 tracks he's currently working on for the game.  

Work continues on Build 11.  So this week Nic and Rogier turn the spotlight on Thomas.  They ask your questions ranging from his background, where Archmage came from, to game influences.  Also includes discussion and photos of his Friendly Local Gaming Store (FLGS).