Le quatrième volet de la série Democracy a quitté la phase Accès anticipé en tout début d’année. Depuis il a bénéficié d’une série de mises à jour régulières, plus ou moins importantes selon les cas. Un premier DLC, Voting Systems, est également venu affiner un peu plus la simulation à la fin du moi de mai dernier (voyez la présentation vidéo ci-après).
Le principe du jeu est « simple », vous incarnez un Président et / ou Premier ministre, et vous n’avez qu’à prendre les bonnes décisions afin de façonner le pays selon vos aspirations, tout en vous assurant quand même de votre popularité en vue de votre future ré-élection.
En l’état le jeu est probablement un des plus original bac à sable virtuel pour simuler l’enchevêtrement complexe et fluctuant d’une démocratie moderne, en temps de paix mais face à des crises variées, ce tant sous l’angle des périodes d’élection, que sous celui plus général de la gestion politique d’un pays. Un jeu de simulation à ne pas oublier tout au moins pour ceux curieux de ce sujet difficile si il en est à modéliser, y compris ludiquement.
Pour plus d’informations sur Democracy 4, voyez le site officiel et cette page sur Steam.
Communiqués (récents patchs)
Added new political compass history feature, balance changes and policy updates.
1.56
1) Added new feature to political compass. After a few turns have passed you can scroll through a timeline at the bottom of the graph.
2) Fixed bug in the campaign focus on unemployment (voting systems DLC).
3) Increased the political capital costs for some policies in the Voting Systems DLC.
4) Phone and internet voting now discourages turnout among the retired. (Voting Systems DLC).
5) Fixed anomaly where voterid law could be very slightly beneficial to ethnic minorities at a minimum setting.
6) Corrected default setting for South Korean national service duration (it was too low in the game).
7) Cut income boost to union members from Government Subsidies for Unions by 50%.
8) EU subsidies from membership now decrease more sharply when you have a booming economy.
9) Reduced impact of compulsory language lessons on capitalists.
10) Workers on boards now discourages foreign investment.
11) Labor day holiday now reduces working week.
12) Fixed bug where the right click effects details graph would stay on screen if using the ‘go back’ shortcut key.Voting systems DLC bug fixes
Fixed bug in the campaign focus on unemployment (voting systems DLC).
Increased the political capital costs for some policies in the Voting Systems DLC.
Phone and internet voting now discourages turnout among the retired. (Voting Systems DLC).
Fixed anomaly where voterid law could be very slightly beneficial to ethnic minorities at a minimum setting.
Ancien communiqué (janvier)
Democracy 4 is on full release TODAY, out of Early Access at last!
Democracy 4, the political strategy game is now on full release (out of early access) and on sale. The game is developed and published by positech games, the UK micro-studio behind Gratuitous Space Battles and Production Line.
Democracy 4 is like no other game. There is no 3D world, no map, no units, no weapons. Its a turn based political simulation focused on decision making and compromises with a completely unique style and user interface. To celebrate moving out of early access we put together a new trailer for the game: (also found here).
Changes From Democracy 3
I put together a video that outlines the biggest changes between Democracy 3 and 4, and you can find it on youtube here: https://youtu.be/ZiMvyFxYTBMDemocracy 4 was in Early Access for just over a year, and was in pre-alpha for a good while before then. The previous game in the series was released way back in 2013, When Barack Obama was President and the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron. Pre-Brexit, Pre-Trump, Pre-Covid!
The game is currently available on 4 stores and direct from us, using the humble widget. Here are the links:
Direct(widget): https://www.positech.co.uk/democracy4/buy.html
Humble Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/democracy-4
Gog: https://www.gog.com/game/democracy_4
Epic Store: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/democracy-4/home
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/The price is $26.99
Currently the game’s steam review score is 91% positive.Website: http://www.positech.co.uk/democracy4
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