eXplorminate

Old World Interview with Soren & Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games

Listen Later

Rob and Ben had the awesome opportunity to sit down with Soren and Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games and pick their brains about their newest 4X hit, Old World. Please consider supporting this channel and our site, www.eXplorminate.co, by using the "Creator Tag" EXPLORMINATE on Epic Games Store, or by contributing here: https://www.patreon.com/eXplorminate. if you plan to purchase Old World, please do so here: https://store.epicgames.com/explormin...

For a general layout of the interview, see our outline here:

OUTLINE:

  • For those that don’t know, can you briefly describe Old World?
  • What brought upon the idea of Old World? Was it something you always wanted to make?
  • What lessons from Civ 4 did you learn and what have you done to implement them?
  • Is there something you’re unhappy with right now?
  • 1UPT vs Doom Stack: what are your thoughts?
  • Combat in a 4X: why does it generally suck?
  • Tell us more about the events? Leyla, I understand you’re writing a lot of them?
  • What was the inspiration for the Orders system?
  • Can you tell us about the AI and what its intentions are? How difficult is it to develop competent AI? What about AI in the late game?
  • Was it the intention to keep games shorter?
  • Plans for future content down the line? You supported Offworld so well, I can imagine new cultures, different geographic zones, etc.
  • Have you played any recent 4X games recently?
  • Any that stand out in general and if so, which ones are pushing the genre forward?
    • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    eXplorminateBy explorminate
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    27 ratings

    More shows like eXplorminate

    View all
    Economist Podcasts by The Economist

    Economist Podcasts

    4,166 Listeners

    Three Moves Ahead by Idle Thumbs

    Three Moves Ahead

    470 Listeners

    Universe Today Podcast by Fraser Cain

    Universe Today Podcast

    560 Listeners

    Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast by Axe of the Blood God

    Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

    636 Listeners

    Knowledge Fight by Knowledge Fight

    Knowledge Fight

    4,642 Listeners

    Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast by Kinda Funny

    Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

    3,994 Listeners

    Behind the Bastards by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

    Behind the Bastards

    15,569 Listeners

    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll | Wondery

    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

    4,182 Listeners

    NOS Formule 1-Podcast by NPO Radio 1 / NOS

    NOS Formule 1-Podcast

    57 Listeners

    Triple Click by Maximum Fun

    Triple Click

    1,166 Listeners

    A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast by A More Civilized Age

    A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

    1,687 Listeners

    The Nextlander Podcast by The Nextlander Podcast

    The Nextlander Podcast

    1,136 Listeners

    Friends Per Second by Friends Per Second

    Friends Per Second

    382 Listeners

    Critical Moves Podcast - Strategy Videogames by Critical Moves Podcast

    Critical Moves Podcast - Strategy Videogames

    6 Listeners

    Meta Abuse by Meta Abuse

    Meta Abuse

    0 Listeners