Romans In My Carpet! Now for something completely different from the developers of the Ravenmark saga. We’ve got Romans In My Carpet! - an ab… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsNow for something completely different from the developers of the Ravenmark saga. We’ve got Romans In My Carpet! - an absurd MULTIPLAYER turn-based strategy game in vivid 16-bit pixel glory!IMPORTANT NOTE: The In-App Purchases are only for COSMETIC uses. There is no pay-to-win rubbish in this game.I BLEED PIXELSStare at a screenful of mite-sized Roman soldiers charge into battle on spider-powered chariots. This is lush 2D life, perfected to a retro-loving science.I LIKE STRATEGY GAMESEngage in turn-based wargaming by way of Monty Python, and feel good about cutting up your foes while catching all of our smart, smart japes. I'M SO COMPETITIVEThink you're a strategic genius? Challenge your friends in asynchronous multiplayer! Tell them it was just a flesh wound through in-battle chat. Bring your own taunts.I'VE GOT TWO STORIESWhile waiting in between multiplayer matches, continue honing your wits in the single-player campaign, where you do battle against the nefarious AI that lives on our server. Play as both Imperial scum or the rather nekkid tribes of Britannia!Romans In My Carpet! We're making bedbugs as adorable as a button. SLIGHTLY LESS IMPORTANT NOTE: Romans In My Carpet! requires a network connection to play.---Have any problems? Suggestions, perhaps? Or do you just want to rant (or rave)? We’d love to hear from you. Please reach us at [email protected] Information Seller: Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:May 28, 2014 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (10) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,405 420 83 #2 L.Lawliet, May 27, 2014 This looks great but I'm a little confused on what it is. The art looks fantastic though I'm not a fan of them making the spaces so big and the units so small. This might be painful for the eyes on an iphone. PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #3 PeteOzzy, May 27, 2014 Same, I'm not entirely sure how this will play - it almost looks like a tabletop wargame such as Warhammer, which would be very interesting to me. But then I'm thrown by the Tower Defence-esque lane running through the SRPG grids. Either way, I absolutely love the art; combine that with the comedy and the developer's pedigree and it looks like a great way to spend a few pounds! You have to feel for them though; I hope they didn't rush this out to beat Battleheart Legacy only for it to come out a day early lol. dreadnok Well-Known Member Jun 8, 2011 4,157 7 38 I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum I'm ou #4 dreadnok, May 27, 2014 Hopefully it plays like RavenMark cause I'm down for more of that Tebius Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2011 347 0 0 Creative Lead//Witching Hour Studios http://www.witching-hour.net #5 Tebius, May 27, 2014 We didn't even know Battlehearts was out soon! We actually delayed a bit to fix some stuff. =X Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #6 Sanuku, May 27, 2014 Looks like a funny interpretations of those battles in the old rome PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #7 PeteOzzy, May 27, 2014 Always good to hear a developer delay the release to perfect their game, definitely looking forward to this even more. To be fair, the mere mention of Monty Python as an influence guaranteed my purchase! redribbon Well-Known Member Jun 11, 2010 2,799 53 48 entepreanur,programmer #8 redribbon, May 27, 2014 worth a try from the look. after BHL ill try this one. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,615 377 83 #9 Talbs, May 27, 2014 Cool. Remember reading about this one a little while back. But what is with the Tuesday night releases? kenken11 Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2012 1,808 5 38 #10 kenken11, May 27, 2014 Wow, awesome games on Tuesday night already? But network connection is uncool lol Tebius Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2011 347 0 0 Creative Lead//Witching Hour Studios http://www.witching-hour.net #11 Tebius, May 27, 2014 It's mostly so people can't cheat. =P Zeillusion Well-Known Member Sep 30, 2013 1,789 2 38 #12 Zeillusion, May 27, 2014 Looks sweet, odd games are releasing tn and not tomorrow night. Well, can't wait! Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #13 Ayjona, May 27, 2014 Last edited: May 27, 2014 For those of you curious as to the pedigree of the title, these are the fellas behind The Ravenmark Saga and Ravenmark: Mercenaries, the former one of the finest turn-based strategy/tactics single player games of any platform, and the latter my all-time favourite async title (together with Starbase Orion and Carcassonne), being one of the more complex and tactical online turn-based wargames ever created. To hint at some of the features or polish we might expect from Romans in the Carpet!, albeit probably in a faaaar more casual form (and without the storytelling, no?), the Ravenmark games both features a combination of very complex, deeply tactical mechanics, and an extremely fleshed-out world and intricate meta-narrative (with a huge in-game database of both stories and stats, a complementary wiki of campaign world information, and lots of narrative pieces written by the design team). Where The Saga focused on single player storytelling and perfectly balanced tactical challenges, Mercenaries instead offered segmented play and shorter stories, a combination of off- and online, a very active and jovial multiplayer community and lots of clever communal and competitive features, and horisontal progression that somehow meshed perfectly with competitive online play, without ruining balance. My guess is that this is Witching Hour's foray into casual turn-base wargaming and easily accessible online play. With the previous titles in mind (that you all really should try as well, which was kinda part of the purpose of my over-expositional history piece above ), all the extreme polish Witching Hour throws at their products, and their extremely solid grasp of board and wargame mechanics, this could well be a new Outwitters or Hero Academy. Chaos_u Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2014 586 0 16 God 1 mile away from your location #14 Chaos_u, May 27, 2014 Last edited: May 29, 2014 Game Impressions I will give it a shot Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,405 420 83 #15 L.Lawliet, May 27, 2014 This turns me off too. Tbh, this is a paid game and usually even most online-only games on the appstore are freemium because they want you to buy something constantly. I would guess your game is not built around that. I would at least hope you reconsider. Since it has single player and multiplayer, you should only need the online bit for multiplayer. That's what always makes sense to me. In a way, it's almost like trying to stop people using a Gameshark by forcing them all the plug their PS2s into the Internet to play games. PS2's and other systems around that time were great because of their portability. Imagine if you had to plug those into the Internet no matter what game you played. Tebius Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2011 347 0 0 Creative Lead//Witching Hour Studios http://www.witching-hour.net #16 Tebius, May 27, 2014 It's that way because the game logic is on the server so people can't mess with the data on their devices. Past that, there's no other nefarious reason why it requires a connection. jsrco Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Oct 15, 2009 2,134 1 38 Coordinator Seattle https://www.Fatthunder.com #17 jsrco, May 27, 2014 That is also one of the main reasons I don't play Mercs as much though. Sometimes I just have crap connections and it takes forever to get moves across. Sucks for the single player mode. Gabriel.Voyager Well-Known Member Sep 16, 2009 173 0 0 IT Consultant Turin - Italy #18 Gabriel.Voyager, May 27, 2014 Last edited: May 27, 2014 Ok, but i can't always be online, especially if i play the single campaign i don't understand why i can't play offline. You can do a double avatar, one for single player, saved in app, for offline session and one for multiplayer that is stored in your server. Tebius Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2011 347 0 0 Creative Lead//Witching Hour Studios http://www.witching-hour.net #19 Tebius, May 27, 2014 Trailer! =D Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Tebius Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2011 347 0 0 Creative Lead//Witching Hour Studios http://www.witching-hour.net #20 Tebius, May 27, 2014 I'm really sorry guys, all the AI and game logic is on the server for security reasons. Romans is based on the Mercs engine, where the single player content can affect the multiplayer balance, so for the sake of fairness for all players, we kept all the sensitive bits on the server. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
This looks great but I'm a little confused on what it is. The art looks fantastic though I'm not a fan of them making the spaces so big and the units so small. This might be painful for the eyes on an iphone.
Same, I'm not entirely sure how this will play - it almost looks like a tabletop wargame such as Warhammer, which would be very interesting to me. But then I'm thrown by the Tower Defence-esque lane running through the SRPG grids. Either way, I absolutely love the art; combine that with the comedy and the developer's pedigree and it looks like a great way to spend a few pounds! You have to feel for them though; I hope they didn't rush this out to beat Battleheart Legacy only for it to come out a day early lol.
Always good to hear a developer delay the release to perfect their game, definitely looking forward to this even more. To be fair, the mere mention of Monty Python as an influence guaranteed my purchase!
Cool. Remember reading about this one a little while back. But what is with the Tuesday night releases?
For those of you curious as to the pedigree of the title, these are the fellas behind The Ravenmark Saga and Ravenmark: Mercenaries, the former one of the finest turn-based strategy/tactics single player games of any platform, and the latter my all-time favourite async title (together with Starbase Orion and Carcassonne), being one of the more complex and tactical online turn-based wargames ever created. To hint at some of the features or polish we might expect from Romans in the Carpet!, albeit probably in a faaaar more casual form (and without the storytelling, no?), the Ravenmark games both features a combination of very complex, deeply tactical mechanics, and an extremely fleshed-out world and intricate meta-narrative (with a huge in-game database of both stories and stats, a complementary wiki of campaign world information, and lots of narrative pieces written by the design team). Where The Saga focused on single player storytelling and perfectly balanced tactical challenges, Mercenaries instead offered segmented play and shorter stories, a combination of off- and online, a very active and jovial multiplayer community and lots of clever communal and competitive features, and horisontal progression that somehow meshed perfectly with competitive online play, without ruining balance. My guess is that this is Witching Hour's foray into casual turn-base wargaming and easily accessible online play. With the previous titles in mind (that you all really should try as well, which was kinda part of the purpose of my over-expositional history piece above ), all the extreme polish Witching Hour throws at their products, and their extremely solid grasp of board and wargame mechanics, this could well be a new Outwitters or Hero Academy.
This turns me off too. Tbh, this is a paid game and usually even most online-only games on the appstore are freemium because they want you to buy something constantly. I would guess your game is not built around that. I would at least hope you reconsider. Since it has single player and multiplayer, you should only need the online bit for multiplayer. That's what always makes sense to me. In a way, it's almost like trying to stop people using a Gameshark by forcing them all the plug their PS2s into the Internet to play games. PS2's and other systems around that time were great because of their portability. Imagine if you had to plug those into the Internet no matter what game you played.
It's that way because the game logic is on the server so people can't mess with the data on their devices. Past that, there's no other nefarious reason why it requires a connection.
That is also one of the main reasons I don't play Mercs as much though. Sometimes I just have crap connections and it takes forever to get moves across. Sucks for the single player mode.
Ok, but i can't always be online, especially if i play the single campaign i don't understand why i can't play offline. You can do a double avatar, one for single player, saved in app, for offline session and one for multiplayer that is stored in your server.
I'm really sorry guys, all the AI and game logic is on the server for security reasons. Romans is based on the Mercs engine, where the single player content can affect the multiplayer balance, so for the sake of fairness for all players, we kept all the sensitive bits on the server.
