Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/paragon-pioneers/id1599308482 Paragon Pioneers Tobias Arlt Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the ne… $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsParagon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire. Build an impressive palace and go down in history as Paragon's most successful leader. This is the full version of Paragon Pioneers. The lite version is available here: https://apps.apple.com/app/paragon-pioneers-lite/id1622824091 » What can I expect? « BUILD your empire stone by stone: construct over 100 different buildings to meet all the needs of your inhabitants. PRODUCE more than 70 goods with complex production chains. DISCOVER more islands for your ever-growing empire: build a big fleet, send it across the sea and widen your realm step by step. CONQUER newly discovered islands from the orcs with an intuitive and multifaceted combat system. RELAX as your empire stays active even when you're not playing. IMMERSE yourself in a stylized and cute medieval/fantasy setting without the bother of ads, in-app purchases or even the need to be online. SHAPE every island in the game with a unique island generator to suit your needs. ENJOY this game again and again by selecting a special custodian at the end that offers powerful skills for your next empires. » Get in touch! « Join the community on Discord: https://discord.gg/pRuGbCDWCP Send me an email: [email protected] » Thank you for playing Paragon Pioneers! « With my passion project Paragon Pioneers I’m following my dream of being a game developer. After working for nearly two years on it now, it makes me really happy when it brings joy to other people. So please feel free to get in touch and tell me how you experienced my game :) - Tobias Information Seller:Tobias Arlt Genre:Simulation Release:Jun 23, 2022 Updated:Jan 27, 2023 Version:1.0.112 Size:102.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,234 540 113 #2 Brightsiderus, Jun 23, 2022 Grab it, it’s a great island building simulation game! Gnietschow likes this. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #3 solarnya, Jun 23, 2022 I love it as a premium idle city builder. Has lots of fun. Can recommend it easily. Gnietschow likes this. Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #4 Gnietschow, Jun 23, 2022 I'm so happy that my passion project is now live Check out my Discord https://discord.gg/pRuGbCDWCP if you want to chat a bit with me or other Pioneers solarnya likes this. AltsKev Well-Known Member Nov 12, 2016 566 157 43 Male Developer #5 AltsKev, Jun 23, 2022 Any reviews on this ? its not my type of game but this one can be an exception for me Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,234 540 113 #6 Brightsiderus, Jun 23, 2022 You know townsmen game? Paragon Pioneers is very similar AltsKev Well-Known Member Nov 12, 2016 566 157 43 Male Developer #7 AltsKev, Jun 23, 2022 nop not really, its not my type of game ut the graphic of this one tempt me macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #8 macplash, Jun 25, 2022 Right there with @AltsKev actually. What exactly does that "idle" mean gameplay-wise? Am I progressing while being offline thus not playing? And if so, do I have to? Is that equivalent to timers from F2P games so I have to wait hours for something to build? Sorry for the confusion on my end. I don't think I've played this kind of genre before. From the trailer it looks quite intriguing and visually pleasing, so I wouldn't want to miss out on a great game. Can you guys shed some light on the matter for me? OddAlun Well-Known Member Dec 2, 2017 81 40 18 #9 OddAlun, Jun 25, 2022 Normally I don't go for idle games but I'm enjoying playing Pioneers with other games. Yes, when the games says it takes 5 mins to attack an Orc outpost it take 5 mins. I've seen no mechanism to speed things up, so I play Pioneers(build, explore, expand) play another game and return to Pioneers when it pops up a notification. Gnietschow likes this. Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #10 Gnietschow, Jun 26, 2022 Last edited: Jun 26, 2022 Everything in my game stays active while not playing. So whenever you check in after some time your storages will be filled, battles will be finished and ships will have reached their destinations. It is in the design that the game is not playable for a long time at once, but is meant to be played over multiple small sessions alongside the day. Although the timers are slower than in other non-idle games, it is not anyway equal to F2P mechanics. It is a paid app and as this it is designed to be fun and nothing is prolonged to push you spending money. So there are no build timers, actions can be done immediately so you wait a bit and have a fun little session and after a while another one and so on. After some weeks you will be able to finish the game by building a palace. But that is not the end as you can then start a new round with choosing a custodian giving you a special ability for your next empires, e.g. making your ships travel twice as fast, giving you a bigger starting island or finishing battle much more quickly. Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,082 474 83 Male Employed Earth #11 Jstorm, Jun 27, 2022 Am I not aware of a fast time forward button or something? It’s nice that production can progress while not playing, but I want things to be done shorter while I am controlling, like 20 times shorter. Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #12 Gnietschow, Jun 27, 2022 There is no fast forward button. The game is as being an idle game designed to be slow and be played over a longer period of time If you want to be able to do more when active I would suggest to build bigger storage capacities and the fast ships. This may help a bit, but won't make it a game playable a long time at once. Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,082 474 83 Male Employed Earth #13 Jstorm, Jun 27, 2022 Thanks for the response. So, what is the reason not to have a fast forward button? Is there a multiplayer mode or a leaderboard for people to compete? If not, I don’t understand why you are against implementing one. Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #14 Gnietschow, Jun 27, 2022 My main reason is that I want to make sure that it is always a satisfying experience and therefore need to balance each feature I offer. I think for many players such a button would impact their experience negatively, so I won't add it directly. But I can imagine to implement it as a cheat code, which can be used by anyone who wants to OddAlun likes this. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,234 540 113 #15 Brightsiderus, Jun 27, 2022 I wish animal crossing on switch could have a fast forward button to speed up a progress for, like, a hundred times faster XD OddAlun Well-Known Member Dec 2, 2017 81 40 18 #16 OddAlun, Jun 27, 2022 Much appreciated! I like the game AS IS. I think I woul ask Apple for a refund if you were to implement a "fast forward" button. There's plenty to do once you have multiple ships, islands, etc. Question: What do '!' and '?' imply above the huts?? [may have missed that in the tutorial.] Gnietschow likes this. Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #17 Gnietschow, Jun 27, 2022 No worries, I'm very happy about the current state of the game and will only implement bug fixes and slight QoL improvements A question mark above a building gives you a hint that this building is missing goods to work, e.g. if a saw mill has a question mark above it does not find any raw wood to work with. Either you need to review the amount of fields/trees around, look for a shortage of raw material or ensure that the building has a warehouse in its range so it can get goods from the island storage. An exclamation mark tells you that the buildings internal storage filled up. You'll need to build a warehouse nearby which collects the goods of that building. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #18 ste86uk, Jun 27, 2022 So I love city/village building/management type games and of course love Townsmen and seen it compared to that. I like what I’ve heard so far but I’m just wondering as some of the images make it look like every inch of your screen is packed with buildings all jammed close together and looking like a big mess. Some I’ve seen quite open like a farmer type building looking surrounded by crops and a woodcutter by wood and not just buildings piled everywhere. How does it work exactly and which one of those is it? Or is it both? Starts off sparse but then if you want to progress you have to fill in as much as possible? Gnietschow Member Jun 12, 2022 21 11 3 Male Indie Developer Berlin https://paragonpioneers.com/ #19 Gnietschow, Jun 28, 2022 It is both. As space on your islands is always sparse it more efficient to use all free tiles available. On islands with crops there will be a lot of farms, if you raise cattle there will be a lot grassland filled by them. On more industrial islands or at the home of you residents there will be a lot of houses packed together making it look more chaotic. Of course you can conquer bigger island and don't build them full so they look prettier, but the game rewards more dense layouts. For example have a look at the island screenshots on the bottom https://paragonpioneers.com/. The first island is the main island with the inhabitants when you are close to the end choosing a custodian for the next round (as there is a palace). The second island is a typical farming island for cotton with some iron industry. The third island is a typical candle holder industry island, which need a lot of bee keepers, but also a bit copper to produce. All three are fully build and typical for the late phase in the game. ste86uk likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #20 ste86uk, Jun 28, 2022 @Gnietschow So it sounds like you reach a kind of endgame where you can build a palace and start a new game+ does that have any difference at all? Also just a side comment but the English for the AppStore page looks good but the English in the screenshots isn’t quite as good, were they done by different people? Gnietschow likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 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
I'm so happy that my passion project is now live Check out my Discord https://discord.gg/pRuGbCDWCP if you want to chat a bit with me or other Pioneers
Right there with @AltsKev actually. What exactly does that "idle" mean gameplay-wise? Am I progressing while being offline thus not playing? And if so, do I have to? Is that equivalent to timers from F2P games so I have to wait hours for something to build? Sorry for the confusion on my end. I don't think I've played this kind of genre before. From the trailer it looks quite intriguing and visually pleasing, so I wouldn't want to miss out on a great game. Can you guys shed some light on the matter for me?
Normally I don't go for idle games but I'm enjoying playing Pioneers with other games. Yes, when the games says it takes 5 mins to attack an Orc outpost it take 5 mins. I've seen no mechanism to speed things up, so I play Pioneers(build, explore, expand) play another game and return to Pioneers when it pops up a notification.
Everything in my game stays active while not playing. So whenever you check in after some time your storages will be filled, battles will be finished and ships will have reached their destinations. It is in the design that the game is not playable for a long time at once, but is meant to be played over multiple small sessions alongside the day. Although the timers are slower than in other non-idle games, it is not anyway equal to F2P mechanics. It is a paid app and as this it is designed to be fun and nothing is prolonged to push you spending money. So there are no build timers, actions can be done immediately so you wait a bit and have a fun little session and after a while another one and so on. After some weeks you will be able to finish the game by building a palace. But that is not the end as you can then start a new round with choosing a custodian giving you a special ability for your next empires, e.g. making your ships travel twice as fast, giving you a bigger starting island or finishing battle much more quickly.
Am I not aware of a fast time forward button or something? It’s nice that production can progress while not playing, but I want things to be done shorter while I am controlling, like 20 times shorter.
There is no fast forward button. The game is as being an idle game designed to be slow and be played over a longer period of time If you want to be able to do more when active I would suggest to build bigger storage capacities and the fast ships. This may help a bit, but won't make it a game playable a long time at once.
Thanks for the response. So, what is the reason not to have a fast forward button? Is there a multiplayer mode or a leaderboard for people to compete? If not, I don’t understand why you are against implementing one.
My main reason is that I want to make sure that it is always a satisfying experience and therefore need to balance each feature I offer. I think for many players such a button would impact their experience negatively, so I won't add it directly. But I can imagine to implement it as a cheat code, which can be used by anyone who wants to
I wish animal crossing on switch could have a fast forward button to speed up a progress for, like, a hundred times faster XD
Much appreciated! I like the game AS IS. I think I woul ask Apple for a refund if you were to implement a "fast forward" button. There's plenty to do once you have multiple ships, islands, etc. Question: What do '!' and '?' imply above the huts?? [may have missed that in the tutorial.]
No worries, I'm very happy about the current state of the game and will only implement bug fixes and slight QoL improvements A question mark above a building gives you a hint that this building is missing goods to work, e.g. if a saw mill has a question mark above it does not find any raw wood to work with. Either you need to review the amount of fields/trees around, look for a shortage of raw material or ensure that the building has a warehouse in its range so it can get goods from the island storage. An exclamation mark tells you that the buildings internal storage filled up. You'll need to build a warehouse nearby which collects the goods of that building.
So I love city/village building/management type games and of course love Townsmen and seen it compared to that. I like what I’ve heard so far but I’m just wondering as some of the images make it look like every inch of your screen is packed with buildings all jammed close together and looking like a big mess. Some I’ve seen quite open like a farmer type building looking surrounded by crops and a woodcutter by wood and not just buildings piled everywhere. How does it work exactly and which one of those is it? Or is it both? Starts off sparse but then if you want to progress you have to fill in as much as possible?
It is both. As space on your islands is always sparse it more efficient to use all free tiles available. On islands with crops there will be a lot of farms, if you raise cattle there will be a lot grassland filled by them. On more industrial islands or at the home of you residents there will be a lot of houses packed together making it look more chaotic. Of course you can conquer bigger island and don't build them full so they look prettier, but the game rewards more dense layouts. For example have a look at the island screenshots on the bottom https://paragonpioneers.com/. The first island is the main island with the inhabitants when you are close to the end choosing a custodian for the next round (as there is a palace). The second island is a typical farming island for cotton with some iron industry. The third island is a typical candle holder industry island, which need a lot of bee keepers, but also a bit copper to produce. All three are fully build and typical for the late phase in the game.
@Gnietschow So it sounds like you reach a kind of endgame where you can build a palace and start a new game+ does that have any difference at all? Also just a side comment but the English for the AppStore page looks good but the English in the screenshots isn’t quite as good, were they done by different people?
