Hongwu Emperor
Simple isometric RTS. Play as the Hongwu Emperor!
This is the first game I've ever made. My name is Hungryhungry and I am trying to make fun video games. I hope you can tell that this game had genuine effort put into it despite the fact that I used AI to help with the code. Thanks for playing!
Below is what I initially wrote as a proposed concept for the game (having never once made a game or written code before):
Background
The Hongwu Emperor, also known as Emperor Taizu of Ming (Real name Zhu Yuanzhang), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. He reigned from 1368 A.D. to 1398. He was born as a commoner, and after becoming orphaned he was forced to survive through begging as a monk. In 1352 he joined a rebellion and quickly distinguished himself to gain a position of leadership. In 1356 he conquered Nanjing and established it as his imperial capital. He formed a government with the aim of rejecting Mongol rule over China. Eventually he declared victory over his rival rebel leaders, and in 1368 he conquered the areas of southern and central China. He named his newly established empire “Da Ming” or “Big Ming”. The motto of his reign, “Hongwu”, means “Utterly Martial”. In a four-year conflict, he drove the Mongol armies loyal to the Yuan dynasty out of China, thereby unifying the country. He would go on to launch an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Mongolia. The reign of the Hongwu Emperor was marked by economic recovery and relative stability in China. He is considered by historians to have been a pragmatic and cautious ruler. Many of his reforms proved to be enduring, and his descendants would rule over all of China for three centuries after his death.
The Game
The proposed game is an isometric sandbox RPG, in the style of Amazing Cultivation Simulator, Terraria, and other open world games. The player begins the game as a young Hongwu Emperor, having just successfully unified China and driven the dirty Mongols out to their own lands. Having full control over the country, you reside peacefully in Nanjing, practicing Buddhism and making love with your Imperial Harem. However, there’s a catch. You only have 100 days until a calamity strikes – the likes of which China has never seen. INSERT MONGOLIAN RULER is gathering an army of horseback archers to attack your newly formed empire. You must prepare your nation, as well as your mind, body, and soul, for all-out defensive warfare. In the 100 days before battle, you will need to nourish not only your army, but your family (through procreation), your spirituality (through Buddhism), and your personal strength (through quests and training) in order to successfully repel the Mongol horde. Your Imperial capital of Nanjing is well fortified, but visits must be paid to towns and cities across China in order to prepare them for war, both economically and militarily. Farming, justice, and fortification form the three pillars of your defensive strategy. You will need them all if you are to succeed.
If you are able to successfully repel the Mongol horde, the 100 Days begins anew, with an even greater threat looming over your head. Whispers across the Empire are swirling, tales of an army of Immortal Apes gathering in the foothills of the Himalayas, preparing an assault on the followers of the Buddha. Better get ready for another fight, Hongwu Emperor – these guys aren’t monkeying around.
Credit to:
Yar's great free isometric tileset:
https://opengameart.org/content/isometric-64x64-outside-tileset
Scrabbling's fantastic isometric critters:
https://scrabling.itch.io/pixel-isometric-tiles
Thanks a lot!
Published | 8 hours ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Hungryhungry |
Genre | Strategy, Survival |
Made with | Godot |
Tags | Historical, Real time strategy |
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This game it's fire, please bring it to steam, love the old school style of it and bring back memory from an old school game about managing a china old kingdom