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Friday, February 20, 2009

Grand Ages Rome enhanced demo and patch released

grand ages romeKalypso Media today published an enhanced demo for GRAND AGES: ROME their eagerly awaited city building title. GRAND AGES: ROME, which has been developed by Haemimont Games, is the sequel to their bestseller, Imperium Romanum. Also released is a patch for the Grand Ages: Rome demo released on the 6th February.

Patch-notes / improvements to the demo version:

Difficulty adjustment
• Houses are now deserted every 60 seconds during unemployment (was 30 seconds)
• Deserted buildings health degeneration 3x slower than previously (roughly 9 minutes before fire)
• Fire extinguished by Prefectures twice as quickly.
UI improvements
• Important notifications now blink
• New notification sound for important notifications
• It's harder to accidentally go to realm overview mode

Miscellaneous
• Reduced bad weather duration and intensity
• Stability and compatibility improvements
Improved Demo:
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/grandagesromedemo-neu-eu.exe

Patch:
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/demos/grandagesromedemopatch.exe

GRAND AGES: ROME will be released in the UK on 6th March for a recommended retail price of £29.99.