{"id":4613,"date":"2015-01-30T21:47:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T21:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2015-01-30T21:58:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T21:58:55","slug":"rod-humbles-chaphat-reveal-details-behind-cult-daggers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4613","title":{"rendered":"Rod Humble’s Chaphat Reveal Details Behind Cult & Daggers Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve talked about Rod Humble’s Chaphat<\/a> more than once, most recently a week before Christmas<\/a> when I noted that their game, Cults & Daggers was scheduled for a January release.<\/p>\n

As January comes to a close, official news about Cults & Daggers has started to be unveiled. A press release on Steam<\/a>\u00a0has appeared :<\/p>\n

As the Old Gods plot to destroy a planet they can no longer rule, you are tasked with creating your own religious faith to fight a secret war for the soul of the world. Recruit loyal disciples throughout the Mediterranean in order to spread your faith by preaching to the masses and converting noble families. Along the way, you\u2019ll have to deal with spies, assassinations, martyrs, occult forces, prophets and blasphemers, all while battling the Old Gods and other rising cults for the hearts and minds of the world.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The press release also includes a quote from Rodvik himself :<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Cults & Daggers, I sought to explore beyond the traditional strategy game model of \u2018build and fight\u2019, and offer up a more cerebral experience,\u201d said Humble, CEO of Chaphat. \u201cAt the same time, I wanted players to challenge themselves by navigating the chaotic web created by corruption, religious avarice and betrayal as rival factions vie for power.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rod Humble’s name still carries quite a lot of weight in the gaming community and this can be seen via some articles that have appeared about the game.<\/p>\n

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Over at IGN Rachel Haas’ article<\/a> has already generated over 200 comments, with a lot of people excited about the prospect of creating their own religion. However I’m not sure that a religion with hookers and blow, which one commenter talks about, is quite what Rod Humble would have envisaged.<\/p>\n

Over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Adam Smith writes<\/a> :<\/p>\n

Rod Humble, the developer I always think of as being responsible for the majority of the interesting ideas in The Sims 2 and 3, has announced a new solo project. Going by the name Cults & Daggers<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adam also adds :<\/p>\n

I\u2019m absolutely hooked by the theme and the world is an active place, with plagues and wars interrupting my plots, but I don\u2019t always find the results of my actions clear. It took me a while to get my head around the superficially similar Dominions as well, though, and that hasn\u2019t left my hard drive since.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The comments look largely positive there too with one person saying he has been a Rod Humble fan since the days of Subspace. However one dissenting voice does, rather unfairly, seem to blame Rod Humble for the end of Creatoverse and Patterns.<\/p>\n

Cults & Daggers has been developed and published by Chaphat LLC, the PC & Mac game is launching on Steam on February 12 for $29.99. I’m not sure what the price will be in pound sterling, quite probably more than a pie and a pint at Villa Park would cost me or Mr Humble.<\/p>\n