We are proud to be able to announce the new chapter of Populous: The Beginning. Exactly 19 years ago, Bullfrog’s masterpiece was published and continues to unite a strong community up to this day. Since then there were numerous new attempts to modify and re-interpret the classic. Yet, each of us is drawn back to the original over again. The reasons are obvious: Well-made level design, high quality and a good amount of nostalgia let the 25 original levels become an evergreen.
Recollection
With Populous Incarnation we are not only announcing another add-on, but simultaneously a reflection of old strengths. ‘Back to the roots’ is the motto which we follow resolutely. As fans of the game series it is a matter close to our heart to grant the original an extension as if it had come directly from the developer Bullfrog itself and had been part of the game right from the start. We give our best to achieve this aim through a high degree of detail and thought-through level design. In addition to that, we put a lot of work into the programming of the AI to let this – in turn differing from the 1998 original – be a well-balanced challenge. To add a finishing touch to the whole package we complete it with own ideas such as new types of mission objectives and environmental influences.
The shortcomings of 1998 were to be obliterated and strong points built upon. Populous Incarnation has been developed for a year now and went through a number of various test scenarios and experiments so far. Since a few months we started to work on the final uprating. We, a three persons team, all working in jobs from design backgrounds and having been able to gain experience in game design as well. This project is to be seen as our personal hobby entirely and does not pursue any financial interests. Any contents are based on ideas from the original Populous: The Beginning. We are happy to answer any of your questions on the developing thread at popre.net; for special requests you are also welcome to send an email.
We are looking forward to give you an insight in our work in the upcoming year and introduce you to some exciting features in detail. But feel free to stick around to be sure not to miss out on any news about the project.