{"id":1168025,"date":"2026-02-12T03:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnGZaTKU2sYExT6HLrQGUT"},"modified":"2026-02-12T03:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:59:30","slug":"superb-city-builder-against-the-storm-will-round-off-its-roster-with-a-dlc-of-bats-who-take-pride-in-enduring-what-breaks-others-and-cannot-stand-being-favored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/superb-city-builder-against-the-storm-will-round-off-its-roster-with-a-dlc-of-bats-who-take-pride-in-enduring-what-breaks-others-and-cannot-stand-being-favored\/","title":{"rendered":"Superb city-builder Against the Storm will round off its roster with a DLC of bats, who ‘take pride in enduring what breaks others and cannot stand being favored’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Against the Storm<\/a> is one of the best city-builders<\/a> of recent years, taking the SimCity cycle of building cities destined to be destroyed by natural disasters and infusing it with a roguelike structure, such that the death of your city is merely a part of the game, rather than the end of it. Yet alongside this, one of the key secrets to its success is the diverse array of anthropomorphic animals\u2014the citizens of your civilization in this grim fantasy realm\u2014you have to manage.<\/p>\n

Each of the game’s animal races has unique needs and desires, which can diverge wildly and outright contrast with other species’ requirements, as Len Hafer noted in her review<\/a>. “Beavers, for instance, are fancy little lads who love tea parties and a good vintage of wine. They’re also quite hard to please. Lizards, on the other hand, delight in munching on beef jerky and engaging in recreational combat. It’s rare to be able to please all of the species in your settlement, so you usually have to choose which ones to favor.”<\/p>\n

Now, developer Eremite Games has offered a glimpse of the game’s next DLC, which will further complicate balancing your citizens’ needs with the addition of a new species\u2014Bats. According to the developer’s Steam blog<\/a> “bats are stern and fiercely devoted people. They take pride in enduring what breaks others and cannot stand being favored. Bats excel at metallurgy but find no particular comfort in any type of work.” That last bit sounds just like me, except for the metallurgy part.<\/p>\n

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