Game research

I'm going to take influence from a game released a few years ago called Anno 2070, the reason I'm going to look into this game for influence, not because of the style, as its far from what I'm looking at making, but its level of detail and structure to the buildings, I would like to maybe recreate a few pieces of work from this game as it would help me in the design process of my own buildings. I may also look into the vehicle side of Anno 2070 as they are unique in there own way, and could use them as reference for vehicles I might create for my own scene.

ANNO 2070

Anno 2070 is a city building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements. It’s the 5^th game of the Anno series, released on the 17^th November 2011 and was co-developed by the German studios related designs.

PLOT

The scenario is set in the year 2070, global warming has melted the Arctic ice cap which has raised the global sea level so that the coasts were flooded. As a result, many cities have vanished under the ocean, and much of what was once highland has been turned into chains of new islands. Responsibility for settling and exploiting these new frontiers is given to a select group of people, who captain mobile ocean-going bases known as Arks.

GAMEPLAY

In Anno 2070, politics are no longer defined by countries, boundaries, religions, races etc. All humankind rally under one global government where the three main factions of the game control the world’s decisions. Players can also vote for the world president and vote in Senate council. Participation will give different effects to all players, depending on who is president or what bill was passed, until the next cycle of voting begins. For example, voting for the Tycoons’ CEO Skylar Banes will increase productivity of manufacturing buildings.

Players can also gain achievement and rewards from just playing the game, players can customize their Ark to fit personal reference, which is only for aesthetics, as well as gaining special rewards that affect gameplay.

Resources are technology upgrades can be carried on Arks, and be used in another game in “Continuous Mode”

FACTIONS

Tycoon

Leader: Skylar Banes, CEO. This faction is representative of the Global Trust, Earth’s number one leading energy supplier in 2070. Tycoons like to exploit resources quickly for immediate use, which leads to workers that are richer and can pay more taxes.

Eco

Leader: Seamus Green, founder and spiritual leader. This faction is representative of the Eden Initiative, Earth’s most influential environment organization. Ecos rely on green technology to create their cities, which preserve nature and help the eco balance.

Tech

Leader: F.A.T.H.E.R. super-intelligent AI. This faction is representative of the S.A.A.T. (Scientific Academy for Advanced Technologies) and are the supreme inventors of technology and masters of the underwater world. They designed the Ark and E.V.E., as well as building plans for aircraft, submarines and missiles.


I got this information from research online:

(REFERENCE URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_2070)