In New Cycle, the world as we once knew it has ended by way of solar flares of apocalyptic proportions. Humanity has been pushed to the brink of extinction, death and destruction have ravaged any semblance of familiarity, and those who have somehow made it through the apocalypse are struggling to survive.
In the style of big hits like the Anno series and Endzone – A World Apart, it is the players' obligation to unite scattered survivors into a new society, stabilize it, and in the course of time expand their initial small camp to a thriving Dieselpunk metropolis.
That's where you come in to help your community back to a better future. But before you can dream of salvation, your first goal should be keeping your civilians alive while preparing for the unpredictable nature catastrophes that the New World throws at you. Mining, foraging and trading with whatever goods you can uncover will aid survival; and while you'll juggle just a handful of resources when starting out, you'll eventually be switching and swapping between over 40 different resources – all of different scarcities that change dynamically over time - meaning multitasking quickly becomes essential to keeping your settlement alive.
Moreover, the further you progress, the more demanding your population and workforce will become. Developing basic, primitive tools into power tools, for example, can help speed up the means of production – in turn unlocking more complex buildings and upgrades that will help drive your newfound form of society forward. In doing so, you'll also manage your community's Morale, Efficiency and Workforce size.
Everything in New Cycle revolves around good resource management and effective settlement planning. At the beginning, you will
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