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The Mechanist Hat Rack

Company Chronicles   May 18, 2012   0 comment

  We here at Mechanist don’t always manage (or want) to stay in one place. One might start out wearing one “hat” at first, but eventually find him/herself wearing a completely different (and often unexpected) one later on. Having discussed … More >>

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City of Steam Alpha Release Date Set in July

News   May 7, 2012   9 Comments

  We already announced in the most recent newsletter that the City of Steam Alpha test will be released in July. One of the most frequently asked questions we’ve been receiving since attending GDC and the pre-alpha Sneak Peek test … More >>

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Art Dev Journal – GDC Payback

Art Dept, Developer Journal   April 24, 2012   1 Comment

  In our last dev journal we talked about the amusing cartoon avatars. This time we’d like to bring everyone’s focus back into the development side of things. We’ve been hard at work modifying armor concepts. Actually we had thought … More >>

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Art Dev Journal– Cartooned Avatars

Art Dept, Developer Journal   April 18, 2012   4 Comments

  Good day, everybody. It’s the awesome art department again. Today we have some cool, not that development-related, updates on what has been accomplished in our department recently. Compliments are “shamelessly” expected at this point so have your hands prepared … More >>

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House System Poll and Nexus Suburbs

News   April 13, 2012   0 comment

  In the latest Design Dev Journal, Dave explained some planned changes supposed to be implemented for the Player House System.  Then we got lots of feedback from puzzled players both on the website and the forum. Yeah, Dave rethought … More >>

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Website Updates – The World Machine, Nations and Nexus

News   April 11, 2012   0 comment

  It’s been almost a month since the Sneak Peek Test walked out of the spotlight. Everything is going fairly well so far (apart from some cutbacks). As always, we don’t want you to miss out on the grand background … More >>