Laying Sovereign's design foundation
The first day established the project's direction, research base, and core design language for a whole-Earth strategy game.
Sovereign began by turning a broad ambition into a structured game project. The early work focused on the experience the game should create, the principles that should guide later decisions, and the shape of the world the player will eventually inhabit.
What changed
- The project's working foundation and research process were established.
- Sovereign's central design pillars and player experience became clearer.
- The first sections of the game design moved into reviewable form.
Next
The next step was to carry that foundation through the rest of the design, resolving how the player would command a complex world without losing sight of the larger strategy.