Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Early Start DLC Announcement and Trailer - Launches May 22! - Steam News
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Begin your republic not just in spirit, but in history. The Early Start DLC adds a new layer of depth to Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, letting you kick things off in the 1930s, 40s, or 50s. These decades introduce slower speeds, tougher logistics, and era-appropriate constraints—alongside over 90 new vehicles, updated buildings, and two brand new maps: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Coal becomes central to your infrastructure. Construction depends on brickwork, not prefab.

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is a cross between an automation game and a city builder, with relatively complex logistics for a city builder. I am particularly fond of the organic, demand-based logistical challenges of distributing resources to meet the needs of your citizens, and managing realistic mode construction.

The upcoming DLC adds more buildings, vehicles, and a tech overhaul to allow starting the game in the 1930s.

Edit: caveat for those interested in the game: it uses undisclosed AI “art”.

  • Elevator7009@lemmy.zipMEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Ooh, I have this one for being a cool in-depth micromanagement city builder, didn’t realize it also was an automation game. A friend with similar game tastes to mine gives it high reviews.

    Also didn’t know about the AI art, though, and I’ve already bought it, so oof.

    Thanks for posting here!

    • AlexisBlackbird@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      I guess it depends how you conceptualize the automation genre.

      W&R:SR is light on the “lots of little buildings turning a few ingredients to something else” of the genre leading games, but it’s way closer to modded Factorio levels of logistic complexity than any other city builder I can think of. At least, if you’re trying to make it so you don’t have to micromanage your established industries. Logistics is such a core part to the genre that I figured this would be of interest to folks here 🙂

      • Elevator7009@lemmy.zipMEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        Nah, judging by your upvotes it’s definitely appreciated. I also subbed to the W&R community! 😉

  • AlexisBlackbird@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Though, it’s releasing at about the same time as the Captain of Industry update, and I was planning on giving that a shot…