I played this game on steam, so the review is based on that version. This game is often compared to Rimworld since they look similar and there are some colony management mechanics in Amazing Cultivation Simulator (just ACS further). This is where the similarities end. Here's why: - Colony management is really basic in ACS, workers' stats are not important - Invasions are fought off by the caste of magical superheroes and usually only the most powerful one is needed since the fighter's abilities work kind of exponentially here - Most resources are trash. Instead, you look out for the rarest materials and artifacts available - The mood system only matters for your warrior caste and even than you only need to intervene at a certain point in their training to maximize results or keep them from insanity. Long term consequences of deteriorating mood and a planned effort to keep it in check is unneeded, unlike in Rimworld What you actually do in ACS: - Throw a bunch of rooms down according to Feng Shui (you will need to look that up elsewhere, the game does a poor job of explaining some important mechanics), which usually leads to an ugly base - Get new followers, check their stats, discard useless ones, get good ones to ascend into a magical warrior caste - Wait till your warriors grind their skills by sitting around - Try to kill big monsters and other factions for rarities or sometimes trade for them - Arrange conditions for your warriors' "breakthroughs" (ascension to an exponentially more powerful level) and hope they do not die during this - Rinse and repeat, sometimes resetting a whole warrior's life to the beginning to get better stats So the game is mostly about getting the warrior caste people to a higher level and stats and you need to find tricks for that yourself (even the Internet does not help with that much). Do look up gameplay before buying, it is a very peculiar type of game. SSseth's youtube review is a good summary of different stages of the game.
