The Holi Event might be over, but we’ve got another challenge for you: Pushing Humankind Too Far. Not to fame and a bright future, not to a world united under your rule, no, we want you to throw caution to the wind and push the world to the brink of destruction!
Some of you may remember that at release, the limits for the pollution end condition were set quite low. So low that for many players, the game ended much sooner than expected. We’ve since raised these limits and made some other tweaks to pollution, but we’re wondering: What does it take to ruin the world with pollution? How quickly could our best players doom the world if they put their minds to it?
How to Play
So, you think you can destroy the world faster than anybody else. How do you prove it? Simple, just start a game with the settings below, and do your best to raise the global pollution as fast as possible:
- Map: Huge Earth for Humankind by Oscar3005
- Competitors: 10 (1 Player, 9AI)
- Pace: Blitz
- Difficulty: Nation
- End Conditions: Pollution only
How to Submit Your Entry
Just pitting yourself against the other players for high scores is fun, but there could be more in it for you! For the four best players, we’ve got some prizes:
From now until April 20th 2022, you can submit a screenshot that shows on which turn you ended your game via twitter by using the #PushHumankindTooFar hashtag and tagging @HumankindGame. Remember to keep a save of that turn, as you may be later asked to submit this save to us to confirm your score. It should go without saying, in the interest of fairness, and for us to be able to verify your entry, please do not use mods.
But before you submit your score, be sure to read the Terms & Conditions (available in English and French) to make sure you are eligible to participate!
How are Winners Selected?
After the submission period ends, two judges will pick winners based on the following criteria:
- The turn on which the Pollution End Condition was reached. Lower Turn numbers are better.
- In case of a tie: The number of turns since entering the Industrial Era. Lower numbers are better.
- If that is not enough to break the tie: The amount of Fame gathered by them. Higher numbers are better.
As mentioned above, we may ask you to submit a save of the final turn so we can confirm these scores.
Looking for Inspiration?
Deliberately taking the world to the brink is a rather unusual goal for a game of Humankind, so maybe you are looking for strategies, or at least ideas. Or perhaps you are not feeling competitive yourself, but you’re still curious. In either case, we still got some content for you, as we have invited six streamers to take part in a similar challenge, and they have been or will be streaming their own attempts to end the world.
JumboPixel - Marbozir - PotatoMcWhiskey - TheGameMechanic - 2DKiri - GamerZakh
Be careful, though: Don’t treat these as guides on how to do well in this challenge! Their goal is slightly different than yours, and they may also pursue bonus objectives that don’t matter for the community challenge! Still, we’re eager to see how they handle this, and we hope so are you.
Have fun,
The Amplitude Team
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