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Chaos Dev Diaries Episode 1:
January 27, 2024 — The Chaos Agents dev team wanted to give you an inside look into the many trials and tribulations along the exciting journey to shipping v1.8.6, while also providing you with a classic example of how software development, despite best intentions and efforts, can sometimes devolve into a domino of causes and effects that, while being painful for us devs, can provide wonderful entertainment for the rest of the community. So grab your popcorn and get ready for a ride!
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Chaos Dev Diaries Episode 2:
February 12, 2024 — What kind of logic do Chaos Agents use to carry out your directives during a Chaos Battle? Or is it all simply chaos and madness? Learn how order leads to Chaos as we deep-dive into the AI-powered mind of a Chaos Agent.
Chaos Agents - Roadmap Reveal for 2024: Playlist
May 13, 2024 — Arka Ray from the Popularium team welcomes MVP community members to the Chaos Agents 2024 roadmap reveal and the topics that will be covered in today’s session.
Chaos Agents Game Design: Fireside Chat with Richard Garfield - Gen Con 2024
Richard Garfield and the Popularium Team discuss Autobattlers and the game design behind Chaos Agents.
Chaos Agents as a “Forever Multiplayer Game”
I have waited several years to write this post.
How long? Well, we can go back at least to 2021, when I started discussing the possibility of building games together with Richard Garfield. We both very quickly agreed that letting players have their own unique Agents, and giving them assurances that their money was well spent—that they would be able to enjoy their Agents for a long time without having to worry about the game “going offline” or “being killed”.
Chaos Agents as a “Forever Multiplayer Game”
This will let a registered Chaos Agents player with access to a server that meets the minimum requirements—either a physical or virtual server—to run their own instance of the Chaos Agents Server (MSA) - dedicated server version. Clients will be able to connect to these dedicated servers to find and join (initially unofficial) matches.
Chaos Agents Commits to Being a “Forever Multiplayer Game” Through the Magic of Dedicated Servers
“You own a copy of the game to the extent that you used to own a disc that you could go and buy,” Ray says. “The goal from day one was to build Chaos Agents in a way where we could essentially promise our players that regardless of whether we are around, we are supporting the official servers or not, you will be able to play the game.”
Popularium launches alpha for Chaos Agents from Magic creator Richard Garfield
“We have been overwhelmed by the response to the Alpha announcement,” said Arka Ray, president and CTO at Popularium, in a statement. “The number of players who want to join the alpha and experience Richard’s vision has been over 20 times more than we anticipated.
Why should fans of Magic: the Gathering be excited about Chaos Agents?
A Q&A session with Richard Garfield covering the reasons he believes that Magic: The Gathering fans should be excited about Chaos Agents.
Richard Garfield Q&A - Chaos Agents Alpha Launch!
Full audio recording of Richard Garfield’s Q&A with the Chaos Agents community on the occasion of the launch of Chaos Agents’ private alpha. Enjoy!