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Best Alpha release?


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Best alpha release of 0 A.D.?  

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  1. 1. What is the best alpha release of 0 A.D.?

    • A13 (attack move, last release with "classic" armor, Mauryans)
      0
    • A18 (AI saved games, Nomad mode, Structure Tree)
      1
    • A23 (last release with old balance, Fortress champions, Kushites)
      7
    • A24 (Stables and Arsenals introduced, major game rebalance)
      0
    • A25 (pathfinder multithreading, campaign support)
      0
    • A26 (Hans added, new art, minimap icons, Call to Arms)
      1
    • A27 (civilization differences, elephant nerf, Vulkan support, Tips and Tricks page)
      2
    • A21 (Regicide and Last Man Standing, improved GUI, >2GB RAM on Windows)
      0

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  • Poll closes on 2025-06-20 at 19:56

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Now that there will be no more alpha releases, it's time to declare the best alpha release we had.

The poll mentions some more significant alphas with major changes (but not truly old ones). You're free to vote in the comments for some other version.

I personally love A27 as I've been playing it the most, but will vote A23 as the last "old-school" version of 0 A.D. It has a specific feel that some later alphas lost. Even the artwork is "more serious" to me, personally.

Why I believe A23: Ken Wood stands out as the best release so far:

1) Much leaner on resources and disk size,
2) Artwork that stands out more, has that gritty feel that makes you want to stare at the icons,
3) Fortress produces "unique" champion units for most civs, while others have a special building for them,
4) Much tougher AI, that will end you if you're not careful. This is perhaps a consequence of it being able to produce champions earlier, without having to research a tech,
5) Named in honor of one of the founding members of the game,
6) Unit dialog screen introduced, allowing for more descriptive entities, etc.

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From 16 to 22 there was a game breaking unit that everyone agreed not to make (after a few month in the alpha). a23 felt "done". Now balancing started over again and when this model is "done" I fear a new model will be introduced (like historical) by new members that won't reach a mature state like a23.

 

11 hours ago, Dakara said:

i liked when all civ didnt have ram etc. 

I also like the more diverse civs like the old ptols with free houses that took long to build (although they were always a bit OP).

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