Thank you DionysMars, and good luck to you as well! Originally bought before the invasion, Ostriv quickly became my all time favourite city-builder, and game in general. Beautiful and clever game!

Hey, Bjørn!
Happy to see that your favorite game is Ukrainian Ostriv. Thank a lot for supporting Ukraine
Wish you good luck!

Happy Gaming

Yes, thank you. It's one of the games I keep coming back to, to relax and enjoy the scenery

Woah, you played 1k hrs in ETS 2, congrats!

Thank you for the information! I have Children of the Nile, but not yet tried it, so I'll start there then

You have Sumerians on your STEAM wish list. I've now played the game for 17 hours following the campaign, which acts as a tutorial. Then I get stuck in a bug that causes the builders to freeze in one place and everything to stagnate. You understand that further building is no longer possible.
I sent the developers a bug report, in which they found nothing. Now they ask for a saved file to email or to Discort.
Since I don't know how to do this, it's considered unplayable for me.

The game is very similar to Caesar 4 in combination with Children of the Nile.
I suggest trying that one first and not burning your fingers yet with the Sumerians.

So that is how you chose your current username then, perhaps, from Banished? I also liked that game, but Ostriv is so relaxing and peaceful, yes, and beautiful.

It's been 10 years since I played Banished in early access. I'm also the only one who pinned the developer with my hints and tips. How quickly time passes and how many have tried to emulate this game, using it to shape their own ideas.
So far I have not found a game where I can play so quietly, without war and damnation.

Yeah, me too. The invitation didn't come with any expectations or commitment.
As we both share the love for Ostriv and agree in many other aspects, I thought it's a good idea to have you in my friends list. So all good

Thank you for your comment. I also wish you success in your achievements.

I wish you happy holidays and good health for you and your loved ones ;-)

Thank you, have a wonderful holiday too

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You missed a huge part of why the Internet
is in such a huge bad shape today.

"Left Internet in 2015, came back in 2020"

Everything changed drastically in 2017,
while you were away from the Internet.

Whole Communities of People have actually invaded other Communities of People, & have tried to force, & enforce changes on them.

They spread massive Toxic Behaviour, &
People have been at an uphill War over this
ever since... Thus it's just utter Chaos now.