As those of you who’ve been following A Creator’s Guide to Writing and Worldbuilding might know, I’ve been pre-producing a new game in my spare time over the course of the past year.

Now, that game is entering full production.

Let me introduce you to Shadow of the Eagles.

Shadow of the Eagles is a text-based military life simulator set during the time of the French Revolution and the Wars of Napoleon. Starting as a volunteer soldier in 1792, your character will have the chance to fight battles, gain glory, scheme, plunder, and rise in the ranks from the Terror to the Waterloo Campaign.

It is, in many ways, a distillation of what the Dragoon Saga offers, but it also goes far beyond it. Instead of commanding a troop, a squadron, or a regiment, Shadow of the Eagles will let you rise to the very highest ranks of military command, putting you in charge of a division, a corps, even entire armies – and let you change not just the course of battles and campaigns, but that of history itself.

This may all sound like relatively familiar ground – but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to be doing a whole lot more with this game too. unlike my previous games, Shadow of the Eagles will be made in Twine, which allows me to implement a graphical user interface, sound, music, art, and all kinds of features which I’ve never been able to do before. I’ll also be self-publishing, which means I’ll have more control over how development shakes out.

This also means I’ll be funding development differently. Instead of working off an advance from a publisher, I’ll be putting my trust in all of you to help me put together this project and make it the best it can be. With that in mind, I’ve set up a Patreon just for the development of Shadow of the Eagles. Supporters will get access to early-access development builds, a members-only Discord Server, and detailed updates, as well as a chance to deliver feedback.

In the meantime, if you’re curious about my development plans for Shadow of the Eagles, you can check out my outline in A Creator’s Guide to Writing and Worldbuilding.

In addition, this month’s Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea, and Adventurer’s Guide to the Fledgling Realms are also now up.