Hey, I gave your game a play! I'll start by saying that I'm not really a 4x player, so some of this may be that I'm not familiar with genre conventions. Overall I'll say I was able to figure out the game in my second playthrough, and I was able to amass a pretty good army and hold some territory. But I didn't really engage with some of the deeper systems and eventually one of the bots got the 5 feats and beat me. I think this is at least partially being unfamiliar with the genre, but I think improving the UI to make the game state clearer would help (like really making it obvious when an opponent gets a feat). Also, along those lines, on my first play through, it wasn't really obvious what I should be doing. When I was supposed to pick a capital, it wasn't clear why I could place it in some places and another (and I don't think it gave feedback other than graying out the button). Then on my first turn, I really struggled to get through, not really being sure how to do the city stuff. Making things more obvious that you're supposed to click, and what you can and can't do, would help. So I think my biggest issues were the onboarding, and UI, just making it more clear to the player what they can and should do to start. Also, I think defaulting to 1 bot opponent might help just so it's a bit simpler in your first go.
I'll say I did like the interactions, movement animations, and how things play out. I also like the setup, where you grab territory and build settlements, and invest in new units. With the look of it, it gives Settlers of Catan vibes, which is good. The actual move interface though felt a bit clunky, with a lot of clicks, though confirming makes sense so you don't make a mistake. If you can reduce the number of clicks for that that would be good. Also I didn't really pay much attention to the resources, and just picked districts that produce them in the capital so I could then make the units. I feel like there's a lot of good stuff here, and I like that it's designed for quick playthroughs.
This might just be me and my unfamiliarity with the genre, so take it with a grain of salt, but overall I think focusing on a single system and getting it really tight would be a good route to take, and this would help give the player something to focus on. Like maybe the expansion and holding of territory is the main focus, and then it is really clear to the player whether they are succeeding or failing.





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