Kerbilization III

### Major Updates

"Kerbilization 3: Precursors" (February 3rd, 2020)"Kerbilization 3: Migrants" (March 3rd, 2020)
"Kerbilization 3: Supply Chain" (April 16th, 2020)
"Kerbilization 3: Dogs of War" (August 8th, 2020)
"Kerbilization: Bombardment" (August 11th, 2020)
"Kerbilization 3: Anniversary Update" (October 30th, 2020)

### Duration

October 30, 2019 - Present

**Kerbilization III** is the third official game in the Kerbilization game series, serving as a direct sequel to the ill-fated Kerbilization II. Released on October 30th, 2019, Kerbilization III contains select gameplay features taken from the prior two Kerbilization games but also boasts many of its own new and exciting innovations. Kerbilization III features an impressive branching tech tree (a concept brought back from the first Kerbilization game) and an interactive game map. To date, five separate updates have been released, which aim to improve the overall experience significantly and test out new gameplay mechanics that have not yet been seen in Kerbilization games to date.

## Setting and Story

About 3,000 years after the events of Kerbilization II a number of alien races in an unnamed galaxy have inexplicably and simultaneously acquired the ability to manufacture spacecraft capable of faster-than-light travel. They must now explore the galaxy, interact with one another, and learn to coexist, creating a galactic utopia, or fight for dominance over the galaxy and plunge the universe into chaos until one faction can reign supreme.

## Gameplay

The gameplay of Kerbilization III clearly takes inspiration from the first game but focuses much more on exploration than the first installment. Kerbilization III also features significantly fewer resource types than were present in the original and overall puts less emphasis on resource management than previous installments.

Kerbilization III lets players take control of a nation (and sometimes an entire race) of alien lifeforms. Players focus primarily on constructing ships using resources they collect from their "homeworld" and off-world resource production facilities on a turn-based system. These ships, in turn, are used to explore the game's massive galaxy map, uncovering secrets and constructing colonies and facilities throughout space.

All Kerbilization players exist on the same game map in the same server and can encounter each other at any time. To date over half the players have met each other, but several have not yet made t contact.

## Updates

* **Precursors** - Updated precursor race mechanics

* **Migrants** - Updated migrant fleets
* **Supply Chain** - Added supply chain mechanics and cargo ships
* **Dogs of War** - Updated dodge moves for small fleet units
* **Bombardment** - Updated and added some bombardment and orbital defense mechanics
* **Anniversary (1st)** - Small commemorative update adding temporary loot crates

## Reception

Although still in its earliest phases, Kerbilization III has been significantly better received than Kerbilization II. Players were overjoyed to discover that the game uses a turn-based system instead of a real-time system and applauded the game for having innovative exploration mechanics.