Humankind Lacks Oil; 'Bug' Stunts Civilization's Growth [UPDATED]

Update

As it turns out, the discussed "bug" in Humankind may result not so much from the small number of deposits on the map, but from... a problem with the interface. Users on Reddit confirmed that the game sometimes fails to display an icon informing of the presence of crude oil. As you can see in the screenshot from user AZesmZLO's thread, the user has an oil well built, even though according to the map there are no deposits on this field. Nevertheless, we point out that these are still only speculations of players - Amplitude Studios still has not addressed the matter.

Original message

Reviews of Humankind gave the impression that the team at Amplitude Studios delivered a good, but imperfect game. Allegations concerned, for example, the implementation of certain mechanics, which is proven by a problem reported by numerous players. Here's the thing, at a late stage of development Humankind pretty much shuts off some of the options in a very annoying way - by lack of resources on the map.

One deposit of crude oil on the entire globe is unlikely to be enough to conquer the space (source: Reddit).

The "bug" reported by numerous netizens concerns crude oil, which is scarce on the maps. In itself, this would not be a problem - after all, competition for access to a limited resource is one of the cornerstones of 4X strategy games. However, in Humankind's case this has gone way too far. After all, there are times when there are only one or two oil deposits on the entire map, even though some buildings require three or more (not to mention the need for "black gold" to field advanced units). In fact, some Reddit users write that this resource is sometimes completely absent from the entire globe generated by the game. So it's hardly surprising that players consider it to be a mistake, rather than a deliberate effort by the developers.

At the time of writing this news, Amplitude Studios has not commented on these reports. Incidentally, we know that the team is working on improving the game and has even released the first updates and hotfixes. Still, it would be nice to get some confirmation that the developers are aware of these and other bugs reported by players. For now, players continue to speak warmly of the title - just take a look at the activity igures and ratings on Steam.

1. Humankind - official website