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The new Fantasy Game!

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The new Fantasy Game!

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Hello everybody. Tomorrow is the Big day for some of us who have been waiting for a long time for this game.

 

I was wondering if anybody has some expectations or ideas or thoughts of what will be in this game.

 

I am imagining a huge map with lots of dungeons protected with creatures which we might be able to enslave to do battle for us later on. Maybe a huge dragon's lair where your hero will have to face the ultimate creature to get that super powerfukl staff to kill your friend over multiplayer.

 

Just speculating for the fun of it.

 

 

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

I wasn't enthused until I saw the combat gameplay example screenshot.  Depending on how the development evolves, I think I could be very interested in Elemental.

Reply #27 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

This is looking an awful lot like another HOMM or Age of Wonders so far.  The HOMM series had about 6 schools of magic, and they also got bonuses within their own type of landscape.  The biggest things looking to set this apart are the MP and the modding.  Warlords 2 opened it up to modding, and that didn't work out very well.   I would have loved to see a fantasy version of Civ, but it's not to be on this one.

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Reply #28 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

One issue I have with the title, it might be too long.  Would people shorten it to EWOM?

Definitely interested in this- it is likely that this can be Stardock's breakout game.

 

 

 

Reply #29 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I saw the thing on gamespy, and this new game looks like a piece of shit to me.:annoyed:

Oh well, theres always Demigod...if Stardock doesnt delay it again...

Reply #30 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting tetleytea, reply 2
This is looking an awful lot like another HOMM or Age of Wonders so far.  The HOMM series had about 6 schools of magic, and they also got bonuses within their own type of landscape.  The biggest things looking to set this apart are the MP and the modding.  Warlords 2 opened it up to modding, and that didn't work out very well.   I would have loved to see a fantasy version of Civ, but it's not to be on this one.

HoMM music and imagery is wonderful. The gameplay itself is terrible however.

I say that from the perspective of a man who dislikes chess intensely. It is far too clinical and undynamic. It is most definitely a statistical numbers game, not a true strategy game. You could play HoMM V completely bereft of graphics if you wished, simply pitting one set formula verus the enemy mathematical formula, arriving at an 'inevitable number'. In that regard it is simplistic, dull, unexciting, and pointless. Algebraic calculation in fancy clothes.

The only reason why I purchase the games is to acquire the music and appreciate the inspired visuals.

Hopefully Elemental War Of Magic is most definitely NOT going to follow the HoMM model in any mechanical way.

Reply #31 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

"While searching the game preview, you come across a screenshot that will provide +1 to Avatar."  :thumbsup:

 

Anyway... I've never played HoMM or MoM, but this game looks really good. Tactical battles are nice, multiplayer is something I'm really missing in GalCiv, and I like the sound of this 'streaming mods to all the players' thing. I wonder how hard it will be to make new units and such? Interesting art style, too; kind of a pseudo-cell shading thing going on in that combat view. Not sure if I like it yet, but I certainly don't hate it.

Not sure why an obviously western fantasy-themed game has what looks like a kitsune in it, though. Not that I'm complaining or anything.

Reply #32 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Jalicos, reply 6
"While searching the game preview, you come across a screenshot that will provide +1 to Avatar." 

 

I never played HoMM or MoM, but this game looks really good. Tactical battles and multiplayer are nice, and I wonder how difficult it will be to make these new units and things they want to stream to everyone. Interesting art style, too; kind of a pseudo-cell shading thing going on in that combat view.

Not sure why an obviously western fantasy-themed game has what looks like a kitsune in it, though. Not that I'm complaining.

I would recommend trying the demos of Age Of Wonders 2 and or Age Of Wonders Shadow Magic (the successor to AoW 2). Shadow Magic had some design flaws imo, but overall these two games served to set the modern bar by which all such fantasy conquer games (turn-based) are judged. Superior effort, for sure. With the clean crisp 3D visuals, I think in that department Elemental War Of Magic is off to a good start.

I wonder for how long this one has been in development?

Reply #34 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I got the impression that some in Stardock liked Japanese culture- hence the kitsunes. 

 

AoW series was ok, but suffered from horrid AI and some balance issues.

 

 

Reply #36 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Frogboy broke his own date. Thanks to mittens for posting the link in IRC

They have IRC? Which server/channel?

Reply #37 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting GW, reply 20
Well, there are two pretty screen shots at the URL Annatar shared. I'm hoping for about eleventy-million tomorrow on the official EWM site.

Yeah I was also wondering about that. WHAT ABOUT DEATH MAGIC?! :annoyed:

Reply #38 from Stardock Forums Top

WHAT ABOUT DEATH MAGIC?!

I guess it is life magic as a negative channeler

Reply #39 from Stardock Forums Top

They have IRC? Which server/channel?
irc.stardock.com  #stardock; #galciv; #impulse; #demigod; #sins

Reply #40 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Sorceresss, reply 21

The GameSpy preview talks about 5 schools of Magic : the 4 elements + Life magic. No Death Magic ?!

There's death magic.

Reply #41 from PolMach Forums Top

Yeah, IIRC Life and Death magic are just the two sides of 'Creation' magic. You have to explicitly play an evil race to have access to it, though.

Reply #42 from Elemental Forums Top

Reply #43 from Demigod Forums Top

Really looking forward to this game. 

Quoting Solam, reply 10
http://www.edge-online.com/features/elemental-war-magic-unveiled

 

here is another article, they expand on the multiplayer aspect of the game.

I'm positive that the multiplayer discussed refers to the stardock published game, Demigod.  It seems, this article was written from an interview that covered both games and the writer f'ed up big time.

Reply #44 from Demigod Forums Top

Looks like they removed the multiplayed discussion, demigod references, and the second page (all about demigod MP).

Reply #45 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

New site is here.

Reply #46 from Sins Forums Top

Damn. A lot threads on Elemental or EWoM. I think they should all be merged into Frogboy's official thread.

Reply #47 from PolMach Forums Top

Quoting Spartan, reply 21
Damn. A lot threads on Elemental or EWoM. I think they should all be merged into Frogboy's official thread.
Things will settle down in a bit.  Now it's a fun race to see what nugget is where.

 

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/42758/Stardock-Announces-Elemental-War-of-Magic

Reply #48 from Stardock Forums Top

So I read:

> The channeler will be an incredibly powerful unit within the game.

Looks like it IS influenced by Dominions then.

> positive or negative channeler

Sounds like Galciv's good/evil thingy got back in. I guess it'll be used for diplomacy too.

 

I hope they open map generation the way Civ IV did...

Reply #49 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 22
Things will settle down in a bit.  Now it's a fun race to see what nugget is where.

No doubt. But at 3:00am after 18 hours work I'm going a little slow... :zzz:

Reply #50 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Note to Starock

suggest forming a #ewom channel on your IRC ASAP.