OT, Stardock's MOM influenced game news

[Omnirizon]

haha.

i see so many people talking about how Dom3 filled in their cravings for another MoM (no Freudian double entendres intended).

That's exactly how I found Dom3. I am a long time MoM fan, and was cruising the internet, searching forums and game sites, looking for a game like MoM. Dom3 hit the spot.

[B0rsuk]

WraithLord, have there been any news about possible Linux version ? Any official response? Given Stardock's past behaviour and other projects, it's unlikely. But it's still possible. Do they at least say what technologies they're going to use ? I mean stuff like Dx10 .

Stardock's Galactic Civilisations 2 gets 'Bronze' rating in Wine, meaning it works, but with some glitches. The most significant of them is inability to patch the game.
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=4493

[Dedas]

If this actually turns out to be a good game I would cry (but just a little) if it isn't linux compatible.

[WraithLord]

According to what I know so far (from browsing the GalCiv forums, MOM2 rally point and AOW forums) and according to Stardock's legacy (Developer of MS Win. Desktop utils.) I highly doubt they'll make a Linux version of the game. I think they might consider that if they discern that its a very much wanted feature by the fans.

I've read somewhere a comment by Brad implying the new game will use DX and will be compatible with v. 10 and also older versions.

[Beorne]

btw, someone heard something about this turn based fantasy game: "Fantasy Wars"?
http://www.fantasywars-thegame.com/index_uk.html

[WraithLord]

I've read several reviews of this game. It looks to be quite a generic orcs/humans/elves games. From what I've read about the races they seem to be balanced using the common, yet much hated by me, method of equalizing.

For me, I think I'll wait until I find this game in a bargain bin and play a bit with it but I don't expect to have it really capture my interest.

The game graphics are solid and quite up to date but then again in a TBS game graphics are, at best, a secondary consideration for me

[llamabeast]

FantasyWars should at least win some award for the number of typos on its front page.

[Agrajag]

WraithLord said:
From what I've read about the races they seem to be balanced using the common, yet much hated by me, method of equalizing.

Gah! Damn balance.
I like my (strategy) games unbalanced thank you very much!
For example, part of the charm of HoMM2 for me is that there are weak, normal and strong factions, so you can choose what type of game you are going to play.

[Twan]

Beorne said:
btw, someone heard something about this turn based fantasy game: "Fantasy Wars"?
http://www.fantasywars-thegame.com/index_uk.html

It's a poor 3d remake of Fantagy General (90% of the rules are a copy, the only differences are : you control far smaller armies in FW but each troop can gain chosen particular skills when they level and mages have access to more spells).

(be aware : FW in publicities is announced with "epic battles of more than 500 units on screen" and "a map editor", and these two things are totally absent)

Fantasy General you can get on any abandonware site has a campaign 3 or 4 times longer than the total FW content, with a research system you don't have in FW, more diversity of troops and terrains and a far better system for customized battles.

Even Wesnoth, freeware inspired by fantasy general, is far richer than FW (with lots of user made campaigns and a more interesting tactic system with a choice between several attacks for each unit).

ps : I discovered dominions 2 on the masterofmagic2.com site too.

[Beorne]

Twan said:


Fantasy General you can get on any abandonware site has a campaign 3 or 4 times longer than the total FW content, with a research system you don't have in FW, more diversity of troops and terrains and a far better system for customized battles.

I had it, I played it up to a couple of scenarios to the end. It was mind burning, like chess, and It had a very nice atmosphere, mostly due to the wonderful soundtrak (that I have found lately ). Very good game.