What other games complement your Dominions 3? - Page 25

JimMorrison · #**241** February 24th, 2009, 07:28 PM

Can you build up a food storage? Crops can be resown, homes can be rebuilt - but your people can survive within the Fortress at Helm's..... err, whatever your particular Fortress is called.

thejeff · #**242** February 24th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Not outside. Often there is a layer or two of non-rock that you can mine away to produce an underground farm. My current farm is in "Silty Clay." No irrigation needed.

To move completely inside, wood is more of a problem than food. You need some for beds/barrels and a few other things. But unless you find coal, you really need wood to run the furnaces.
(Dwarfs are not particularly ecologically conscious.)

Dedas · #**243** February 25th, 2009, 05:41 AM

You could build farms outside and then wall them in. You should be safe, at least in the latest version. In the next version, well, probably not so much.

Meglobob · #**244** February 25th, 2009, 07:59 AM

Has anyone played the brand new 3D Kings Bounty (originally a precursor to Heros of Might & Magic series) and if so, is it any good? Just seen it in the shops and as I loved the original Kings Bounty (still got it) I am tempted to buy it.

Ruminant · #**245** February 25th, 2009, 08:59 AM

I have Meglobob. In a word: Awesome. I wasn't expecting very much, some kind of watered down Heroes of Might and Magic game, but it's so much more awesome than any of those. I don't recall much about the original KB but this version has an awesome combat system, a surprisingly engaging world with quests that have actually had some thought put into them (many offer multiple solutions and your choices can actually impact the world, which troops you can recruit, etc) and a quirky sense of humour. Its also filled with little touches that really make you appreciate the effort that went into the game. If you liked the first one I don't really think you can lose springing for this version

Oh, I should add it's also a long-*** game. I'm probably less than halfway through and I've literally played for days. It also features a completely randomized game world with different troops you can recruit, different items and different enemies each time you start a new game. There also seems to be a reasonable change in the strategy you need to employ depending on which of the three classes you choose.

Edit: Thinking back to the original, you had a set timelimit and had to choose which 'villains' you went after within that timeframe, right? The game is a bit more linear this time in that there is a single major storyline you follow, although most of the game lays in taking your time and exploring the atmosphere and sidequests of all the regions you go through.

Meglobob · #**246** February 25th, 2009, 09:22 AM

Thanks Ruminant, I was concerned it was just the original kings bounty with 3d graphics and little additional content but it sounds every bit as addictive as the original.

Dedas · #**247** February 25th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Sounds great! I'm adding it to my list of games to buy.

Ironhawk · #**248** February 25th, 2009, 01:36 PM

I played it and had a different experience. It seemed like just that - a watered down HoMM clone. In what ways is it different? Combat appear to me to be a total knockoff. Same with leveling and moving around the map. Basically just HoMM again...

Ruminant · #**249** February 26th, 2009, 01:29 AM

Well, the combat -is- almost exactly the same. Its the same hex based two sides lining up and beating the crap out of each other. In my opinion though its much more fun. Mostly because in HoMM combat often devolves down to 'whoever has the most troops is gonna win'. In this you are hard capped in the number of troops you can recruit, and can only slowly increase that by leveling/finding items. Winning against numerically superior foes, which are quite easy to find usually, can be done by utilizing your troops abilities (theres way more variety in abilities than in HoMM and most creatures have more than one) and thoughtful use of spells and choice of creatures/items that synergise.

As for leveling, I like the new system. It gets rid the random element that could sandbag you with abilities you wouldn't really want and lets you build your hero the way you really want.

It's all subjective of course. You might hate the fact that base building, the struggle for map control and logistics (trying to get your creatures to where you need them on the map at the right time) has been blown out the window, I love it.

Trumanator · #**250** February 26th, 2009, 01:51 AM

lol, I play RTS games when I'm not playing Dom3. RA3 and CoH. Now if only I could justify getting a better laptop to myself so I could get DOW2...