Warlords IV

Asmodean · October 29, 2003, 03:12

This game is close to release now. I am looking very much forward to it.

Have any of you guys played any of the previous titles in the series. Which one did you like the most.

For me it was Warlords II.

Asmodean

Jamski · October 29, 2003, 05:37

I liked Warlords 3 and WBC 2 (even though it was RTS, it was RTS with class)

Warlords 4 is TBS, right? This one's gone under my new-game-radar a bit. I need to go and read loads of preview sites and discussion forums....

...umm...

...anyone got a link?

-Jam

Skanky Burns · October 29, 2003, 09:12

I loved Warlords 1 the best. The infinite variety all sprining from the initial map lead to much strategic fun. Those monks of Carmal were superb fighters - you could make a group of their light infantry as strong as a group of dragons - if you visited all 4 temples of course.

vmxa1 · October 29, 2003, 12:55

I have had Warlords IV for a few days and have been playing the campaign and having fun. It is similar to III. You can not touch shrines for boost, nor get lots of quests. You get one quest per map and it is 4 or 5 task. The structures you search can respawn.
I like the fact that I have some impact on the combat.

DrSpike · October 29, 2003, 15:04

I've never played the Warlords series........maybe if the new game is good I'll take a look.

Asmodean · October 29, 2003, 15:32

Just went to my local E.B.

No luck yet.

Can't wait to get my hands on this one.

Asmodean

Asmodean · October 29, 2003, 15:35

Oh yeah, Jamski:

Fan sites:

http://www.warlorders.com/
http://www.warlordselite.com/
http://www.darkwoot.com/games/wiv/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warlordsheroes/

Previews:

http://www.cgonline.com/previews/warlords-04-p1.html
http://www.wargamer.com/e3_2002/arti...?articleID=129
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=4066
http://www.gamers.com/game/56129/previews

Official site:

Http://www.warlords4.com

Official forum:

http://forums.ubi.com/messages/overv...me=w4gd&page=1

Regards...

Asmodean

Jamski · October 29, 2003, 17:06

Thanks Asmo

Anyone else think half the graphics were just lifted from WBC2? And DRAGONS are a playable race

Now I'm worried.

I'll have to try the 140Mb demo before I buy it. I've been bitten too often recently with new games.

-Jam

St Leo · October 29, 2003, 21:20

This game is going to own TBS.

Lifting graphics is a fine Warlords tradition, Jamski. A lot of artwork in WBC was lifted from W3.

DrSpike · October 30, 2003, 05:39

Can someone explain the gameplay in this series. Is replayability like Civ TBS, or is there a story you wont play through many times. To be honest, fantasy TBS is a subgenre I haven't tried much, apart from Heroes3. I have AOW2 though, just haven't played it yet.

Paddy · October 30, 2003, 05:50

Warlords II was a great game. I wish I still had it. SSG really have fun making great games.

Jamski · October 30, 2003, 11:03

Ummm, its something between MoM and Ctp2. But actually better than that combination would lead you to think. And a bit of building up the stats, and "side quests"

-Jam

vmxa1 · October 30, 2003, 13:13

Jamski, watch out for the demo, did not care for it at all. I still bought the game because of Warlords II and III. I am glad I did.

BTW III is a pain in that it needs to have 256 color, that is why I stop playing maps from the web. This may not be a problem in XP, since you can set the thing to use 256 for that game. I must have had at least 4 copies of the game, but cannot find any now.

I was able to get the Deluxe II version to work in Win98SE and the last I knew it can be ordered from SSG. I am not sure what the current name for SSG is now that they split.

Asmodean · October 30, 2003, 15:59

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
Can someone explain the gameplay in this series. Is replayability like Civ TBS, or is there a story you wont play through many times. To be honest, fantasy TBS is a subgenre I haven't tried much, apart from Heroes3. I have AOW2 though, just haven't played it yet.

It's basically about war. There is no tech, no building different buildings in your cities. Your have 4 upgrade levels, that decide how well it is defended and how many different units it can produce.

Resource gathering is automatic so you wont even have to wonder about that. Just move your units around, kill as many enemies as possible, and avoid getting outflanked. The problem is that the AI tends to gang up on you, allthough I am yet to play this latest release, so I can't say if that is tru here too.

Asmodean

DrSpike · October 30, 2003, 16:34

Do you like the Heroes series? What about AOW2?

Asmodean · October 30, 2003, 17:03

Heroes 3 is one of the best games I have ever played. Great game. Heroes 4 is still on my hard drive, and I play it from time to time.

I haven't played AOW2, so I can't really say. It's real time, isn't it?

Asmodean

DrSpike · October 30, 2003, 17:22

No it's the same subgenre. Fantasy-based TBS, though I can't say much about how the gameplay compares since I've not played either it or the Warlords series.

Jamski · October 30, 2003, 18:13

Its a real shame someone doesn't buy up the MoM licence.

-Jam

Urban Ranger · October 30, 2003, 23:00

The Warlords series is excellent. III is the best yet.

Asmodean · October 31, 2003, 03:44

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
No it's the same subgenre. Fantasy-based TBS, though I can't say much about how the gameplay compares since I've not played either it or the Warlords series.

You know, I feel so incredibly dumb right now. I've have never cared for this game, 'cause the title led me to believe that it is an "Age" game like Age of Empires etc. I simply just saw the title, and formed my opinion of the game based on that.

I'm definately gonne give this one a try

Asmodean

DrSpike · October 31, 2003, 06:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Asmodean

You know, I feel so incredibly dumb right now. I've have never cared for this game, 'cause the title led me to believe that it is an "Age" game like Age of Empires etc. I simply just saw the title, and formed my opinion of the game based on that.

I'm definately gonne give this one a try

Asmodean

Gald to be of service. I'll let you know what I think if I play it anytime soon.

Jamski · October 31, 2003, 08:12

So, what IS wrong with the demo, before I spend ages DLing it? If its better/worse than the actual release, then why?

-Jam

St Leo · October 31, 2003, 21:26

I liked the demo, but you might find it a bit bland. It gives you a single scenario and two sides. I think I ended up building up my warlord to level three or so in it.

Asmodean · November 1, 2003, 05:59

I haven't played the demo. but I will get the game anyway.

That's how sure I am tat it's gonna be great.

Asmodean

DrSpike · November 1, 2003, 07:50

Hehe I am hardly ever that sure these days.

Jamski · November 1, 2003, 10:11

I swear that ToEE will be my last such mistake. I'll get the demo, if I can rely on my connection not to crash before the DL is finished.

-Jam

Asmodean · November 1, 2003, 10:18

My last such mistake was MoO3 (at least when you count the games that I've bought.

Asmodean

St Leo · November 1, 2003, 18:44

I'm playing the campaign as a Combat/Divine Magic Dragon Warlord on Emperor (highest) difficulty level.

Currently on the second scenario, but I am a bit worried about my ability to win it. I didn't initially realize that the two dwarven sides in Drak'Dum were allied.^-^

The biggest complaint about the demo has been fixed with the addition of a "Battle Animations: Fast" option.

Oh, and for some reason my checkbox for animated water is greyed out. It worked in the demo.

St Leo · November 2, 2003, 00:20

BTW, I made some icons for Warlords IV a while back (hey, I've been drooling over this game since it was announced

.

They can be used with ObjectDock.

Oh, and if you don't like mine, you can just copy the PNGs from /Warlords IV/Assets/Portraits/ directory for some good alternatives. They are of the appropriate proportion and have nice borders.

Asmodean · November 2, 2003, 06:47

Good to see that I am not the only Apolytoner who likes Stardock's Object Desktop

Asmodean