Age of Wonders 3

[FeelTheRads]

It's called resource allocation, retard.

But yeah, you probably still believe game development is magical process where everybody works just for the chance of riding the rainbow and if they don't do a good job is because they hate rainbows. After all, you also think money for games comes from the good witches in the magic kingdom.

Then again so do you, but it gives you KKKs pretending otherwise.

Listen to the famous internet phsychologist MetalCraze, he known what you think.

Better check your head, bro. You're a moron.

 

[Tomipapa]

Did they say already how hero levelling is gonna work? Hated how it worked in AOW2, bloody popamole three choices rather than full-on RPG-style hero levelling.

Unfortunately we know nothing. There was only one post about it on the something awful forum by one of the devs(Gerblyn), but it was half years ago so it might be outdated.

Splicer posted:
How will leveling work? Same as SM, where you choose from one of 3 randomly offered?

Gerblyn:I think the current plan is more AoW 1, where you get points to buy upgrades. That’s not final though.


I also hated the AoW 2/SM leveling system, so i hope the plan is still the AoW 1 way.

 

[Tomipapa]

 

[catfood]

Wait, the battles take place OUTSIDE the points of interest? WTF, what happened to the ye olde dungeon delving from AOW1?

 

[Suicidal]

It's been gone since AoW 1, sadly. I really liked that aspect of it.

 

[Monkeyfinger]

It's been gone since AoW 1, sadly. I really liked that aspect of it.

Good riddance to that rubbish, the "dungeons" in AoW1 were just sets of corridors with nothing in them but a handful of spread out enemies.

 

[Tomipapa]

Info about how many "racial" units we will have


"Each race has 7 units (not counting settlers, etc). Although they fit within certain categories and do not include monsters not belonging to the population (you get these through spells, class upgrades and dwellings), we feel there’s good variety between them and there might actually be more pure racial units than the previous games:

1) Irregular – vary from Draconian hatchlings to human civic guards and dwarf miners. Usually skirmisher types. Others have a particular trick.
2) Infantry – melee focussed units. Some carry shields which give block others carry greatswords which have the overwhelm ability.
3) Ranged – vary between archers, crossbowmen, draconian flame blolters, goblins shooting homing mosquito darts
4) Polearm – from phalanx type units to swiss guard type halbardiers.
5) Cavalry – mounts very per race. Raptors, boars, unicorns.
6) Support – priest types, generally having some special buff and/or attack per race. Goblin Plague Doctors. Dwarf Rune Priests, etc.
7) Special – the pinnacle for each race. Goblin beetle riders. Orc Blackguards, Dwarf first born.

Races have a terrain likes and dislikes affecting morale and city econmics.

Each class generally has re-searchable skills that upgrade a selection of racial units. Example: Theocrat adding templar like abilities to certain military units and buffs support units. This ensure class and race intertwine."

 

[Malakal]

So every race gets the same just reskinned units. Oh joy.

 

[Monkeyfinger]

So every race gets the same just reskinned units. Oh joy.

AoW:SM had the same kind of partial symmetry where each race had a basic melee troop, a gimmicky irregular, an archer, a cavalry, a priest, etc. but they weren't reskins, they had noticeable differences in stats and abilities

 

[Tomipapa]

27 min gameplay!!! Sadly it's german but still...

 

[MetalCraze]

Global map surely looks pretty
Tactical maps need work

Hopefully there's more to it than good looks and it's not just a reskin/rehash

 

[G.O.D]

I have not been following the development on a regular basis, so i'm actually pleasantly surprised about the amount of mechanics they seem to have kept intact. It may be a minor thing but what i'm missing (at least so it seems) is the list of skills and traits of units on the tactical map. Speaking of the tactical map.. still don't like it much. It does indeed look a bit like AoW2 in another engine, with a few tactical additions, which is good. This footage keeps me pretty much neutral towards the game. Not that eager to play it, since i'm still enjoying AoW2, but might pick it up eventually. So far it doesn't look like decline, except for maybe the engine.

Also:

Really? Funds well spent indeed.

 

[catfood]

Yeah, that is such a completely useless feature. I never understood why people prefer these to vastly superior hand-drawn portraits. I do like the custom coat of arms creator though.

 

[Tomipapa]

An interview. Sadly, nothing new for someone who following the game from the start. We had rumors about the new leader respawn system and now he confirmed it. It's called throne room, if you have it and die you will respawn in 3 turns, if you don't then game over. No more tower spamming, this is a massive incline!

 

[Raghar]

It's called throne room, if you have it and die you will respawn in 3 turns, if you don't then game over. No more tower spamming, this is a massive incline!

Is it throne room spamming?

 

[Tomipapa]

Is it throne room spamming?

As far as i understand you only have 1 throne room, probably in your capital

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

No more tower spamming, this is a massive incline!

Depends, having to take each and every tower city in AoW2 was sometimes painful but running staight for the leader as in AoW1 (given the stupidity of the AI) was worse. At least tower spamming forced you to properly defeat your opponent's empire and not just cut its head.

 

[Malakal]

Cutting the head worked for Sauron so it works for me. Cant get more classic than that.

 

[Tomipapa]

Depends, having to take each and every tower city in AoW2 was sometimes painful but running staight for the leader as in AoW1 (given the stupidity of the AI) was worse. At least tower spamming forced you to properly defeat your opponent's empire and not just cut its head.

True. But in AoW 1 there wasn't any respawn system. At least here you can respawn, of course if you are sitting in the capital while the enemy capture it you will die. But if your leader not in the capital then first he must capture it, and only after that he can hunt you down. Plus the devs said this throne room is relocatable(the details are unknown).

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

Well, I hope in turns out as a good compromise between having to capture too many cities or not enough. We'll see.

 

[Malakal]

You know what I would love to see? More importance on moving and using your mage. Leading armies, participating in combat. Perhaps forging some items for him, enchanting him with defensive spells. Not being a guy that sits i the capital and does research, casts spells from afar. Well, not ONLY that.

AoW could learn a lot from fro Dominions in this regard.

 

[Tomipapa]

You know what I would love to see? More importance on moving and using your mage. Leading armies, participating in combat. Perhaps forging some items for him, enchanting him with defensive spells. Not being a guy that sits i the capital and does research, casts spells from afar. Well, not ONLY that.

AoW could learn a lot from fro Dominions in this regard.

You will see this. One of the main reason your wizard sat in his capital all the time was because he didn't get any xp and level. But now leaders also level up and gain new abilitites so you will see them in action. Especially leaders like the Warlord

 

[Raghar]

You will see this. One of the main reason your wizard sat in his capital all the time was because he didn't get any xp and level. But now leaders also level up and gain new abilitites so you will see them in action. Especially leaders like the Warlord

And now they would level up and become unkillable monsters, which would return in 3 turns.

 

[G.O.D]

I'm curious about something that was mentioned in the first video. Cities (or some cities) seem to be connected. If one of them is destroyed, the other will also be destroyed. I assume (and hope) not all cities will function this way, and if not, what are the requirements for a city to 'behave' this way?

Tomipapa, do you happen to know anything about this?

 

[Tomipapa]

I'm curious about something that was mentioned in the first video. Cities (or some cities) seem to be connected. If one of them is destroyed, the other will also be destroyed. I assume (and hope) not all cities will function this way, and if not, what are the requirements for a city to 'behave' this way?

Tomipapa, do you happen to know anything about this?

You mean when he captured Logano at 17:40? Sorry, i have no idea it might was a bug but i ask this question on the official forum .


Some new screens btw