29-10-2003 12:12									#1
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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

	29-10-2003 14:37									#2
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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

	29-10-2003 18:12									#3
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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.

	29-10-2003 21:55									#4
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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.

	30-10-2003 00:04									#5
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I've never played the Warlords series........maybe if the new game is good I'll take a look.

	30-10-2003 00:32									#6
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Just went to my local E.B.

No luck yet.

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

Asmodean

	30-10-2003 00:35									#7
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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/art...p?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/over...ame=w4gd&page=1

Regards...

Asmodean

	30-10-2003 02:06									#8
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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

	30-10-2003 06:20									#9
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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.

	30-10-2003 14:39									#10
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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.

	30-10-2003 14:50									#11
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Warlords II was a great game. I wish I still had it. SSG really have fun making great games.

	30-10-2003 20:03									#12
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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

	30-10-2003 22:13									#13
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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.

	31-10-2003 00:59									#14
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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

	31-10-2003 01:34									#15
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Do you like the Heroes series? What about AOW2?

	31-10-2003 02:03									#16
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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

	31-10-2003 02:22									#17
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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.

	31-10-2003 03:13									#18
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Its a real shame someone doesn't buy up the MoM licence.

-Jam

	31-10-2003 08:00									#19
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The Warlords series is excellent. III is the best yet.

	31-10-2003 12:44									#20
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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

	31-10-2003 15:11									#21
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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.

	31-10-2003 17:12									#22
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So, what IS wrong with the demo, before I spend ages DLing it? If its better/worse than the actual release, then why?

-Jam

	01-11-2003 06:26									#23
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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.

	01-11-2003 14:59									#24
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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

	01-11-2003 16:50									#25
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Hehe I am hardly ever that sure these days.

	01-11-2003 19:11									#26
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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

	01-11-2003 19:18									#27
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My last such mistake was MoO3 (at least when you count the games that I've bought.

Asmodean

	02-11-2003 03:44									#28
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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.

	02-11-2003 09:20									#29
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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.

	02-11-2003 15:47									#30
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Good to see that I am not the only Apolytoner who likes Stardock's Object Desktop

Asmodean