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Pick-up-and-playability this game gets a D-, no argument. But I have not played another fantasy 4X with tactical combat this satisfying, so I'm willing to put up with the learning curve.
Let me state for the record I DO NOT recommend picking up the Golden Realms Expansion until after the next major patch scheduled for April 14th. Right now the differences between 6 core races are subtle, but the halflings are so wildly different with their (fucking) luck ability they stick out like a sore thumb whenever they show up in random encounters. The next big patch is supposed to make some serious new differentiation between the races so it should be less jarring then.
In the meantime, a new tidbit I've learned is that when a class unit that uses a bow is created as an elf, their standard bow is replaced with an elf longbow that does not suffer range penalties. This makes units like druid hunters, rouge bards, and warlord horse archers significantly more dangerous.
I suppose the campaign is worth playing on easy if you take the attitude that it's one step removed from a sandbox game since each map gives you a different race and different class, allowing you to experiment and learn. |
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Age of Wonders 3 First impressions by Mischief Maker 03/05/2015, 6:58am PST
NEVERMIND, it overheats my GPU like nobody's business and won't be patched! by Mischief Maker 03/05/2015, 7:25pm PST
Post your specs + have you updated your drivers? NT by Every unhelpful tech support post 03/05/2015, 8:41pm PST
Software can't break hardware! NT by Even More Unhelpful Idiot 03/06/2015, 1:01pm PST
Download & run five different spyware scanners and post the logs here NT by Stage 2 unhelpful idiot 03/06/2015, 2:29pm PST
Definitely got that one! NT by MM 03/07/2015, 8:01am PST
Ah, fucksticks! by Mischief Maker 03/06/2015, 5:10pm PST
HAHA you need better hardware! NT by Did they say that? 03/06/2015, 7:23pm PST
Not yet, just "bad airflow" deflections. NT by MM 03/07/2015, 7:41am PST
67% off sale the deluxe edition right now by fabio 03/08/2015, 3:12pm PDT
Important beginner's tip: by Mischief Maker 03/08/2015, 4:13pm PDT
This completely bounced off me. by Oom Shnibble 03/09/2015, 7:49am PDT
Well the campaigns suck, this is really meant to be a random map game. by Mischief Maker 03/09/2015, 2:06pm PDT
Yeah I'm giving it a chance but it isn't grabbing me by fabio 03/16/2015, 12:13pm PDT
Superior tactical combat? by Mischief Maker 03/16/2015, 8:47pm PDT
Re: Superior tactical combat? by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:40am PDT
oops by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:52am PDT
Re: oops by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 6:59am PDT
Bah! You get info by LEFT-CLICKING on a unit! NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 7:03am PDT
Yeah I knew that by fabio 03/17/2015, 4:06pm PDT
Well I think your own unit's defense and resistance alters that number. by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 4:36pm PDT
...at least it's not as opaque as Sword of the Stars! NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 4:40pm PDT
Also, some classes produce higher-tier irregulars (Warlords and Rogues) NT by Mischief McGoo 03/17/2015, 7:09am PDT
Does the AI ever attack? by fabio 03/19/2015, 6:37pm PDT
Re: Superior tactical combat? by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 6:40am PDT
A hex or two of your starting city's DOMAIN RADIUS, that is. NT by Mischief Maker 03/17/2015, 7:00am PDT
THIS GAME JUST BROKE MY GPU!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! NT by Mischief Maker 03/30/2015, 3:59pm PDT
Final Verdict: As negative as humanly possible. NT by Mischief Maker 03/30/2015, 7:45pm PDT
Freedom: First Resistance/10 NT by Entropy Stew 03/31/2015, 1:53pm PDT
Yeah I gave up on it by fabio 03/31/2015, 4:59pm PDT
Nah, changing opinion to "fuck this" by fabio 04/18/2015, 2:13am PDT
I tried it on my new GPU and temp spiked also, keep this game away from your PC! NT by MM 03/31/2015, 5:01pm PDT
Because I can't let anything go by Mischief Maker 04/10/2015, 7:17am PDT
Re: Because I can't let anything go by Oom Shnibble 04/18/2015, 8:11am PDT
...and the long awaited 1.5 patch still overheats. NT by Mischief Maker 04/14/2015, 9:37pm PDT
I guess I was wrong... by Mischief Maker 04/22/2015, 6:43am PDT
Let's talk expansions. I haven't played it yet but they're 50% off right now. by Fullofkittens 06/20/2015, 10:11am PDT
Re: Let's talk expansions. by Mischief Maker 06/20/2015, 10:43am PDT
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