OT, Stardock's MOM influenced game news

[sector24]

I'm definitely looking forward to Stardock taking a shot at a fantasy game, but the quote in the first post is SO generic. You really can't read anything into it other than they want cool stuff in their game. (And who doesn't?)

I think Dominions 3 has supplanted the desire to play MoM for me. The only thing I really miss is the RPG feeling of MoM that Dominions lacks. For instance all the "goodie huts" in MoM. I would like to see independent commanders with construction 0 and 2 items much more often, maybe random events that give a commander an experience bonus for some kind of adventure or side quest, etc. General events that get you interested in your commanders.

[Omnirizon]

haha.

i see so many people talking about how Dom3 filled in their cravings for another MoM (no Freudian double entendres intended).

That's exactly how I found Dom3. I am a long time MoM fan, and was cruising the internet, searching forums and game sites, looking for a game like MoM. Dom3 hit the spot.

[B0rsuk]

WraithLord, have there been any news about possible Linux version ? Any official response? Given Stardock's past behaviour and other projects, it's unlikely. But it's still possible. Do they at least say what technologies they're going to use ? I mean stuff like Dx10 .

Stardock's Galactic Civilisations 2 gets 'Bronze' rating in Wine, meaning it works, but with some glitches. The most significant of them is inability to patch the game.
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=4493

[Dedas]

If this actually turns out to be a good game I would cry (but just a little) if it isn't linux compatible.

[WraithLord]

According to what I know so far (from browsing the GalCiv forums, MOM2 rally point and AOW forums) and according to Stardock's legacy (Developer of MS Win. Desktop utils.) I highly doubt they'll make a Linux version of the game. I think they might consider that if they discern that its a very much wanted feature by the fans.

I've read somewhere a comment by Brad implying the new game will use DX and will be compatible with v. 10 and also older versions.

[Beorne]

btw, someone heard something about this turn based fantasy game: "Fantasy Wars"?
http://www.fantasywars-thegame.com/index_uk.html

[WraithLord]

I've read several reviews of this game. It looks to be quite a generic orcs/humans/elves games. From what I've read about the races they seem to be balanced using the common, yet much hated by me, method of equalizing.

For me, I think I'll wait until I find this game in a bargain bin and play a bit with it but I don't expect to have it really capture my interest.

The game graphics are solid and quite up to date but then again in a TBS game graphics are, at best, a secondary consideration for me

[Twan]

Beorne said:
btw, someone heard something about this turn based fantasy game: "Fantasy Wars"?
http://www.fantasywars-thegame.com/index_uk.html

It's a poor 3d remake of Fantagy General (90% of the rules are a copy, the only differences are : you control far smaller armies in FW but each troop can gain chosen particular skills when they level and mages have access to more spells).

(be aware : FW in publicities is announced with "epic battles of more than 500 units on screen" and "a map editor", and these two things are totally absent)

Fantasy General you can get on any abandonware site has a campaign 3 or 4 times longer than the total FW content, with a research system you don't have in FW, more diversity of troops and terrains and a far better system for customized battles.

Even Wesnoth, freeware inspired by fantasy general, is far richer than FW (with lots of user made campaigns and a more interesting tactic system with a choice between several attacks for each unit).

ps : I discovered dominions 2 on the masterofmagic2.com site too.