My guess is that Brad has either not seen this thread or that he is getting crushed working on the TA expantion. At some point he will respond...... I just have no idea when.

Sammual

I have a 3 year old and not much more patience then him.

Just treat me and other gamers like 3 year olds. Give us a lot of attention in small bits and we will be happy. Ignore us and we get cranky and throw temper tantrums. *Grin*

Have a good Turkey day all!

Sammual

Have you played Master of Magic?
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic was the closest game to a sequel to MoM but it wasn't as good.
I hope StarDock's MoM clone uses the hex tiles like in AoW:SM but keeps the feel of MoM.

Sammual

I'm guessing this means "not using hexes for the map" but we might still be using them on the map...

Dungeon Keeper - Great idea, bad game.
Syndicate Wars - Great game.

Sammual

Hexes are not so great visually. But you can make a hex play field entirely out of squares tilted at an angle, which looks awesome imo.

Yes I agree that AoW was kinda in the same genre, but it was not nearly as good as MoM. Part of MoM appeal was that it wasn't needlessly complex.

mmm my wife say`s i act like a 3 year sometimes!!!
after 24 years i @least though i would have grown a year or two !!!

I would say to anyone waiting for this yet to be named title, go check out Dominions 3 to hold your fantasy fix for the time being. An extremely fun and addictive 4x fantasy TBS strategy game. Well supported and the community is really great. But be warned of 3 caveats. First, don't expect ground breaking graphics (which is actually a plus so one can play on a fairly old laptop even), secondly the game is quite deep. Perhaps too deep for the meek. Lastly, it will suck the bleeding life out of you. You will be left wondering where so many hours have gone.

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Drudge

Ugh, I hate pay to play games. Bummer

I have Dom3.
Great and deep game, but not for someone who wants to jump right in.
The game has a steep learning curve and it can take awhile before you become comfortable with your race, let alone, all the races, which are quite different from every other game-race we know.
Lots of learning-experience to be had in this game.

I also agree that AoW:SM had a great tactical battle system.
The only thing that was missing was some kind of "logistics" mechanic.
Each army could simply hold up to 8 units and most of the time this meant the lvl 4's would simply push out the lower lvlv units after a while.

In the upcoming fantasy game, I'd like to see some kind of "logistics" mechanism like we have in Galciv2.
If you would implement that mechanic into AoW:SM you could have some awesome possibilities.
Lower lvl units would have a longer "lifespan" as you could easily fill your "logistics 10 army" with (for instance) five lvl 1 units ( whicht might each count 2 against your logistics cap) or with two lvl 4 units ( which might each count 5 against your logistics cap)

Just to say, looking forward to the upcoming game.

Yeah, I definitely enjoy Dom3. There is indeed a nice sized learning curve but to me, that's part of the fun. The pure depth and tactical strategy involved is amazing not to mention the many races, spells, items, etc. No two games are ever nearly the same. Once you think you've mastered the AI, which I still have not, the multiplayer fun begins and you'll see new strategies you had never even thought of through hosted games and PBEM.

Not to mention I can play it on my laptop as there are no cutting edge graphics to deal with.    Just pure strategy and depth.   

I agree I love Age of Wonders Shadow Magic. I also hope it comes with an editor to allows us to create all sorts of unitls like in Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.