In this latest offering, Red Orb Entertainment has expanded on the success of Warlords III: Reign of Heroes by adding new heroes, new units, new maps, a new AI, and, most significantly, a game and scenario editor that allows you to build scenarios and link them.
$6 doesn't even cover a desperate "I really need to eat *something*" lunch from McDonald's anymore. Warlords III: Darklords Rising is the fourth installment in the classic Warlords series that has captivated gamers for many years. I'll do some thinking about this tonight.
The appeal to me would be playing a game here, moreso than actually discovering 3. Before drinking, partying, projects for college, romance. TLDR, Warlords was my original allnighter. For years many years after the 286 and loading games on to ram virtual drives, "Oh god the birds" telling me I neglected to go to bed was associated with Warlords. I played 2 hardly at all, but I used to bike ride 15 miles to a friend's house and stay up playing until we'd hear the birds telling me "oh shit, it's time to bike ride home, you idiot." This happened often enough that we referred to them as the "Oh shit" birds. I played a bit of 2 forever ago out of sheer love for the original but 2 didn't advance enough with a genre that had done a lot advancing. I'd be for starting after the Holiday, this week is busy for me as well. I've not played 3 either, but I played 2 a fair amount 20 some years ago.
In terms of the custom side.do I create that side before I get the game invite? Or do I have to join the game and create the 'side' within that game? I've tried to promote the use of spells, questing, and balance to maximize fun for us all. Heroes carrying these magic items have a wavy flag appearing below their “Stack Number”. Victory condition: The first side to collect all eight Powerful Magic Items and have them held by one hero will win on the following turn. The size of the map will be determined by the number of us playing.Įveryone creates a custom side (name and armies) within these parameters:ġ) Under heroes only choose: 1.Wizard, 2.Summoner, 3.Necromancer, 4.ShamanĢ) Choose only fantasy creatures for your (8)Regulars, (3)Mercenaries, (4)Allies, and (1)Shipģ) Get as close to 2000 (max pts.) as possible. We'll play on a "surprise me" (totally random) map with no AI opponents and no personalities (perks). The first seven who PM me with your email address by December will be in this first OO W3:DLR PBEM game.