Demo Difficulty Level

[Prussian Prince]

What is the Demo's difficulty level? Is it played on Normal?

[targetbsp]

Whilst I don't know the answer to this, but it might not be comparable to a level in the release game (if that's why you are wondering) due to this AI patch: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...4214-New-Patch

[Prussian Prince]

Thanks! I was just asking as it appears to be easy if it is set to Normal level.

[MisterBenn]

I have played 4 games with the demo but no other versions of Warlock so I don't have anything to compare to, but it's either easy or normal, leaning towards easy I think. I say that based on the rate of expansion of the other grand mages - there seems to be only benefit to building more cities, however areas around the AI players remains unsettled for a long time. The tactical AI seems very good however, the many neutral creatures are aggressive and also retreat in a sensible way a lot of the time. I've only seen a little bit of war with the AI but it was enough to see them attack with groups of units and be prepared to mass retreat to preserve them when the tide turns. What I saw there was good so far.

I have really enjoyed the demo, it's more replayable than some full games and I am all preordered up now!

[VDmitry]

Initially I thought it is "easy". Now, after I have won it, I think it is most likely "normal".

[GeneralGonzo]

I guess the demo is played on "easy" !
Reason maybe:

- it´s the tutorial; tutorials are always played on the easiest level
- the AI don´t do much except for the roaming monsters, therefore assuming it must be easy level

[VDmitry]

Yeah, but usually in tutorials on easy levels Liches do not cast multiply Firestorms on the player, do not send hordes of veteran skeletons against the player, do not have more wizard traits than the player's wizard, and do not expand both military and peacefully like rats.

[Alexey Kozyrev]

Demo is Normal difficulty.

[VDmitry]

Thanks. But could you answer one more little question? Do we have limited building and spell-research trees in demo? Just once I had no spell to choose for one of paths, seemed like it was finished.

[Alexey Kozyrev]

You cannot research all spells in 50 turns that is for sure. Additionaly, you may have not found god spells. Each God have a number of spells that are available only for his followers.