Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Dev Diary #1: Welcome and Premise
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Thanks for any daily update! You're doing an excellent job...and my hype is so high!! Hope you'll add kind of "Space Goblins"...in any AoW (all the 3 I've played) Goblins were definitively my preferred race EVER
I've recently dug out and played some AoW 3 and now I'm kinda undecided about this.
On one hand, the nostalgic turn-based gameplay felt familiar and comfortable. It wasn't tough to figure out how to be decently successful playing the AI, and there's good fun in bringing together a strong army with badass heroes.
But at the same time I felt it was a bit dated in some aspects. A bit one-dimensional and static, with some quirks to the system that sometimes caused odd situations.
So on one hand I hope this'll be more of the same and I'm looking forward to that. But on the other hand it'd also like some hard-to-define changes in how stuff works and hopefully that'll make this one more interesting than "it's the same, but in space".
On one hand, the nostalgic turn-based gameplay felt familiar and comfortable. It wasn't tough to figure out how to be decently successful playing the AI, and there's good fun in bringing together a strong army with badass heroes.
But at the same time I felt it was a bit dated in some aspects. A bit one-dimensional and static, with some quirks to the system that sometimes caused odd situations.
So on one hand I hope this'll be more of the same and I'm looking forward to that. But on the other hand it'd also like some hard-to-define changes in how stuff works and hopefully that'll make this one more interesting than "it's the same, but in space".
Unfortunately for me, throwing a grenade is not nearly as satisfying as casting a fireball, even if the end result is the same 6-18 area damage. I require some level of fantasy in my games even sci-fi games. Call it psionics, nanotechnology, 'the Force' or whatever you want, just don't make it all about shotguns, machine guns and bazookas .
Then you're in luck: there will be (playable) races that have access to psychic abilities
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this is so cool.. I still remember buying AoW1 with my 'pocket money' back in 99ish.. the adventures continue!!
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Thank you, Triumph Studios. I’ve been loving everything you do since AOW 1. I’m sure this new installment will be awesome.
I would call them ‘Manticores’. They shoot darts from above, just like the tail of the mythological beast.
I would call them ‘Manticores’. They shoot darts from above, just like the tail of the mythological beast.
So it looks like Resistance is replaced by Shields(?), question is, are there some skills which affect mind and if so how unit is trying to resist such effects, somehow I can't imagine shields blocking a mind attack.
This looks tremendous. Definitely seeing lots of mechanical carryovers from the AoW 3 unit cards and systems but it actually looks like it's been enriched (which is saying something given the depth of those systems). I love those mod-item slots - perfect for Sci-Fi!
I definitely want to figure out what those resources up at the top of the screen are too. Another thread was suggesting that there might be limitations on Tier 4 units, which would be a welcome change.
I definitely want to figure out what those resources up at the top of the screen are too. Another thread was suggesting that there might be limitations on Tier 4 units, which would be a welcome change.
Here's hoping for you that the science becomes indistinguishable from magic quickly ingame
Thank You for doing Dev diaries here, will make it easier to follow up on things.
Really looking forward for more!
Really looking forward for more!
While I would have loved an Age of Wonders 4 (which in some ways, I'm still getting) I think this looks like it could be fantastic. I'm all in. Keep up the great work!