NPC Factions and units

[Houseboy]

Loving everything about the game so far and todays gameplay video was excellent. Not sure if NPC factions have been mentioned yet as there were in AOW3 and espeically AOWP (in the latter they were really important).

Is it possible to have AI enemy units in our own armies? How do we get those spiders, or Undead Dragons etc

 

[Shidan]

A dev on Steam has confirmed access to dragons, but it seems to be some new mechanic as they mentioned it wasn't just the usual hiring process.

My guess would be it this thing we've seen in some tooltips called the "Rally of Lieges". Owning certain structures adds some independent unit types to this, in the example seen it was Ogre units. I expect we'll see several such structures for a variety of units. And that if there are minor factions like we saw in previous games, recruitment of their units may work through this system as well.

This would explain why they've been so tight lipped about it so far.

 

[Vibromaster]

Loving everything about the game so far and todays gameplay video was excellent. Not sure if NPC factions have been mentioned yet as there were in AOW3 and espeically AOWP (in the latter they were really important).

Is it possible to have AI enemy units in our own armies? How do we get those spiders, or Undead Dragons etc

Hope it fires up your imagination

 

[Houseboy]

Would be good to see more npc castles and dwellings

 

[akinata]

A dev on Steam has confirmed access to dragons, but it seems to be some new mechanic as they mentioned it wasn't just the usual hiring process.

My guess would be it this thing we've seen in some tooltips called the "Rally of Lieges". Owning certain structures adds some independent unit types to this, in the example seen it was Ogre units. I expect we'll see several such structures for a variety of units. And that if there are minor factions like we saw in previous games, recruitment of their units may work through this system as well.

This would explain why they've been so tight lipped about it so far.

perhaps you get your dragon as younlings and grow them. :3

 

[Balance44]

Some NPC fraction hypotheticaly could take steampunk / dreadnougth functional, which have been confirmed to absent in Tomes. Like Gremlins who likely make cooperation with Mateium-based ruler

 

[akinata]

Some NPC fraction hypotheticaly could take steampunk / dreadnougth functional, which have been confirmed to absent in Tomes. Like Gremlins who likely make cooperation with Mateium-based ruler

where did the devs have confirmed the lack of gunpowder/machines units from tomes?

 

[GloatingSwine]

where did the devs have confirmed the lack of gunpowder/machines units from tomes?

It's not confirmed confirmed, but the T5 materium unit is the Golden Golem, which implies that the focus for Materium units is constructs not contraptions.

 

[akinata]

It's not confirmed confirmed, but the T5 materium unit is the Golden Golem, which implies that the focus for Materium units is constructs not contraptions.

you are right. also i just found the post from a dev that says there in't any dreadnought/steampunk unit in the base game.

no info on canons and muskets but... i fear they will be missing.

if that's true they better do a full steampunk DLC

 

[Balance44]

I don’t remember exactly, look last DD thread