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Posted March 22, 2013
Epic.

Eador: Masters of the Broken World, a fantastic turn-based strategy game of truly epic proportions and unmatched depth of gameplay and some RPG elements, is now available for pre-order on GOG.com, for only $19.99.

When you pre-order Eador: Masters of the Broken World on GOG.com, you get a free copy of its critically acclaimed predecessor, Eador: Genesis, or--if you already own it--a 10% discount on your price!

The world of Eador has long forgotten that it once was whole. The great mystical cataclysm that scattered its shards in the great empty void is but a legend passed from one generation to another for millennia. In this divided realm burns the fire of everlasting struggle for power. The majestic, immortal Masters of this strange lands seek domination over their peers and their mortal subjects. In a world so scarred, yet so beautiful and filled with life, you are one of those godlike beings who shape the history and fate. The quests that await you seem endless. The enemies--deem themselves unbeatable. The challenge seems impossible. Yet--you have an eternal existence before you, and only one goal: glory.

Eador: Masters of the Broken World is a long-awaited continuation to the phenomenal Eador: Genesis, a game dubbed to be the ultimate incarnation of the heroic, magical, and mighty turn-based strategy genre. The sequel improves the game's aesthetics dramatically, while retaining everything that the fans love about the gameplay. You will be amazed by the incredibly epic scale of the world you're destined to conquer. This game can easily consume you whole for countless hours, as its challenging gameplay, endless possibilities, and diverse world become your passion--or obsession. If you were to play one, and only one, turn-based strategy for the rest of your life--make sure it's this one.

Pre-order Eador: Masters of the Broken World, to get instant access to goodies that include a soundtrack, and redeem your free copy of Eador: Genesis--a game that alone takes way more 200 hours to play through. Or, if you already own it, you'll only pay $17.99 (that's 10% off!) to pre-order the upcoming Eador: Masters of the Broken World. The offer lasts approximately until Friday, April 19, when we expect to see the game's release.

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The wonderful people from Snowbird Games have decided to spare some of their crunch time and answer some questions from the GOG community.

What do you want to know about Eador series?
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We will select the ten best answers from the comments below and send them to the developers of Eador: Genesis and Eador: Masters of the Broken World. In addition to that, three of the commenters below (selected randomly) will get a free $9.99 game
Posted March 22, 2013
I like turn-based strategy games, so this looks interesting. I had never heard of Eador until very recently on GoG however. I'm not sure if I'll preorder (also because I already have so many games to finish and play at the moment, but not enough time), but I'll keep an eye on it !
Posted March 22, 2013
So, can we expect to pay 5$ for a new building two weeks after release or do Snowbird Games actually consider me an intelligent human being instead of a butt-breathing retard stuffed with money?

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RaggieRags: This is the reason why I haven't bought it. Eador 2 looks really good and I enjoy strategy games, but if it has micromanagement and a really high difficulty, I'm going to pass.
Genesis is not a hard game, at least on the low difficulty, it's just a game that's not afraid to punish bad players. Some common sense and a good strategy can win most shards and there is no micromanagemt, you only control you heroes directly (of which you hve one or two in the early shards) while the shard management is just through menus and you can build only one building per turn anyway.
Post edited March 22, 2013 by HiPhish
Posted March 22, 2013
Was just curious to see if it was possible to gift the game with the discount. The discount is reflected in the cart but nowhere to be seen on the Order Checkout page (gift or no gift). Perhaps it's reflected when you press Process Order but I didn't go that far.
Post edited March 22, 2013 by Pheace
Posted March 22, 2013
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Fenixp: Me too, but I loved genesis. Funny thing about it is that defeat and trying again is part of the gameplay, and it doesn't feel frustrating or anything like that. It just feels ... Like a defeat. And bear in mind that I usually suck at turn-based strategy games. Eador is ... Well, it's just the best thing I've played since Heroes of Might and Magic, really.
Hmm, you are making it sound tempting.

What I really don't like about strat. games that combine large levels, micromanagement and high difficulty is that you can so easily screw yourself by making one small mistake that escalates into an impossible to win situation a couple of hours later, forcing you to restart. I just no longer have the patience for games that don't respect my time.
Posted March 22, 2013
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HiPhish: So, can we expect to pay 5$ for a new building two weeks after release or do Snowbird Games actually consider me an intelligent human being instead of a butt-breathing retard stuffed with money?
Huh, I guess I'm a butt-breathing retard stuffed with money when I've blown 3 euro on a more or less cosmetic hero unit in Endless Space to support the devs. What do you know.

At any rate, I do believe I've red about some DLCs down the line for the game, but as Masters of the Broken Sword are basically a remake of Genesis, I can assure you that you'll get a complete, fun and functional game. If you feel compelled to own everything ever, well... That's your own problem.
Post edited March 22, 2013 by Fenixp
Posted March 22, 2013
The art style looks pretty great. It doesn't have that certain look, that almost every fantasy game tends to have nowdays. That smooth, cartoony, colorful look. This still has bit of that, but a comfortable about. Basing on the screenshots anyways. I miss the darkness and grittiness of 90's games.

Let's just hope the gamplay is still good. Too many lacking fantasy strategy games.
Post edited March 22, 2013 by psychedelicious
Posted March 22, 2013
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HiPhish: Genesis is not a hard game, at least on the low difficulty, it's just a game that's not afraid to punish bad players.
I might be a bad player. :-)

IMO the easiest difficulty getting should always be low enough for bad players to finish.
Posted March 22, 2013
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HiPhish: Genesis is not a hard game, at least on the low difficulty, it's just a game that's not afraid to punish bad players.
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RaggieRags: I might be a bad player. :-)
I'm a bad player too.
Genesis punishes me a lot :-( Then again there's an undo button, so yay!
Posted March 22, 2013
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RaggieRags: I might be a bad player. :-)
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Fenixp: I'm a bad player too.
Genesis punishes me a lot :-( Then again there's an undo button, so yay!
Allright, you sold me. :-) genesis wishlisted.
Posted March 22, 2013
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RaggieRags: This is the reason why I haven't bought it. Eador 2 looks really good and I enjoy strategy games, but if it has micromanagement and a really high difficulty, I'm going to pass.
Then again, many seem to think that e.g. Gorky 17 was amazingly hard, while I (and some others) seemed to find it walk in the park, as long as you paid attention to some things, and especially after you got the stun gun(s)...

I hope the same applies to Eador games. I like challenge, as long as it isn't about luck.
Posted March 22, 2013
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RaggieRags: I might be a bad player. :-)

IMO the easiest difficulty getting should always be low enough for bad players to finish.
It's OK to be a bad player as long as you learn from your mistakes and try to get better. It's like the classic games where you fail at first but if you play a while you learn what works and what doesn't and you start having victories, but you must earn it. I lost my first shard because I was just herp-derping around, so next time I picked a shard with only one opponent and played more seriously. Obviously some people are better at certain games than others, but it's not like Eador was intentionally designed to torture the player, it's not "as though as nails" when playing on the lowest diffiulty. The only similar game I played before was Age of Wonders, so I'm not an expert for turn-based strategy, but I do have an affinity for these types of games.
Post edited March 22, 2013 by HiPhish
Posted March 22, 2013
Very nice, I was waiting for this. Pre-ordering on GoG.
Posted March 22, 2013
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timppu: I hope the same applies to Eador games. I like challenge, as long as it isn't about luck.
It is and it isn't, actually. The luck aspect of these games lies in random generation - nothing is predetermined aside from rewards for completing every 'mission', the land gets always generated completely randomly, with some rules of course like neutral armies around your starting point are easier than the rest etc. Still, if you're lucky, you can come across some neat artifacts, you can get some cool rewards etc which will make the game easier. What I like and hate at the same time is that good deeds increase chances of more good happening while bad work exactly the other way around. It feels to me like the game is punishing certain playstyle, but I read that playing 'evil' is quite feasible as well so .. eh.

Well at any rate, luck is a factor, but there are ways to exploit luck of your opponent as well so it's all good. I don't even know where I was originally going with this. Lalala.
Posted March 22, 2013
The game card shows the 10% discount (because I own Eador: Genesis) but when I go to checkout it's $19.99. What am I missing?
Post edited March 22, 2013 by Barry_Woodward
Posted March 22, 2013
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Barry_Woodward: The game card shows the 10% discount (because I own Eador: Genesis) but when I go to checkout it's $19.99. What am I missing?
2 bucks it seems :-P
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