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Khulio
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Caveat Emptor...
Won't even load the first battle on my Win10 Acer Nitro AMD laptop...
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Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat
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“Sound The Charge. We Go To War!”
In the grim world of Warhammer, powerful armies clash in cataclysmic battles. Orc hordes batter at the gates of the Empire, mighty bastion of humanity, whilst the twisted and malign servants of chaos gnaw at the very fabric of society from within.
For those who can read the signs, a hideous and terrifying pattern is emerging through the haze of strife and warfare. The oracles and portents all tell of much worse to come. of an impending time of death and destruction unrivaled in the history of the world.
As the leader of the infamous Grudgebringers, you are unwittingly drawn into this insidious plot. Your mercenary army must halt the unstoppable tide of evil that assaults the Empire before all is lost. Rivers of blood will surely flow before the flood is finally stemmed, but try you must, for every sword has a part to play in the titanic struggle to destroy the servants of the Horned Rat...
As the first ever video-game adaption of the Warhammer world, Shadow of the Horned Rat not only brings the table-top adventure to life in this real-time strategy, but adds its own story to the wondrous mythos. With over 25 individual troops to choose from, you can create and lead your own army to battle across the many fields of the Old World. You can also forge your own story in this adventure, choosing to follow the main story and defeat the Skaven and Orc forces, or accept the work of the many patrons Paymaster Dietrich can procure. With increasing difficulty and expansive lore, this adaptation is a fine first-step for the franchise and a must-play for both RTS and Warhammer fans alike.
- You command a mercenary army, choosing your forces from over 25 troop types to best defeat your enemies
- The battles are linked together by a detailed storyline, as you steer your way through this time of strife and conflict in the Warhammer World
- Hear the trumpets fanfare as the swords clash over the screams of the dying, echoing across the field of battle
- Retire to gloat over your plundered rewards, or to lick your wounds as you count the cost of the dead
- Fully customise and co-ordinate your army and strategise victory in real-time
- Create your own legacy– follow the campaign and uncover the Skaven plot, or complete your patrons’ missions and earn fame, glory and gold
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30 hMain
35 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
33 h All Styles
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Posted on: August 15, 2015
domST
Verified ownerGames: 106 Reviews: 1
UI
Its a great game but the UI is pretty hard to master. I saw on youtube and some other sites people playing it with diff UI, some use the one from Dark omen. Does enyone know where to find the patch/fix/mod to change the original UI to something better and more user friendly?
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Posted on: July 19, 2015
seek112
Verified ownerGames: 50 Reviews: 1
Not Working anymore
The game originally worked for me and I loved it, great rehash of a classic. However, my game crashed and even though I have erased and tried to reload I keep getting an error that prevent s the game from starting.- dllwnd.dll not found.- I gave it the 2 stars instead of 1 since I was able to play it for a few days.
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Posted on: January 10, 2016
BoosterBlue
Verified ownerGames: 185 Reviews: 2
Still doesn't work 1/09/2016
Learned my lesson not to buy a gog game without checking the reviews first for bugs. Months after release the Prepare For Battle crash still goes unfixed. I've sought methods outlined in the forums for fixing it (involves tinkering with msconfig) but now it just returns to the top menu instead of crashing to desktop. I cannot believe that, months after release, seemingly no effort has been undertaken to fix an inherently broken release.
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Posted on: July 13, 2016
CreepyCrawla666
Verified ownerGames: 11 Reviews: 1
Errr
For my own, it runs well (win 8.1) Anyway, that game is absurdly hard and frustrating once you reach mission 6. Even if you can success this mission, the troops remaining are ridiculous ... (is that possible to lose less than 10 men ???) The commands of the game are not optimal at all, add to this the akward pathfinding of your squads, and you'll just need hours and hours to master basics of how to play efficiency. Moreover, the luck seems to be the main cause of the good/bad issue of many battles. Frustrating :/
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