Posted July 14, 2019
For Steam version, if you go achievement hunting, playing offline doesn't unlock achievement. I've tried it.
I haven't tried GOG's version with Galaxy though.
I haven't tried GOG's version with Galaxy though.
le_chevalier
Quixotic Knight
Registered: Aug 2011
From Indonesia
PasteurisedChrome
New User
Registered: Dec 2014
From United Kingdom
Carradice
Orlanthi
Registered: Mar 2013
From Spain
Posted July 14, 2019
One question: the DLC do not add anything to the original campaign, do they? Just in randomized scenarios and the new campaigns and scenarios, right?
PasteurisedChrome
New User
Registered: Dec 2014
From United Kingdom
Posted July 14, 2019
Word of warning though:
Because the AI has been 'improved' since it was released in 2014, the original campaign will probably overrun you on anything other than easy, and even then you'll need to 'rush' a lot.
The first mission is a tutorial of sorts. Then it gets progressively more difficult.
Also, the campaigns are the worst way to experience the game. You'll have much more fun in a random created game of your own.
Carradice
Orlanthi
Registered: Mar 2013
From Spain
Posted July 14, 2019
Word of warning though:
Because the AI has been 'improved' since it was released in 2014, the original campaign will probably overrun you on anything other than easy, and even then you'll need to 'rush' a lot.
The first mission is a tutorial of sorts. Then it gets progressively more difficult.
Also, the campaigns are the worst way to experience the game. You'll have much more fun in a random created game of your own.
Thanks for the warning. Loved the first game. Then, in Wizard's Throne and Shadow Magic the same thing seems to happen: a challenging beginning with interesting options, but then there is an inflexion point and after that there is nothing but mopping up in the scenario (which was not very exciting).
PasteurisedChrome
New User
Registered: Dec 2014
From United Kingdom
Posted July 14, 2019
@Carradice
Yes, indeed. The base game and the DLCs have had loads of patches since release.
In, I think mission 3 of the original campaign, if you delay too much with your unit production and control of the map, the AI (Rogue) can get pretty big, pretty quickly, and you're in for either a whooping or a massive clean-up. :)
Also, in the random maps, a new victory condition was introduced called the 'Seals victory' in the Golden Realms DLC.
The 'mopping up' you needed to do in the original random games, where you have to annihilate every unit, could be shortcut for example.
Tom Chick @ Quarter to Three points this out here:
https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/10/02/golden-realms-fulfills-promise-age-wonders-iii-adds-hobbits/
He gave the original game review a 3/5, but 5/5 with that DLC.
As well as adding their own campaigns and new victory conditions though, the new Necromancer class and races like Frostlings (think White walkers - Game of Thrones) and Tigrans introduced in Eternal Lords add so much more nuance to the game.
Necromancer means playing as an 'evil' character with completely different mechanics to that of a 'good' character.
Yes, indeed. The base game and the DLCs have had loads of patches since release.
In, I think mission 3 of the original campaign, if you delay too much with your unit production and control of the map, the AI (Rogue) can get pretty big, pretty quickly, and you're in for either a whooping or a massive clean-up. :)
Also, in the random maps, a new victory condition was introduced called the 'Seals victory' in the Golden Realms DLC.
The 'mopping up' you needed to do in the original random games, where you have to annihilate every unit, could be shortcut for example.
Tom Chick @ Quarter to Three points this out here:
https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/10/02/golden-realms-fulfills-promise-age-wonders-iii-adds-hobbits/
He gave the original game review a 3/5, but 5/5 with that DLC.
As well as adding their own campaigns and new victory conditions though, the new Necromancer class and races like Frostlings (think White walkers - Game of Thrones) and Tigrans introduced in Eternal Lords add so much more nuance to the game.
Necromancer means playing as an 'evil' character with completely different mechanics to that of a 'good' character.
Post edited July 14, 2019 by PasteurisedChrome
LiquidOxygen80
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Registered: Sep 2010
From United States
Posted July 14, 2019
Yes, indeed. The base game and the DLCs have had loads of patches since release.
In, I think mission 3 of the original campaign, if you delay too much with your unit production and control of the map, the AI (Rogue) can get pretty big, pretty quickly, and you're in for either a whooping or a massive clean-up. :)
Also, in the random maps, a new victory condition was introduced called the 'Seals victory' in the Golden Realms DLC.
The 'mopping up' you needed to do in the original random games, where you have to annihilate every unit, could be shortcut for example.
Tom Chick @ Quarter to Three points this out here:
https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/10/02/golden-realms-fulfills-promise-age-wonders-iii-adds-hobbits/
He gave the original game review a 3/5, but 5/5 with that DLC.
As well as adding their own campaigns and new victory conditions though, the new Necromancer class and races like Frostlings (think White walkers - Game of Thrones) and Tigrans introduced in Eternal Lords add so much more nuance to the game.
Necromancer means playing as an 'evil' character with completely different mechanics to that of a 'good' character.
WiteNoiz
FrogBlastTheVentCore!
Registered: Dec 2013
From United States
Posted July 14, 2019
I'm usually on top of these giveaways, but I'd have completely missed this one if not for your post.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Carradice
Orlanthi
Registered: Mar 2013
From Spain
Posted July 16, 2019
Yes, indeed. The base game and the DLCs have had loads of patches since release.
In, I think mission 3 of the original campaign, if you delay too much with your unit production and control of the map, the AI (Rogue) can get pretty big, pretty quickly, and you're in for either a whooping or a massive clean-up. :)
Also, in the random maps, a new victory condition was introduced called the 'Seals victory' in the Golden Realms DLC.
The 'mopping up' you needed to do in the original random games, where you have to annihilate every unit, could be shortcut for example.
Tom Chick @ Quarter to Three points this out here:
https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/10/02/golden-realms-fulfills-promise-age-wonders-iii-adds-hobbits/
He gave the original game review a 3/5, but 5/5 with that DLC.
As well as adding their own campaigns and new victory conditions though, the new Necromancer class and races like Frostlings (think White walkers - Game of Thrones) and Tigrans introduced in Eternal Lords add so much more nuance to the game.
Necromancer means playing as an 'evil' character with completely different mechanics to that of a 'good' character.
There were still plenty of orcs after the War of the Ring, but hey, the deed was done and the mopping up was left for another day, another story to be told at another ocassion.
eiii
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eiii
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