Anyone hear of this upcoming 'Gothic Medieval strategy game'?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1684781151/legends-of-eisenwald/posts/219538
Another Kickstarter project, this one has already met and surpassed it's monetary goal.
I'm a backer. It looks interesting though it still stands to see how it would turn up.
Sounds great. I'd like to get a look at it though.
Me too. In a quick glance at the page I did not see if a demo will be released...
Ah, here we go: courtesy of Rock Paper Shotgun. (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/18/we-are-the-knight-legends-of-eisenwald/)
It does look interesting. I'll have to keep an eye on this one. Whats the rep of the people making it?
I'm about ready for a new Kings Bounty, after having completed Armored Princess late 2010 (I think, fuzzy memory). So to this, yes.
Any updates on this one? I see the beta for sale on Steam and, while I'm not eager to pay for beta access to a game from a small Russian shop releasing its second game ever, I am intrigued by what the game might offer?
There are some interesting details on the combat and unit customization at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1684781151/legends-of-eisenwald/posts/219538 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1684781151/legends-of-eisenwald/posts/219538).
Holy thread necrology! Totally forgot about this...but haven't heard anything new either.
I checked the Steam forums and it's still in alpha/beta. It's pretty unfinished...this is a wait and see for me even though it sounds very much like a game I'd enjoy.
Yeah totally wait and see for me too.
I bought it on sale a while back. The graphics are very nice, and I like the setting; the gameplay is very much King's Bounty (except with the player character on the field), but even more restricted, and last time I played I still couldn't figure out how to move my troops without attacking someone in melee.
I'm kind of sorry I paid for it, but perhaps one day it will get better. I recommend avoiding until that day comes. Put your money in Kerbal or Xenonauts if you must buy a beta. :)
I picked this up yesterday, and while it is still a Beta, and has some polish issues to address, it seems like a solid title, especially for the price. Right now I'm still early into the prologue (tutorial), but you control small parties (12 units, maximum) in the countryside of what appears to be medieval Germany.
The Darklands comparison comes from the fact that the game is very much low fantasy (nor Orcs or Elves - so far) and the only race is Human. Magic, per se, is a function of the Church, and comes in the form of prayers made by support units (Healers, Priests, and Bishops). The resource used for these prayers is Faith.
Movement across the map is pausable real-time (the game pauses when you reach the end of your movement trail, or you can pause it beforehand with the space bar). Combat is turn based, with your party arranged in 3 rows, which you can prepare in advance (although the tutorial strongly recommends melee in front, archers in the middle, and support in the rear, some support units have offensive prayers that only work on an adjacent hex, and they can't be moved once combat starts). It appears that melee units are the only ones that can be repositioned once combat starts, but I don't know if that's a bug, WAD, or just not implemented yet since there's no manual.
You can increase the number of allowable units in a party by capturing castles, but since I haven't done that yet I don't know if you can have multiple parties. Likewise, while units gain experience after each battle and can be upgraded via a tree very similar to the one in Disciples II, I don't know if castles can be upgraded.
The game right now has one campaign and one stand-alone scenario. I have no idea how much of the final content that represents. There's some placeholder text, and some combat animations are missing or out of sync, and the game has the usual misspellings and grammatical errors that Russian developers seem to specialize in.
$19.99 on Steam, but GMG has it for $5 less at the moment (http://www.greenmangaming.com/search/?q=legends+of+eisenwald). Apply code EEKC1D-QFTUVG-M8G5ZN and it drops to $12. Definitely worth it at that price.
Would really love a redo of Darklands and this sounds close. Might have to give it a go for those prices.
Thanks for posting. O0
Thanks for posting the above tgb...is the current version a beta?
Quote from: Gusington on July 10, 2014, 01:11:18 PM
Thanks for posting the above tgb...is the current version a beta?
Yes.
Just to be a little clearer, the Darklands analogy really just applies to the setting. There isn't anything close to the interaction in town that the old game has. Towns and villages are strictly for hiring units, healing, and picking up quests.
Quote from: tgb on July 10, 2014, 02:37:14 PM
Quote from: Gusington on July 10, 2014, 01:11:18 PM
Thanks for posting the above tgb...is the current version a beta?
Yes.
Just to be a little clearer, the Darklands analogy really just applies to the setting. There isn't anything close to the interaction in town that the old game has. Towns and villages are strictly for hiring units, healing, and picking up quests.
Ah.... thanks.
I picked this Early Access up over a year ago at Desura, but never tried it. There had been too many reports of bugginess and crashes over that time, so I resolved to wait until it is done. They gave me a Steam key for it, too, so that was good.
I'm not really sure if it's condition has advanced a lot in the time since I purchased it. Perhaps it's more stable now? I just figure it'll be a long wait for it to boil, like Zomboid, so I don't check on it too often.
This just released on Steam...any revised impressions?
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on July 02, 2015, 04:10:20 PM
This just released on Steam...any revised impressions?
Had this since it's Alpha on Desura and
still haven't tried it. :idiot2:
I kept reading about widespread bugginess while it was in development. Not sure if that's still the case now.
'Mostly positive' reviews on Steam...love the look of it, still.
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=14101.0
Thanks for the links. I'd Searched the forums and not found anything more recent than last year, so thought I'd start a new thread, as the game is finally out of Beta. It looks like Gus had the same thought I did.
Gus, "Mostly Positive" from Steam doesn't impress me much, but when I went looking for all the negative reviews, they were all a year old. Sounds like the more recent reviews are generally quite favorable.
^Yeah man...once I have enough money this will be my next purchase.
Quote from: Gusington on July 05, 2015, 01:03:03 PM
^Yeah man...once I have enough money this will be my next purchase.
or, you could cover it for the website... PM me
You have now been PM'd.