Fantasy strategy games

[cdbeck]

War of the Lance was good. But does anyone even REMEMBER Dragonlance anymore? Seems D&D went solely Forgotten Realms or "generic" in the recent years. I miss Tanis and Raistlin.
 
SoM

[String]

Home of the underdogs also has Fantasy general and numerous other fantasy strategy games such as Fantasy Empires.

[ravinhood]

ORIGINAL: Son_of_Montfort

War of the Lance was good. But does anyone even REMEMBER Dragonlance anymore? Seems D&D went solely Forgotten Realms or "generic" in the recent years. I miss Tanis and Raistlin.

SoM

But Tanis and Raistlin are part of "War of the Lance" didn't you read the book???!! There's a book solely called "War of the Lance" and then there are the 3 books of the Dragonlance war saga (Winter, Summer and Spring or Fall I forget the order). "The War of the Lance" book is more like little novelettes of things that happened during the war. I have them all up in the closet lol and the computer RPG games. I even beta tested one of the final Dragonlance rpgs Dark Queen something or other.

fantasy strategy games such as Fantasy Empires

LOL I can't even believe you mentioned that one. A ripoff of the better game CYBER EMPIRES. Both are part of the origionaly kiddy clickfest games of the late 80's early 90's lol. I actually got pretty good at Cyber Empires.

[tormy]

ORIGINAL: String

Home of the underdogs also has Fantasy general and numerous other fantasy strategy games such as Fantasy Empires.

Ah...Fantasy Empires was awesome! I remember playing that game a lot waaaay back in time. [:)]

[pixelpusher]

Just out of curiosity, what do you think Heroes of Might and Magic?

[cdbeck]

RH, yeah I read the three books. I was saying I miss those two because they have disappeared from the recent fantasy universe.
 
You know, I just got a great idea. I just now re-downloaded (from Home of the Underdogs) the patched and XP workable version of Emperor of the Fading Suns. If you never played this massive and sometimes cumbersome, yet nearly brilliant (except for the AI) game, go do it now. It is Retro-Futuristic Fantasy (furture medieval Dune-like universe). And a very detailed wargame at that, with tons of strategy. It still looks ok (by wargame standards) and is abandonware.
 
I'm seriously thinking about trying to get some momentum on a Total Conversion for Advance Tactics (upon release) that simulated Emperor of the Fading Suns. That would be very awesome! One could do human vs. symbiot or Vau, or perhaps pit the houses off against one another. I'm all excited!
 
Of course, a TC of AT to Dune would be cool as well...
 
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[Williamb]

The old war of the Lance can be had at the old abandonware sites. I download it as well as the old car wars game.

Wouldnt mind an indepth fantasy or post apocolyptic strategy game. The LOTR is too hot a franchise right now I guess for that to be taken but other authors like Terry brooks or even the current crop of fantasy books Like the Wheel of Time ? I think that is its name) might be had.

I got into a shouting match at the old Fallout site when I had the nerve to suggest a massive strategy game based on the fallout worold. Invisioned the Brotherhood of Steel fighting wars with mutants and creatures accross a devestated post nuclear landscape. The "Purists'" there wished death upon my heretical life for daring to suggest a Fallout game that was anything but a simple roleplaying game.

II admit would love to see the old "emperor of the fading suns" type strategy game get a "WITP" type update to it. Having a grand galaxy map and then switching to a tactical map and fighting turned based would really be awesome.

You know, I just got a great idea. I just now re-downloaded (from Home of the Underdogs) the patched and XP workable version of Emperor of the Fading Suns.

Beat me to it by seconds. I have the old CD version and extra video at start is nice to have.

[cdbeck]

Oh, I have the CD version of Emperor of the Fading Suns too, bought for me back when I was too impatient to sit down and really learn it (Junior year of High School). I just can't get it to work, always gives me a memory error. If any other fans want to help out or contribute to a AT conversion to EotFS then I suggest we convene over at the Mod section once the game comes closer to release to start ripping out artwork, unit graphics, and start converting the attack numbers (helpfully provided by the EotFS tech chart) into AT numbers.

Any takers?

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[Williamb]

Oh, I have the CD version of Emperor of the Fading Suns too,

Did you ever download the editor of Emperor of the fading suns ? One of the beta testers put it online it was only availible to them.

Can use it to edit most things in the game. And their site gave instructions on how to edit other parts of the game.

The editor allows you to edit starting units and the map. I have added and deleted units and even moved planets around using it.

Makes the game much more fun

[Williamb]

Sorry can get info and editor here

http://www.twarriors.com/hyperion/efseditor.html

[Arctic Blast]

Wouldnt mind an indepth fantasy or post apocolyptic strategy game. The LOTR is too hot a franchise right now I guess for that to be taken but other authors like Terry brooks or even the current crop of fantasy books Like the Wheel of Time ? I think that is its name) might be had.

Actually, at some point there WAS a Wheel of Time game. I didn't play much of it...it was a strange First Person adventure kind of title...had some of the things from the books, but it all seemed pretty half assed and thrown together.

[pad152]

EFS is a great game but the AI was never designed to win![:(]

Strategy fantasy Games!

Dominions 3
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic (best of the bunch)
Masters of Magic
Age of Aragon (oldie but goodie)

[ravinhood]

Strategy fantasy Games!

Dominions 3
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Masters of Magic (best of the bunch)
Age of Aragon (oldie but goodie)

I had to revise your list just a tad.

I also believe it was "Sword of Aragon" instead of Age of Aragon...I could be mistaken, but, I'm usually not.

[tormy]

ORIGINAL: pixelpusher

Just out of curiosity, what do you think Heroes of Might and Magic?

Never liked it too much tbh...

ORIGINAL: pad152

EFS is a great game but the AI was never designed to win![:(]

Strategy fantasy Games!

Dominions 3
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic (best of the bunch)
Masters of Magic
Age of Aragon (oldie but goodie)

Dominions 3. is good. Thousands of units, magic spells etc. However even in MP it looks like complicated at first but the truth is that most of the spells + units are totally useless in the game. Basically you will end up using the same units / tactics all the time, besides like Ive said I would prefer something hex based / strategical with a fantasy setting.

PS. Yes its Sword of Aragorn, not Age of Aragorn. [;)]

[Zakhal]

Remake of kings bounty:
http://int.games.1c.ru/kingsbounty/

Fantasy wars:
http://int.games.1c.ru/fantasy_wars/

Then there is dominions 4 or somthing coming out. It will have a modern graphics engine and looks very impressive. For som reason I cant find the link anymore.

[Terl]

This one is fairly fun and best of all free [:)] Battle for Wesnoth (D'oh! I see Matti already did this one)

Reference EFS cited earlier: It is better with Hyperion mod or Nova mod.

[tormy]

ORIGINAL: Zakhal

Remake of kings bounty:
http://int.games.1c.ru/kingsbounty/

Fantasy wars:
http://int.games.1c.ru/fantasy_wars/

Then there is dominions 4 or somthing coming out. It will have a modern graphics engine and looks very impressive. For som reason I cant find the link anymore.

Surely not Dominions 4. Even if the devs would start to work on it, it would take many years to complete, since 2 devs are working in Illwinter. AFAIK there are no plans to make Doms 4. at the moment. I would be curious that what game were you thinking about btw, try to figure it out. [:D]

[mek42]

ORIGINAL: William Amos

I got into a shouting match at the old Fallout site when I had the nerve to suggest a massive strategy game based on the fallout wrold. Envisioned the Brotherhood of Steel fighting wars with mutants and creatures across a devastated post nuclear landscape. The "Purists" there wished death upon my heretical life for daring to suggest a Fallout game that was anything but a simple roleplaying game.

I read in a magazine that the next Fallout is going to be real-time combat. That makes me sad.