Great Invasions

[JWW]

I see Great Invasions on Matrix's list of games, so I assume there will be an announcement soon that you can buy GI through Matrix. So I'll just jump the gon and ask if this is the same version available right now through Ageod, or will there be any upgrades or enhancements?

[YohanTM2]

Great Invasions?

more detail?

[JWW]

Similar to the Europe Universalis series, real time, Roman Emprire to Medieval times.
 
http://www.matrixgames.com/products/359/details/Great.Invasions

[Joram]

It's an old but fun game.  A bit quirky but I'd recommend it if they don't make the price too exhorbitant.

[Grell]

This game has my interest.

Regards,

Greg

[Arsan]

Hi!
I didn't knew Matrix had this game on his catalogue... but i can't find a buy link on the Matrix store. [&:]
Is this a new addition to Matrix games store or an old game that is not sold anymore through Matrix? [&:]
For what i know AGEOD is the one who currently sells the game as Philippe Thibaut from AGEOD designed the Great Invasions game before founding AGEOD.
You can buy the game here for 19,99 $
http://ageodus.nexway.com/game-descript ... 59238.html

The current official Great Invasions forum is here
http://www.ageod.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=124
and the programmer (Calvinus) post and answers regularly. He has even make a new patch (1.07c) for the game.

But beware!! [X(]
The game is from 2005 and is reported to NOT WORK on Windows Vista!

Regards!

[Greybriar]

Great Invasions can be purchased from the NWS Online Combat Gaming Store for $14.99 U.S.

It looks good to me. Where was it reported not to work under Windows Vista, Arsan?

[Greybriar]

I was not aware of it earlier, but there is another thread about Great Invasions on page 5 of these forums.

[Arsan]

Hi!
The Vista compatibility issue is from the game FAQ on the AGEOD forums
http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4394

I was not aware of the other thread neither...
On it Erik states that Matrix was working on distributing the game here too.
So my doubts about new game/old game thing are over [:)]

Regards!

[dinsdale]

I have it working in Vista. I had trouble on one machine, but two others are fine.

[JMass]

I remember you my graphical mod:

http://rapidshare.de/files/40053115/jm_gi_mod_1.0.zip.html

[:)]

[Erik Rutins]

Hi folks,

With any luck, this will be available in our store next week. It's part of our ongoing relationship with AGEOD and our desire to also have some "budget" priced titles available for customers with slimmer wallets. We'll also have Birth of America 2 available for sale sometime in August.

When Great Invasions shows up here, it will be with a fully updated installer that includes the most recent (v1.07d, if I recall correctly) update integrated, so you'll have the latest and greatest There are also some nice mods to check out for this as well, most of which are posted over at AGEOD's site.

Regards,

- Erik

[panzers]

Looks like an awesome game, but there is no mention of the genre. Could someone halp me out with that? That game is automatic for me if it is anything but action or real time. Also, there is no mention of The Mongols in that game. Are they in there in the last scenerio?

[JMass]

Also, there is no mention of The Mongols in that game. Are they in there in the last scenerio?

No, the game ends in 1066, before of Hastings.

[panzers]

ORIGINAL: JMass

Also, there is no mention of The Mongols in that game. Are they in there in the last scenerio?

No, the game ends in 1066, before of Hastings.

Seems kind of silly, given the title of the game and the time period, they stop just before, arguably, the greatest invasion of them all.

[cdbeck]

If I am not mistaken, the game is meant to simulate the great "Barbarian" invasions of the Early Medieval or Late Antiquity periods. Technically, William the Bastard (or Conqueror, whatever you prefer) was not a part of the Germanic migration and represents one of the first major invasions by a relatively set up kingdom against another relatively set up kingdom.

I have been kicking this one around for a long time. Some lackluster reviews and general technical snafus have kept me from buying, but I may cave at the low price. A lot of updating has gone on, particularly now that AGEOD has the game under its aegis and can patch it to where they originally wanted it to be before it was prematurely released by the original publisher (this happened even worse with Pax Romana). I have heard that the learning curve is VERY steep and there is a lot of difference from the other Europa Universalis type titles.

I would like to know the max resolutions available and if we can confirm that one can play it on Vista, however. I suspect that compatibility mode should run it fine.

SoM

[panzers]

ORIGINAL: Son_of_Montfort

If I am not mistaken, the game is meant to simulate the great "Barbarian" invasions of the Early Medieval or Late Antiquity periods. Technically, William the Bastard (or Conqueror, whatever you prefer) was not a part of the Germanic migration and represents one of the first major invasions by a relatively set up kingdom against another relatively set up kingdom.

I have been kicking this one around for a long time. Some lackluster reviews and general technical snafus have kept me from buying, but I may cave at the low price. A lot of updating has gone on, particularly now that AGEOD has the game under its aegis and can patch it to where they originally wanted it to be before it was prematurely released by the original publisher (this happened even worse with Pax Romana). I have heard that the learning curve is VERY steep and there is a lot of difference from the other Europa Universalis type titles.

I would like to know the max resolutions available and if we can confirm that one can play it on Vista, however. I suspect that compatibility mode should run it fine.

SoM

Does that mean it is a RTS game if it is based on the EU engine?

[panzers]

ORIGINAL: Son_of_Montfort

If I am not mistaken, the game is meant to simulate the great "Barbarian" invasions of the Early Medieval or Late Antiquity periods. Technically, William the Bastard (or Conqueror, whatever you prefer) was not a part of the Germanic migration and represents one of the first major invasions by a relatively set up kingdom against another relatively set up kingdom.

I have been kicking this one around for a long time. Some lackluster reviews and general technical snafus have kept me from buying, but I may cave at the low price. A lot of updating has gone on, particularly now that AGEOD has the game under its aegis and can patch it to where they originally wanted it to be before it was prematurely released by the original publisher (this happened even worse with Pax Romana). I have heard that the learning curve is VERY steep and there is a lot of difference from the other Europa Universalis type titles.

I would like to know the max resolutions available and if we can confirm that one can play it on Vista, however. I suspect that compatibility mode should run it fine.

SoM
I still find it strange considering Temujin was the the most terrifying barbarian in world history. So why not add 100 years to it. I guess I might be rationalizing I don't know. But the fact that there is almost nothing out there about the era of Genghis Khan is very disturbing to me.

[cdbeck]

Perhaps I didn't say that right. I meant the game simulates the great "Germanic" invasions that basically partitioned and transformed the Roman Empire. The game, like it's EU brothers, is very Europe and near-middle East centric. You pick a collection of tribes, Vandals, Goths, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, etc. and you run amok, trying to hold your group together long enough, with enough territory to gain prestige before you are inevitably wiped out by a newcomer (which may indeed be controlled by you). It is all about the rise and decline of these many Germanic tribes and the empires they set up, so things like Hastings and Temujin are not included (although Attila the Hun may be in the game, I don't know - he falls in the time frame).

Remember, Genghis Khan was in the 13th century, so way past the scope. There needs to be a game dealing with him, but this is not it. Besides, I would hardly say that Temujin was a "Barbarian" because of his nomadic background. His legacy led to an adoption of Chinese administration and a prosperous empire that lasts for a long time (as does William the Conqueror's) - and as this game is about quick rise and declines, that were the hallmark of the third to tenth centuries (even Charlemagne's empire disintegrates pretty quickly), the Mongols and the Normans are a bit out of place.

And yes, the game is pausable real time, like the EU series (at least as far as I know).

SoM

[Hertston]

Not sure about all this 'Germanic tribes' stuff. Yes, they are there, but you can play anybody on the map... it's EU/Crusader Kings in the Dark Ages, only with some significant variation in gameplay (especially playing multiple nations). It's also no more 'real time' than the EU series, it's pausible continuous time which is a completely different kettle of fish.