Age of Wonders 4

[Gusington]

^No never 

[Martok]

 

[Gusington]

 

[Martok]

Giant Kings expansion are coming April 1st!   


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3181500/Age_of_Wonders_4_Giant_Kings/

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/giant-kings-arrives-on-april-1st-giant-kings-dev-diary.1730569/

Key Features​:

    New Ruler Type: Ascend as a mighty Giant King, ruling over mortals with unmatched power. Giant Kings possess unique terraforming abilities and can use the Item Forge right from the start of the game. Call upon ancient weapons to fight with you and unlock powerful runes to forge unique equipment. Choose from one of four mighty clans and transform the world around you: flatten peaks, raise mountains, mold lava, and freeze the land!

    New Crystal Dwelling: A towering structure that houses souls of the ancient Giants encased in crystalline matrices. Earn the favor of the Council Prolocutor, improve your relations, and access a unique shop offering exclusive skills, magical equipment, and artifacts. Moreover, formidable new creatures are now roaming the lands: crystal-forged lithorine units and colossal primordial beasts, ready to challenge players to combat in Ancient Wonders.

    Landmark Regions: New massive regions will appear in your realm that you can annex to your empire for economic benefits — magnificent waterfalls, the remains of ancient dragons, majestic underground monuments, and more are waiting for you to explore!

    Shop Structures: Merchants now roam the land, offering powerful services and rare goods. Visit one of three shop types to purchase hero equipment and skills, mounts or strategic vision over world map areas. Feeling bold? Attack these traders to seize their wares - but beware, future dealings may be closed to you!

    Two New Tomes: The Tome of the Dungeon Depths, to build a grand underground empire and protect it at all costs. Transform your provinces into a new dungeon theme with economic bonuses and four special province improvements. Craft eternal Clay Soldiers and deadly traps to defend your territories. The Tome of Geomancy lets you become attuned to the Ley line energies beneath you and channel them to supercharge your army’s damage and resistances. Recruit Geomancer units to harness the powers of the earth, and encase your forces in razor-sharp crystalline armor.

    Additional Content: 3 new realm traits that include a story-driven region with unique endgame events, 2 new ancient wonders, 4 new music tracks, a new interface skin, and countless smaller updates!

[Undercovergeek]

Now we’re getting somewhere

[Gusington]

That looks quite tasty as well.

[Martok]

Of all the DLC for AoW4 thus far, this is probably the one I'm most excited for (which is saying something). 

[Martok]

This was a surprisingly fun watch: 

She's obviously fairly knowledgeable about historical armor (and definitely a fan of the game), yet doesn't take the topic too seriously.  I think she might have been slightly harsh on some of the more trope-y types of armor (especially for the elves), but -- like she herself -- that's just my personal take on the subject.   

[Undercovergeek]

Armoured frogs on pigs almost had me

Almost

[Gusington]

'Insufferable pedantry' 

[Undercovergeek]

I feel that should be some of ours coat of arms motto

[Gusington]

 

[Martok]

Armoured frogs on pigs almost had me

Almost

The top comment: 

"'Why a frog is riding a piggy though...?'
'Well, I mean, isn't that what Kermit does?'" 
 

'Insufferable pedantry' 

I feel that should be some of ours coat of arms motto

I mean, that could easily apply to me...   

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I'm down with a horrible stomach ailment and, feeling sorry for myself, spent way too much for this.  Still figuring out how to play (tutorials, no sleep, and cough syrup shooters nske the learning process fun!)

I've run into a weird issue.  I'm a southpaw so I like to remap WASD stuff to the 8462 keys on the numpad.  I did this.  The 2,4, and 6 keys work fine but the game doesn't accept inputs from the 8 key. I rrnapoed the 8 to the 5 key and that works but it feels wrong.  It's bugging me more than it should.

Little more cough syrup should dull the pain.

[Gusington]

^There is some horrible GI virus that has been going around for months, sounds like you've made its acquaintance.

The good news is that it last about 24 hours so you should be able to chew on that 8 key in no time.