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On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
A very interesting read, with some nice shots to go along 
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On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
What is meant by "interactive landscape"? Swamp lands creating disease for hero's creatures, etc?
Edited on Fri, Mar 03 2006, 12:25 by Gnoll_Mage
Edited on Fri, Mar 03 2006, 12:25 by Gnoll_Mage
On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
"What is meant by "interactive landscape"? Swamp lands creating disease for hero's creatures, etc?"
No, interactive would mean the landscape could be changed as a result of the player's actions, e.g. in Age of Wonders 2 you can cast the Ice Age spell, which freezes the crops and rivers... or gain a Path of Decay ability and destroy the woods and fields in your wake... or cast Rejuvenate and thus undo the first two effects!
Such changes on the adventure map affect the gameplay, of course - not only your global strategy but also your combat tactics. Naturally, the feature shouldn't unbalance the game as a whole but add certain depth.
P.S. Perhaps you are more familiar with Warcraft 3, where you can cut the forest in order to get resources and create passages...
No, interactive would mean the landscape could be changed as a result of the player's actions, e.g. in Age of Wonders 2 you can cast the Ice Age spell, which freezes the crops and rivers... or gain a Path of Decay ability and destroy the woods and fields in your wake... or cast Rejuvenate and thus undo the first two effects!
Such changes on the adventure map affect the gameplay, of course - not only your global strategy but also your combat tactics. Naturally, the feature shouldn't unbalance the game as a whole but add certain depth.
P.S. Perhaps you are more familiar with Warcraft 3, where you can cut the forest in order to get resources and create passages...
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On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
great piece -- i really enjoyed reading it.
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"The adding features part depends on the end of the patch plan." -- Fabrice Cambounet
"The adding features part depends on the end of the patch plan." -- Fabrice Cambounet
On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
great stuff, looks promising!
On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
great text !!!
H4 is a very good game since equilibris (i mean multi player game)
The Heroes IV editor is amazing but very difficult and the good user of it are amazing too, thanks them for good maps !!!
Edited on Sat, Mar 04 2006, 11:38 by pacobac
H4 is a very good game since equilibris (i mean multi player game)
The Heroes IV editor is amazing but very difficult and the good user of it are amazing too, thanks them for good maps !!!
Edited on Sat, Mar 04 2006, 11:38 by pacobac
On the Aesthetics of the Adventure Map
Now that H5 editor has been released long time ago, will you update this article?
To pacobac:
Are you so opsesed with muliplayer?? Every 3rd post of your has that word in it!
To pacobac:
Are you so opsesed with muliplayer?? Every 3rd post of your has that word in it!
I am back and ready to... ready to... post things.
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