Age of Wonders III Next Month

Triumph Studios announces Age of Wonders III will be released on March 31st, offering the newest installment in their fantasy-themed turn-based strategy series. This page has links to where the game can be preordered on GOG and Steam, which includes a bonus of unique Elven Resurgence Scenario, which takes the series' back to its roots in the ancient Heartwood Forest. A new gameplay trailer showing all the game's leader classes in action celebrates the news, and here's a rundown on the game:
Age of Wonders III conjures up a magical world, filled with arcane powers and ancient treasures. Here empires rise and fall, led to victory or defeat by powerful heroes, who are like Gods to the armies they command. The Sorcerer, uses arcane magicks to shape the fabric of reality and summon otherworldly creatures no mortal man was ever meant to see. The mighty Warlord commands undying loyalty from his battle hardened legions, inspired by his many victories in the past, and the promise of glorious battles in the future. The Theocrat, favored by the Gods themselves, expands his realm by converting the unbeliever and holy war. Rogue leaders strike from the darkness, their cunning units tear into their foes and disappear before any chance of retaliation. Beware of the Archdruid, turning even the very forces of Mother Nature itself on trespassers who dare to defile her lands. All the while the Dreadnought plows through the forests in his massive, glorious juggernauts, using his skills in engineering and mana fueled machinery to crush those who stand against him. These heroes will meet on the vast battlegrounds of the Third Era, and when the dusts of battle have settled, only one of them shall be remembered as the ultimate ruler of the Third Age of Wonders.

These six Leader classes can be combined with any of the six main races of the Humans, High-Elves, Dwarves, Draconians, Orcs and Goblins allowing the player to create an empire in their own image, serving the powers of good... or evil.

Players will explore a vast, living fantasy world with over fifty different location types ranging from ancient ruins, to mana nodes overflowing with magical power. But to gain control of these valuable assets they will have to fight intense tactical battles with treacherous bandits, fantastical creatures and rival leaders determined to claim the hidden treasures for themselves. They will lay siege to enemy cities and use flanking and unit special abilities to overwhelm the defenders.

Age of Wonders III features a host of different game modes. Players pledge their allegiance to either Sundren's Elven Court or Edward's Commonwealth in a story driven campaign where the player's decisions affect the outcome of the seemingly inevitable final conflict between the old forces of magic, and the rising power of technology.

Replay value is greatly enhanced when players discover the endless combinations of the Random Map Generator, capable of creating unique maps with the simple click of a button. This enables players to create their kingdom in environments ranging from lush forests, to icy arctic plains or a tropical island paradise, where the seas are guarded by massive tentacled krakens willing to devour any unlucky ship caught in their path.

Using Age of Wonders III's Multiplayer, players can join up with their friends, banding together to fight their opponents, or battle each other to decide who's reign will be everlasting and who's empire will be forgotten forever. These fights take place on maps built with the powerful Random Map Generator or any of the carefully hand-crafted scenarios.

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Feb 28, 2014, 20:29
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Re: Age of Wonders III Next Month Feb 28, 2014, 20:29
Feb 28, 2014, 20:29
 
Don't know why exactly but I've always ignored AOW.

I'm a HUGE fan of Heroes of Might & Magic though. Can anyone tell me if the two have "enough" in common for me to probably like this AOW as well?
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Feb 27, 2014, 15:02
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Feb 27, 2014, 15:02
 
Orogogus wrote on Feb 27, 2014, 12:38:
Triumph Studios, a Dutch developer. What am I looking at here? Is the implication that European developers wouldn't take part in the Euro price hiking, therefore it's GOG instituting it?

Pretty much but it has little to do with gog As a Dutch INDY developer they should have known better.

I am just kinda annoyed GOG betrayed it's users this way. I don't care why, I just care THAT they did it.

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Feb 27, 2014, 12:38
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Re: Age of Wonders III Next Month Feb 27, 2014, 12:38
Feb 27, 2014, 12:38
 
Triumph Studios, a Dutch developer. What am I looking at here? Is the implication that European developers wouldn't take part in the Euro price hiking, therefore it's GOG instituting it?
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Feb 27, 2014, 03:24
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Orogogus wrote on Feb 26, 2014, 15:37:
My understanding is that GOG doesn't set pricing for new, non-CD Projekt games, and that regional shenanigans are up to the original developer in such cases.

May apply for most games, but google who the developer for AOW3 is and then look in wiki for more info on that developer

I will not buy regionally priced games on GOG. If that's how they wanna advance their customer base they can do it, but without me. Steam is there, and Steam is priced competitively to GOG right now (2% cheaper) when it comes to sales, Steam is unbeatable now.

And I am not even going to start on the fact that you can get AOW3 for 8% less than Steam asks right now if you know where to look (legally) or for 70% less if you buy from a russian steam key reseller (of which there are a few ,p)

DRM free versions of games are not worth more money.

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Feb 26, 2014, 15:37
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Feb 26, 2014, 15:37
 
My understanding is that GOG doesn't set pricing for new, non-CD Projekt games, and that regional shenanigans are up to the original developer in such cases.
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Feb 26, 2014, 08:16
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Feb 26, 2014, 08:16
 
The one thing I didnt like about the previous games was the truly gigantic battlefield and super tiny army figures that had to walk. slowly. to. the. center. for combat. This one rectifies that.
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Feb 26, 2014, 06:00
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Re: Age of Wonders III Next Month Feb 26, 2014, 06:00
Feb 26, 2014, 06:00
 
Price on GoG is 2% higher than on Steam and 39% higher than US pays. (it's actually 37% by raw $ value, but paypal fee and exchange rate make it an even worse deal than usual)

Fuck GOG, I am not paying 20 fucking percent extra just for no DRM (19% would be legit VAT that i'd be willing to pay)

And actually, GOG is now 39% more expensive than US because they still bill in $, so conversion fee still applies. Awesome. GOG is dead for me now. All this bullshit they wrote was nothing but lies. This is the worst form of regional pricing there is. This is WORSE than Steam.

You know, when they said they'd do regional pricing fair this was not what I wanted. More expensive than Steam? WOW.


Take note that I won't pre-order anything anymore anyway, but the pricing on gog is now simply insane And it's always a nice topic to talk about.. regional prices, and how GOG just betrayed one of it's core principles... I am surprised blues hasn't had a news post about this yet.

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Feb 25, 2014, 23:22
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Re: Age of Wonders III Next Month Feb 25, 2014, 23:22
Feb 25, 2014, 23:22
 
Ima wait for reviews.

"The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip." - Henny Youngman
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Feb 25, 2014, 23:21
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Re: Age of Wonders III Next Month Feb 25, 2014, 23:21
Feb 25, 2014, 23:21
 
z0dd wrote on Feb 25, 2014, 23:06:
Call me a crusty old grognard, but I prefer 4x games of old where the map is easy to see and use,

You're getting older. Soon all maps will blur together, as will the units, due to your failing eyesight. I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you, but you're SOL.
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Feb 25, 2014, 23:06
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Feb 25, 2014, 23:06
 
Call me a crusty old grognard, but I prefer 4x games of old where the map is easy to see and use, with definitive lines shown between adjoining hexes or squares. I gave up on Civ 4 and 5 because I couldn't stand the confustigating maps, and I played Civ 1-3 100s and 100s of hours, probably 1000s.

Sigh, I'm getting too old for modern games?
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Feb 25, 2014, 20:30
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Feb 25, 2014, 20:30
 
Wolfox wrote on Feb 25, 2014, 19:22:
Julio wrote on Feb 25, 2014, 19:18:
Given AOW:SM was one of my favorite games of all time, looking forward to this DRM free from GOG.

In that case, I hope you like regional pricing, or that you are unaffected by it. Just saying.

Well if I use a VPN from Russia, it's $17 on GOG, so regional pricing seems to give a discount if you bend the rules on it. But I'm generally unaffected by regional pricing as I'm not in Europe.

If I had a choice I would not support regional pricing - however nobody else is offering another legal option that is DRM free. So DRM free on GOG is superior to buying it from anyone else. I'll skip games completely that are only on Steam, but this isn't as bad of an issue.
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Feb 25, 2014, 19:22
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Feb 25, 2014, 19:22
 
Julio wrote on Feb 25, 2014, 19:18:
Given AOW:SM was one of my favorite games of all time, looking forward to this DRM free from GOG.

In that case, I hope you like regional pricing, or that you are unaffected by it. Just saying.
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Feb 25, 2014, 19:18
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Given AOW:SM was one of my favorite games of all time, looking forward to this DRM free from GOG.
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