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The chronicle of the Third Era is about to be revealed!

Age of Wonders 3, the long-anticipated continuation to the fan-favorite, award-winning strategy series, set in a robust and beautiful world that becomes the scene for diverse, complex, and engaging gameplay, is available for pre-orders on GOG.com. Depending on your location you'll be charged $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99. An extended Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition, featuring a full soundtrack and the Dragon's Throne standalone scenario, is available for $44.99, £34.99, or €44.99. As a special pre-order bonus, both versions include the Elven Resurgence, a standalone scenario DLC.

Imagine! Empires rising and falling before your very eyes, led to victory or defeat by heroes of legend so powerful that they appear to be titans in the eyes of mortals. Sorcerers harness the arcane powers to bend the rules of the world around them. Theocrats twist the wills of their followers with the holy aura bestowed upon them by their deities for their zealous service. Rogues rule the shadows, taking any chance to strike and win before their foes even realize there is a war to fight. Warlords earn the loyalty of their legions by the glory gained in the many battles they emerged from, victorious. Archdruids become one with nature, and the land itself rushes to their aid. Dreadnoughts rely on the art of engineering to construct their unstoppable artificial armies. All those powers, all of their miraculous exploits, all of their desires, all thrown into one realm of war. This shall truly be an age of wonders!

With Age of Wonders 3, Triumph Studios aims to set new standards not only for the acclaimed Age of Wonders series, but also for the turn-based strategy genre itself. Taking advantage of all the modern gaming bells and whistles, the title will deliver an impressive level of complexity in gameplay and an immersive, lush, and diverse gameworld that can become your own for hundreds of hours. With the ability to choose one of the six leader classes, you'll be able to custom-tailor your empire--and by extension your experience with the game--to your personal gameplay style, so you can enjoy the extensive campaign the game offers in any way you like. You'll be leading into battle armies recruited from within six humanoid races as well as some fantastic creatures and mythical monsters. The turn-based tactical combat itself will prove to be a challenge for the most seasoned of strategy gamers but also scalable enough for beginners to enjoy. With over 50 location types to explore and exploit, hundreds of abilities to master for tactical and strategic advantage over your foes, visually stunning presentation, and a smart random scenario generator providing virtually limitless replayability, this upcoming title may prove the only turn-based strategy game you'll need for many years to come!

Pre-order Age of Wonders 3, for only $39.99 or the USD equivalent of £29.99, or €39.99 on GOG.com (or opt in for the splendid Age of Wonders 3 - Deluxe Edition), and secure your entry to the fantastic realm of power and dominion, which opens to all the brave souls approximately on March 31. Note that Age of Wonders 3 is the first title with regional pricing on GOG.com in quite some time and this means that we are charging the USD equivalents of the official regional price.

Note, that just as we have done before in such occasions, we'll be throwing in a little something extra to the deal, to accommodate those of you, who end up paying more than the others due to the currency conversion rates applied. We've picked some games that fit well with the genre represented by Age of Wonders III, and if you're one of those people, you'll get to pick one of them. You'll be sent a gift-code allowing you to redeem one of the following excellent titles: Master of Magic, Lords of Magic: Special Edition, Eador: Genesis, King’s Bounty: The Legend, Disciples II: Gold, and Etherlords II.
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oldschool: 19 more days ;p
This game will be available for download on approximately Mar. 31

hopefully "approximately" is sooner, and not later than the 31st
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oldschool: 19 more days ;p
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Yeti575: This game will be available for download on approximately Mar. 31

hopefully "approximately" is sooner, and not later than the 31st
15 more days, Yes, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Some gameplay of the pre-release version of AoW 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irFL8E0k6S8
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Bigs: Some gameplay of the pre-release version of AoW 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irFL8E0k6S8
It really looks awesome although my experience is that such games can become quite boring quite fast in single player mode if the AI is not up to the level it should be. It all depends on how good they could make the AI. Not sure if there was anything in the video - I watched it without sound.

And for multiplayer however there is still the question of you always have to use their servers or can also make you own little connection so somebody else. The latter would mean that multiplayer is much more flexible.

I won't buy it now since I think that GOG earns not enough with it and $55 for Triumph is just a bit too much. However they will go down with the price soon and then I will catch it hopefully bugfree and with some good reviews in mind.

As for the exclusive DLC: I will just forget it ever existed. Sad, but what can you do if you don't want to pre-order under this conditions.
For anyone interested, retail editions will be Steam-wrapped, so the GOG version would be the only DRM-free available.
I just picked up AOW 3 today, along with Braveland for something to do while I wait for the game to go live ;p
Is it possible to have the earlier Age of Wonder games onsale before the pre-order for Age of Wonders 3 expires?
I'd like to try the games to see if I like them enough to pre-order AoW3.
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gbaz69: Is it possible to have the earlier Age of Wonder games onsale before the pre-order for Age of Wonders 3 expires?
I'd like to try the games to see if I like them enough to pre-order AoW3.
Might be cool, but in case that doesn't happen, I suggest watching some [url=https://www.google.com/search?q=age+of+wonders+let%27s+play&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#channel=sb&q=age+of+wonders+let%27s+play&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=vid]youtubes[/url].

Also, there's this demo, but I've never tried it.
Any way to find good previews on whether the game is worth it or not?
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ShadowWulfe: Any way to find good previews on whether the game is worth it or not?
Check Quill18's Dwarf Theocrat playthrough. Pretty lengthy and I love watching his Let's Plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMXiSzW1Gg
Post edited March 27, 2014 by cw8
Hmmm this v Warlock 2...choices...
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cw8:
I guess it certainly instills a bit of faith that they're willing to have the game plastered all over Youtube before official release. I like what I see so far.

I guess the pre-order deal expires in 2 or 3 days?
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Niggles: Hmmm this v Warlock 2...choices...
Warlock 2 is more of a 4X game like Civ, infact it's like Civ 5.

AOW3's more along the lines of HOMM with a campaign, tactical battles etc.
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Niggles: Hmmm this v Warlock 2...choices...
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cw8: Warlock 2 is more of a 4X game like Civ, infact it's like Civ 5.

AOW3's more along the lines of HOMM with a campaign, tactical battles etc.
Two more days or so here, I cannot wait.
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Niggles: Hmmm this v Warlock 2...choices...
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cw8: Warlock 2 is more of a 4X game like Civ, infact it's like Civ 5.

AOW3's more along the lines of HOMM with a campaign, tactical battles etc.
Was thinking more of getting one or the other, not both lol :D