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Posted December 04, 2012
Grow stronger turn, by turn.

Eador: Genesis, an impressive turn-based strategy with RPG elements, that sends you on a quest to conquer a shattered realm, is now available on GOG.com, for only $4.79! That's 20% off, this week only!

The world is no longer whole. All that remains are the islands of existence drifting aimlessly through the endless ocean of emptiness and oblivion. This broken realm houses many aspiring despots, hell-bent on uniting the floating shards of land under their own rule. There was, however, no single monarch who could achieve that feat since the time of the cataclysm. That won't stop you from trying, of course. Is it because you're even more hungry for power and wealth then your opponents? Or maybe you see a higher purpose in domination over Eador? Maybe you believe, that the world united under the rule of one strong leader will finally begin to heal? As one of the Masters, you're free to exercise your will however you see fit. But know this: history will judge you.

Eador: Genesis delivers a turn-based strategy experience inspired by the classics of the genre. It's a multi-layered game, equally stressing the importance of your kingdom's development and management, and your tactical battlefield abilities. There's also a strongly accented RPG element, that goes so well with the imaginatively crafted fantasy setting of the game. With over 170 structures to build, 80 magic spells to master, and 70 kinds of units to lead into the battle, each with its own goals and defining characteristic--this title will keep you busy for many long evenings.

Looking for a well-polished turn-based strategy game that's immersive, enthralling, and deep? Get Eador: Genesis, for only $4.79! That's 20% off until the promo ends on Tuesday, December 11, at 10:59AM GMT.
Posted December 07, 2012
thanks to all for your answers! :o)

I've spent quite a lot of time in the game already (and it's great!) but the end of my session kind of looked like "now you need to fight 2000 random boring battles to become strong enough to defeat the castle"... I'm glad to know it's not like that :)

on the other hand, I'm not very pleased that you can't "complete" the hexes (new "building" fights reappear over time), so my completionist ego suffers :D but I guess this just isn't the type of game where you get to complete everything...
Posted December 07, 2012
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ghaaroth: The hero always gives a rough estimate of outcome before the battle. Of course it can't account for everything - in case of spiders, for instance, a lonely uberhero will have hell of a time dealing with their web ability spam, while a bunch of lowly militia will handle them reasonably well.
Hmm, I'm not quite sure why, but this hero estimate is missing after the tutorial. During the tutorial, my hero always had a sentence to say about the enemy - but on my first "real" shard, he stays quite!? I am only given number and type of enemies without an estimation of the outcome...
Posted December 07, 2012
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Nordwolf: Hmm, I'm not quite sure why, but this hero estimate is missing after the tutorial. During the tutorial, my hero always had a sentence to say about the enemy - but on my first "real" shard, he stays quite!? I am only given number and type of enemies without an estimation of the outcome...
If you choose difficulty setting higher then 'skilled', your heroes will remain silent. Just not to bother great Master with their stupid mortal thoughts :)
Posted December 07, 2012
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Adrageron: If you choose difficulty setting higher then 'skilled', your heroes will remain silent. Just not to bother great Master with their stupid mortal thoughts :)
Ahh, uhh, yes. How could I forget... must still be this mortal-body-feeling that made me forget so many things.
OK, thanks for the hint - that really explains a lot :-)

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Kunovski: ...(not being able to play as my chosen avatar in the tutorial would suggest that I can't, but...?) ...
Same here (also after the tutorial). Feels a bit weird...?!
Post edited December 07, 2012 by Nordwolf
Posted December 07, 2012
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Kunovski: on the other hand, I'm not very pleased that you can't "complete" the hexes (new "building" fights reappear over time), so my completionist ego suffers :D but I guess this just isn't the type of game where you get to complete everything...
You can explore every province to 100%, as a matter of fact, but then the campaign would take you literally thousands of hours to finish. I was extremely completionist myself on my first few shards, but having realized the "shard rewards" are gained after a victory even without physically finding them down there first, I got increasingly less diligent with exploration. The game is long enough as it is :)
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Kunovski: ...(not being able to play as my chosen avatar in the tutorial would suggest that I can't, but...?) ...
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Nordwolf: Same here (also after the tutorial). Feels a bit weird...?!
On every shard, you start anew (and unlike all other games that do the same, there is a perfect reason why, but I am not going to spoil the tutorial's ending :) The heroes who served you on a previous shard remain behind, and you have to manage with the local resources whenever you invade a new world.
Post edited December 07, 2012 by ghaaroth
Posted December 07, 2012
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Kunovski: I've spent quite a lot of time in the game already (and it's great!) but the end of my session kind of looked like "now you need to fight 2000 random boring battles to become strong enough to defeat the castle"... I'm glad to know it's not like that :)
Don't fight every easy battle you see. Conserve some of them for lower level heroes to rank up. Well, at least that's what I learned. You also don't have to take over every province. I like leaving provinces neutral, especially when I'm low on income and don't have good Guards to protect the province. Hills and forests also offer good sources of income, so take those first if possible.
Posted December 07, 2012
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Kunovski: I've spent quite a lot of time in the game already (and it's great!) but the end of my session kind of looked like "now you need to fight 2000 random boring battles to become strong enough to defeat the castle"... I'm glad to know it's not like that :)
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lowyhong: Don't fight every easy battle you see. Conserve some of them for lower level heroes to rank up. Well, at least that's what I learned. You also don't have to take over every province. I like leaving provinces neutral, especially when I'm low on income and don't have good Guards to protect the province. Hills and forests also offer good sources of income, so take those first if possible.
more heroes you say... :) so, where exactly can I see the face of the avatar I've chosen in the main menu? only in the main menu? :o)
Posted December 07, 2012
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Kunovski: so, where exactly can I see the face of the avatar I've chosen in the main menu? only in the main menu? :o)
No, this is avatar for the single game and hotseat.
Posted December 07, 2012
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Kunovski: so, where exactly can I see the face of the avatar I've chosen in the main menu? only in the main menu? :o)
That portrait will be shown in a single map mode. In the campaign you're bound to your body (or astral form).
Posted December 07, 2012
oh! that makes sense :D thanks!
Posted December 08, 2012
A little announcement: Eador-Masters of a broken world wouldn't be a sequel or prequel. It will be the same Eador:Genesis, but in 3D. (Also, both games will have the same content, and when Masters of a broken world will have add-ons, Genesis will have them too.
P.S. My Engrish is bad, but I hope, you understand these announcement.
Post edited December 08, 2012 by Ankelesh
Posted December 08, 2012
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Ankelesh: A little announcement: Eador-Masters of a broken world wouldn't be a sequel or prequel. It will be the same Eador:Genesis, but in 3D. (Also, both games will have the same content, and when Masters of a broken world will have add-ons, Genesis will have them too.
P.S. My Engrish is bad, but I hope, you understand these announcement.
I'm very pleased to read that addons for one game will also be given to the older version of the game itself! A great way to reward long term fans (as well as new ones) and also for those who might not have a state of the art computer (plus sometimes older 2D style graphics are just fun to play with over 3D).
Posted December 08, 2012
I'm falling in love with this game. I still haven't figured it all out. Like what do the little red house icons mean in the provinces? I'm still having difficulty figuring out how to learn spells. I have scrolls. I go to the library. Nothing happens. I'm sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking. I'm on the last (the sleeping lord's) castle in the tutorial. I'm sure I'll get the hang of things the more I play it. I've put about 3 hours into it today.

ETA: I've taken my time. Explored a lot. Had my hero's ass handed back over to me a few times. (Giant slugs and things that come from the still pool I'm looking at you -__-) This title has some serious legs though. And I have a feeling I'm going to be playing it a long time.
Post edited December 08, 2012 by the_bard
Posted December 08, 2012
Little red house icon means the province is getting overpopulated, in which case you'd have to explore more of it to uncover more livable land for the populace.

To learn spells, you need to click on your hero, then click on the 2nd icon at the bottom of the hero window to the right of the screen. Or, you can just click on him, and press S. When you're in the Spells menu, click on a spell on the right hand side of the screen and drag it to one of your hero's slots.
Posted December 08, 2012
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lowyhong: Little red house icon means the province is getting overpopulated, in which case you'd have to explore more of it to uncover more livable land for the populace.

To learn spells, you need to click on your hero, then click on the 2nd icon at the bottom of the hero window to the right of the screen. Or, you can just click on him, and press S. When you're in the Spells menu, click on a spell on the right hand side of the screen and drag it to one of your hero's slots.
Ah, ok. That makes sense about the houses. As far as the spells; I'll fire the game back and try it again. I was able to get one spell into my slots out of those scrolls and it was the one that summons a skeleton warrior from the remains of the fallen. So, then I had two slots of that spell. Which I didn't mind it's a pretty useful spell. Especially if you can take down an enemy with a magic arrow pretty quickly and then summon it back the next turn to fight it's former allies. I'll try to learn them again. Thanks.
Post edited December 08, 2012 by the_bard
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