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General discussionRelease: Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Craftworld Aeldari(11 posts)(11 posts)
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Posted November 12, 2020
Enter the fray of the never-ending war with 19 new units and unique gameplay mechanics. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Craftworld Aeldari DLC is now available DRM-free on GOG.COM. The new roster of units is very versatile: Aeldari units are absolutely lethal from a distance, but you won't lack for deadly close combat options either.

The release of this DLC comes with a set of special discounts on selected Warhammer 40,000: Gladius titles lasting until 19 November 2020, 6 PM UTC.
Posted November 12, 2020
Good to see Gog announcing DLCs again. Been looking forward to playing the Eldar in Gladius.
Posted November 13, 2020
got it, thanks Gog ;)
Posted November 13, 2020
Is this game any similar to Dawn of War?
Posted November 13, 2020
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wildapple20: Is this game any similar to Dawn of War?
Technically no.
However, the WH40K Theme is the same.
Also, for me playing Gladius feels like someone took a combat focused, tactical RTS with micromanagement and converted it to a turn based strategy game. Don't excpect a Civ-like just because Gladius is grid- and turn based.

I can greatly recommend Gladius if you like to play a combat focused strategy game with enough time to plan your actions. Already played 25 hours with just the base game and only played 2 of the 4 base factions.
Posted November 13, 2020
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wildapple20: Is this game any similar to Dawn of War?
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Ueber: Technically no.
However, the WH40K Theme is the same.
Also, for me playing Gladius feels like someone took a combat focused, tactical RTS with micromanagement and converted it to a turn based strategy game. Don't excpect a Civ-like just because Gladius is grid- and turn based.

I can greatly recommend Gladius if you like to play a combat focused strategy game with enough time to plan your actions. Already played 25 hours with just the base game and only played 2 of the 4 base factions.
Oh, thank you for your very nice and informative reply.

To be honest, I never really played such a turn-based games on computer, not even chess. :) Yeah, I know... OK, maybe I did solitaire, but that's it. But that one is more or less a solo game, so not really a turn-based strategy game.

It would be nice, if there would a be simple demo or something, to see the gameplay in action.

Anyway, it does read Interesting. So, is there any countdown or you can play a match for as long as you like?
Posted November 13, 2020
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Ueber: Technically no.
However, the WH40K Theme is the same.
Also, for me playing Gladius feels like someone took a combat focused, tactical RTS with micromanagement and converted it to a turn based strategy game. Don't excpect a Civ-like just because Gladius is grid- and turn based.

I can greatly recommend Gladius if you like to play a combat focused strategy game with enough time to plan your actions. Already played 25 hours with just the base game and only played 2 of the 4 base factions.
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wildapple20: Oh, thank you for your very nice and informative reply.

To be honest, I never really played such a turn-based games on computer, not even chess. :) Yeah, I know... OK, maybe I did solitaire, but that's it. But that one is more or less a solo game, so not really a turn-based strategy game.

It would be nice, if there would a be simple demo or something, to see the gameplay in action.

Anyway, it does read Interesting. So, is there any countdown or you can play a match for as long as you like?
Actually Im not really a TBS enthusiast either, but this one really got me.
Unfortunatly there is no demo, as far as I know. Ive bought the base game at the last sale (afterwards decided to buy the DLCs). I would say the 10-15 USD or EUR are worth trying and the base game does give a full and good impression.

There is no turn limit and you are able to choose if you want a countdown for each turn or not.
Posted November 13, 2020
Thank you! Good to know, that there is no turn limit. I will invest in the base game and then see, if it will work for me :)

Wish you a nice weekend.
Posted November 13, 2020
The Age Of Wonders series is also pretty good if you want to try some turn based strategy games. Not sure how it compares to WH40K: Gladius, though at least visually they seem to have many similarities.
Posted November 14, 2020
The Age Of Wonders is more story... w40k is about the combat
Posted November 18, 2020
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NovusBogus: The Age Of Wonders series is also pretty good if you want to try some turn based strategy games. Not sure how it compares to WH40K: Gladius, though at least visually they seem to have many similarities.
Age of Wonders Planetfall has a huge focus on diplomacy. Gladius has no diplomacy whatsoever - kill all you enemies is pretty much it. They're quite different even if some of the themes are similar.
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