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More on destroying the world to save it
A pet peeve of mine of fantasy strategy games is how weak magic often is. It makes sense if every side is supposed to be equal. Can’t have 8 players wrecking the land, it would be a pure luck of the draw on who won. But in Sorcerer King, it just you, the Sorcerer King and the peanut gallery. The other players are effectively as powerful as they are in other 4X games. But you are incredibly powerful (and so is the Sorcerer King). The player in Sorcerer King starts out, on tu... [read more]
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Sorcerer King player spell suggestion list
The below spells are ones that I think can be implemented that have come from players. Spell that creates a Swamp tile (slows movement) Spell that turns a group of tiles into ones that do damage if you walk through them. Meteor Strike – spell that destroys everything in it, leaves crater. Wall of Fire – tiles do damage to anyone who walks through them. Tsunami, huge wave of water is conjured up that wipes out units Your spell idea here… (will be reading com... [read more]
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Simple example of the Dungeon Master punishing me for being a total jerk in the game. http://screencast.com/t/tYwgUWtpc http://screencast.com/t/WvqCML5VJD [read more]
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A brief history of the Elemental games
Once upon a time there was Master of Magic Back in 2008, Stardock was just finishing up its work on Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor . We had been in negotiations with Atari to acquire the Master of Magic rights (to the point that we actually own the domain www.masterofmagic.com ). We had a game design all planned out for it complete with Halfings, Gnolls, High Elves, the works. To be safe, we were not going to stray very far from the original design other ... [read more]
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Q: What's the deal? There's a ton of awesome 4X fantasy strategy games to play. How is your game different? A: This game assumes you’ve already played those games. And lost. Q: Wait, what? I already lost? I haven’t even loaded up your game. A: Yea, sorry about that. Q: What the hell happened? A: So to recap, in games like Fallen Enchantress, Age of Wonders, Worlds of Magic, Master of Magic, Warlock, Endless Legends, etc. you are trying to build an empi... [read more]
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This is a new kind of 4X. In traditional strategy game terms, the bad guy has already won – civilization lies in ruins, and twisted monsters roam freely through the scattered wreckage. Not satisfied with his victory, though, the evil Sorcerer King is bent on destroying the world in his quest to become a god himself. We invite you to explore Sorcerer King’s unique asymmetrical design, and give us your feedback here so that we can make this the best game it can be when it ... [read more]