(10)Age of Wonders VOW v1.6b

This is my tribute to Age of Wonders game.
The map is classic RPG in the Might and Magic style that takes place in the Valley of Wonders during the war between Keepers and the Cult of Storms
The map contains

• -23 unique hero classes(three basic and the others are promotions)
• -bunch of skills and spells
• -every spell can be thought on expert,master and grandmaster lvl.
• -special class abilities
• -special items and set items
• -socket items
• -level cap is 60

suggested players:
3vs3, 4vs4, 5vs5

special thx for cool models
IamMcLovin, Nesrudin, Urkdrengi, TJ,
donut3.5, HappyTauren,Mauler

v1.7
-some new class skills
-new gameplay elements
-some small changes

v1.8
-new class skills
-multiboard
-new rank system
-new items

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5gpsfLCnJU


Story

In the first days of the World all living beings were ruled
by the Elven Court where the Wizard King Inoch set
upone its throne where he maintained the delicate balance
over the Light and Shadow.
Banished from his garden,a new race called Humans sailed to
Inochs realm attracted to expend there and enter
the Valley of Wonders seeking the Elven Court.In defiant hordes
they besieged the Valley.Unable to repeal the siege King Inoch
and his Court were slain.
Queen Elwyn Inochs second wife fleed the burning ruins with her
baby Julia.Inochs firstborn prince Meandor fell among the dead
The fall of Inoch Court divided Elves into fractions.Some of them
desired only to rebuild tranquility but others scared by their loss
swore on annihilation of all things human, unable to forget the
carnage these Dark Elves cultivated malice,embaceing the shadows
and from the dark underground hideouts they sharpened weapons of
war.

But the child Julia grew in a remote islland where Queen Elwyn
gathered elves from the Inoch Court.As she matured she allied
herself with virtue joining cult called Keepers.
Mistaken for dead and shackled by vengeance Meandor embraced
the Dark Elves and found the sect called the Cult of Storms to roar
terror on all who oppose their dark ideas.

After two centuries of war a new Star appear over the Valley of
Wonders. Keeper scouts spotted Meandor lurking around the ruins of
the Elven Court. In response Julia too followed the omen hoping to
understand her dark brother scheme.
And uneasy silence engolved the lands

Inoch have risen from the dead to take his rightful place in the Valley of Wonders.Now the armies are gathering. Apocalypse is approaching.
The Bloody Star of Vengeance shines over the guilty humans but they will have no shadow to hide for the shadow belongs to Meandor

The time for the new aeon has come.

I'm taking a look.

EDIT: Make that later, but I will get around to it.

It looks interesting, and I hope that you did the item system well. -- Did you custom code it or use a system?

I've not played the game, but it appears as if you put a lot of time into this map and I look forward to testing it.

Does that map image with all the races on it have any relevance to the terrain?

Speaking of which, attach that image to your post.

well the image represents the blessed continent while the story in this map takes place in the Valley of Wonders that you can find on eastern part of blessed continent.

anyway if you are interested in the storyline buy the original game. You wont regret it

Here we go:

• The item system was interesting, but it used up too many of the skills slots, and there was not enough difference between the different weapon types.
• Creeps dealt too much damage, especially the wolves.
• Gameplay was rather boring, especially as the warrior, it was all about attacking, and attacking -- then dieing.
• Tooltips were poorly written, and the game contained very little instruction.
• I had a hard time working out what I was supposed to do, even with the Help (F9).

From what I've seen, the map has some potential, and if you add in more usable, and interactive skills. I'm going to have to disprove this map.

I have no auctual power though, so don't be alarmed.

This map has been refuted through testing!

I've just tested this map and i agree with hawk. This map has potential but the lack of variation with the skills is off putting, the creeps don't seem to respawn (although i may be mistaken), the enemies in general are way too powerful and no matter how strong you manage to get there is always a shit load in one area waiting to kill you. The warrior was all about weakening the opponent, dying, weakening some more, dying then eventually killing it. The promotion quests were very similar on both sides, a bit of variation would go a long way. Another problem is the weapons and armours available to buy. Each city has exactly the same. Which is kind of a let down when you start exploring. Besides from that i did enjoy the map, it got a bit monotonous after a while but the terrain fog as the enemy leaders died was a brilliant touch. The games idea in general is genius. A rpg style of map, for lack of a better term, while still keeping that competitive feel.

Also, the 'polish' in game was lacking. I found that just the buildings didn't mesh well and the shops seemed messy for some reason. I don't really know how to quantify what I mean, but you might understand what I'm saying.

thx for the comment
by the way the creeps does respawn but they do so randomly so if you are clearing only one area there is a greater chance for creeps to be spawned in some other area.As for the game play I must say its really lame if you play alone but with the full house it can be much interesting.The warrior,knight or berserker classes are tank so you have to wear the shield if you are to endure the dmg.Make suggestions about new class abilities for warrior or any other class anything you think that will improve the gameplay.

PS. plz start listening to the proper oldschool metal

Class abilities that are more interactive with the players are a good idea. Try to make abilities that take some combination of aim, timing, and control.

Yeah like all the cool people

Finally new version is uploaded

Downloaded. . .

I'll comment soon.

Well, I played mage this time, and it has much the same problems. The creeps were easier to kill with wizard, but the items and what not were difficult to find. Also, there was a very limited skill selection, on each tree. I got Fire, and Spirit, both Flame Shield & Bolt as well as heal.

In the base I started in I couldn't find any weapon skill, so I bought a Fine Dagger, but I seemed couldn't manage to use it.

I went marauding, killed a few creeps after spending !5 minutes buying skills/items. Then, I encountered a catapult bombarding something. I went to investigate. They were creeps that dealt almost as muhc damage at ~700 range as I has life, with thousands of life of their own. I died.

Overall, this map has some nice features/systems in it that work well, but the gameplay, and the useability (finding the right shop, ect.) really need more work.

well this is multiplayer map for 3v3 or 5v5 so you cant go fight strong creeps all alone with caster because you need a tank.By the way mage uses wands not daggers.Sorry this map is not for those who don't read tooltips.By the way next time try it with friends on fullhouse its more fun than playing it alone