Re: War of the Dark God (advanced vs. basic version)

From: "Jon Steer" <jon@da-group.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 13:00:54 +0000

Hi Niels,

I'd forgotton just how many differences there were between the two versions!

Just been looking back at one of the advanced games where I played the High
Elves, got severely beaten by the Trolls, wonder who was playing them, eh
Niels....

The tactics of the advanced version add a lot to the battles and provide a
lot more possibilities, didn't really get time to get used to them as new
tactics were been introduced throughout the alpha test. Don't think I had
that many mass units left when the last round of tactics updates came into
play...

The economy controls, taxes and villeinage, also allowed nations to be more
diverse and opened up more ways of playing a particular nation. Been able to
over tax your population mercilessly so you could afford a few more troops
(as long as you didn't mind some of your population running off and
leaving... ) was a great help.

Sub-positions definately added a lot too, great for maximising the range of
strike spells and required a lot more thought when planning forays into
enemy territory...

Like I said I'd forgotton how big the difference was, especially after
thoroughly enjoying all the basic games I've been involved in. Oh well, I'm
hoping for a return of the advanced game at some point....

Jon

"Niels Lademark" <lademark@get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:2f5088f1.0203210702.bb38efb@posting.google.com...
> Hi
>
> The current installment of War of the Dark God is a basic version. It
> follows that there must be/have exited an advanced version.
>
> Currently no mention of future plans for an advanced WDG scenario can
> be found at http://www.pbem.dk.
>
> I would like to ask veteran WDG players what they miss the most in the
> basic version compared to the advanced.
>
> IIRC the main differences are:
>
> No subpositions within hexes
> No hide order (I miss that one) and the monster can still hide (Unfair
> :-).
> No ships units (sea lanes are used instead)
> You cannot build roads or bridges
> You cannot change your tax rate
> You cannot change villeinage rate
> Unit do not rebel if upkeep is not met they merely disappear
> Reaction and tactics are reduced to a single order
> A transfer order to transfer resources directly between nations (at a
> cost) was implemented.
>
> Personally I miss the hide order the most. Sub-positions had a major
> impact on the game because it affects the rules for blocking and the
> possible locations of cities, caves, mines and castles. So although I
> miss sub-positions (to avoid enemies and pick my favourite terrain) I
> acknowledge that you can hardly keep them and call the game "basic".
>
> Any other views on this?
>
>
> Niels Lademark

References

War of the Dark God (advanced vs. basic version)
lademark@get2net.dk (Niels Lademark)
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:02:24 +0000

Referenced By

War of the Dark God (advanced vs. basic version)
lademark@get2net.dk (Niels Lademark)
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:02:24 +0000