Master of Magic SCOURGE of the SEAS DLC ~ A lot of new content! ~ One Massive Issue!
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2024
- Master of Magic has a new GREAT DLC. Scourge of the Seas.
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Seems the more important issue is the sea based faction does not have an algorithm that ensures it will be put by the sea in the first place.
I really wish they would have a "balanced start" checkbox that would guarantee all players and AI have a decent starting city and surroundings according to their race.
I'm glad you voiced your gripes. Your honest unfiltered opinion of the game is always super appreciated.
I think the real issue is that factions that require something special should have only a semi-random setup instead of completely random. Civ does it, GalCiv does it, Shadow Empire does it and I'm sure others as well. MoM should have that.
What you seem to be looking for is a Shadow Empire type ability to regenerate the world before fully but I believe not even Shadow Empire saves your settings if you back all the way out like you are forced to do in MoM. But I don't think any game saves your settings if you do that. Maybe if they just fixed the setup with a semi-random script, you wouldn't feel as much need for those settings to be saved.
I never even imagined that the game not remembering the spells was an issue. I always pick different spells everytime.
Okay ya, I restarted many times too, because it feels so bad to play the new faction and not be on the coast to make all their naval units and structures. I wish you could pick to always start on a coast. As like an option.
I would also like the ability to move your tower to a different city. I know there is a spall for it. But still.
A free 1 time use of that spell per game would be great.
OR allow us the ability to choose where to put down our first city.
A feature I would like to see is the option to save & load & share one's Wizard. Fallen Enchantress allowed this, while being able to share with others for use by the AI. This feature/option could be used as a form of a challenge game, for example.
Also, a feature in Age of Wonder 4. They even made it easier after people had requested it. (It was a bit round about to do it pre patched.) So hopefully we will get the feature in Master of Magic too.
(And dominions 6 have added the feature that you can make your Pretenders (their version of wizards) exportable so you can use them in modding. Like setting up AIs that use your custom set of pretenders. Could be a neat feature for Master of Magic too.)
Or like in civ4 start with a settler not a city
It is a nice start-up feature that could be added to. I will admit I do often prefer settler start. Of course, it would be wise of them to have a boosted settler start so you do not have to wait for the settlement to develop if they add that. Since in Master of Magic, settlements need to develop a bit before they fully become a city (or rather a hamlet.) I doubt a lot of people who just want to wait around for you first city to develop with not much else to do.
Dunno dude.A settler takes 5 turns.
Great stuff! Thanks for the video, Das.
Love a good rant!😂
The original MoM didn't let you save a custom wizard either. Although to be fair, it wasn't really expected you'd save scum the start - only thing your starting city is generally for is churning out settlers and summoning magic spirits.
Master of Orion had it in 1995. Caster of Magic mod for MOM has had it for the DOS version since the early 2000. It's present in AoW, GalCiv and others. Many other similar games from 1990s onwards had "restart" mechanics even without explicit profile saving, which is basically what was needed.
So in short the developers didn't know the legacy, didn't know the market and didn't think for themselves.
@@nikoladd Or they just fall into the "Caster of Magic was the work of a halfwit" school of thought.
@@markwatson8714 they copied a lot of game design decisions from CoM, that are not present in the original MoM. So they are definitely using Seravi's work, but yes if he was on the team, some mistakes would be .. unlikely. I have participated in game design discussions with him on the earlier versions of CoM and he was quite sensible.
Where is the gameplay video ?
Very small chance game will remember your custom wizard if you saved before quitting (throwaway save)?
I wonder how well a Halfling sea hunter combo would do. Due to how stacks works in the game.
Interesting how it annoys you at the begging for not saving your custom configurations for the wizard. I guess being able to sabe Wizards configurations could be a feature in the future. But I think what would suit your real need would be to reroll the start. A feature where it asked if you are happy with the start or you want to reroll :)
The "use last custom wizard" was present in the DOS version of the game with Caster of Magic mod. It was also present in the original DOS version of Master of Orion II. This is literally some programmer spending an afternoon on quality of life coding. I'd wager that it can be done in less then a hour.
The thing about coastal area is painful in the old DOS game too though. You can have a forest on any tile in the city area to build saw mill, but the city must be on the coast to build a dock...
I'm surprised they managed to make city area mechanics worse in this "remastered" game... for no reason at all. They did show some genuine capability to improve on some other aspects of the game.
And these DLCs.. the game is badly programmed. Code is slow. UI is clunky and buggy, but no let's pump up the "content".
P.S. Sea Master and tactician are borrowed from Warlord mod for CoM for windows. Though the Tactician skill is modelled more like in HOMM4/5.
I agree thay rerolling maps seems like a cheat. Does the AI get to reroll until they have the perfect start? I do think that the aquatic race should just start in the water though. Seems like common sense to me.
I haven't bought the new DLC and will wait until they at least fixed the latest patch. Currently I face severe performance issues that get worse as the game progresses. When past turn 150 it turns into a slideshow. 😞
Can you walk on water??? WTF?
I just cannot get into any game in the year 2024 that still only allows you to play against 3 other players. This was the only thing I wanted in a remaster was more opponents.
So you have stopped playing with yourself?
Maybe lower your difficulty setting if you cant play with what the game gives you.
Why would they have that? I don't understand your frustration. I see nothing that suggests that they support rerolling maps to min max. SMH I usually enjoy your content but listening to you complain about something that is a nonissue is very disappointing.
They should improve the interface instead of adding questionable content, the last DLC was terrible and not in the style of the old stuff.
Play the cards dealt you Das, that's in very very nature of 4X. Whining about your start location, not a good look.
Lol. Okay. Relax Bro. 😂
He's restarting because he is a content creator so he has to show certain things and explain them without wasting time, honestly I understand why he is frustrated.
Getting this off his chest could be useful to other players. He shouldn't just automatically promote everything he plays, that would look worse in my book.
Maybe dont be as picky with your starts? =p
Maybe don’t tell other people how to play a game.