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  • Chowlett
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    Brilliant game - I've now lost 3 days to it. Completed lands one and two, and a skirmish. Unfortunately my net connection is too unreliable (and expensive) atm to allow online play, but that'll change in a couple of weeks.

    My ape is learning spells left right and centre, the only problem with him is that he won't eat grain at all - animals or fish only. This is a right bummer and makes him nigh on useless any distance from home, as he dies before he can do anything and is teleported back to the temple. He's now 13, and grew 17% in the skirmish, so he's getting quite big.

    Tip - for converting enemy villages, nothing seems to work quite so well as a quick Winged Flock.

    I can't seem to find my own personal alignment - my alignment change yes, but not my alignment. My creature is 0.25, described in the creature cave as upright and true! He has had a lot of practice as Water from putting himself out after fireball attacks

    With my system of 800Mhz, 256Mb, 32 Mb Geforce 2 the game runs well and usually smoothly on high detail. My only niggle is that the autosave seems to be taking much longer than it used to. Incidentally, does anyone elses lanscape sort of oscillate as you move up to and away from it?

    The table of miracles in the manual - how do you get the powered up miracles? Do they just come with the requisite prayer power or what? I think it needs the appropriate Wonder, but there's a conflict between that table and the list of wonders

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  • Rand Al'Tor
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    Great game, and a hint. When your beasty goes Anorexiac on you, rub his tummy and he'll eat anything edible. (so he can't eat excrements )

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  • Imran Siddiqui
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    23 HOURS!? Are you for real?


    Oops, typo, and I haven't been around to correct it . 13 HOURS .

    I was just playing around at first, now I'm in a serious game, in Board 2 (because the power went out yesterday and I was saddened I couldn't play my game ).

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    Any crashes or bugs so far? Is the AI really anything special?


    crashes? No... there have been some slowdowns however, but nothing serious. The AI, so far looks real good.

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    I have a voodoo3 3000. Is that enough. I have a p3 800 and 256 megs of ram. It took this just to run diablo2 good.


    WITHOUT A DOUBT you'll be fine . I have a P2 350, 244 mg RAM and a Voodoo3 2000, and I run 800*600/Low, and it is fine and looks utterly beautiful.

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    I don't like RTS games. How are the time restrictions Imran?


    I don't either, but this isn't like any RTS you've played. The time restrictions I haven't found so bad.

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    Is the pacing decent for a novice player? This is something the reviews never tell you. I'm not the fastest thinker (why I play TBS) nor am I the fastest clicker.


    Yes... take this from someone who can't stand other RTSs.

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    Lionhead is wall to wall with bug reports, so it looks like Imran is lucky.


    Hmmm, I guess I am. I always wondered what is that . Maybe I should thank Gateway or something?

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  • John-SJ
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    Gamespot gives B&W a 9.3! Does it deserve it? From what I've seen so far, I'd have to say, YES!

    John-SJ

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  • Bkeela
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    Dissident: there have been numerous reports of serious problems with the Voodoo chip. You should check out the Lionhead Boards, or at least make sure you can return the game for a refund before buying.

    Lionhead is wall to wall with bug reports, so it looks like Imran is lucky.

    Lionhead: http://www.lionhead.co.uk/unshocked/index.html

    Bkeela.

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  • Eternal
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    Where's it cheapest at? I saw it for $39.99 at Amazon.com.

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  • Dis
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    what are the req's and what do you have imran?

    I have a voodoo3 3000. Is that enough. I have a p3 800 and 256 megs of ram. It took this just to run diablo2 good.

    this looks amazing. but I'm not sure I'm in to this type of game. but it looks so amazing I have to get it. I don't like RTS games. How are the time restrictions Imran?

    One thing I like though is you seem to be only controlling one unit not lots of small units (the most trouble I have in RTS). but you also have to do tasks in the town at the same time.

    Is the pacing decent for a novice player? This is something the reviews never tell you. I'm not the fastest thinker (why I play TBS) nor am I the fastest clicker.

    but the ai looks incredible. I pretty much have to buy it. But I sure hope I'm able to do ok in the game. I don't play games I suck at (syndicate wars being one example- that game was freakin' hard). He made syndicate and dungeon keeper. I wasn't very good at dungeon keeper2 either . I'm just too slow.

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  • yin26
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    23 HOURS!? Are you for real? My God, Imran, you sure are a nutty gamer. But damnit, you do the community proud. Any crashes or bugs so far? Is the AI really anything special?

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  • Imran Siddiqui
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    I have a review .

    BUY IT! I played for 23 hours today (don't want to play more because I have to go somewhere and I'll forget to go ), and it just looks, feels awesome!

    No lie, my friends, no lie!

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  • Eternal
    started a topic B & W Reviews

    B & W Reviews

    Daily Radar says Black and White proved to be just as good as advetised. I had my doubts, but I think I'll get it after all.

    http://www.dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_1341.html

    In order to save space on the Other Games Forum (not turn it into a Black and White forum, which I bet we're going to have soon), you might want to post other reviews on it just put them in this thread.
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