Posted by Cepheus at 11:47, 7 Apr 2009:
Might and Magic goes DS
While browsing the website of Heroes V storywriter Jeff Spock a couple of days ago, I dug up some information on an upcoming Might and Magic game exclusive to the Nintendo DS, set for release this year.
"This will be an awesome puzzle game with an epic fantasy storyline. And, yes, both of those things are possible. Watch the review pages; I think this one will make waves."
At Celestial Heavens, community member Jolly Joker offers some more detailed info on the premise:
Hmm. I'm rather sure that the game will be a success - I enjoyed the first test very much. The game has an astonishing amount of tactical depth and is fun.
"There are artifacts, there is experience, even for creatures, there are spells as well, albeit scarcely, and there is a campaign story.
"The game features 5 of the 8 H5 races, and since every race will have EIGHT different units with FIVE upgrades each (even though the upgrade is just a stat upgrade, the unit itself keep the same), there are NEW units - and they even found a nice new name for the old Devil, Abyssal Lord, (which means, that one faction is the Inferno). The 8th Inferno unit, by the way, is called Sorcerer."
The game has not yet been officially announced, but has apparently been in development for some time and is in its final stages of testing. It ought to be available soon - in the meantime, discuss it here.
Posted by Cepheus at 13:59, 9 Mar 2009:
News in the Community
First of all, a greeting to all resident heroes: I'm Cepheus, taking over as an acting news coordinator for Age of Heroes following GenieLord's departure. GenieLord's contribution was vast, and I hope to act as a worthy replacement in his absence.
Without further ado...
Rumours relating to the development of Heroes of Might and Magic VI persist at the Ubisoft forums, Celestial Heavens and our own Heroes Community. It's been hinted at that Ubisoft have abandoned Russian developer team Nival Interactive in favour of a new, undisclosed Hungarian developer for the project, although no official details have emerged.
Elvin's Duel Map Tournament for Heroes V is ongoing, and each updated version of the Duel Map brings the competition closer to a perfect balance between factions. The duellers heartily welcome new entrants, so feel free to join if you're up for a few battles. Even if you don't consider yourself a strategic genius - or strategic at all - don't be discouraged from competing, as several newer players have claimed high rankings in previous rounds. In addition, a WoG Duels Tournament for Heroes III is also getting started - entrants are equally welcome to participate.
In modding, Heroes Community member kainc has started work on a very promising and interesting mod for Heroes V - the Oblivion faction, designed to replace the Inferno with new creatures, heroes and graphics. Though unreleased as yet, work on the mod is progressing quickly - keep your eyes on his thread for a beta, most likely in the near future.
Meanwhile, a team of talented Heroes III fans at the Russian forums continue to develop the Horn of the Abyss mod. There's so much content in HotA that the mod promises to act as an unofficial expansion for the base game. The mod's creators appear to have worked around the previously-unbreakable town limit coded into Heroes III, as the three new factions included in HotA will not replace existing ones. Currently, the developers' tentative release date is April-May 2009. Check out their thread at HC for the latest news and updates.
Posted by VokialBG at 03:49, 5 Sep 2008:
New modding surprises!
New modding surprises! First we have stack of new NCF creatures by Fauch, try his new inventions: Centaur Captain, MystoDragon, Ninja and Power Mage.
Staing on the NCF subject, Radar updated his NCF Crystal Dragon to 1.01, for changelog and download link click here.
Disturbed-Gnu released new skin for the classical NCF Stormbird.
And the most important - the New Creatures Framework (NCF), was updated for version 3.1 by SimonaK, visit his thread, if you wish to install it. For full list of NCF creatures and info, visit Warmonger's new thread here.
But not only our NCF worshipers are in favour. Fiur updated Xazardous Combat MOD for H5 TotE 3.1, and it's ready for download. He also announced his new map - the Abysmal, keep an eye on the thread for updates! BAD updated his fast leveling mod to 1.2 (supporting TotE 3.1).
You wish for more? We can't leave our dear mappers, visit Asheera's scripting pettern if you wish to create maps with mixed neutrals.
Related:
Editing the DE (tutorial) | Necro Power Pack (fun mod) | Necro creatures (fun mod)
Posted by GenieLord at 03:48, 24 Aug 2008:
HC Olympic Games
Right from Beijing, the Olympic games have come to HC! Right now, we are playing HC Treasure Hunt, Trivia and Riddles solving, DRAMATIC Writing, H5 Duel Battles and Quoting Wars, but later we'll also have H5 and H3 knowledge quizzes, simple modding contest and H3 creature contest.
Medals will be given to the winners of the competitors, who represent the different forums of HC. The forum with the largest number of Medals at the end of the HC Olympic Games will greatly rewarded.
The games take place at the Age of Heroes Coliseum.
For further information about the Olympics and the games, click here.
