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ESRC12_Shadows of Betrayal
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| Author |
File Description |
| shieldwolf23 |
Posted on 08/21/12 @ 05:12 PM (updated 08/24/12)
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| Version: |
The Conquerors 1.0c |
| Style: |
Mix |
Historically, the Battle of Manzikert was such a shattering defeat that the Byzantines were never able to speak of it as other than "that terrible day". It was on that terrible day in 1071 that "Anatolia, heartland of Byzantium... was lost forever to Christendom". In one catastrophic day the eastern Roman Empire had lost its major recruiting region, its major grain producing region, and its vital trade route between Constantinople and the riches of the East.
But today, you'll find yourself re-living what-if scenarios that will be based on your decisions - decisions that will either follow history or reverse it.
+++ Seven Playable Characters
+++ Thirteen Unique Endings
+++ An aggregate 8 hours or more of game play replay value.
+++ Updated to Version 1.5, thanks to Sword of Storm (aka Jatayu) (changelog included)
Enjoy! :) |
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Official Reviewer |
Posted on 08/22/12 @ 12:28 AM |
shieldwolf23
File Author |
Posted on 08/22/12 @ 07:19 AM |
| VenGalen |
Posted on 08/22/12 @ 06:58 PM
The Playability is very good, I doubt another campaign around the blacksmith, has so many options, certainly the Playability is perfect.
Balance: 3
The balance also depends heavily on the choices you make, but overall is quite uneven, for example, if you can keep the Byzantine army together, in very bad balance, and the army of Alp Arslan is very small compared to my pareser I miss you a little polish this part.
Creativity: 4
Creativity is a good point in this work, I've never seen someone miss ubiese character choice options before, nor seen so many random end.
Map Design: 5
The map is very well worked, Seems the Anatolian landscape, cities are very well made.
Story/Instructions: 3
The part of the story, is very well done, and everything is very well documented, I congratulate you for this part, but the instructions are very vague, not esplican where are the places with flags or something, nor where they are the characters (is that what it says are the places in the word document which is appended, but also the serious fine if you point in the game).
Additional Comments:
It is good that the blacksmith designers count on entrepreneurs, who still enjoy this game as old ;)
Congratulations and I hope you win the ESR12.
I have a question how long it took to make this scenario??[Edited on 08/24/12 @ 01:55 PM]
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Jatayu
(id: Sword_of_STORM)
Official Reviewer |
Posted on 08/23/12 @ 01:12 AM
I got an objective 'destory manzikert citadel' and I did so but nothing happened..
While playing Tamis, I could go right side to the Turkish camp.. |
shieldwolf23
File Author |
Posted on 08/23/12 @ 04:19 AM
1. On what character did the Manzikert Citadel objective fired? If it's on one of the characters wherein you took the Bulanik road, then, a Character POV-dialogue should fire saying (varies on character) "rest and build up additional forces". Also, if such dialogue fired, kindly wait until around 100 to 200 game seconds so that the Turkish main army would come to you. They should come.
2. On Tamis going to the Turkish camp, I have a trigger that forbids the player to do such thing while building up his forces, and the last time I checked, it's functioning properly. On what moment could you ride up to the Turkish camp? Is this the moment when you're instructed to come to Khliat to talk to Andronikos and Joseph?[Edited on 08/23/12 @ 06:54 AM]
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| TheMazzarin |
Posted on 08/23/12 @ 11:23 AM
An technically question: Is the siege workshop supposed to produce so many onagers? (I was playing with the Norman mercenary without doing the treason over king Romanos). |
shieldwolf23
File Author |
Posted on 08/23/12 @ 04:36 PM |
Jatayu
(id: Sword_of_STORM)
Official Reviewer |
Posted on 08/23/12 @ 10:43 PM |
shieldwolf23
File Author |
Posted on 08/24/12 @ 07:16 AM
EDIT:
I think I have found the reason why Theodore's (the dude in the mountain fortress) POV victory did not fire: it's because Romanos (the emperor unit) is supposed to be wounded, transferring his troops to the player. If the Romanos unit survives, then, the victory trigger won't fire since I have tied the victory trigger on this event, and not on an earlier event. I have addressed this fact in my update. I have also addressed Tamis' being able to roam freely. Again, thanks for pointing them out, Jatayu![Edited on 08/24/12 @ 08:04 AM]
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shieldwolf23
File Author |
Posted on 08/25/12 @ 08:03 AM
The Balance of course is always a tricky one, since every person has their own way of playing, and we over in EEH take this into account. You've pointed it out yourself, the decision-making part affects it much. We can't really expect a bad decision to result in the same way as a good decision, do we? :D
On Story, I really wanted cut-scenes, but my lack of time discouraged me. I have stressed though that the Scenario Companion is a vital part, and I was hoping it will make up for the apparent lack of cutscene. :)
The scenario itself took less than a month (give or take 3 weeks and a half), although the History and research and game play features I have started way back, when the contest was announced. Like most of my scenarios (in EEH, I'm still new with AOK), the history part always take a big chunk of my scenario designing part.
With that said, I thank you for the review, and I hope you've enjoyed the scenario. :) |
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HGDL v0.8.2 |
| Rating |
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| 4.0 | | Breakdown |
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| Playability | 4.2 | | Balance | 3.0 | | Creativity | 4.6 | | Map Design | 4.0 | | Story/Instructions | 4.0 |
| Statistics |
| Downloads: | 1,285 |
| Favorites: [] | 3 |
| Size: | 23.00 MB |
| Added: | 08/21/12 |
| Updated: | 08/24/12 |
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