I think the name 'Assassin' is good, it makes it seem like they will be going up close and personal, which is exactly what they will do. Seems to be the best description in my eyes. I also like Knight but it makes them sound less powerful than they will be, i see Knights as warriors, but ones who serve a higher power..
I would think that just playing the game itself will be sort of fun, but yeah, the game wont be at all polished and there is a high risk of glitches, so it will be frustrating..
I'm thinking that as an Assassin, you will get reinforcements coming through those portals to fight with you, but you don't have control of them. The General can micromanage everything however. I wonder if there will be an option to let an allied General control your units, as an Assassin..
The suggestion has already been put forward but SD and GPG are being very tight lipped about features lol..
Sweet! Mid-August it is then, thats good news :)
Hmm, that's strange, i have nothing like that, must be a token thing.
A serial number? Do you mean the order number on the email? I think that number is just a reference and shows Stardock that you have actually ordered. The Beta key will be different to that going by kryo's message of 'Nobody gets a key until the beta begins.'
Do you mean differences in height of Demigods? Have you seen The Rook? :P
It's the same engine, but they are designing this game not to be drawn out 5 hour affairs, but short(er) bursts of gameplay that you can dip in and out of. Having massive maps wouldn't work for that so they have downsized it a little as far as i know :)
Honestly Guru, Impulse is pretty good, it can run a little slow at times but it's a nice program. Plus, it's the easiest way to get Demigod and it's free, i would recommend it :)
Anything really in depth would be preferable to the Sins way of SP. A massive campaign as you suggested Chirmaya would be excellent, something we could really get our teeth into before multiplayer.
We have no dates as of yet Odit and your confirmation email doesn't tell you about the Beta. Best to contact SD Usling :)
Chess seems like a good way to put it. Strategically moving your pieces to take out the opponent. I would hope that GPG and SD come up with something better than a map of black and white squares :D
I'm thinking there will be a story.. But perhaps a SupCom story, where it only really serves to bring you to your next skirmish. However, that isn't exactly an original concept so i'm baffled to what this great idea may be.
Just goes to show how many people are around at any one time here to be simultaneously shocked and very confused :P
*waits for Frogboy's reply* Impulse is available now you know? Albeit the beta but that should be sufficient to download the game i'm hoping..
It does seem a little inactive, but the game is nearly invisible at the moment, with only a small amount of people. When the beta is announced and hype begins, it will perk up i'm sure :) In the meantime, www.demigodguru.com is growing and always happy to have new posters :P
The second idea, of having a powerful minion is already in place. There are 2 types of Demigods, Generals and Assassins, the Assassin Demigod is your powerful minion. They do everything you stated, run around, manage troops, and fight,just like you would in a RPG.
Thats pretty sure to be included i think, with GPG and SD, both heavily in favour of modding (with SupCom and Sins respectively). I'm not sure what kinda of mods would be created for it though lol but i think mod options are likely
Well, just suggesting it here makes stardock aware to the request, but it's early days at the minute so we really don't know anything. If not, i know there will be dedicated Vent and/or Teamspeak servers for the game.
Whoo! Loving that so many people are getting into this :D Can't wait to try out the Beta with you guys :)
Ooh, unique eh? Wasn't Defender of the Crown turn based? Hmmm.. Never gonna guess it, are we? Hehe
ToxDrawace, i think SD are doing what they did with Sins of a Solar Empire and if you preorder, you get a beta place. Correct me if i'm wrong Frogboy :)
I think i recall it being said that Demigod will have lower specs than SupCom, but then again, thats not a lot of help with SupCom being such a graphically intense game lol. I'm sure they will attempt to make the game as widely played as possible, so lower end machines should be able to at least attempt it :P
Yeah, nice SD. It's definately easier on the eyes :P Looks awesome :)
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