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Arnout
VIP

posted 09-16-10 10:44 AM EDT (US)

Just to let you know that today Age of Wonders is Re-Released on GOG.com and Impulse. Check out all the news over there!

AoW2 and AoWSM will also be Re-Released soon!

We are also working together with other "unannounced digital download services" to make the complete Age of Wonders series available as well.

Enjoy!

[This message has been edited by Arnout (edited 09-16-2010 @ 10:48 AM).]

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RosenMcStern
Member

posted 09-16-10 01:37 PM EDT (US) 1 / 71

This is great! So AoW will be there, available to new players, together with the old Simtex games and the all-new "Elemental"!

Swolte, could the 1.4 patch be made available for download on GoG and Impulse, too?

Paolo Guccione
Alephtar Games

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-16-10 01:55 PM EDT (US) 2 / 71

The original is on Impule? I think I will get it when I update Elemental to v1.08.

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

The Groll
Member

posted 09-16-10 02:49 PM EDT (US) 3 / 71

Really great news and nice prices.

Now AoW is an "immortal" game. Digital available in online download stores.

No chance for "excuses" for "pirate copies".
Really great news!
Would be nice to see new members, mapmakers and modders and maybe one day the "thing" all the modders look for.

AoWSM Maps: 1. Marlenes Welt 2. Marlenes Schatten 3. Marlenes Gnade
Up.1.4 Maps: 4. Secrets of Marlenia (UPatch 1.4 Map - update) 5. Gates of Elocin - Part I (Mapmaking Competition - Winning Map) 6. David�s Winter Wonderland 7. Fairy Wedding
8. Marlene�s_Laughter 9. The Gods Arena Of Magic And Power 10. The_Wilderness 11. Kayland (AoW I Mod) 12. Mia-Mina_&_The_Seadrake
11. AoW I Sound Set for AoWSM 12. Gentleman Rules Set
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RosenMcStern
Member

posted 09-16-10 02:57 PM EDT (US) 4 / 71

Sorry, Groll, but with the game available for purchase for the decades to come, I am afraid that the "thing" is not going to be released to the public anytime soon. "Things" are released only for dead games. And AoW is ALIVE, and kicking!!!

On the other hand, if the game still sells well after 7 years, maybe there could be a third epis...

Er, no daydreaming. It is not healthy at my age.

Paolo Guccione
Alephtar Games

PawelS
Member

posted 09-16-10 03:18 PM EDT (US) 5 / 71

What I hope for is that they do something like Paradox does - they allow modders to make their own games based on Paradox' older titles (EU2, HoI2 etc.), and then sell them on "digital download services".

If TS is willing to do something similar, I'm definitely interested in making a new AoWSM-based game.

A proud member of the Unofficial Patch team.
Creator of the AoW1 Mod.

arstal
Member

posted 09-16-10 05:08 PM EDT (US) 6 / 71

http://impulsedriven.com/aowsm

you'll have to get from link not client- it's not supposed to be up yet, but you can get it there.

I just did. Something else to play until Elemental gets it act together.

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-16-10 07:51 PM EDT (US) 7 / 71

- off topic -

Swolte

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

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PawelS
Member

posted 09-16-10 08:29 PM EDT (US) 8 / 71

- off topic -

Swolte

A proud member of the Unofficial Patch team.
Creator of the AoW1 Mod.

[This message has been edited by Swolte (edited 09-16-2010 @ 09:34 PM).]

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-16-10 09:13 PM EDT (US) 9 / 71

- off topic -

Swolte

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

[This message has been edited by Swolte (edited 09-16-2010 @ 09:34 PM).]

PawelS
Member

posted 09-16-10 09:26 PM EDT (US) 10 / 71

- off topic -

Swolte

A proud member of the Unofficial Patch team.
Creator of the AoW1 Mod.

[This message has been edited by Swolte (edited 09-16-2010 @ 09:34 PM).]

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-16-10 09:31 PM EDT (US) 11 / 71

- off topic -

Swolte

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

[This message has been edited by Swolte (edited 09-16-2010 @ 09:35 PM).]

Swolte
AOWH/AOW2H Seraph

posted 09-16-10 09:37 PM EDT (US) 12 / 71

Technical stuff somewhere else (and some technical stuff please not here at all...

)

Please contact me if you have questions, PawelS and Gwenio.

~ Swolte

And yes, finally!! Will news it soon!

Get the unofficial Patch v1.4. here!
My best AoW-Sm map: Drums of Death (This is the multiplayer version; for single player, or AI use different version)
Other proud AoW-sm maps: The Key of Kharzul, The Fight for Light, Waikiti Island, Goldrush Mountains
My proud AoW2 maps:The River Arne
Coordinator of the v1.4 and v1.5 patchteams, Seraph of AoWHeaven, PBEM Singles Champion 2008

[This message has been edited by Swolte (edited 09-16-2010 @ 09:38 PM).]

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-16-10 10:52 PM EDT (US) 13 / 71

(On topic)

Trilogy set, including all three games in one purchase:
http://www.impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W701

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

[This message has been edited by Gwenio (edited 09-16-2010 @ 10:53 PM).]

Swolte
AOWH/AOW2H Seraph

posted 09-16-10 11:01 PM EDT (US) 14 / 71

Also, please let us know immediately if there are issues with installing the unofficial v1.4 patch on top of these releases. It shouldn't... but just in case!

TravisII
Member

posted 09-16-10 11:02 PM EDT (US) 15 / 71

Awesome! I'll be coaxing some people into buying it now

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#6BB54A for Elves #EFE773 for Halflings #D6AD8C for Dwarves #EFEFDE for High Men |SM|> #DE8EA4 #F09245 #D2BE92 #BDBDE8 #558CDD
#B563BD for Dark Elves #F74242 for Orcs #BD7352 for Goblins #947B73 for The Undead |SM|> #1DDB38 #83795A #2CAAA4 #AC762A
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cloudstrife726
Member

posted 09-16-10 11:19 PM EDT (US) 16 / 71

I've been wondering ever since I first saw GoG when AoW would find it's way on there. Happy days!

cloudstrife726 "the marching one" 38th member of BTOOIC

gzip
Member

posted 09-17-10 04:49 AM EDT (US) 17 / 71

Impulse is something like Steam?
I ve already a Steam account.
How long must i wait for it to be on Steam?

PawelS
Member

posted 09-17-10 08:18 AM EDT (US) 18 / 71

I think the "unannounced digital download services" is Steam.

A proud member of the Unofficial Patch team.
Creator of the AoW1 Mod.

LordAMV
Member

posted 09-17-10 02:00 PM EDT (US) 19 / 71

Has anyone downloaded the total pack or just AoW:SM yet? I am wondering because the only one I bought was the original AoW so far. I noticed that AoW2 and AoW:SM are not yet 'officially' for sale...

Has anyone downloaded them, and are they running ok?

Any issues with the usual mods?

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-17-10 03:01 PM EDT (US) 20 / 71

All the individual downloads for Impulse work and are compatible with existing mods. Having all of them, I have not tried the Trilogy pack but I assume it is the same.

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

thither
Member

posted 09-17-10 03:49 PM EDT (US) 21 / 71

I've purchased, downloaded and run AoW:SM using the Impulse link above. It seems to work fine (a little stuttery in a Parallels VM though). It comes installed at v1.30.0.2616. Haven't tried any of the patches yet - I played the heck out of this when it first came out, but am only just figuring out what mods and stuff are available for it now.

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-17-10 07:12 PM EDT (US) 22 / 71

It seems Stardock has disabled the ability to purchase Shadow Magic and Wizard's Throne (and likely the Trilogy set). Previous downloads still work, but if you do not already have them you will have to wait longer.

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

Beren V
Member

posted 09-17-10 07:44 PM EDT (US) 23 / 71

Stardock??

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Gwenio
Member

posted 09-17-10 08:02 PM EDT (US) 24 / 71

Via Impulse only; other sources would be unaffected of course.

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

PawelS
Member

posted 09-17-10 08:09 PM EDT (US) 25 / 71

@Beren: Stardock is the company that owns Impulse.

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Creator of the AoW1 Mod.

Imoen
Member

posted 09-17-10 08:45 PM EDT (US) 26 / 71

I just grabbed age of wonders from gog.com - looooove that site. Anyway I thought of trying out some mods so I downloaded rule changer and dark lord. I installed both and followed instructions, but now when I try to launch the game I get the msg, please insert cd. The game worked fine before installing the mods.

One of the reasons I bought it was to check out the mods so this is slightly disappointing. Still worth every penny, you just don't find games like this these days. And the music, so so beautiful.

solidsmooky
Member

posted 09-17-10 09:09 PM EDT (US) 27 / 71

Yeah. Stupid Stardock caught on :/ I really wanted them all now but I guess hey don't like money because i'm going to buy it from gog now.

Bluebaby
Member

posted 09-18-10 03:20 AM EDT (US) 28 / 71

Could anybody give a short report on the copy-protection measures these sites are taking on purchased AoW software?

Gwenio
Member

posted 09-18-10 10:18 AM EDT (US) 29 / 71

For Impulse, it is the same as the protection used on there other games aquired through the same method it seems.

Overview:
- When running Impulse, it connects to Stardock's server and gets data for your account about what games can be played.
- You can download any game associated with your account that is not already installed, and do so on an infinite number of computers.
- When running the game(s) it seems to check some local (on your machine) data source created by Impulse about what games the last account you had logged in as has registered to play.

No internet required after download to play, and you can get it again as long as Stardock does not disappear. Other download sevices may do it diffrently, of course.

urulokiurae at gmail dot com

[This message has been edited by Gwenio (edited 09-18-2010 @ 10:19 AM).]

bam65
Member

posted 09-18-10 10:33 AM EDT (US) 30 / 71

I have downloaded a bunch of games from GOG.com lately. There's no copy protection, once you buy the game it's yours and you can download it again at any time. They also offer free downloads associated with the game like manuals and other stuff. Good site.

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