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The year of peak might and magic

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Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by pavlov »

TrackerFF wrote: post #27

Me and my friends had really been playing M&M 6&7 in 98/99, such fond memories. We had really high hopes for Ultima 9 - which came out in 99, as it looked so much more modern than the M&M games...nope, a total turd. Think I still have the box somewhere in the attic though, that was probably the most impressive thing about the game. M&M8 which came out the year after, was good enough though. That's around the time I s…

Ultima IX was so bad that I stopped playing computer games entirely. 3D worlds just never worked for me. All the story immersion and imagination that I’d loved in the games of my childhood seemed to be gone. (I never cared for Doom either, and then all games somehow became Doom.)

The next time I bought a high-end 3D game was over 15 years later. That was Fallout 4. I played 30 minutes and then never returned to it. Uncanny valley graphics and boring first person action — nothing like the original Fallouts 1 and 2 of my memories.

I guess I’ll have to try another AAA PC game in 2030 just to stick to the schedule.

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by yownie »

0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #12
Mars008 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I keep a Windows 2000 virtual machine with no network access around just to occasionally play HOMM 3. according to wiki there should be an easier way: Platform(s) Windows, Macintosh, Linux (PowerPC/x86), iOS, Android Release March 3, 1999

I would be quite surprised if a modern Linux could run the original binary without gymnastics. Windows is the only OS which prioritizes backwards compatibility.

there's a linux version off archive.org I managed to get running last year. this is a perfect problem for a flatpak to solve however.

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by shadowpho »

asboans wrote: post #7

I keep seeing might and magic related content, despite never having played it, or even having heard of it until recently! But in the last few months I have been getting the odd YouTube recommendation, or see the occasional Reddit (and now HN) thread. Why?

They’ve been increasing in popularity on twitch recently

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by wyldfire »

This title would be clearer if the case were reflected in the title. And significantly clearer still if the name of the game was shown with quotes. What's HN's beef with quotes in the title about? Is it so prone to misuse that we have to lose out on legitimate uses?

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #21
morsch wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're probably right about the native version, but the Windows version works fine: https://www.protondb.com/app/297000?device=pc

Heh. Which is why the only stable Linux ABI is Win32.

And even then not always. For example, Rome 2 Total War crashes in Proton, but works just fine on actual Windows.

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by ruricolist »

ferguess_k wrote: post #8

As a side (but arguably related) topic: Is there any webpage or book or any media that analyzes the technical aspects of a game? Take HOMM3 as an example -- what are the most difficult technical problems and how did the developers solve them? What are the algorithms that run aspects of the game (e.g. how is path-finding implemented? How is AI implemented?)? What is the architecture of the engine? Does it have a scrip…

Tim Cain on YouTube has been posting some technical details of the original Fallout implementation.

Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by [deleted] »

GeekyBear wrote: post #5

I keep a Windows 2000 virtual machine with no network access around just to occasionally play HOMM 3. There aren't many games from that era that are as infinitely replayable. Command and Conquer: Yuri's Revenge and Starcraft come to mind.

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Re: The year of peak might and magic

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Post by IG_Semmelweiss »

GeekyBear wrote: post #5

I keep a Windows 2000 virtual machine with no network access around just to occasionally play HOMM 3. There aren't many games from that era that are as infinitely replayable. Command and Conquer: Yuri's Revenge and Starcraft come to mind.

Try playing the HD add-on with the HotA (horn of the abyss) espansion! There are 2 new factions now which are well balanced.

And, they look beautiful.

Its wonderful what a dedicated community can achieve. Kudos to all of them!

TIP: if you get the game on GOG. It will run just fine in any modern Windows setup (even MAC OS i believe)

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