Demigod by Gas Powered Games (SupCom)

Spektor · 2 Jul 2009 at 10:15

You should play more aggressively, you can quite happily leave him to level up on minions whilst you 3v2 take down all their towers + cap their portals, that rook either has to give up his spot to come help or watch their citadel come crashing down before anyone has even hit lvl10.

The biggest mistake I see people doing is pushing to the mid flags and trying to stay put and playing cap and counter cap until lvl20, work the towers from the beginning, if you're the right demigods you can take them down without any trouble even in the first couple levels. 3 demigods zerging one of their portals can have it in minutes of the start, add a cheeky lock to that and you just boned their team before the game even got going (I play with people on TS to coord that though, playing pug is a grind fest)

RIZZEE · 23 Jul 2009 at 15:03

just picked up this game, but its a shame theres no tutorial

looks pretty beautiful and the music is really nice as well
anyone know of any good ones online?

[timko] · 23 Jul 2009 at 15:19

RIZZEE said:
just picked up this game, but its a shame theres no tutorial
looks pretty beautiful and the music is really nice as well
anyone know of any good ones online?

Have a look at these videos narrated by one of the developers...

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/developer-walkthrough-demigod/46294

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/developer-walkthrough-demigod/47039

It's not a tutorial as such but he goes through enough of the features to give you a good start.

If you've got more time on your hands then here's some good in depth reading...

The Basics - A Guide Providing Details For Interested Gamers

:cool:

RIZZEE · 23 Jul 2009 at 15:34

[timko];14534838 said:
Have a look at these videos narrated by one of the developers...

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/developer-walkthrough-demigod/46294

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/developer-walkthrough-demigod/47039

It's not a tutorial as such but he goes through enough of the features to give you a good start.

If you've got more time on your hands then here's some good in depth reading...

The Basics - A Guide Providing Details For Interested Gamers

wow, thank you!

will have a read through that tonight

drew64 · 23 Jul 2009 at 16:22

so its worth looking into this game?
looking to get into some more games online

Silent-Lucidity · 23 Jul 2009 at 17:57

I havent played this since i got the beta of Heroes of newerth. 8 heroes just isnt enough!!

uv · 23 Jul 2009 at 19:17

Silent-Lucidity said:
I havent played this since i got the beta of Heroes of newerth. 8 heroes just isnt enough!!

But the HoN guys have been playing DotA for years.. it's just utter pwnage online :'(

Rizzee, if you want someone to play with online, add me on steam (link in my sig)

I'll try and find time to talk you through a few games

tals · 23 Jul 2009 at 19:30

I play DG a lot and love it, usually on around 9pm+ on xfire - tals

tdream · 23 Jul 2009 at 20:38

Spektor said:
You should play more aggressively, you can quite happily leave him to level up on minions whilst you 3v2 take down all their towers + cap their portals, that rook either has to give up his spot to come help or watch their citadel come crashing down before anyone has even hit lvl10.

The biggest mistake I see people doing is pushing to the mid flags and trying to stay put and playing cap and counter cap until lvl20, work the towers from the beginning, if you're the right demigods you can take them down without any trouble even in the first couple levels. 3 demigods zerging one of their portals can have it in minutes of the start, add a cheeky lock to that and you just boned their team before the game even got going (I play with people on TS to coord that though, playing pug is a grind fest)

Whats ur ingame name?

tals · 25 Jul 2009 at 08:48

Some good updates on the way

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/360013

For version 1.2 itself our list is:

* Replays (managed)
* Rematches
* Additional items & balancing
* New Demigod #1 (may be released separately)
* New Demigod #2 (may be released separately)
* Squelch (silence users in game) /squelch frogboy (right from SupCom)
* Option to turn off Arena background
* Various Bug fixes
* More AI improvements (if anyone in the community wants to make LUA suggestions I’ll forward them on)
* New AI options (on death)
o 1. Gold/ XP: High (= to what it is today)
o 2. Gold/ XP: Normal (= 50% what killing a human player would be worth) [default]
o 3. Gold/ XP: Low (=25% of what killing a human player would be worth)
* New AI option:
o 1. Hitpoints: Very High (2X what they are today)
o 2. Hitpoints: High (1.5 what they are today) [Default]
o 3. Hitpoints: Normal (1.0 what they are today)
o 4. Hitpoints: Low (0.75 what they are today)
* Modding Support:
o 1. Quickie SDK that explains how to make maps
o 2. Quickie SDK that explains how to make demigods
o 3. Quickie SDK that explains how to make items
* New Option: Use Mods (allows mods to be used in single player)
* Hosts would select which mods to use.
* We would begin including mods submitted in updated builds.
* If a player does not have a mod, then it’s not used.
* More robust Pantheon and Skirmish handling (slot time to work with us to make this system work better).
* Connection Info would display a player’s rank/experience to better balance custom games

More in the actual thread

uv · 25 Jul 2009 at 13:26

tals said:
Some good updates on the way

Oh wow! That's an awesome list - especially the Replays

tals · 30 Jul 2009 at 22:02

Stardock announced today that the demo for Gas Powered Games’ RTS game, Demigod (www.demigodthegame.com), is now available for download. The demo features online Internet multiplayer games, the Cataract map and four playable Demigods (Regulus, Rook, Sedna and Lord Erebus.) All of the gameplay modes (Conquest, Dominate, Fortress and Slaughter) in Demigod are available to play in the demo.

Demigod is the ultimate real-time tactical PC strategy game. For fans of strategic epic large-scale multiplayer battles, Demigod is irresistible.

Players will vanquish other would-be gods, gain levels and unlock the power of mystic artifacts as they battle for ascent to the Pantheon. Take control of an immensely powerful being and defeat your brethren in a series of epic arenas in order to ascend into the pantheon of the gods.

During the course of each battle, players gain experience, purchase equipment, learn magical spells, capture key resources and upgrade their Citadel while working to lay to waste the opposing faction.

Easy to play, hard to master, Demigod is available worldwide digitally via Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com) at the same price ($39.95) no matter where the person is located.

http://www.fileplanet.com/203030/200000/fileinfo/Demigod-Demo

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/360402

tals · 31 Jul 2009 at 00:30

For those that grab this I would suggest first hosting the game and passwording it. Then choose ai as your team mates and opponents. They are not great but at least you can have a play around and see how it all fits together

Tals

Dano · 31 Jul 2009 at 00:57

What a crock, what sort of idiots release a demo with no tutorial mode?

Strife212 · 31 Jul 2009 at 01:04

The game itself has no tutorial mode or manual either

Dano · 31 Jul 2009 at 01:06

Strife212 said:
The game itself has no tutorial mode or manual either

Not even a tutorial on the disc in the form of a readme?

tals · 31 Jul 2009 at 06:53

The lack of a tutotial is a weird decision even on the main game but it's not a hard game to play. At the same time what they have done is given an unlimited demo of one of the good maps in the game (it's the one I play the most) with 4 gods and allowed it to be played SP as well.

It's a good deal - you could play this and get a lot out of it - the full version is obviously better but then that's the intention. So get past the lack of tutorial and you have a pretty sweet demo!

tals · 31 Jul 2009 at 06:58

Strife212 said:
The game itself has no tutorial mode or manual either

Of course it has a manual! For the demo manual look under start->programs->stardock games->DemiGod demo->manual!

The game is now obviously quite mature so there is a wealth of guides, a compilation of them can be found here

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/349958

uv · 31 Jul 2009 at 07:31

Dano said:
What a crock, what sort of idiots release a demo with no tutorial mode?

The game really doesn't need a tutorial - it's very quick to learn the basics. Obviously, it's not very easy to learn class builds and tactics, but that's not something a tutorial could give you - it's a very dynamic game that you learn as you play

The next patch will also give us an SDK, and the forum has many a modder chomping at the bit with UI changes and maps ready to make

DampCat · 31 Jul 2009 at 09:18

Wow, i forgot i owned this. Gonna fire it up tonight