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Unread postby Kalah » 03 Feb 2011, 09:54

Haven troops besieging a Necropolis. Unlike previously seen factions, they emply a "true" catapult.

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Unread postby Mirez » 03 Feb 2011, 10:10

thats quite a lot of decoration for a catapult....
How do they move it around?
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Unread postby Infiltrator » 03 Feb 2011, 11:14

With magic.
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Unread postby Darkström » 03 Feb 2011, 11:43

Why does everything have to be shiny? C'mon, the catapult? -.-

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Unread postby Variol » 03 Feb 2011, 11:59

All that is new, is old again...

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Unread postby Skullmane » 03 Feb 2011, 12:55

I'm certain that's a trebuchet :P

The orcs will probably deploy actual catapults, as they're less complicated.
Edited on Thu, Feb 03 2011, 07:57 by Skullmane

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Unread postby Kalah » 03 Feb 2011, 13:18

Although this catapult does use a counterweight, it also has a rigid arm. A true trebuchet uses a sling.
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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 03 Feb 2011, 14:12

It's clearly a catapulchet!

Troops look fine to me, but I just noticed, where are the stack size indicators?

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Unread postby Skullmane » 03 Feb 2011, 14:23

I guess it's just some "Screenshot mode", since there's no UI whatsoever.

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Unread postby Variol » 03 Feb 2011, 14:47

Actually, I think that's where the hero is placed to be sent over the wall. I never figured out how they could make a melee attack in H5. It should not have been allowed; until the front gate was knocked down.

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Unread postby Calmisto » 03 Feb 2011, 15:46

Hope that there won't be a need for using recources to buid a new catapulchet every time oneone needs to build a new one. Would probably cost me 10 wood and ha decent amount of gold. Hasn't anyone invented wheels in Ashan?



Also: how the heck to griffins fly around with all that extra weight on them? Dragons I can expect to be wierd but even they don't have armor. Or am I just the only one who finds heavily armored flying beasts counterintuitive?

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Unread postby Variol » 03 Feb 2011, 15:48

Calmisto wrote:Hope that there won't be a need for using recources to buid a new catapulchet every time oneone needs to build a new one. Would probably cost me 10 wood and ha decent amount of gold. Hasn't anyone invented wheels in Ashan?



Also: how the heck to griffins fly around with all that extra weight on them? Dragons I can expect to be wierd but even they don't have armor. Or am I just the only one who finds heavily armored flying beasts counterintuitive?
I actually pity the poor bastard that has to put armour on a griffin. :D

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Unread postby Calmisto » 03 Feb 2011, 16:03

"I actually pity the poor ******* that has to put armour on a griffin. :D"



Don't know about that. I think someone at Ubi just thought that they put them on themselves. Wouldn't suprise me. :D
Edited on Thu, Feb 03 2011, 11:04 by Calmisto

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Unread postby LongDarkBlues » 03 Feb 2011, 16:35

How does that little Ammo Cart hold all those extra Titan lightning bolts? A Dragon couldn't even fit in the First Aid tent!

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Unread postby agni » 04 Feb 2011, 04:25

this is what happens if you give artists 'creative freedom' and there's nobody to oversee the results.

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Unread postby LongDarkBlues » 04 Feb 2011, 04:57

That's preposterous - whatever failings this game might ultimately have, the art design has clearly been rigorous and consistent. You might not _like_ it, but it's obviously been thoughtful, intentional, and, I'd argue, successful.

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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 04 Feb 2011, 06:54

A trebuchet is a type of catapult... philistines.

And they obviously put it together for each siege, and transport it in a box (you know, it would actually be cool if they added a little box for your horse to drag around the adv map if you have war machines with you).
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Lithium battery at the bottom, duh... And of course the dragon doesn't go into the tent, they come out to treat him...
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Unread postby Kranyum » 04 Feb 2011, 09:40

so yea, more screens showing the new shiny units and nothing about gameplay. I bet all you game-graphics suckers will dig it and cough up the cash... lol... pathetic

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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 04 Feb 2011, 13:21

Clearly you haven't read any replies or realised that this is called "Picture of the day" for a reason. :D

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Unread postby oUcH » 05 Feb 2011, 15:38

I cant get over the radioactive paladin...so iritating.


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