Bruce BostwickBattle realms - ilovethisgame (LINK)
May 8th 2008 13:23
Battle Realms is also one of my favorite game usually PC games. It is also a war game composed of 4 Clans such as Dragon Clan (The Path of Righteousness), Serpent Clan (The Way of the Wicked), Wolf Clan (The Spirit of Might) and Lutos Clan (The Essence of Darkness). In the game which is same as other real-time strategy (RTS) games, all of its Clans and factions have similar buildings with similar uses and workers. However, unlike in most RTS games, the peasant ( the most important units in the game) worker unit is not just used for resource gathering or farming (rice and water and also collecting horses) and construction (huts and training camps), but also for training into military units (warriors) at training buildings. Thus, military buildings in Battle Realms are not used for making units, but for transforming and upgrading them.
Peasants are the only units the player can produce outright. Most of the buildings available are training structures where peasants are trained into a variety of other units. All the factions start off with 3 basic central training structures, which produce units along different paths of warfare, such as melee or ranged combat. In most cases, units can be trained at up to 3 structures to produce higher tiers of infantry.
Another difference in unit generation is that peasants are produced automatically, at no cost. However, the rate at which new peasants are produced is inversely proportional to the current population of the player’s army and proportional to the number of housing, or Peasant Huts, the player has built.
Certain buildings can teach special techniques, or Battle Gears (commonly abbreviated to BG’s), to units to improve their combat ability for a certain resource cost. This can allow units to defeat higher tier units they would normally struggle with or be defeated by. BG’s also allow the player to further define the role a unit will play in a combat situation, such as damage absorption, building destruction, or reconnaissance.
One of the key elements of Battle Realms is the Yin-Yang system. Each army obtains points of Yin or Yang when in combat, depending on their moral alliance to the forces of light or darkness. The Battle Realms hero units, or Zen Masters, require Yin/Yang to be summoned and to improve their damage. They are also used at structures in the faction’s base for military or economic upgrades. The rate of Yin/Yang gain depends on the military strength and flair of the army and how far they are from the main base.
There are four available clans in Battle Realms, and each have a different philosophy towards life and combat. The Dragon clan favours honourable and valourous combat, while its descendant the Serpent clan, uses stealth, trickery and brutality to further its goals. The Lotus clan is an ancient group of sorcerers that delves deeply into the corrupting aspects of magic and the Wolf clan is a race of freed miners who live a basic, frugal existence.
My only and most favorite Clan in the game is the Lutos Clan. I don’t use other Clan except for this Clan, know why? Well, I can say they are powerful Clan among the other. Both heroes and warriors are extremely powerful especially with their skills. I’ve noticed among the other clans, the lutos healer is more useful for quick healing the clan warriors during the games.
Lutos Clan Heroes
Zymeth - Lord warlock and leader of clan Lotus, Zymeth’s sphere of sorcery is weather. he blasts spheres of lightning onto his foes as a ranged attack, and can call heavy storms to his fields at the cost of much stamina. When raining, he calls lightning from the sky to sear his foes asunder while rice paddies regrow and regenerate faster.
Koril - The eldest of all warlocks, this swordsman can warp space itself, and with a wave of his hand he can teleport anywhere. He also uses his powers for defensive effects, as any archers or ranged attackers will become furious at the way he shimmers and diverts nearly all ranged attacks. Even some of Arah’s best, most well-aimed shots will most likely miss.
Issyl - Some may wonder why a young twelve year old boy sits at the Lotus high council, an evil grin playing across his mouth. None feel better when they learn that this is Issyl, master of time, who has aged backwards since an accident long ago. Swift, powerful, and unforgiving, he has the ability to increase the movement speed of his troops rapidly with his ability, called ‘Haste’. He can also regenerate his flesh at an incredible rate.
Soban - Once dismissed as a mere tinkerer, this odd, quirky scientist has no equal in terms of brilliance. He creates animated golems, using them as workers and as self destruct bombs, convenient for crowd control and gathering.
The Three Dread Brothers(Lythis, Tausil, Sekh) - The three brothers are dead, yet their spirits somehow live on. It was they that once tended the Lotus’ Tree of Life, the Tree of Corruption. Lythis pruned the roots, Tausil guarded the trunk, and Sekh cut the leaves, they often return to give their allies their blessings (battlegears), and may also suck out the energy of an enemy, sustaining their stamina.
Yvaine (only available in the Battle Realms expansion “Winter Of The Wolf”) - Zymeth’s mistress and lord of the shale mines, this old ice hag can freeze enemies with a gale of freezing air. Her own presence slows down enemies and friends alike. Despite the fact that she looks frail, she can fend for herself, and has ranged prowess to match Arah and Longtooth.
note: this post is from my blog at jophilsuperman
Peasants are the only units the player can produce outright. Most of the buildings available are training structures where peasants are trained into a variety of other units. All the factions start off with 3 basic central training structures, which produce units along different paths of warfare, such as melee or ranged combat. In most cases, units can be trained at up to 3 structures to produce higher tiers of infantry.
Another difference in unit generation is that peasants are produced automatically, at no cost. However, the rate at which new peasants are produced is inversely proportional to the current population of the player’s army and proportional to the number of housing, or Peasant Huts, the player has built.
Certain buildings can teach special techniques, or Battle Gears (commonly abbreviated to BG’s), to units to improve their combat ability for a certain resource cost. This can allow units to defeat higher tier units they would normally struggle with or be defeated by. BG’s also allow the player to further define the role a unit will play in a combat situation, such as damage absorption, building destruction, or reconnaissance.
One of the key elements of Battle Realms is the Yin-Yang system. Each army obtains points of Yin or Yang when in combat, depending on their moral alliance to the forces of light or darkness. The Battle Realms hero units, or Zen Masters, require Yin/Yang to be summoned and to improve their damage. They are also used at structures in the faction’s base for military or economic upgrades. The rate of Yin/Yang gain depends on the military strength and flair of the army and how far they are from the main base.
There are four available clans in Battle Realms, and each have a different philosophy towards life and combat. The Dragon clan favours honourable and valourous combat, while its descendant the Serpent clan, uses stealth, trickery and brutality to further its goals. The Lotus clan is an ancient group of sorcerers that delves deeply into the corrupting aspects of magic and the Wolf clan is a race of freed miners who live a basic, frugal existence.
My only and most favorite Clan in the game is the Lutos Clan. I don’t use other Clan except for this Clan, know why? Well, I can say they are powerful Clan among the other. Both heroes and warriors are extremely powerful especially with their skills. I’ve noticed among the other clans, the lutos healer is more useful for quick healing the clan warriors during the games.
Lutos Clan Heroes
Zymeth - Lord warlock and leader of clan Lotus, Zymeth’s sphere of sorcery is weather. he blasts spheres of lightning onto his foes as a ranged attack, and can call heavy storms to his fields at the cost of much stamina. When raining, he calls lightning from the sky to sear his foes asunder while rice paddies regrow and regenerate faster.
Koril - The eldest of all warlocks, this swordsman can warp space itself, and with a wave of his hand he can teleport anywhere. He also uses his powers for defensive effects, as any archers or ranged attackers will become furious at the way he shimmers and diverts nearly all ranged attacks. Even some of Arah’s best, most well-aimed shots will most likely miss.
Issyl - Some may wonder why a young twelve year old boy sits at the Lotus high council, an evil grin playing across his mouth. None feel better when they learn that this is Issyl, master of time, who has aged backwards since an accident long ago. Swift, powerful, and unforgiving, he has the ability to increase the movement speed of his troops rapidly with his ability, called ‘Haste’. He can also regenerate his flesh at an incredible rate.
Soban - Once dismissed as a mere tinkerer, this odd, quirky scientist has no equal in terms of brilliance. He creates animated golems, using them as workers and as self destruct bombs, convenient for crowd control and gathering.
The Three Dread Brothers(Lythis, Tausil, Sekh) - The three brothers are dead, yet their spirits somehow live on. It was they that once tended the Lotus’ Tree of Life, the Tree of Corruption. Lythis pruned the roots, Tausil guarded the trunk, and Sekh cut the leaves, they often return to give their allies their blessings (battlegears), and may also suck out the energy of an enemy, sustaining their stamina.
Yvaine (only available in the Battle Realms expansion “Winter Of The Wolf”) - Zymeth’s mistress and lord of the shale mines, this old ice hag can freeze enemies with a gale of freezing air. Her own presence slows down enemies and friends alike. Despite the fact that she looks frail, she can fend for herself, and has ranged prowess to match Arah and Longtooth.
note: this post is from my blog at jophilsuperman
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