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I’m back from the dead…er…inactivity. :P
Been awhile since I played so it’ll be a bit before I get back into the swing. Anyway, I’ll definitely be using your walkthrough (though I’m nowhere near the end of it yet), so don’t think there’s no demand for it. ;)
I’d suggest using different, matching portraits. Take some from an old Rot3K game or even the DoaE games themselves.
Also, make sure to check your spelling and grammar. I noticed some mistakes…
Taishi Ci said:
The walkthrough is updated up until the boss fight where Liu Bei gets knifed, if anyone cares.
I care. I just picked this game back up again. I’ve just only gotten through Xiakou, however.
Yeah, the great part is that this is such an awesome game, but it’s old so even the worst computers can run it. Even my piece of crap! :-D
Perhong_Angtong said:
Oh, so that IS Dragon Throne? I didn’t know that. Yes, great game.
Truly, it is. I haven’t played Dragon Throne, but I’ve been thinking about getting it (since it’s just an expansion). But for $20, I hardly think it’s worth it.
I’m double posting because I’m cool like that.
This game is incredible. As mentioned above, there are two maps. One is the battlefield map which displays all of the cities and counties, the other is the city map which displays the town you’re in. The troop drafting is very unique. You have to train laborers (equivalant to Age of Empires’ villagers) to become either Swordsmen, Pikemen, or Archers. Granted, it’s not a lot of variety, but they each have their advantages and a well balanced army with many from each is quite powerful (plus there are plenty of upgrades for them). You can even breed horses for use for your troops or for officers (which can be hired from the Inn provided you’ve built one). On the topic of officers, you have the ability to reward your officers at any time with up to 1000 gold and/or an increase of rank. This raises their loyalty towards you and lessens chances of defections (or so I’ve heard as I’ve never experienced a defection). There are a whole slew of buildings you can make, you can appoint various officers to special positions such as Officer of Sacrifice which allows you to perform sacrifices, Officer of Science which allows for further research and upgrades, and more. The only problem I’ve ever encountered is the lack of room. Unlike AoE, you can’t build buildings right next to each other, they require some space in between. Adding that factor in with the lack of space already (you can only build on half the map for the city map), you usually don’t have much room to build. I personally reccommend setting up tents from supply wagons outside your city limits and stationing troops their to save room.
Ok, besides the gameplay aspects, the game itself is enormous. Every officer, minor or major, has a custom portrait and biography. There is quite a bit of customizability in Skirmishes (which are like Free campaigns for fun) and roughly 50 maps (I haven’t counted, but there are a TON). You can play as one of the three kingdoms, each led by their most prominant leader (ie: Wu is led by Sun Quan, not Jian or Ce, Wei by Cao Cao, and Shu by Liu Bei). The voice acting is excellent since it is done by actual Chinese voice actors. This really adds some flavor and ensures proper pronounciation (it’s Soon Chuen, not Soon Kwan!). The music is interesting. There isn’t very much, but it fits the theme. Various important officers have speaking parts (like Guan Yu) and so do many of the NPC’s. The cutscene graphics aren’t the greatest, but the in-game buildings look beautiful. They tell the story of the Three Kingdoms in between battles and allow you to reinact the most important ones. The level of realism in this game is so immense, that it is actually harder than most games. Easy being like Normal, Normal like Hard, and Hard like Hell/Chaos. But that’s minor and who doesn’t like a challenge in their games?
All that said, I’ve yet to tell you the best part. Yes, for this incredible game, you have to pay a measely $10. Ten Dollars. With shipping and possibly tax, it adds up to about $17 or $18, but that’s still a damn good deal and oh-so worth it. I reccommend it to ANY fans of RTS’s and Three Kingdoms games.
Xian Zhu Xuande said:
Junsui said:
-Take a look at the beautiful site you helped maintain at Organic HTML. :thumbsup:
Holy crap? yours looks pretty darn nice. Look at mine (kongming.net)!
It looks like a man-eating black death trap?
It’s because all of your color is in the form of images rather than text and tables and such. It’s solely based on the colors listed in the source code.
Also check out the forum. You get some sort of twisted Christmas tree thing (considering the colors).
Perhong_Angtong said:
Be careful with magic, remember that YOU are the one to choose who gets which magic, not the game itself like in many games!
Yeah, I stick Zhao Yun with healing (since he’s a relatively good fighter, but a bit weak against bosses), Liu Bei with damaging ones (it’s about all he’s good for), and Zhang Fei with summons. But being that Zhang Fei is stronger than Guan Yu, I may switch and give Guan Yu summons so I can reserve my strongest warrior for physicals. But I rather like this customizability with magic and that. It’s really nifty!
Unfortunately…I must put the game on hold. I’m leaving in about a half hour so I need to stop. :cry:
Taishi Ci said:
You might be on to something there. However, in the second half of the game I tend to use magic a lot more than physicals. Tell me if you think you find any other unique abilities.
Have you gotten to Xiakou yet?
No. I just got through the cave and defeated Cao Cao (or the swordsman that you fight when you reach Cao Cao). I’m working my way out of the cave as I type.
Thus far, however, I haven’t found anything for Liu Bei or Guan Yu. Guan Yu is strictly used for attacking with physicals and Liu Bei uses physicals (usually in normal encounters) and magic (for bosses and strong monsters). When I get some other people, I’ll see what happens. After all, if anyone would have a special ability, it’d be Zhuge Liang.
Taishi Ci said:
Crits are random, it might be the steed.
You get in order:
Liu Bei
Zhang Fei
Guan Yu
Zhao Yun
Zhuge Liang
Huang Zhong
Ma Chao
No Wei Yan or Jiang Wei…oh well.
Aw…I was hoping for Wei Yan…
Also, I added to my previous post (too late it seems). Anyway, it seems Zhang Fei is the only one who counter attacks, so is it possible that each character may have some special bonus ability (ie: Zhang Fei can counter attack, Zhao Yun has a better chance for criticals, etc). Or do I just have to keep dreaming? :P
Is it just me, or does Zhao Yun have a higher chance of getting a critical hit? I’m not getting them all the time, but over half the time I get a critical, it’s him. It might be an item equipped (like a steed), but I don’t think so.
In addition to that, it seems Zhang Fei is the only one who makes counter attacks (he’ll jump and it’ll say Miss and then he attacks, even if his guage isn’t full).
Also, can you give me a list of generals who join your party throughout the game?
I’ve got everyone except for Zhao Yun at level 21 so far, Zhao Yun is at 19. I expected Xiahou Dun to be harder, but I whipped out all of my Limits, had Zhang Fei summon the Orochi a couple times, and pummeled him with Liu Bei’s magic and Guan Yu’s physicals while Zhao Yun healed. Such a quick battle…
Right now, I’m preparing to speak with Liu Biao.
Taishi Ci said:
Not sure what happened there, then. I’ve never had this happen to me. Unless it’s happened to you before, it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Tell me if you have any other problems in DOAE3, glitch or otherwise.
Yeah, I will. And I wouldn’t say it’s really a "problem" considering it saved me a potion.
Taishi Ci said:
You probably leveled up Guan Yu after Yuan Shu. Leveling up restores HP and MP to their new max.
Not necessarily. Everyone was healed (after Yuan Shu). But I was fighting and his health dropped to 38 (just fighting normal monsters, after my fight with Yuan Shu). He didn’t level up, but when I went to use a potion (I opened the menu right after the fight) and his health was 81. So even if he did level up, it doesn’t explain why it was 81/82 rather than 82/82.
