MOD-IDEA: Master Of Magic Remake

[DracoDruid]

Hey everybody.

I don't know if anybody is working on this right now, but I just "refound" this old game called "Master Of Magic" and I'm sure some of you know this game very well.

So I just played one session to the end, and wondered if this fabulous game could be rebuild with CIVIV!?

Since I'm not that good at modding, and lacking the time I can't do this on my one, but I really would like to group some old fans and at least discuss the (im)possibilities.

So raise your hand if you are interested!
The game can be found here.

 

[seZereth]

Hey everybody.

I don't know if anybody is working on this right now, but I just "refound" this old game called "Master Of Magic" and I'm sure some of you know this game very well.

So I just played one session to the end, and wondered if this fabulous game could be rebuild with CIVIV!?

Since I'm not that good at modding, and lacking the time I can't do this on my one, but I really would like to group some old fans and at least discuss the (im)possibilities.

So raise your hand if you are interested!
The game can be found here.

Try Fall from Heaven II first
and then decide if you still need a remake of MoM....
link is in my signature

 

[woodelf]

It's been talked about since Civ4 came out, but nothing has come of it. Like SeZ says, try FfH2 first and then Dragonia II to see if they quench your fantasy thirst.

And then hope tjedge1 comes from CivIII and makes MoM for Civ4.

 

[DracoDruid]

Well while maybe what I was looking for,
the one thing I really liked about MoM was that it didn't try to bring too much of "Story" into.

See the Races where plain and simple, no strange civs or renamed versions or such.

But I will give it a try. Thanks.

 

[Wyz_sub10]

I have to try FfH2 and Dragonia II. Spent so much time on modding I haven't had much chance to play.

But I agree that MoM was just an amazing game, and certainly a CIV IV version would be amazing.

Having said that, the one great thing about MoM that CIV IV could not replicate is the combat. I loved the unit-level strategic combat.

Damn...I'm going to find MoM and fire it up now.

 

[Iranon]

Hmm, I still load up MoM from time to time... without the atrocious bugs and with a better AI, it might still be my favourite turn-based strategy game.

And for the record... Nature magic isn't weak, just underrated!

 

[woodelf]

So that link gives you a d/l that can work with modern Windows?

 

[avain]

Jeez, one of my all-time favourites!
I kept hoping there'd be a sequel some day...

 

[Wolfshanze]

To be perfectly honest, if you liked Master of Magic (as I did) back in the good-old days of DOS, and you either don't have it now, or have problems running it in WinXP (in-spite of DOSBOX), you might try getting ahold of "Age of Wonders" (preferably, AoW II Shadow Magic) as it works with Windows XP, is more modern, and very-much "in the spirt of" Master of Magic.

 

[DracoDruid]

Yeah thanks for the hints.

@ Woodelf: No but you just have to install DOSBox.

1) Make A MoM folder with all the files inside.
2) Make a shortcut for the dosbox.exe inside the dosbox main folder
3) Drag-n-drop the MoM onto the shortcut
4) type magic
5) and play...

 

[Wyz_sub10]

To be perfectly honest, if you liked Master of Magic (as I did) back in the good-old days of DOS, and you either don't have it now, or have problems running it in WinXP (in-spite of DOSBOX), you might try getting ahold of "Age of Wonders" (preferably, AoW II Shadow Magic) as it works with Windows XP, is more modern, and very-much "in the spirt of" Master of Magic.

I agree 100%. In fact, go to Age of Wonders Haven and pick up the Lord of the Rings Scenario from Blackrose. This is easily the best LOTR mod I have ever played for any game. (it's for AOW:SM)

 

[woodelf]

Yeah thanks for the hints.

@ Woodelf: No but you just have to install DOSBox.

1) Make A MoM folder with all the files inside.
2) Make a shortcut for the dosbox.exe inside the dosbox main folder
3) Drag-n-drop the MoM onto the shortcut
4) type magic
5) and play...

Thanks

And AoW:SM indeed is the best and I always forget that I have it.

 

[eliminat]

*BUMP*

Just this month I got myself and 2 other people playing MoM again.
1 of the 2 had never played it before...

I love DOSBox.



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[Darkhour]

meh.. AOW had nothing on MOM.. KISS was MOM but well done. AOW just bogged everything down... not the same.. bring on MOM2..

 

[Ninja2]

Jeez... I can't believe I've entirely missed the Age of Wonders games. I mean, I had NO idea what you guys were talking about! I just put in an order for Shadow Magic. Only 5€, so that was an easy choice!

 

[chrissifniotis]

I'd go for a Master of Magic mod! In fact, my brother is looking for one now, damn shame there isn't one yet.
Yes, Age of Wonders is a great game, I even wouldn't mind seeing a mod for that, but Master of Magic really is the better, despite the bugs. Who here has Shadow Magic, I want to know how good it is and what major differences there are.

 

[zappara]

Master of Magic was great game! If I wasn't so busy with my Rise of Mankind -mod, I'd be making a mod that resembles MoM...

 

[chrissifniotis]

If I wasn't so busy with my Rise of Mankind -mod, I'd be making a mod that resembles MoM...

Wanna start a AOW2 mod?
I managed to make a first draft of a leader trait table for the wizards, it's currently just replacing the AoW traits with similar Civ4 traits, but with modding abilities, one could re-manufacture the traits to be similar to AoW2. Just a start.

 

[zappara]

Wanna start a AOW2 mod?
I managed to make a first draft of a leader trait table for the wizards, it's currently just replacing the AoW traits with similar Civ4 traits, but with modding abilities, one could re-manufacture the traits to be similar to AoW2. Just a start.

Well, about half a year ago I started designing a tech tree for still unnamed mod project. I posted this pic to RoM forum but because Rise of Mankind has kept me busy I haven't really touched this other project since. These days I'd rather make fantasy expansion to Rise of Mankind as I've learned quite a bit about modular system past couple months. At the moment it looks like Rise of Mankind will keep me busy this whole year... I haven't had even time to play other fantasy mods (but I have installed couple) so I don't know what all have been made already.

 

[chrissifniotis]

Fair enough, in that case, has anyone seen a better map of Evermore than the AOW Haven site, I wouldn't mind attempting at a map of the world and the picture they have is really undesirable and small. I like detail in maps so I can use the worldbuilder best.