MOD-IDEA: Master Of Magic Remake

[Breunor]

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.

I agree here. Age of Wonders is a very fine game, a real good game. Master of Magic could be the best turn based strategy game ever. For me, AoW is nice but it doesn't replace MoM.

Best wisehs,

Breunor

 

[Anglophile]

MoM was the best TBS game of all time, at least for me. I can say that with confidence because beside my twin 3.73 GHz processor, 64 GB ram, 2 Meg video card, etc etc PC on which I run today's games, I have a 486/100 MHz PC on which I still run MoM from time to time. That can't be said for any other game from that time, nor any of MoM's followers - the AoW series being good, but not great attempts - fantasy or non-fantasy.

Trouble is, what I most loved about MoM - the strategic and tactical combat, including the use of magic, heroes and getting/using artifacts for said heroes - just can't be done. Nor do any real remakes seem to be in the works, no one having taken up the license.

But I would kill (or at least pay a lot of money) for an editor. Bigger maps, more customizable choices, more opponents and a larger 'tech' tree so that the end of the game happens about the right time, instead of a 100+ turns after all the fun stuff has been done, would make MoM as good as any TBS game out there now. Give me great game play and 15 year old graphics over great graphics and inferior game play anyday - at least in strategy games.

 

[Iranon]

I'd pay the price of a full game for a patch that fixed the bugs and brought the AI up to par. Yes, without new content or new graphics. The game is just that good.

 

[The_Reckoning]

Same.

The abysmal AI is what ruins AoW: SM for me. It just annoys me when the AI does something idiotic, which no human would ever do. Also, the graphic style doesn't appeal to me, with all the Poser-style faces.