Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East Demo Released

malware · Sep 27, 2007, 08:46 PM

Ubisoft has released a Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East demo for those of you interested in trying the upcoming strategy game expansion pack. The 900MB demo features a key episode in the Heroes V storyline where you will follow Gotai, a young warlord of the Orc tribes, as he leads his armies in an invasion of the Griffin Empire. Control the new Orc faction by building cities, recruiting troops, and fighting battles with brand new creatures and discover the unstoppable power of the Orcs on the battlefield. Developed by Nival Interactive, the retail version of the stand-alone expansion ships October 16.

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magibeg · Sep 27, 2007, 08:56 PM

I don't recommend this game to anyone, it only causes mass addiction. It gets crazy fun and time consuming if you actually spend the time to get into it.

mandelore · Sep 27, 2007, 09:16 PM

hmmm... graphics are a bit crap, but im sure it plays just fine

middle picture, red guy in middle left, looks so 2d almost like hes a sticker or a cut and paste job, lol. guess... like wow, its gameplay that counts

nflesher87 · Sep 27, 2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mandelore

hmmm... graphics are a bit crap, but im sure it plays just fine

middle picture, red guy in middle left, looks so 2d almost like hes a sticker or a cut and paste job, lol. guess... like wow, its gameplay that counts

the game looks a ton better during actual gameplay
I used to play the older heroes of might and magic games and damn it were they addicting, I got V but it was a bit too heavy for the mobility x1600 in my MBP so I put it on the shelf and keep forgetting to try it out on my new build

TUngsten · Sep 28, 2007, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mandelore

hmmm... graphics are a bit crap, but im sure it plays just fine

heh, I was just thinking it looked like W0W (also crap IMHO)

LonGun · Sep 28, 2007, 01:20 AM

I love the music in previous games. I believe the new one also has great music in it.

WarEagleAU · Sep 28, 2007, 02:45 AM

Oh goody, I love the HH series and V is the best so far. I love addons even more and wish we could get 20 more.

Lourdes

sol.fides · Sep 28, 2007, 05:58 AM

I would love to try it. I just crashed firefox after downloading for 3.5 hrs... with 7.5 hrs left. All of the links need you to subscribe to download at any ecent speed. I wish techpowerup would mirror the game demos they feel worthy of putting on their front page. I just sent the guy I heard is in charge of downloads a pm on the forums. I hope they put it up. keep your eye out.

nflesher87 · Sep 28, 2007, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sol.fides

I would love to try it. I just crashed firefox after downloading for 3.5 hrs... with 7.5 hrs left. All of the links need you to subscribe to download at any ecent speed. I wish techpowerup would mirror the game demos they feel worthy of putting on their front page. I just sent the guy I heard is in charge of downloads a pm on the forums. I hope they put it up. keep your eye out.

excellent idea!

DanTheBanjoman · Sep 28, 2007, 06:58 AM

Used to be addicted to HoMM3, HoMM5 is a nice game, however it plays way too slow, loading times are way too high. Unless this is improved I'm not trying it.

nflesher87 · Sep 28, 2007, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

Used to be addicted to HoMM3, HoMM5 is a nice game, however it plays way too slow, loading times are way too high. Unless this is improved I'm not trying it.

I'm hoping they won't be as bad with 3x RAID0

DanTheBanjoman · Sep 28, 2007, 12:05 PM

Yes, right, you obviously never played any HoMM game. With loading I meant the computer turns, ie your RAID0, as much as you like to brag about it, won't do you any good at all.

nflesher87 · Sep 28, 2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

Yes, right, you obviously never played any HoMM game. With loading I meant the computer turns, ie your RAID0, as much as you like to brag about it, won't do you any good at all.

oh, and yes I have, though this one seriously for about 15 minutes
as for the "loading" time, I don't remember for sure on V but there should be options to speed it up

DanTheBanjoman · Sep 28, 2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nflesher87

oh, and yes I have, though this one seriously for about 15 minutes
as for the "loading" time, I don't remember for sure on V but there should be options to speed it up

Options to speed it up? Like what? Wasting the AI? I doubt there are any, unless patches and such improved it I have a pretty bad feeling.

nflesher87 · Sep 28, 2007, 12:49 PM

well for example I know you could turn off viewing any AI movement and what not, can't remember other specific examples

DanTheBanjoman · Sep 28, 2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nflesher87

well for example I know you could turn off viewing any AI movement and what not, can't remember other specific examples

That doesn't speed up calculation. When viewing enemy moves and such is off the game simply plays way too slow.

sol.fides · Sep 28, 2007, 01:59 PM

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...East_Demo.html

LonGun · Sep 28, 2007, 02:52 PM

trying out the demo is just gonna make me crave for the game more and more and then BAaM! time's up, game over, no more game to continue. LOL I'd wait.
K, off to work I go. See you guys after.

Sep 27, 2007, 08:46 PM	#1
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DanTheBanjoman Señor Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 8,498 (2.58/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,453 Times in 1,077 Posts System Specs	Yes, right, you obviously never played any HoMM game. With loading I meant the computer turns, ie your RAID0, as much as you like to brag about it, won't do you any good at all.

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Sep 28, 2007, 01:59 PM	#17
sol.fides Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Merrit BC Posts: 62 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	The techpowerup mirror is up http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...East_Demo.html

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LonGun Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: U.S. - San Diego, CA Posts: 316 (0.13/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	trying out the demo is just gonna make me crave for the game more and more and then BAaM! time's up, game over, no more game to continue. LOL I'd wait. K, off to work I go. See you guys after. __________________ TPU.GPU-Z Record

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