Demigod version1.1 is live!

[carpwrist]

Version 1.1, the update we've all been waiting on:

Teams can concede a game to end it early once it becomes apparent who is going to win.
Launch of the second Epoch online. Existing statistics archived and rankings based on new games.
Improved chat window handling
When players sell a minion idol, minions connected to that idol are destroyed.
Improved computer AI.
Removed “spammy” achievement alerts.
Improved visuals on certain nVidia cards at lower quality settings.
Heart of Life more expensive, now an artifact, longer cooldown.
Hex Scroll is more powerful
Pantheon games are forced to even teams (e.g. 3 vs. 3)
Reward for completing a game is now 40 favor points.
Reduced experience and gold reward from killing piling priests and angels.
Angel unit AI improved
Many small tweaks and fixes to engine and multiplayer
Custom Games fully make use of new Demigod Online system developed by Stardock:
Players who have opened their ports get directly connected.
Players who don’t have opened ports will get connected via a NAT server
Players who still can’t connect will have their games hosted by Stardock servers based in Asia, Europe, or North America depending on player location.


Old News.

EDIT: Game is now live. See you all in the Pantheon!

http://www.demigodthegame.com/

features:

What is Demigod?

* Revolutionary strategy/action game that combines tactical prowess with role-playing depth
* Battle in a persistent online world in multiplayer, or a virtual persistent universe in single-player, as you battle your way toward ascension
* Increase your Demigod's powers and abilities by leveling up during each battle
* Wage massive, earth-shattering battles across a series of awe-inspiring Arenas
* Seize key, strategic positions on the map and turn the tide against your enemy. Push deep into their base and destroy them once and for all
* Wage war alone or join forces with other Demigods and lay waste to mutual enemies

Playing Demigod:

* Two types of Demigods with two styles of play: Assassin and General
* Simple controls based on your Demigod's play style
* Advanced AI
* Robust multiplayer
o Ranked and unranked games via our Impulse service
o Clan, chat, and tournament support
* Future plans include downloadable content



screens:
http://www.demigodthegame.com/images/screenshots/demigod_ss1.jpg

Beta:
Started on September 4th. Did anyone get in???

In a nutshell:
A game more DotA than Defense of the Ancients itself... with an emphasis on epic heroes.

[Jest]

Interesting how you brought up DotA. When (I think John Davison) mentioned it on 1Up Yours a couple weeks ago I thought the same thing.

Even though the landscapes look barren those units do look really nice.

Two things worry me about this game. 1) There won't be enough Demigod choices or difference between them. 2) They don't have a very feature complete release and try to make up for it with payed DLC.

[carpwrist]

I can see there being not enough Demigods, but differences? Rook is by far the most unique hero I've seen in any game. I guess he does resemble Tiny from DotA, but not realllly.
Things to look forward to:
multiple maps. as much as I like DotA, playing the same map EVERY game is exhausting.
Also, Gaspowered Games hasn't done DLC in their games (expansions is another story). They are a small team, I think they'll be way too busy making tweaks in gameplay and adding features to be trying to make a few extra bucks from their flagship title.

[Oktoberfest]

I coulda sworn they like straight up said it was just a ripoff of DotA...

I'll stick to my Starcraft, though, thanks ^_^

and Starcraft II whenever that comes out

[carpwrist]

I coulda sworn they like straight up said it was just a ripoff of DotA...

I'll stick to my Starcraft, though, thanks ^_^

and Starcraft II whenever that comes out

Wow, the CAG community is starting to really piss me off with comments like that. WTF does Starcraft have to do with an upcoming title? It's not the only game your PC can play. The original is 11 years old, there's been alot of improvements since then.
Okay in half-seriousness, half maniacal-frustration
Starcraft II is exciting, I'll be the first to admit if it only took one dick to suck off to get into the beta, I'd take care of two! You guys are really shitting on my balls with your shallow enthusiasm of other PC titles. I should probably just leave before I get banned for curb-stomping one of you zealots.

[Oktoberfest]

sorry >.<

I never liked DotA so I don't even know why I posted in this topic

[carpwrist]

In combination w/ coupon code: SDCR-2008
Demigod Digital Download comes out to $40.45

Offer expires 11/15

[cdietschrun]

I personally can't wait for this new IP. It looks fun as hell.

[DukeEdwardI]

in my opinion, it looks like a prettier, simplified version of DotA. which is fine by me.

DotA is no longer fun for me. the learning curve was way too steep and i still had no idea what to do after 20 games. of course i finally know now what to do (sort of), but still find myself asking what to do with each hero i get. and then of course the oh so helpful and kind DotA community would gladly give me advice on how to play that certain hero. nope, not the case. i just get yelled at for being a dumbass and then i get to deal with an endless barrage of trash-talk every time i get killed (from the opponents AND my team). very rarely do i come across a friendly DotA player.

i think demigod will make it easier to pick up and play and i for one am looking forward to that. sure, a hardcore pc gamer can argue that GPG/Stardock is "dumbing it down for the casual audience," and i'll partially agree with them. but i'm not a fast learner and need a lot of practice before i become decent at a game. and sometimes, games that are easy to learn are just what i need to make me feel like i'll never have any chance when playing online.

anyway, i guess i kinda got off topic there. demigod (while still unbalanced due to the beta being an engine test only right now), i think is going to be a very fun game. will it replace DotA? probably not. but i think it will provide a similar/simplier/prettier experience. and with additional maps and general demigods and continuous support from GPG i think it's definetly going to be worth checking out.

[crystalklear64]

DotA+graphics-features doesn't make it likely to gain much popularity.

It reminds me of another game I have, Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War. That RTS game that let you control your hero.

Just like how many RTS gamers still play SC, the people who would be interested in this, would probably just rather play DotA.

You want enthusiasm for other PC titles? How bout Guild Wars 2!

[Serik]

So is it worth buying WarCraft III for DotA? From what I've read about it, it seems like the type of online RTS gaming I might enjoy.

If nothing else, Demigod has fantastic art direction. Especially like the giant rook guy.

[crystalklear64]

So is it worth buying WarCraft III for DotA? From what I've read about it, it seems like the type of online RTS gaming I might enjoy.

If nothing else, Demigod has fantastic art direction. Especially like the giant rook guy.
I think so. Plus it comes with WCIII!

Unfortunately, you need the frozen throne too.

But, maybe this Demigod would be the perfect game for you since you haven't gotten used to DotA yet.

[carpwrist]

Really well put DukeEdwardI. You are on the money when describing DotA players. Most of them are genuine unforgiving assholes, I'm looking forward to a fresh start on this kind of game, which Demigod will deliver.
CK64: I'm stoked for GW2, even though I know virtually nothing about it except its not like Guild Wars.

[Jaland]

When I heard they where basicly making a retail version of dota i nearly pissed my pants, well minus the nearly part. Anyway, I have not preordered it yet(dam college and there "grades") but once Christmas break rolls around i will be in the beat faster than you can say " ".

[carpwrist]

When I heard they where basicly making a retail version of dota i nearly pissed my pants, well minus the nearly part. Anyway, I have not preordered it yet(dam college and there "grades") but once Christmas break rolls around i will be in the beat faster than you can say " ".

Not trying to pressure you, but it is $10 cheaper now with the promotion code going around. Then again, who knows what discounts will appear during the holidays? ;)

[weijiajun]

If you pre-order it right now do you automatically get in the beta to start playing or has the opportunity already passed?

[carpwrist]

If you pre-order it right now do you automatically get in the beta to start playing or has the opportunity already passed?

Well, I just got an answer to your question today:
"Welcome to the Demigod Beta!

Your preorder has been processed and you now have access to Demigod Beta 1. "

Also I get into Beta 2, which is the full game, not just the tech engine! Fuck yea!

[i4ybrid]

Well, I just got an answer to your question today:
"Welcome to the Demigod Beta!

Your preorder has been processed and you now have access to Demigod Beta 1. "

Also I get into Beta 2, which is the full game, not just the tech engine! Fuck yea!

Now that the game is almost out, how was the beta? It seems the price is no $39.99? Does anyone see deals for this game?

BTW, on Amazon, it's classified as a "Turn Based Strategy" game. Is that true? If it is, it doesn't sound much like DotA.

[carpwrist]

Now that the game is almost out, how was the beta? It seems the price is no $39.99? Does anyone see deals for this game?

BTW, on Amazon, it's classified as a "Turn Based Strategy" game. Is that true? If it is, it doesn't sound much like DotA.

Amazon has it wrong, it's very much real time. If the price is now $40, it is definitely worth it. The Beta is beyond playable, it's enjoyable and feels complete.
I hate to advertise myself, but i felt compelled to write a blog about it, including my gripes, so it's worth the read:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7372

[Hydro2Oxide]

Amazon has it wrong, it's very much real time. If the price is now $40, it is definitely worth it. The Beta is beyond playable, it's enjoyable and feels complete.
I hate to advertise myself, but i felt compelled to write a blog about it, including my gripes, so it's worth the read:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=7372

Haha, a pro, 1337, Korean. Funny stuff. The fact that it's Impulse exclusive is a downer for me though, that means it won't likely dip in price any time soon. I may wait to jump on this one.

[xycury]

Haha, a pro, 1337, Korean. Funny stuff. The fact that it's Impulse exclusive is a downer for me though, that means it won't likely dip in price any time soon. I may wait to jump on this one.

Good review and I agree, the Korean part was funny.

I agree too that Impulse only is a huge downer because I could see this going to 19.99 easy ... but seems like it's multiplayer heavy which means I may not even get to enjoy it.

[Hydro2Oxide]

I agree too that Impulse only is a huge downer because I could see this going to 19.99 easy ... but seems like it's multiplayer heavy which means I may not even get to enjoy it.

Really? If they're the only ones who can offer it why not keep it at 40-50 price?

[crystalklear64]

So that people would buy it?

[xycury]

So that people would buy it?

my statement exactly. with a game like this that is multiplayer heavy, it really doesn't make sense to keep it exclusive and with a download only.

[Hydro2Oxide]

Hmm, I guess that makes sense. I figured the game was so niche and from only one person, they would charge as much as possible. How is Impulse anyway?

[Serik]

my statement exactly. with a game like this that is multiplayer heavy, it really doesn't make sense to keep it exclusive and with a download only.

There will be a retail release. Stardock-published games always sell more units at retail, but Impulse sales contribute more revenue by virtue of giving them 2x money per sale.

Impulse is supposedly undergoing a huge upgrade on April 7. I only have SupCom through Impulse, but I really like it. Why? I only see the client when I want. In fact I haven't opened it since last December. Cool.

So Impulse is basically a glorified patch and download manager, at least until they get more community-oriented games like Demigod and Elemental War of Magic.

[DukeEdwardI]

Impulse is supposedly undergoing a huge upgrade on April 7. I only have SupCom through Impulse, but I really like it. Why? I only see the client when I want. In fact I haven't opened it since last December. Cool.

So Impulse is basically a glorified patch and download manager, at least until they get more community-oriented games like Demigod and Elemental War of Magic.

I agree with this. Impulse is quite awesome. The download speeds are way faster than steam, and you only have to open it to download, patch and buy games.

I'm looking forward to the update Impulse is getting on April 7th. They're supposed to be adding more publishers who have agreed to make use of the new Goo DRM they just created. So their library is soon to be increasing. Which is good, because the selection they have now is a little on the weird side. A lot of unknown games.

Stardock is really on the side of PC gamers, and i hope that they're ambitious ideas succeed in a market that is tough on honest PC gamers. I really do trust these guys and i love their attitude towards douchebags. They'd rather not have to give customer support to people who feel they own them because they bought one product.

[Hydro2Oxide]

I just realized it's Stardock who's running this, they have some kick ass aps like the object dock.

[DukeEdwardI]

I just realized it's Stardock who's running this, they have some kick ass aps like the object dock.

ah yes, i love objectdock. i use it in combination with rocketdock to make for a pretty sleek looking desktop with the minimal amount of icons.

[will52]

The devs are good (gas powered games and stardock) so this may be a great game. It'll depend if people are willing to try it and get a decent community going.

Also the beta was for anyone who bought the game on its website automatically got in.

Not sure if thats still possible

[DukeEdwardI]

Also the beta was for anyone who bought the game on its website automatically got in.

Not sure if thats still possible

it's not. the beta went through 3 phases and the last chance to get in was before beta 3 was released (about a month or two ago). i think anyway. the beta will be closed and leaderboards/stats reset a week before the 4/14 release.

[carpwrist]

the 4/14 release.

cannot wait! somebody freeze my body and thaw me on April 13...
srry to those who didn't pre-order in time. it's been one hell of a good experience, but i'm more excited to see the finished product in just under two weeks from now.

[i4ybrid]

Anyone know of a good deal for this game? The cheapest I see it is on newegg/Amazon for 37+free shipping

[DukeEdwardI]

Anyone know of a good deal for this game? The cheapest I see it is on newegg/Amazon for 37+free shipping

that's probably the best you'll get for the first few months. considering most pc games are priced at $50 when they're released, $37 seems pretty good to me. and you can register a retail copy on the Impulse service.

[Hydro2Oxide]

Luckily I got a 20$ off credit from Newegg so if I see reviews I like, the game will be mine!

Any hope for a demo?

[DukeEdwardI]

Luckily I got a 20$ off credit from Newegg so if I see reviews I like, the game will be mine!

Any hope for a demo?

i was reading on stardock's forums and one of the moderators said something about demos that made me assume that a demo won't be released until after release.

they don't expect to sell a whole lot in the first couple of weeks and they're hoping that word of mouth gets other people interested. which by that time there will probably be a demo. i would guess in maybe a month or two.

[CounterSeal]

What are the main differences between this and League of Legends? I've played DotA for a long time, but I've only been mainly paying attention to LoL as opposed to Demigod... Since LoL is still a ways off, maybe Demigod can hold out for now.

[DukeEdwardI]

i cannot comment on league of legends as i haven't read much about it (i will now though). i can comment on some of the differences i noticed between DotA and Demigod though. Keep in mind that i've only played a few games in the beta, but i've been keeping up to date for the most part with Demigod. I've been playing dota off and on since 2005 though.

1) In dota there is "last hitting" where the last person to hit the creep/hero gets the kill/gold. In demigod, it's the person who does the most damage to that unit/demigod who gets the credit.
2) There are no recipes in Demigod. but there is an artifact shop you can buy really awesome stuff from if you control it.
3) The flags in the arena, if you control them, give different bonuses like more minions, a x% more experience, etc. while DotA just has random creeps scattered throughout that respawn you can kill from gold and XP, random power-ups in the river, and roshan (a big rock elemental) which gives a huge amount of xp and gold to the team who slays him.
4) DotA has WAY more heroes. Demigod only has 8. 4 assassins (which play like normal heroes) and 4 generals (which involves you micromanaging a squad of minions).
5) Demigod has more maps. DotA has the one (which is still damn fun to this day)
6) Demigod has a single player campaign-ish thing where stuff carries over (im still really unclear on this). It also has the option to include AI in a game. Dota just has the AI map.
7) Demigod has a persistent tournament. You fight for a side, forces of light or forces or dark. Each time a team wins a game (there may be more way to earn points), you get favor points which go toward that side. When a side reaches the pre-determined amount of favor points or if they have the most points when the tournament ends, they win the tournament and it just starts over again (not sure if the winning side gets anything, i wouldn't think so...). anyway, here is the link to view the status of the pantheon: http://pantheon.demigodthegame.com/tournaments/
note: this will probably be reset soon. this is just from the beta.

that's all of the things i can think of off the top of my head. hope that shed some light on those who are curious what the differences are!

[Island Dog]

Luckily I got a 20$ off credit from Newegg so if I see reviews I like, the game will be mine!

Any hope for a demo?

There will most likely be a demo, but it won't be until after Demigod has been released.

[TyHill]

Just got the game today, Guess the Gamestop people put it out early.

[Hydro2Oxide]

Just got the game today, Guess the Gamestop people put it out early.

Is anyone online yet? How's the game?

[carpwrist]

On the website it appears to be going live tomorrow at 1 pm (PST).
EDIT: checked today, updated my game and it is in fact LIVE. I was able to play a skirmish this morning on Mancala.

[eswat]

If you preordered the game or you're a beta tester, the game is now live for you: http://frogboy.impulsedriven.net/article/346061/Demigod_is_early

[crystalklear64]

interested to see how this compares to dota. I've been on a binge as of late.

[eswat]

I've played two matches against the AI and love it. Can't wait to go online with it.

Trying to get used to the Rook. He sucks balls at the start but when you start upping his abilities to create towers, passive ranged attacks and that hammer AoE, he's great.

[jalu6]

Any reviews for this game yet? It sounds interesting enough, and I like to support Stardock, but I've never played DoTA (although I've played plenty of WC3) so I wanted to get a general sense of how it works before I pick it up.

EDIT: Just found one at Cheat Code Central. 4.3 (out of 5). They knock it for lack of strong story/single player but they said the multiplayer will last a long time.

http://cheatcc.com/pc/rev/demigodreview.html

[Hydro2Oxide]

The one thing that has me hesitant to buy this game is are we going to get updates like new maps, maybe a character or two?

Also, how does the game look? I'm not looking for CryEngine but '09 games have a certain expectation to hold.

[will52]

The one thing that has me hesitant to buy this game is are we going to get updates like new maps, maybe a character or two?

Also, how does the game look? I'm not looking for CryEngine but '09 games have a certain expectation to hold.

I would think that new content will be coming out. Look at the devs. Stardock (read up on Sins of a Solar Empire) and Gas Powered Games (which released Supreme Commander and an expansion) both have been great in the past.

Honestly, I've said it before, but this game is going to be heavily based on whether an online community develops or not. That will make it either great or dead in a month.

[Jest]

Are there only 2 heros?

[Hydro2Oxide]

Are there only 2 heros?

8 From what I hear.

[will52]

8 From what I hear.

Yeap.

Less 'characters' than Dota, but more maps.

[carpwrist]

The one thing that has me hesitant to buy this game is are we going to get updates like new maps, maybe a character or two?

Also, how does the game look? I'm not looking for CryEngine but '09 games have a certain expectation to hold.

I'd hold it higher than World in Conflict. That's the closest thing it can be compared to, zoomed it it's phenomenal. They've really even optimized the game since the Beta so the frames run smooth.

Strictly aesthetically speaking, the characters and level-design are top notch. I haven't seen an original PC game come close to this since TF2 launched.

[Serik]

Holy crap the art direction for this game in phenomenal.
http://i43.tinypic.com/rlj39g.jpg

Cool.

[Hydro2Oxide]

Gah, I'm going to order from Newegg today but I don't want to wait 2-3 days, I'm so pumped for this game.

[DukeEdwardI]

Gah, I'm going to order from Newegg today but I don't want to wait 2-3 days, I'm so pumped for this game.

glad to see on board with Demigod now Hydro. with all the people who have gotten the game so far, perhaps we could get a CAG clan going on or something. i don't think Impulse supports groups right now so that may be tough.

[will52]

Gah, I'm going to order from Newegg today but I don't want to wait 2-3 days, I'm so pumped for this game.

Buy online from from www.stardock.com? Digital Download.

[Hydro2Oxide]

glad to see on board with Demigod now Hydro. with all the people who have gotten the game so far, perhaps we could get a CAG clan going on or something. i don't think Impulse supports groups right now so that may be tough.

Via Neoseeker:

Some free features gamers can expect include the usual fixes and patches, voice over IP, clan support, user-created tournaments, and an Impulse-based lobby -- all of which have been confirmed. The first two post-release Demigods will be free as well; after that, they're simply not sure yet.

I'm on board for a CAG Demigod clan.

Buy online from from www.stardock.com? Digital Download.

5$ off at Newegg + I have a 20$ off coupon. 15$ Demigod is tastey.

[Island Dog]

The one thing that has me hesitant to buy this game is are we going to get updates like new maps, maybe a character or two?

Yes, there will be updates like that in the future.

Right now, we are working on getting some of the server issues corrected that are partly the result of the game being released early.

Updates on progress can be found here:

http://frogboy.impulsedriven.net/article/346928/Demigod_Day_2_Update

:)

[Hydro2Oxide]

Yes, there will be updates like that in the future.

Right now, we are working on getting some of the server issues corrected that are partly the result of the game being released early.

Updates on progress can be found here:

http://frogboy.impulsedriven.net/article/346928/Demigod_Day_2_Update

:)

No way, a Stardock employee on CAG? I'm baffled, you guys are so cool :bomb:

[Serik]

No way, a Stardock employee on CAG? I'm baffled, you guys are so cool :bomb:

Come to think of it, Stardock employees (IslandDog, Brad) have posted on just about every PC game site I visit: Bluesnews, Civfanatics (Brad came out of nowhere to clear up some misconceptions people were having about Elemental), RockPaperShotgun.

Way cool.

[Hydro2Oxide]

So what's everyone's favorite character(s)?

I'm going to say a 2 way tie between Unclean and Oak. Second would be Regulus.

[DarkNessBear]

I want PC gaming to fail already. (At least be completely steam). This is way too depressing:
http://kotaku.com/5215528/demigod-18000-customers-100000-pirates

Poor guys... you pirates can go fuck yourself.

[Oktoberfest]

I thought you needed a unique cd key to play online?

[Serik]

You do. But the server has to determine the CD key's validity before accepting or rejecting your request. So the pirates are, in essence, launching a denial-of-service attack against the Demigod servers by spamming them with invalid CD keys. (Courtesy of a keygen I'm sure.)

The good news is that they shouldn't be able to play through the official servers.

[Hydro2Oxide]

I want PC gaming to fail already. (At least be completely steam). This is way too depressing:
http://kotaku.com/5215528/demigod-18000-customers-100000-pirates

Poor guys... you pirates can go fuck yourself.

I've ordered the game via Newegg but I pirated the game just so I could get used to the single player and get the game down. I'm sure other people like me have done that, not to mention people trying before buying. The stats are borked if you ask me.

However, screw the pirates TRYING TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER! They're messing up the servers from what I hear.

[eme223]

I'm picking this up today. See you online

[carpwrist]

I'm picking this up today. See you online

we hope.
if not enjoy the tournament mode, it can be frustrating, but if your AI teammates suck it doesn't impact your score too much.

[Razzuel]

I am more interested in picking this up after reading Scott Sharkey's review, but he stated that the multiplayer is broken. Does anyone have some insight into the mutiplayer's problems?

[carpwrist]

I am more interested in picking this up after reading Scott Sharkey's review, but he stated that the multiplayer is broken. Does anyone have some insight into the mutiplayer's problems?

As far as I can tell it's just the connectivity. Being able to get into a game is the issue. I've almost spent more time trying to get into a game than actually playing online. Once you're in it's usually fine.
Although I did get dropped last night for no reason, which wasn't a big deal for me... my team was 40 minutes into a losing battle anyway. I hope Stardock persists in fixing this issue.

[Serik]

There's a nice update from Brad Wardell (http://forums.demigodthegame.com/347467) about the connectivity issues (more benign than the sensationalist gaming rags would have you believe) and the team's update plans for next week.

Players getting disconnected during games. Demigod’s lag tolerance is fairly low resulting in disconnects if a player lags out a bit. This is fairly easy to fix. You get a player in Australia playing a user in Europe and there will be times when there’s a hicup in their connection and POW, disconnect and it’s extremely frustrating. I played all day today and it happened to me. This is a very high priority.

[DukeEdwardI]

Brad (Frogboy) posted a new update a little bit ago (an update you read, not apply to your game) addressing the major issues they plan to fix by next week.

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/347467/page/1/#2149582

i really hope these guys get some sleep soon. they've been slaving over this game since release and i don't think a lot of them have even left the office. Their dedication and openness about the issues plaguing the game is admirable and they deserve a weekend off.

EDIT: blast, didn't post fast enough. Serik got to it before me.

[DarkNessBear]

Yea, the online is broken because of all the douchie pirates that downloaded the game...

[crystalklear64]

Well I have little to no interest in the game anymore after reading reviews and watching gameplay videos. Seems inferior in every way except graphics to DotA.

That said, a bunch of my friends have less than legit copies and want me to play with them via hamachi, as we do almost all our games.

I don't know anyone who actually bought the game. Everyone I know just dl'd it to play with their already established groups of friends via hamachi.

[SqueeMK2]

However, screw the pirates TRYING TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER! They're messing up the servers from what I hear.
The issue isn't that they're trying to connect to multiplayer, the issue is that the game is made to phone home as soon as they start the game no matter what. So even firing it up to try out the singleplayer is hitting their servers. I'm not particularly sympathetic with Stardock (Or I guess Gas Powered Games, and then Stardock's getting the short end of the stick) setting the game up to hit their servers as soon as it's running, but it is a shame it's ruining it for everyone.

Though for the game itself, I'm with Crystalclear. Doesn't particularly seem as good as DotA for being a retail game. Big part of that feeling comes from the maps, for me. DotA's got an interesting map with multiple routes and hideyholes and terrain types. All the Demigod maps looked like fairly basic tracks and that's it. They apparently have cool backgrounds, but functionally they're simple.

[Hydro2Oxide]

The issue isn't that they're trying to connect to multiplayer, the issue is that the game is made to phone home as soon as they start the game no matter what. So even firing it up to try out the singleplayer is hitting their servers. I'm not particularly sympathetic with Stardock (Or I guess Gas Powered Games, and then Stardock's getting the short end of the stick) setting the game up to hit their servers as soon as it's running, but it is a shame it's ruining it for everyone.

Though for the game itself, I'm with Crystalclear. Doesn't particularly seem as good as DotA for being a retail game. Big part of that feeling comes from the maps, for me. DotA's got an interesting map with multiple routes and hideyholes and terrain types. All the Demigod maps looked like fairly basic tracks and that's it. They apparently have cool backgrounds, but functionally they're simple.

I suppose I'm a sucker for eye candy then. I think the heros have more depth than the average 4 skills from a DotA character and the different maps is enough for me. So tired of the usual 3 laned forest in DotA, maps like the snakey one and Ziggurat were a breath of fresh air.

[DukeEdwardI]

whatever you do, don't go to the official forums at impulsedriven.com or demigodthegame.com. There is so much QQ-ing going on it hurts the brain. All i know is that i don't think many of the people at Stardock and GPG got more than 3-4 hours a sleep a night and then it was back to work to fix the connectivity issues. Where most devs won't tell the customers what's going on, Stardock regularly posts updates on what is wrong and what they are going to do to fix it. That is UNMATCHED in the industry, IMO. But all i'm seeing is "OMG they took my $40 and it doesn't matter if it will get fixed, i'm still going to be pissed about it and tell everybody to boycott Stardock games."

It's seriously starting to piss me off because Stardock has to be one of the most dedicated publishers/devs to the PC platform and they have been burning the midnight oil until it's practically GONE and people want to add them to the boycott list along with EA? Something is fucked up about that right there. Putting EA and Stardock in the same category is an insult of the highest caliber.

[DarkNessBear]

Wow- that makes me mad just hearing that. Poor guys...

[Hydro2Oxide]

whatever you do, don't go to the official forums at impulsedriven.com or demigodthegame.com. There is so much QQ-ing going on it hurts the brain. All i know is that i don't think many of the people at Stardock and GPG got more than 3-4 hours a sleep a night and then it was back to work to fix the connectivity issues. Where most devs won't tell the customers what's going on, Stardock regularly posts updates on what is wrong and what they are going to do to fix it. That is UNMATCHED in the industry, IMO. But all i'm seeing is "OMG they took my $40 and it doesn't matter if it will get fixed, i'm still going to be pissed about it and tell everybody to boycott Stardock games."

It's seriously starting to piss me off because Stardock has to be one of the most dedicated publishers/devs to the PC platform and they have been burning the midnight oil until it's practically GONE and people want to add them to the boycott list along with EA? Something is fucked up about that right there. Putting EA and Stardock in the same category is an insult of the highest caliber.

Agreed. I've been fighting FOR stardock on the forums for a while (wbobeirne, didn't know my login would be my name :-#) but it's getting to be overwhelming by butthurt people who think they know how making a video game works.

[DukeEdwardI]

it's nice to see more people rooting for stardock. there are only a few of them over at the official forums. Hydro, i added you as a friend on Impulse (DukeEdwardI). Hope you don't mind.

How is everybody enjoying the game so far though? i've only had time this week to do a couple matches with Regulas against some Normal AIs and it's awesome! Obviously i'm going to want to step it up and actually have a challenge, but i got to learn the ropes of each demigod first.

[carpwrist]

How is everybody enjoying the game so far though? i've only had time this week to do a couple matches with Regulas against some Normal AIs and it's awesome! Obviously i'm going to want to step it up and actually have a challenge, but i got to learn the ropes of each demigod first.

Well, i finished a tourney with Oak this weekend on Hard mode. I think I'm going to try Sedna or Torchbearer this week on Nightmare. I played against someone in the Pantheon who was spamming the ring of fire and fireball. It was pretty damn effective. It killed off my units pretty quick and made it impossible to melee the bastard.

[Hydro2Oxide]

it's nice to see more people rooting for stardock. there are only a few of them over at the official forums. Hydro, i added you as a friend on Impulse (DukeEdwardI). Hope you don't mind.

How is everybody enjoying the game so far though? i've only had time this week to do a couple matches with Regulas against some Normal AIs and it's awesome! Obviously i'm going to want to step it up and actually have a challenge, but i got to learn the ropes of each demigod first.

Yeah, I accepted.

Won't get to play online yet though, parents are split and they game is ordered to the others house :hot:

[Mars10]

I want anyone who works at stardock to know that i bought your game today. I am currently downloading it from impulse (just like i did with sins of a solar empire). Money is tight in my house right now, but after reading about the piracy on this game and the service stardock provides to us gamers by not having DRM, i had to support them.

I will log on as soon as it is done!

[SuxoR]

Saw the IGN review for this game and a lot of game play videos and realized it's not for me

I play Warcraft 3 competitively and when he said it's like Dota I QQ'd
I prefer the micro and macro of RTS and thought I would be able to control everything on the battle field :/ Can't really see how this is an RTS...but it still looks like a game good and I might pick it up later on when it goes on sale

I just read more about the pirating going on and man that's insane, I'm thinking maybe a lot of people are very curious but since it's not a proven franchise they want to "try" it but it's still no excuse.

They need to get a new validation system maybe one like Blizzard that does not even let you connect it just says you are invalid

[DukeEdwardI]

http://frogboy.impulsedriven.net/article/348577

Patch and an update were posted last night. It seemed to fix a lot of problems some people were having.

Patch notes from the article:
-Added check in Pantheon and Skirmish games to detect if host has cancelled or all the other human players quit, and pops up a message if this happens so that you can cancel instead of being stuck. GPG is working on the other side of this fix to make it so that you won't have to cancel and the remaining human players can continue to the game.
-Tweaked NAT punchthrough settings to try and make success more likely
Put in a proper error message for the case when the player quits rather than generic “Disconnected from NAT”
-Put in a proper error message for the case when someone who started a pantheon game quits before others get in (should largely take care of the staring at the connecting thing forever).
-Added additional check in the connection code to make sure that both players have connection data for each other before handing off the connection data to Demigod, which may prevent unidirectional
-Fixed the connection dialog to refresh the players connecting more aggressively.
Optimized Friends list code for people with no friends
-Messages for Disconnected from NAT facilitator now contain more useful information (disconnected because game was cancelled, game has already started, etc)
-Reduced delay before allowing people in the lobby, which may cause more people to get in the lobby without being connected to all players.
-Fixed an incompatibility between Direct3D and the Overlay which would cause players to crash, particularly on alt-esc.
-Ground work for UDP Proxy, you should notice connections being faster and better if you’re in Europe.

They also say what they plan on doing tomorrow (today):
-Taking care of the timing problem where player says they’re connected to everyone but they don’t get into the game. It’s a timing issue that’s hard to replicate but it doesn’t happen for us under normal circumstances. But it is probably the #1 issue for those who don’t have NAT issues. This really shows up in pantheon and skirmish games in particular (a player has left the game – right at the start).
-Custom Game player queuing. You set up a game, someone joins, another person joins but they have a yellow ping. That’s because they didn’t know about the other player. This is something that if we had another few hours would have been in tonight’s update.
-Experienced players not getting AI players in skirmish/pantheon. This has been a lot trickier to do than it might seem because we really are trying to keep expert players from just reaping havoc on relatively inexperienced players. The consensus seems that people would rather have the touch players against them than AI so we’re going to broaden things.

Once they get the multiplayer connection issues sorted out, then they'll start working on bug fixes and balancing and whatnot.

[Nelo Ice]

just got this with a 50% off coupon add me on impulse and lets play
my impulse tag is NeloIce

[rumarudrathas]

When I first saw this game, someone told me that it's really similar to DoTA... problem is, I never owned WC3, and thus I never "got" DoTA.

I want to play this game, so is having zero experience to carry from DoTA (thus making me a true newb) be a big detriment in enjoying the game?

Since there are no official demo's out for the game, I'm tempted to go through the dubious way of getting a free "extended demo" to see if I'm really up to snuff and if I'll enjoy the overall experience. I like Stardock and how they conduct their business and I also like how they handle their DRM (none). So if I do enjoy myself with the game, official demo or otherwise, then I'll meet most of you online.

[carpwrist]

When I first saw this game, someone told me that it's really similar to DoTA... problem is, I never owned WC3, and thus I never "got" DoTA.

I want to play this game, so is having zero experience to carry from DoTA (thus making me a true newb) be a big detriment in enjoying the game?

Since there are no official demo's out for the game, I'm tempted to go through the dubious way of getting a free "extended demo" to see if I'm really up to snuff and if I'll enjoy the overall experience. I like Stardock and how they conduct their business and I also like how they handle their DRM (none). So if I do enjoy myself with the game, official demo or otherwise, then I'll meet most of you online.

Not at all actually. DotA is way more complex, there's more characters, more items, and a recipe system that boggles every noob.
Demigod is much more mainstream. If you've ever played an RPG and a RTS game, you'll get the gist of it. Definitely an unexplored genre, Demigod is definitely a good representative for it. I'd recommend it to anyone.

[BlueScrote]

I gotta say, despite all the connectivity issues this game has, I still really enjoy it.

If any CAGs are still playing this then feel free to add my ImpulseID (BlueScrote)

[carpwrist]

version 1.1 is live today! I'm looking forward to it. Anyone up for a CAG match?
Add ImpulseID: carpwrist, or look for me in Demigod (carpewriste)

[DukeEdwardI]

Woot! Version 1.1 sounds pretty awesome. I read that Version 1.2 is supposed to get a pretty awesome replay system and also clan support. And we still have more maps and demigods coming yet! I should really start playing this game more often...

[RiyaNidhi]

thank you life my good evry
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[BlueScrote]

version 1.1 is live today! I'm looking forward to it. Anyone up for a CAG match?
Add ImpulseID: carpwrist, or look for me in Demigod (carpewriste)


I would love to play with some fellow cags. My impluse ID is BlueScrote