[Campaign] Red Dawn - In Development (April 26th)

[Wind Rose]

April 26th
Well, since my partner refuses to abandon the project, we will continue working and see what happens. The truth is that this is much more difficult than I imagined and I am no longer as clear as I was at the beginning. Now I value all the content in this forum and the work of the authors much more.

Spoiler: Last Demo

Red Dawn - New Playable Demo of Act I (April 13th)

- DOWNLOAD HERE -
I am aware that some lines of dialogue are not well intoned and do not look good, this will be reviewed little by little and those that are necessary will be redone.

Spoiler: Cinematic

Red Dawn - A Custom Campaign by Wind Rose & Resyak

Spoiler: First Cinematic

Spoiler: Demo Chapter

Hello everyone, this is a joint project that Resyak and I are doing. This is intended to be the first chapter of a campaign outside of the original WarCraft 3 lore. I have been inspired by the original human campaign from Reign of Chaos and some Warhammer 40k stories. The voices have been created with AI (ElevenLabs) and although they don't always sound quite right, I think it's acceptable. I hope you enjoy it although I know it is something very simple.

Requires version 1.31.1

Red Dawn - Chapter One (Demo)

- This demo will not be part of the final campaign -

Spoiler: Credits

Thanks to all the authors of the models and icons, you're fantastic:

Ilya Alaric
assasin_lord
Vinz
Darkfang
johnwar
ChevronSeven
PROXY
Himperion
CRAZYRUSSIAN
The Panda
Eagle XI
bakr
Ujimasa Hojo
tillinghast
Kuhneghetz
Rhapsodie

Spoiler: Update August 26, 2023

- Update August 26, 2023: This is the current state of the campaign map that will contain all the chapters, we are going slowly but little by little it is taking form.

Spoiler: Update November 14, 2023

- Update November 14, 2023: We are going very slowly because we don't have much free time to dedicate to it, but little by little we are moving forward with the project.

Spoiler: Update November 20, 2023

- Update November 20, 2023: Little by little we have moved a little faster again in recent weeks, this is how the map currently looks.

Spoiler: Update November 23, 2023

- Update November 23, 2023:

Spoiler: Update December 2, 2023

Update December 2, 2023 - Distribution of chapters on the map

Spoiler: Update December 8, 2023

Update December 8, 2023 - Latest Image Pack

 

[Lord_Of_Outland]

sorry i can't download when i go to the link she is dont opened :/

 

[SerenityInFire]

sorry i can't download when i go to the link she is dont opened :/

The download link worked for me.

 

[Wind Rose]

sorry i can't download when i go to the link she is dont opened :/

I've added it as an attachment so you can download it directly from the forum in case the mega link doesn't work for you.

 

[HuanJuan]

It's fantastic! It's a demo and short, I hope you release some new maps in the close future. Keep it up!

 

[Wind Rose]

It's fantastic! It's a demo and short, I hope you release some new maps in the close future. Keep it up!

Thank you very much for the comment, I hope we can move forward little by little.

 

[Lord_Of_Outland]

Thank you!

 

[Lord_Of_Outland]

interesting campaign, but very strange balance it has. So some units and researches cost much more wood then gold and reverse.

 

[Wind Rose]

interesting campaign, but very strange balance it has. So some units and researches cost much more wood then gold and reverse.

The balance is provisional, we still don't know if it will be like this in the final version, we are still testing.

 

[Resyak]

interesting campaign, but very strange balance it has. So some units and researches cost much more wood then gold and reverse.

We're looking for a different balance of resources, but as Wind Rose said, we're still testing. We may also end up changing the wood harvest values of humans.

Regards.

 

[Lord_Of_Outland]

We're looking for a different balance of resources, but as Wind Rose said, we're still testing. We may also end up changing the wood harvest values of humans.

Regards.

That will be nice! Anyway this is something new=)

 

[WarcraftLiterature]

There is some nice potential here. The story got me interested from the start. It's nice to see full fledge paladins as regular units, tho I feel they will make certain missions pretty trivial once you get all their abilities. Having the campaigned voiced was a nice addition, you got a pretty good voice for Lionel.

But there are somethings that pop off while playing.

Helena's Q and W feel very weak, her R ability feels very powerful.

The name of the elven building is Barrack, the same as the human one, not a big deal but might become a little confusing.

Maybe it's just my soviet tactics of playing RTS games but it really feels like the orcs are a little tougher than they should be.

I'll be keeping an eye on this project.

 

[Wind Rose]

There is some nice potential here. The story got me interested from the start. It's nice to see full fledge paladins as regular units, tho I feel they will make certain missions pretty trivial once you get all their abilities. Having the campaigned voiced was a nice addition, you got a pretty good voice for Lionel.

But there are somethings that pop off while playing.

Helena's Q and W feel very weak, her R ability feels very powerful.

The name of the elven building is Barrack, the same as the human one, not a big deal but might become a little confusing.

Maybe it's just my soviet tactics of playing RTS games but it really feels like the orcs are a little tougher than they should be.

I'll be keeping an eye on this project.

Thank you very much for commenting, it helps us to improve

And indeed, the orcs are a little stronger than they originally are and also, they still lack a lot, units, balance, models, names (like the barracks). The human faction is more advanced but the orcs still have a long way to go, so for that part, it will improve a lot.

We've also thought about paladins being really strong, but we'll find a way to balance them out so they don't break the game.

We'll try to show some more of the campaign as soon as we can.

 

[krawg]

casters doing lots of damge only 2 food and they got great abilities maybe nerf them a little the first chapter was short but maybe that's me the skins are a marvel gives a unique world feeling looks very promising if you can develop more maps and the story this could be amazing looking forward to more keep the good work thumbs up

 

[Wind Rose]

casters doing lots of damge only 2 food and they got great abilities maybe nerf them a little the first chapter was short but maybe that's me the skins are a marvel gives a unique world feeling looks very promising if you can develop more maps and the story this could be amazing looking forward to more keep the good work thumbs up

We wanted to give magic units more power, magic damage on original units is very limited. What if we are going to lower is the damage of the healers and we will be balancing.

Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it

 

[Wind Rose]

Spoiler: New image pack of the campaign map (November 26, 2023)

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Spoiler: New image pack of the campaign map (November 26, 2023)

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that waterfall doesnt look natural i mean where is the water coming from? maybe its not done yet but other than this it looks pretty nice

 

[Wind Rose]

that waterfall doesnt look natural i mean where is the water coming from? maybe its not done yet but other than this it looks pretty nice

It is not finished, the map is very large and when I finish it I will have to touch up the small details.

 

[muaddib]

wanted to add, it worked smoothe as butter! the custom tech tree , hero spells etc were a great eye candy and a challenge. the AI voice over was decent too. keep it up, no bugs to report either. i look foward to what ever you plan next

 

[Wind Rose]

Spoiler: Latest Image Pack

Update December 8, 2023 - Latest Image Pack

 

[Wind Rose]

First Cinematic Added (Fully Voiced) December 18, 2023

 

[Wind Rose]

New Cinematic Added (Fully Voiced) January 20, 2024

 

[Resyak]

Coming Soon: First beta version of the campaign that will contain the first 4 chapters.

 

[Gree-D]

the voice acting really makes this entertaining to watch

 

[Regno]

Waiting for beta, me and my friends

 

[Wind Rose]

Waiting for beta, me and my friends

It is possible that I can upload it for the month of April.

 

[muaddib]

looking foward for your updated upload. hype intensifies! happy to contribute feedback as well when time comes

 

[Wind Rose]

This weekend, between April 13 and 14, I will upload a new playable demo that will include the first act (each act includes what were initially two chapters). We have made many changes to the structure of the campaign, seeking a gameplay that is most enjoyable and pleasant as possible that is compatible with the story I want to tell. This has lengthened development but I think it will be worth it in the end.

 

[Wind Rose]

Red Dawn - New Playable Demo of Act I (April 13th)

 

[Resyak]

My partner has let herself get carried away with frustration, the project will take longer and there will not be much progress in the short term, but we are not going to abandon it.

Regards.

 

[The Nightmare Book]

My partner has let herself get carried away with frustration, the project will take longer and there will not be much progress in the short term, but we are not going to abandon it.

Regards.

That's sad to hear! I think that sometimes you need to refresh yourself, to lift away the pressure of idea-factoring...
Looking forward to share some walkthrough of your project on my humble channel, and sharing my humble opinion about it!

 

[Wind Rose]

That's sad to hear! I think that sometimes you need to refresh yourself, to lift away the pressure of idea-factoring...
Looking forward to share some walkthrough of your project on my humble channel, and sharing my humble opinion about it!

We will continue working, the truth is, I didn't think it would be so difficult and take so much time. It's the first time I've run a campaign and I reached a point where it seemed like everything was failing... Hence my discouragement.

 

[The Nightmare Book]

We will continue working, the truth is, I didn't think it would be so difficult and take so much time. It's the first time I've run a campaign and I reached a point where it seemed like everything was failing... Hence my discouragement.

Just don't give up. And you shall overcome any problems you stumble on.
I find myself stuck in some projects, but instantly get another idea and work over a new one as refreshment and continue working on frustration after lifting unease.
As far as I played, I liked it and I can say that those riddles in the cavern were a bit fast to acknowledge. But in general it was smooth experience, I liked it!