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Second Human Book of Arkain (Patch 1.29.2 or newer!)
- Author(s)
- Shar Dundred
- Tags
- Campaign, Medieval / Warcraft
- Size
- 88.29 MB
- Rating
- Downloads
- 56383
- Created
- Apr 4, 2016
- Updated
- Dec 9, 2023
- Resources
- 1
- State
Approved
This bundle is marked as director's cut. It exceeds all expectations and excels in every regard.
! No longer updated !
Check out the True Story of Arkain for updates !
A Campaign Series made by Shar Dundred
! Requires Version 1.29.2 or newer !
You are not allowed to publish any edited version of any Arkain map! This includes but is not limited to Reforged edits!
Story
Betrayed, invaded, defeated.... The Humans of the Empire suffered greatly in their fight against the Demons. They have now lost another kingdom in the war against the Demons and the inner conflicts are just about to start. Only a strong hand and leadership can lead them to victory against these odds.
Command the cruel General Gardon Bloodclaw and unite the estranged factions of the Empire by any means necessary. Withstand your enemies, both inside and outside, and face the horrifying Demons.
The question is... how far are you willing to go for absolute victory? Will you have to sacrifice your humanity in order to achieve victory? Only time will tell.
Campaign Series Info
The Legends of Arkain is a campaign series which takes place on the world Arkain.
The races of Arkain fight against the demon invaders, who try once again to enslave every being on Arkain. The Humans, the Orcs and the Undead will have to make a stand against them... or face complete annihilation or enslavement by the Demons.
This campaign series will consist of actually three different series. There will be a Human, an Orc and an Undead campaign series. They will all run in the same timeline but will present three different stories and outcomes. When they are all finished, it's completely up to you, who wins this conflict.
Those, who win the war, will write the history.
You like the campaign?
Click here to see the progress of the series!
Click here for the First Human Book!
Click here for the First Orc Book!
Click here for the First Undead Book!
Click here for the Second Orc Book!
Click here for the Second Undead Book!
Let's Play made by @Jayborino!
Features
- Three different storylines/campaign series
Take control of one of the three factions, the proud Humans of the Empire, the plundering and strong Orc Clans or the mysterious Undead Nexus and their endless army of the dead, and face the demonic invasion as well as other struggles that await you.
- New units
Command units, you already know, as well as completely new units with new upgrades and abilities.
- Decide the fate of Arkain
At some points of the campaigns, you'll have the opportunity to decide things, that affect the storyline, characters and sometimes even the chapters you play or how you have to play them. By doing or, well, not doing certain side quests, you can also affect the campaign.
- Three difficulties
You can play the campaign in either easy, normal or hard difficulty, just like in the original WC3 campaigns. It will impact on the AI difficulty and scripting as well as other minor changes.
In easy version, for example, the AI won't rebuilt lost buildings.
- Full Jass AI
In this campaign series, every single AI is written in Jass instead of being created with the AI editor. This makes the AI more intelligent.
- Universal hotkeys
All abilities, units and buildings use QWER hotkeys.
- Race Mechanics
Every available race has its own unique race mechanic to improve gameplay - and, in some cases, to add new ways influencing the story.
Characters
General Gardon Bloodclaw
General Gardon is the most ruthless and merciless general in the Empire. He is known for using every available weapon against his enemies without showing any pardon. His background is a mystery. He simply appeared out of nowhere and became general. He proved very fast, that he got that position for a good reason, destroying the enemies of the Empire with fast, merciless effectiveness. He is the commander of the Ironfist, an elite force of the Empire, which often carries out top secret missions for the Emperor himself. According to rumors, Gardon himself enjoys the favor of the Emperor - much to the frustration of many higher-ranking Imperials. Yet none would dare make a move against him, as in the past, such attempts ended in disaster.
The fact that Gardon was forced to retreat because the inner conflicts of the Imperials had weakened them too much, infuriated him a great deal and he longs for a chance to take revenge on the traitors.
Admiral Merlon Seabright
Both in the Imperial and Royal Fleets, Admiral Merlon Seabright is a living legend. It is said that he was the captain of the ship that killed the Terror of Feraldir, a gigantic, demonic sea monster that had terrorized ships for thousands of years. Merlon dislikes staying on the shore for longer than absolutely necessary, for the sea is his true home. He is said to have been a critic and even an enemy of Gardon Bloodclaw until the two of them were assigned to a special mission. After that mission, Merlon remained silent about Gardon and even proclaimed to assist Gardon whenever he was needed.
Today, he is Gardon's most loyal ally who is not part of the Ironfist.
Larine the Exile
Larine used to be the personal guard and a good friend of the elven queen. However, she began criticizing the fact that the Elves were hiding in their woods instead of fighting side-by-side with the Imperials and Dwarves. She blamed the Queen for the fact that the Elves were despised by many of the Humans who had been forced by their surperiors to defend them. She left the Elven Kingdom and was later exiled. She went to the court of King Dorten of Kerrel and started working for him, gaining his respect. Trained in both archery and nature magic, she is ready to fulfill her surperior's every command.
Lady Cora Redfist
Following her father's wishes reluctantly, Cora joined the Imperial Army instead of continuing her studies in the Imperial Academy. Having proven herself as a valuable asset of the army, she was given the offer of joining the Imperial Navy. She had always loved the sea and knowing that the Imperial Navy would enable her to progress further in her studies of water magic, Cora accepted the offer and became a member of the navy, later serving as the liaison officer between the Imperial Navy and the Golden Guard.
Over time, she developed a certain dislike for Renald van Durce, the general of the Golden Guard, considering him arrogant beyond measure.
Lord Brian the Fallen
Long ago, before the Empire had set sail over the sea, Lord Brian was a high-ranking member of the Emperor's court. People were afraid of the lord in dark armor who was said to study the forbidden dark arts of Shadow Magic. One day, he and his family disappeared without any trace of their whereabouts. Since he didn't return after many years, people started to believe he had died. However, in truth, he had discovered ancient secrets and power. Whatever happened to him, it made him immortal and gave him unknown power and knowledge. It remains a mystery what he has done over the past centuries.
High Lord Inquisitor Renald van Durce
Being one of seven younger brothers of the former emperor and therefore one of the uncles of the current Emperor, Renald could have lived a peaceful life of luxury in the Imperial palace. However, he loathed his other brethren for letting the luxury make them become lazy and corrupt. Becoming a great warrior-priest and leader, he himself led the final assault that removed all Demons from the continent of the Empire. Renald had always been arrogant, but his success made it even worse. However, his loyalty towards the Emperor is almost limitless and only the Emperor himself can command van Durce. Whenever he and his Golden Guard are sent on a mission, the Emperor sends his finest, most loyal and most arrogant soldiers.
His full title is:
High Lord of the Imperial Court, Lord Inquisitor of the Order of the Righteous, Lord Consultant of the Emperor, General of the Golden Guard.
Click here to learn more about the other characters!
Initial Release
General:
- After finding out what caused the game to crash in the current iteration of 1.30, I fixed the Angelic unit, selecting it should no longer cause any crashes (Don't worry, I have fixed this with a 1.29 iteration, you do not have to update to the latest patch and I still advise against doing that, but those of you who already patched should be better off now)
- Increased the durability of Lord Brian the Fallen
- Armor of the Holy Bastion now also increases the hit points by 500 in addition to its 15 armor bonus
- Fixed Spears of Pain icon
Chapter Twelve:
- Added Resistant Skin for the Purificator in both A and B
Chapter Thirteen:
- Increased hit points of Krogar the Conqueror by 500
- After finding out what caused the game to crash in the current iteration of 1.30, I fixed the Angelic unit, selecting it should no longer cause any crashes (Don't worry, I have fixed this with a 1.29 iteration, you do not have to update to the latest patch and I still advise against doing that, but those of you who already patched should be better off now)
- Increased the durability of Lord Brian the Fallen
- Armor of the Holy Bastion now also increases the hit points by 500 in addition to its 15 armor bonus
- Fixed Spears of Pain icon
Chapter Twelve:
- Added Resistant Skin for the Purificator in both A and B
Chapter Thirteen:
- Increased hit points of Krogar the Conqueror by 500
General:
- Replaced Krogar's Stampede with The Horde, summoning a group of permanent Moghtar warriors
- Praxeus gained the Memory of the Past ability
- Plating no longer increases armor and reflects damage, instead it now reduces all inflicted damage
- Lord of the Shadows no longer splits Brian, instead it allows him to summon up to four permanent Shadow Creatures from corpses
- The amount of trainable Black Dragons is no longer limited to 2, go train more, go nuts
- Replaced Horgar's Barrier ability with Lightning Rune, summoning a rune that attacks enemies
- Changed the model for the Healing Rune
- Horgar and Zarin have both received Spell Resistance
- Changed Gardon's title from Butcher to Warmonger
- Gardon and Praxeus now both have a new permanent item
Chapter Seven:
- Changed a few epilogue lines for the Undead if Larine becomes queen
Chapter Eleven A and B:
- Slightly edited and fixed some dialogues
- Added new dialogues
Chapter Eleven A:
- Fixed the issue with Zarin's portrait not appearing when speaking
Chapter Eleven B:
- Added more enemy Black Dragons and Black Drakes to make sniping the enemy bases with Destructors less efficient
Chapter Twelve A and B:
- Removed the lines coming from the three liches in the intro cinematic
Chapter Fourteen A:
- Salana and Larine may both now call on the Elven Forces (Salana may even call upon a certain hero if she is still alive)
- Replaced Krogar's Stampede with The Horde, summoning a group of permanent Moghtar warriors
- Praxeus gained the Memory of the Past ability
- Plating no longer increases armor and reflects damage, instead it now reduces all inflicted damage
- Lord of the Shadows no longer splits Brian, instead it allows him to summon up to four permanent Shadow Creatures from corpses
- The amount of trainable Black Dragons is no longer limited to 2, go train more, go nuts
- Replaced Horgar's Barrier ability with Lightning Rune, summoning a rune that attacks enemies
- Changed the model for the Healing Rune
- Horgar and Zarin have both received Spell Resistance
- Changed Gardon's title from Butcher to Warmonger
- Gardon and Praxeus now both have a new permanent item
Chapter Seven:
- Changed a few epilogue lines for the Undead if Larine becomes queen
Chapter Eleven A and B:
- Slightly edited and fixed some dialogues
- Added new dialogues
Chapter Eleven A:
- Fixed the issue with Zarin's portrait not appearing when speaking
Chapter Eleven B:
- Added more enemy Black Dragons and Black Drakes to make sniping the enemy bases with Destructors less efficient
Chapter Twelve A and B:
- Removed the lines coming from the three liches in the intro cinematic
Chapter Fourteen A:
- Salana and Larine may both now call on the Elven Forces (Salana may even call upon a certain hero if she is still alive)
Prelude:
- Adjusted the lines at the beginning of the map regarding the choice system from the First Human Book
- Adjusted the lines at the beginning of the map regarding the choice system from the First Human Book
General:
- Fixed the description of the Old Amulet
Chapter Nine:
- Praxeus should now start with his proper item, the Old Amulet, rather than the Ring of the Exile
- Fixed the description of the Old Amulet
Chapter Nine:
- Praxeus should now start with his proper item, the Old Amulet, rather than the Ring of the Exile
General:
- Fixed the tooltip of Lightning Rune
- Vail's leadership bonus now correctly states that the increase is permanent
- The campaign no longer uses the latest melee patch due to several balance changes messing up things, a few unit changes still apply to the campaign however
- New icon for the Bowman
- Increased the hit points of Knights to 840
- Some grammar fixes
- Dark Secrets now displays the duration
- Fixed the hotkey for Lord of the Shadows
Prelude:
- Fixed the issue with the prelude finishing too early
Interlude Two:
- Fixed the skipping issues related to this cinematic
Chapter Nine:
- The hotkey for sending Marin lumber has been removed
Chapter Thirteen:
- Fixed the tooltip for Korgar's ultimate
Chapter Fourteen A:
- The hint now tells you that Salana/Larine can also summon a wave of allies
Chapter Fourteen B:
- The Old Amulet item should no longer lie on the ground
- Fixed the tooltip of Lightning Rune
- Vail's leadership bonus now correctly states that the increase is permanent
- The campaign no longer uses the latest melee patch due to several balance changes messing up things, a few unit changes still apply to the campaign however
- New icon for the Bowman
- Increased the hit points of Knights to 840
- Some grammar fixes
- Dark Secrets now displays the duration
- Fixed the hotkey for Lord of the Shadows
Prelude:
- Fixed the issue with the prelude finishing too early
Interlude Two:
- Fixed the skipping issues related to this cinematic
Chapter Nine:
- The hotkey for sending Marin lumber has been removed
Chapter Thirteen:
- Fixed the tooltip for Korgar's ultimate
Chapter Fourteen A:
- The hint now tells you that Salana/Larine can also summon a wave of allies
Chapter Fourteen B:
- The Old Amulet item should no longer lie on the ground
General:
- New upgrade "Skull Shield" available from Chapter Seven on
Chapter Eight:
- Replaced most units of the Order of the Flame with new, Order-specific ones
- New upgrade "Skull Shield" available from Chapter Seven on
Chapter Eight:
- Replaced most units of the Order of the Flame with new, Order-specific ones
Chapter Five:
- Replaced the hero in the yellow base with a weaker hero to decrease difficulty
- Replaced the hero in the yellow base with a weaker hero to decrease difficulty
General:
- Upkeep reworked: Low Upkeep now gives you 8 instead of 7 gold and High Upkeep now gives you 6 instead of 4 gold
- Upkeep reworked: Low Upkeep now gives you 8 instead of 7 gold and High Upkeep now gives you 6 instead of 4 gold
Chapter Seven:
- The items you get from Larine if you chose Salana are now the ones from Chapter Six instead of Chapter Five
Chapter Twelve:
- Replaced the building models used by the Dominion to better showcase their new organisation
- Changed the names of some edited buildings
Chapter Thirteen:
- New model for Orie Redfist
- New model for Red Mages
Chapter Fourteen A:
- Replaced the building models used by the Ironfist to better showcase their new organisation
- Replaced the models used by Peasants and Militia
- Changed the names of some edited buildings
- The items you get from Larine if you chose Salana are now the ones from Chapter Six instead of Chapter Five
Chapter Twelve:
- Replaced the building models used by the Dominion to better showcase their new organisation
- Changed the names of some edited buildings
Chapter Thirteen:
- New model for Orie Redfist
- New model for Red Mages
Chapter Fourteen A:
- Replaced the building models used by the Ironfist to better showcase their new organisation
- Replaced the models used by Peasants and Militia
- Changed the names of some edited buildings
General:
- Most maps now have their own unique loading screen made by @Rhapsodie
- Most maps now have their own unique loading screen made by @Rhapsodie
General:
- Shieldbearer Changes:
* Decreased the damage dealt by Shieldbearers by 3
* Decreased hit points from 1500 to 1100
* Increased food cost from 4 to 5
- Reduced the movement speed of Warmechs in air form
- Increased the food cost of Black Dragons from 8 to 10
- All workers now start with Repair activated automatically
- New model & icon for Sir Praxeus "The Holy Bastion" Braelon
- New icon for the Order of the Holy Bastion leadership bonus
- Shieldbearer Changes:
* Decreased the damage dealt by Shieldbearers by 3
* Decreased hit points from 1500 to 1100
* Increased food cost from 4 to 5
- Reduced the movement speed of Warmechs in air form
- Increased the food cost of Black Dragons from 8 to 10
- All workers now start with Repair activated automatically
- New model & icon for Sir Praxeus "The Holy Bastion" Braelon
- New icon for the Order of the Holy Bastion leadership bonus
General:
- Several tweaks and fixes (including changes that fix some bugs caused by newer Blizzard patches)
- Changed & Replaced several unit types and hero models to fit their kingdom/faction
- New models for Thanok & Claire (courtesy of @deepstrasz)
- New model for Shieldbearers (courtesy of @HerrDave)
Chapter Eight:
- Replaced Brutes with Firestarters
- Several tweaks and fixes (including changes that fix some bugs caused by newer Blizzard patches)
- Changed & Replaced several unit types and hero models to fit their kingdom/faction
- New models for Thanok & Claire (courtesy of @deepstrasz)
- New model for Shieldbearers (courtesy of @HerrDave)
Chapter Eight:
- Replaced Brutes with Firestarters
General:
- New model for Duke Redfist (courtesy of @Rhapsodie)
- New model for Duke Redfist (courtesy of @Rhapsodie)
General:
- New model for Sir Jay Bubblerino (courtesy of @deepstrasz )
- New model for Sir Jay Bubblerino (courtesy of @deepstrasz )
Chapter Eleven:
- Fixed the loading screen of Chapter Eleven
- Fixed the loading screen of Chapter Eleven
General:
- Fixed the food cost for Black Dragons (was 8, should have been 10)
- Fixed the button positions of Dragonhawk Riders and their Cloud upgrade
- Fixed the food cost for Black Dragons (was 8, should have been 10)
- Fixed the button positions of Dragonhawk Riders and their Cloud upgrade
Models & Skins:
Blizzard Entertainment
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Wandering Soul
infrenus
Tauer
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Mephestrial
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PrMosquito
Hawkwing
Em!
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Uncle Fester
Frankster
Mc !
IamMclovin
AhhFreshWeeD
Sin'dorei300
Elenai
Kuhneghetz
CloudWolf
alreadyused
Dark Hunter1357
Dmitry Rommel
Kitabatake
Shar Dundred
RazorClawX
Uljimasa Hojo
eXciTe
Sellenisko
frostwolf
-Grendel
Skipper
Deolrin
gookywooky
Callahan
BlinkBoy
Hueter
Coinblin
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Power
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Deolrin
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HerrDave
Meteor_demon
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Kael Theron
PROXY
JetFangInferno
JesusHipster
Makoodzaka
Rizz_Boomer
Arowanna
Rhapsodie
deepstrasz
Icons:
Blizzard Entertainment
Uncle Fester
CloudWolf
xylign
SkriK
CRAZYRUSSIAN
Darkfang
GreyArchon
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Fjury
PrMosquito
INSEKT
Muoteck
dickxunder
Frankster
CloudWolf
Kuhneghetz
Elenai
Heinvers
Shar Dundred
Uljimasa Hojo
SinisterX
Darkfang
Hemske
Palaslayer
NFWar
Hellx-Magnus
Justicebringer
Sin'dorei300
sigelang
Mr.Goblin
Mythic
antihero
Sellenisko
-ToasT
jigrael
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Pins
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-Grendel
BLazeKraze
Mc !
Kael Theron
Stanakin
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Scias
Akolyt0r
Peekay
Edge45
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Arowanna
Music:
Bastian Kieslinger - Tears of the Mire (used in Interlude Four)
Campaign Preview Screen:
Heinvers
Campaign Logo:
Mythic
Loading Screens:
Rhapsodie
Campaign Chief Development Tester and Grammar Genius:
Kasrkin
Additional Testing:
Championfighter25
Terrain Improvement:
Imperator (Prologue, Chapter Four, Nine, Eleven, Twelve)
Heinvers (Chapter Three & Chapter Eight)
Everything else made by:
Shar Dundred
First Supporters:
Theoden of KoMe
Chen
youness
Kasrkin
kakuzu
BandolXD
Heinvers
Imperator
Veritas 117
PlankingWolf
Please contact me via PM if I forgot to give you credit for your resource!
Blizzard Entertainment
67chrome
epsilon
Wandering Soul
infrenus
Tauer
AndrewOverload519
Mephestrial
Dojo
PrMosquito
Hawkwing
Em!
dickxunder
acagnip
Uncle Fester
Frankster
Mc !
IamMclovin
AhhFreshWeeD
Sin'dorei300
Elenai
Kuhneghetz
CloudWolf
alreadyused
Dark Hunter1357
Dmitry Rommel
Kitabatake
Shar Dundred
RazorClawX
Uljimasa Hojo
eXciTe
Sellenisko
frostwolf
-Grendel
Skipper
Deolrin
gookywooky
Callahan
BlinkBoy
Hueter
Coinblin
supertoinkz
SuPa-
Tarrasque
Power
Afronight_76
chr2
olofmoleman
imforfun
Deolrin
Pyramidhe@d
HerrDave
Meteor_demon
kangyun
Kael Theron
PROXY
JetFangInferno
JesusHipster
Makoodzaka
Rizz_Boomer
Arowanna
Rhapsodie
deepstrasz
Icons:
Blizzard Entertainment
Uncle Fester
CloudWolf
xylign
SkriK
CRAZYRUSSIAN
Darkfang
GreyArchon
67chrome
Fjury
PrMosquito
INSEKT
Muoteck
dickxunder
Frankster
CloudWolf
Kuhneghetz
Elenai
Heinvers
Shar Dundred
Uljimasa Hojo
SinisterX
Darkfang
Hemske
Palaslayer
NFWar
Hellx-Magnus
Justicebringer
Sin'dorei300
sigelang
Mr.Goblin
Mythic
antihero
Sellenisko
-ToasT
jigrael
Just_Spectating
APproject
Pins
Eagle XI
kangyun
-Grendel
BLazeKraze
Mc !
Kael Theron
Stanakin
JollyD
The_Silent
-Berz-
chr2
olofmoleman
San
Scias
Akolyt0r
Peekay
Edge45
ChevronSeven
4eNNightmare
Arowanna
Music:
Bastian Kieslinger - Tears of the Mire (used in Interlude Four)
Campaign Preview Screen:
Heinvers
Campaign Logo:
Mythic
Loading Screens:
Rhapsodie
Campaign Chief Development Tester and Grammar Genius:
Kasrkin
Additional Testing:
Championfighter25
Terrain Improvement:
Imperator (Prologue, Chapter Four, Nine, Eleven, Twelve)
Heinvers (Chapter Three & Chapter Eight)
Everything else made by:
Shar Dundred
First Supporters:
Theoden of KoMe
Chen
youness
Kasrkin
kakuzu
BandolXD
Heinvers
Imperator
Veritas 117
PlankingWolf
Please contact me via PM if I forgot to give you credit for your resource!
To Blizzard Entertainment for this great game.
To Turnro whose great campaigns inspired me to revive this old project.
To Jayborino for his enjoyable let's play projects of the Arkain series!
To all who supported this project!
To all who reported bugs and gave/give constructive feedback both during and after the development!
And very many special thanks to Kasrkin, who supported the creation of this project in many, even countless ways!
Feel free to post your suggestions, opinions and questions!
Please report any bugs!
Please report any bugs!
Keywords:
Arkain, Legends, Legends of Arkain, LoA, campaign, series, Gardon
Contents
Reviews
- Joined
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what I dpnt get it why greymoore had to go, you could've atleast kept him alive and made him playable in some sort of filler missions, I mean hes a likeable character, why did you kill him off, you have a grudge against people that take pride in doing their duty? im in no way saying that he was perfect, but he was a lot of a better character than Redfist, van durce, the queen and countless others
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I never have any personal reasons for any event that takes place in Arkain. I have no idea what makes you think that I would have a problem with taking pride in their duty.
Everything happens for the story alone.
Neither personal opinions nor political events nor anything else affects the story.
You might not be too happy about some events, but they are all happening regardless. You will like some, you will dislike others, that's the way these things unfold.
Everything happens for the story alone.
Neither personal opinions nor political events nor anything else affects the story.
You might not be too happy about some events, but they are all happening regardless. You will like some, you will dislike others, that's the way these things unfold.
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OR Blen will now join the Undead army
You never know what Shar is up to
I heard that Brainiac - the adversary of Superman- is his descendant.
I love Shar's story and Arkain universe, I find it more appealing to indulge in.
You have no idea how enthusiastic I am to see how the story will continue and to learn from Shar how to make campaigns like this.
You never know what Shar is up to
I heard that Brainiac - the adversary of Superman- is his descendant.
I love Shar's story and Arkain universe, I find it more appealing to indulge in.
You have no idea how enthusiastic I am to see how the story will continue and to learn from Shar how to make campaigns like this.
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An update on the subfactions:
Due to the addition of so many new units and factions in the Second Books (you have yet to see most of it), it has been decided that those will be limited to the First Books for the time being.
However, since this means that there would be no progress on the Second Book BOTH story AND gameplay wise for a long period of time, I have decided today to focus on the completion of the Second Human Book before working on the subfactions again.
Stay tuned!
Due to the addition of so many new units and factions in the Second Books (you have yet to see most of it), it has been decided that those will be limited to the First Books for the time being.
However, since this means that there would be no progress on the Second Book BOTH story AND gameplay wise for a long period of time, I have decided today to focus on the completion of the Second Human Book before working on the subfactions again.
Stay tuned!
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A long time ago, when I first played Arkain I accidently chose to side with Genethas in the Pearl of Lor Conflict, the Ironfist seemed like it was impossible to beat because Gardon's aura increased all his allies damage by 70% .. I thought; "what a surprise guess the last mission has to be the hardest" well soon I realized that it was hard because I made the wrong choice and now I realize that it wasn't nearly as hard as misssions of book 2
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Some of the first releases of book 1 had imbalances, if Gardon and his elites would attack your base then you're pretty much screwed, but it got fixed so that only Theoden and some other heroes attack your base and Gardon just stands by his castle, guarding it.
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In the version I beat Gardon seemed to be really OP, so if you chose to side with Genethas you basically made the last mission much harder, but still easier than some of the book 2 missions
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You guys had to wait quite a while, so here are some news about the long-long-long-awaited Chapter Seven:
You all had to wait a very long time. Progress was slow, I know, I am not proud or happy about it.
As I already mentioned earlier, the map that had been prepared for this particular chapter was lost a long
time ago.
After having (again) spent some time creating this map again, I figured it would take quite a while for
the map to be finished - time that you would have to wait for the maps' release.
I had the feeling that you already waited WAY too long for getting the chance to kill Elves again.
Therefore, I came up with a (temporary) solution. I wasn't too fond of the idea myself, but it
is the only way I see to reduce the waiting time.
I am going to use the map from Chapter Five of the First Human Book for Chapter Seven of the
Second Human Book. Now, this is temporary. The map will get replaced before the full release
of the Second Human Book with the map I wanted this chapter to have.
I want to let you know that I am not doing this out of laziness, since I am going to replace this map
at a later point with the original (In fact, this is MORE work for me since I have to edit the old map
to fit the new purpose AND create the new map as well), I am doing this for you, the people who
play & enjoy this campaign (also for those who don't enjoy it.
) because you remained faithful
despite all the setbacks that had happened lately.
I hope you understand and maybe even appreciate this at least a bit. You might be disappointed to
see an old map again - and I fully understand that - but it is only temporary to get the story going,
which still is one of the most important aspects - or even THE most important aspect - of the Arkain
series.
I cannot announce an official release date as of yet, but I can tell you that it will be WAAAAYYY sooner
than it would have been with the completely new map - which you will get, yes, just a bit later.
I will spend much more time on the Arkain series than I did in the past few months, since I am tired of the
slow progress.
Stay tuned!
You all had to wait a very long time. Progress was slow, I know, I am not proud or happy about it.
As I already mentioned earlier, the map that had been prepared for this particular chapter was lost a long
time ago.
After having (again) spent some time creating this map again, I figured it would take quite a while for
the map to be finished - time that you would have to wait for the maps' release.
I had the feeling that you already waited WAY too long for getting the chance to kill Elves again.
Therefore, I came up with a (temporary) solution. I wasn't too fond of the idea myself, but it
is the only way I see to reduce the waiting time.
I am going to use the map from Chapter Five of the First Human Book for Chapter Seven of the
Second Human Book. Now, this is temporary. The map will get replaced before the full release
of the Second Human Book with the map I wanted this chapter to have.
I want to let you know that I am not doing this out of laziness, since I am going to replace this map
at a later point with the original (In fact, this is MORE work for me since I have to edit the old map
to fit the new purpose AND create the new map as well), I am doing this for you, the people who
play & enjoy this campaign (also for those who don't enjoy it.
) because you remained faithfuldespite all the setbacks that had happened lately.
I hope you understand and maybe even appreciate this at least a bit. You might be disappointed to
see an old map again - and I fully understand that - but it is only temporary to get the story going,
which still is one of the most important aspects - or even THE most important aspect - of the Arkain
series.
I cannot announce an official release date as of yet, but I can tell you that it will be WAAAAYYY sooner
than it would have been with the completely new map - which you will get, yes, just a bit later.
I will spend much more time on the Arkain series than I did in the past few months, since I am tired of the
slow progress.
Stay tuned!
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That doesn't sound too bad, I liked that ch 5 mission, will the queen be having some super strong "Elite"-type units this time around ?
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The Queen will have regular Elven Army troops along with Golden Guard, her special "Red Guard"
and of course the elven Royal Guard defend her.
And maybe even more...
and of course the elven Royal Guard defend her.
And maybe even more...
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Interesting, are Red guards like super elites or are the Royal guards like that?
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So, why waste time then?
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Shar once again proves his awesomness.Even after all the drama! Salute!
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@Blake8: Super elites sounds about right, yes.
@Admiral Proudmoore: Thanks man! Always nice seeing you're still around!
Doing some modifications for Chapter Seven now and I have to say... People hated me
for the Chapter Five of the First Human Book.
I cannot wait to see the reactions when you see what I am doing right now. X)
@Admiral Proudmoore: Thanks man! Always nice seeing you're still around!
Doing some modifications for Chapter Seven now and I have to say... People hated me
for the Chapter Five of the First Human Book.
I cannot wait to see the reactions when you see what I am doing right now. X)
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@Blake8: Super elites sounds about right, yes.
@Admiral Proudmoore: Thanks man! Always nice seeing you're still around!
Doing some modifications for Chapter Seven now and I have to say... People hated me
for the Chapter Five of the First Human Book.
I cannot wait to see the reactions when you see what I am doing right now. X)
Good to know that you are still working on the project! Also i have to ask...did you ever consider giving characters a full bios? I mean they have backgrounds and you know who is who after a moment but can we expect more informations and details? I also always wanted to ask... what did innspired you to make Arkain? Warhammer?
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Absolutely, yes!
Hm, that's a hard question.
It wasn't Warhammer for sure, when I started working on Arkain for the first time back in 2012 I didn't
know jack or shit about the Warhammer Fantasy universe and my Warhammer 40k knowledge was
a bit limited too.
I intend to talk more about that at a later point.
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@Blake8: Super elites sounds about right, yes.
@Admiral Proudmoore: Thanks man! Always nice seeing you're still around!
Doing some modifications for Chapter Seven now and I have to say... People hated me
for the Chapter Five of the First Human Book.
I cannot wait to see the reactions when you see what I am doing right now. X)
Mission 5 of the first book is relatively easy compared to some missions of the second.
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Yeah like that one chapter 4 on the second book we all love
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Hm. I think I have to increase the difficulty for the First Books...
jk
Well, to be fair, Chapter Four of the Second Human Book is, overall, Chapter Fifteen, if you keep
in mind that this is a sequel to the First Human Book...
Might want to change the numbers...
jk
Well, to be fair, Chapter Four of the Second Human Book is, overall, Chapter Fifteen, if you keep
in mind that this is a sequel to the First Human Book...
Might want to change the numbers...
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We are working on character bios and general worldbuilding but this has been put on the backburner for now. There are several things to do before we can expand on the world. It's likely we won't be done with these until the completion of the second books and now I know that's a long time from now but you still have good, nightmares, to look forward to.
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Hm. I think I have to increase the difficulty for the First Books...
jk
Well, to be fair, Chapter Four of the Second Human Book is, overall, Chapter Fifteen, if you keep
in mind that this is a prequel to the First Human Book...
Might want to change the numbers...
Don't you mean sequel?
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Hm. I think I have to increase the difficulty for the First Books...
jk
Well, to be fair, Chapter Four of the Second Human Book is, overall, Chapter Fifteen, if you keep
in mind that this is a sequel to the First Human Book...
Might want to change the numbers...
Are you ever planning to maybe merge the books so that the dreaded ch4 does become ch15 ?
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I don't think there's a point to that, I mean people will most likely play the 1st book before starting the second, wos had 6 books and it was actually really cool that way....
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All I have to say about that level
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Chapter 5 (first book) or ch4 of book 2
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I might change the chapter numbers of the Second Human Book (i. e. Chapter Four of the
Second Human Book becomes Chapter Fifteen), but I don't want to morph the campaigns into one.
There are many differences in the campaign data which would have to be edited for every
map of the First Human Book (incl. the cinematics).
That would be a lot of work for only limited use.
In addition, due to the many chapters, you would have to scroll in the campaign's menu.
I am personally not too fond of that when it means that you have to scroll between so many
missions.
Second Human Book becomes Chapter Fifteen), but I don't want to morph the campaigns into one.
There are many differences in the campaign data which would have to be edited for every
map of the First Human Book (incl. the cinematics).
That would be a lot of work for only limited use.
In addition, due to the many chapters, you would have to scroll in the campaign's menu.
I am personally not too fond of that when it means that you have to scroll between so many
missions.
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Chapter four of the second book, if you thought that the first book's missions or the previous missions were hard, well you're in for quite a surprise...
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@Shar Dundred So any progress on the long awaited chapter?
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Currently working on triggers and cinematics. Will do AI afterwards.
Once that is done, testing can begin. After that, it will be released.
Once that is done, testing can begin. After that, it will be released.
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Can't wait to play it!!
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Hopefully it wont take too long to make with the terrain, which usually takes lots of time already finished
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Since I am using an old map (temporarily), the bit terrain work that was required is already completely done.
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sweet
so this is the 15/10 hardness mission or is the one after this one?
so this is the 15/10 hardness mission or is the one after this one?
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I remember Gardon saying in chapter 1 he invested his so called treasury for the knights of kome to rebuild their order.Are they going to be an ally in chapter 7 or are you planning to use them later or not use them at all?
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Only time will tell....
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I think someone mentioned that you get to play as the knights in one of the upcomming chapters.
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@Lord Aiden how do you know it wasn't just speculation ?
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If it was posted by anyone else than me, it is speculation.
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Outdated.
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Wow, that was the quickest reply ever
anyway this can still be seen as the blueprint for the newer edition of book 2
here's my prediction of what was to come if the original plan wouldve been followed
anyway this can still be seen as the blueprint for the newer edition of book 2
here's my prediction of what was to come if the original plan wouldve been followed
Invasion = end of rebellion chapter
Return of the order - Knights of KOME (which stands for kings of middle earth btw) would've joined Gardon
Outcast - Gardon would've made contact with Vanessa
Flames in the forest - Something close to the chapter of a similar name in the newer version of book 2
Nemesis - I think you confront either Genethas or Van Durce in this chapter, more likely van durce
The rotten - ???? Possibly could've refered to how Gardon's forces are joined by the undead forces as happens in the burning forest chapter of the newer version
Alliance - undead join you
Union - This was the chapter you were meant to overthrow the queen in and unite the forces under one banner
Thunder of war - You drive the demons off
Return of the order - Knights of KOME (which stands for kings of middle earth btw) would've joined Gardon
Outcast - Gardon would've made contact with Vanessa
Flames in the forest - Something close to the chapter of a similar name in the newer version of book 2
Nemesis - I think you confront either Genethas or Van Durce in this chapter, more likely van durce
The rotten - ???? Possibly could've refered to how Gardon's forces are joined by the undead forces as happens in the burning forest chapter of the newer version
Alliance - undead join you
Union - This was the chapter you were meant to overthrow the queen in and unite the forces under one banner
Thunder of war - You drive the demons off
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wait where did you get that? there was an alternative storyline or what?
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Here's why no chapter 3
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Oh this was what was released like a year ago i believe, lol @ screenshot
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This is so outdated, not even I know anymore what most of those chapters were about.
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To all who viewed what i wrote i know it was stupid so i deleted it.I regret writing it.
