Fall from Heaven 2

Darkness · 03-02-2009, 15:56

With so many fantasy fans (as evidenced in the "recommend me a book" thread in OT) at CDZ I'm kind of amazed that no-one has mentioned Kael's Fall from Heaven 2 mod for CIV before.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=171398

Has anyone ever tried this mod?

Dwarves, elves, humans. Good versus evil. And CIV...
What more do you want from a good fantasy game?

I stumbled upon this a couple of days ago and I've played some. It's really complex (lots of new buildings, units, promotions, magic spells, etc.). Much more complex that regular CIV, but I find it very much fun to play, although I am still fairly clueless as to what exactly I am doing...

akots · 03-02-2009, 18:16

I'm playing this one from the very first version. It is wonderful indeed a completely different game.

I believe I know what I'm doing, beating it on Deity a couple of times and done it with most of civs and victory conditions on Emperor. Version 0.4 is great fun and the latest update is patch "p" or "r" IIRC.

Not all scenarios are ready yet but most are and those are huge fun as well.

What I'd seriously like is to have a PB with it on an Erebus map but it is going to be a long game and some final patch has to be released otherwise they are changing and updating it too much to be playable for a PB.

barbu1977 · 03-02-2009, 19:17

It looks very good.

The look reminds me of Age of Wonders II.

I'll probably try it this week-end.

It also reminds me that I have HOMM V final campaign that I need to take care of.

BCLG100 · 03-02-2009, 21:31

I played the inbuilt scenario that came with BtS but everytime i tried to download the mod etc something went wrong.

Darkness · 04-02-2009, 09:32

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Originally Posted by akots

What I'd seriously like is to have a PB with it on an Erebus map but it is going to be a long game and some final patch has to be released otherwise they are changing and updating it too much to be playable for a PB.

I'm not too sure if FfH2 is suited for multiplayer... Due to the very high number of events things may be very unbalanced in MP. Imagine getting a great prophet (or whatever) on turn 30...
But I would difinately like to try this in multiplayer!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCLG100

I played the inbuilt scenario that came with BtS but everytime i tried to download the mod etc something went wrong.

You could try the link I posted. That one worked perfectly last week.

Matrix · 04-02-2009, 12:51

That looks and sounds very very cool. I'm definitely gonna try this within the next few days...

akots · 04-02-2009, 15:27

That is not a big issue, for MP balance events can be turned off (but not barbarians, barbarians are part of the fun, at least starting from Emperor!). This would slightly deplete the game since these events are huge fun and I don't think that great prophet on turn 30 will actually help anyone with anything seriously and that is a big thing compared to regular game.

Darkness · 04-02-2009, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by akots

That is not a big issue, for MP balance events can be turned off (but not barbarians, barbarians are part of the fun, at least starting from Emperor!). This would slightly deplete the game since these events are huge fun and I don't think that great prophet on turn 30 will actually help anyone with anything seriously and that is a big thing compared to regular game.

Events are a huge part of the fun. Turning them off would definately take some of the flavour away from the game.

And a great prophet very early (or another great leader) would definately matter. A free shrine as soon as you finish researching a religion? That would definately boost the economy significantly...

Or Orthus spawning close to you on turn 75 (IIRC he always spawns right around turn 75). Great for flavour of the game, but very tough if it's close to you. It effectively kills your ability to expand for as long as Orthus lives...

03-02-2009, 15:56	#1
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Fall from Heaven 2 With so many fantasy fans (as evidenced in the "recommend me a book" thread in OT) at CDZ I'm kind of amazed that no-one has mentioned Kael's Fall from Heaven 2 mod for CIV before. http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=171398 Has anyone ever tried this mod? Dwarves, elves, humans. Good versus evil. And CIV... What more do you want from a good fantasy game? I stumbled upon this a couple of days ago and I've played some. It's really complex (lots of new buildings, units, promotions, magic spells, etc.). Much more complex that regular CIV, but I find it very much fun to play, although I am still fairly clueless as to what exactly I am doing... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

03-02-2009, 18:16	#2
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	I'm playing this one from the very first version. It is wonderful indeed a completely different game. I believe I know what I'm doing, beating it on Deity a couple of times and done it with most of civs and victory conditions on Emperor. Version 0.4 is great fun and the latest update is patch "p" or "r" IIRC. Not all scenarios are ready yet but most are and those are huge fun as well. What I'd seriously like is to have a PB with it on an Erebus map but it is going to be a long game and some final patch has to be released otherwise they are changing and updating it too much to be playable for a PB. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

03-02-2009, 19:17	#3
barbu1977 Emperor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Blame Canada!. Posts: 3,501	It looks very good. The look reminds me of Age of Wonders II. I'll probably try it this week-end. It also reminds me that I have HOMM V final campaign that I need to take care of. __________________ Postcount = Postcount + 1; //Postcount++

03-02-2009, 21:31	#4
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	I played the inbuilt scenario that came with BtS but everytime i tried to download the mod etc something went wrong. __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

04-02-2009, 12:51	#6
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	That looks and sounds very very cool. I'm definitely gonna try this within the next few days... __________________

04-02-2009, 15:27	#7
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	That is not a big issue, for MP balance events can be turned off (but not barbarians, barbarians are part of the fun, at least starting from Emperor!). This would slightly deplete the game since these events are huge fun and I don't think that great prophet on turn 30 will actually help anyone with anything seriously and that is a big thing compared to regular game. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)