Kingdoms Rebuilt with FB

Piptol · Post by **Piptol** » Apr 26, 2006 18:18

Old-skool fantasy/strategy game Kingdoms has received a FreeBASIC makeover, 5 years after the original QB release.

So now it's a fully fledged Win32 game, the same game you know and love with a few new surprises! This version adds some new characters to help or hinder your Ablyssian adventures, there's minor graphical improvements, resampled music and faster battle sequences.

Come get it while it's hot at Piptol Productions..

Direct download: http://piptol.qbasicnews.com/files/kingdoms.zip

Pls lemme know if you find any bugs..

mambazo · Post by **mambazo** » Apr 26, 2006 19:49

Cool game! Much better job than I did yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaars ago.

arenth · Post by **arenth** » Apr 26, 2006 20:07

It does not work on my computer. It switches to full screen, and then.. dies silently.

p3 800mhz
256mb ram
ATI radeon 9250
Win2k3 SP1

Halifax · Post by **Halifax** » May 02, 2006 14:32

arenth wrote:It does not work on my computer. It switches to full screen, and then.. dies silently.

p3 800mhz
256mb ram
ATI radeon 9250
Win2k3 SP1

Hey, cool computer. Mine is 900mhz with an ATI radeon 9250

Dr_D · Post by **Dr_D** » May 02, 2006 21:12

I was wondering when you were going to post an anouncement here! :)

arenth · Post by **arenth** » May 03, 2006 12:34

Halifax wrote: Hey, cool computer. Mine is 900mhz with an ATI radeon 9250

Heh I have never heard someone call my computer cool... Thanks, I guess.

Piptol · Post by **Piptol** » May 06, 2006 20:14

@Dave: heh, I only did it cos you suggested it!

arenth wrote:It does not work on my computer. It switches to full screen, and then.. dies silently.

p3 800mhz
256mb ram
ATI radeon 9250
Win2k3 SP1

Hmm, could you try this patch and let me know if it fixes it? Just replace the old exe with this one, cheers.

http://piptol.qbasicnews.com/stuff/king ... -1beta.zip

badmrbox · Post by **badmrbox** » May 07, 2006 0:54

I downloaded it and is going to test it tonight. It seems sweet thought.

arenth · Post by **arenth** » May 07, 2006 1:42

It works:D, this game is alot of fun... though apparently I am too feeble for this world.

Dr_D · Post by **Dr_D** » May 07, 2006 1:45

It just takes some practice. :D Actually, one of the fans wrote a kind of tutorial here...

http://fileanchor.com/25141-r

anonymous1337 · Post by **anonymous1337** » May 07, 2006 5:11

Dr_D wrote:kind of tutorial

I'll try to take that as a complement :D

VonGodric · Post by **VonGodric** » May 07, 2006 8:07

hey,

really nice stuff! But if you wuld rework the gfx for higher reso it would be superb!!!

(here 17" lcd and it looks small and not very good)

Piptol · Post by **Piptol** » May 07, 2006 12:20

anonymous1337 wrote:
Dr_D wrote:kind of tutorial
I'll try to take that as a complement :D

:D

Hey anonymous1337, mind if I host a copy of that tut on my site? Then I can refer to it in the help file. BTW, did you ever meet Rockwin? He's another new NPC..

Von: Thanks :) Redoing the graphics would be a lot of work though, maybe if I do a sequel..

...oops.. wait, I tried that and it got scrapped :D

arenth · Post by **arenth** » May 07, 2006 12:21

I dunno, it looks acceptable on my 19":P, that game is awesome, except for when you play it on warlord, then its just plain silly, because when I have like 1500 guys, and the enemy has 2500+ it takes forever and ever just to get to the wall. Maybe a speedier battle mode? I think on lower levels like squire its just the perfect amount of time, its long enough for you to enjoy, but not so long as to become boring.

Dr_D · Post by **Dr_D** » May 07, 2006 12:32

Piptol wrote: Von: Thanks :) Redoing the graphics would be a lot of work though, maybe if I do a sequel..

...oops.. wait, I tried that and it got scrapped :D

Well.. unscrap it and make it 3D!!! :p