ParaWorld
ParaWorld is a real- time strategy game of the Berlin development studio Game Development Combine ( SEC East); Publisher 's Sunflowers. The game also includes role-playing elements. The development budget was approximately € 2.8 million.
Since 28 June 2006, the Multiplayer mode Paraworld the official game program of the network instead Gaming League belongs. On 22 January 2007 Sunflowers ended the collaboration with the World Para - developers SEC East. On 20 April 2007, the so-called booster pack was published (a free mini add-on ) next to the " Gold Edition".
- 2.1 Dining
- 2.2 wood
- 2.3 stone
- 2.4 Skull
Game world
Background
End of the 19th century a group of elite scientists discovered under the leadership of the mathematician Jarvis Babbit a gateway to the "Para World". There, the time is so slow, so that scientists barely aged and had enough time to exploit this world in peace.
About a hundred years later - in the present - discovered three young scientists - biologist Stina Holmlund, the geologist Anthony Cole and Béla András Benedek physicist - independently the Paraworld. In order to silence, they were abducted by Babbit and his followers in this.
The world
The ParaWorld is a parallel world that have survived the dinosaurs and other creatures of prehistoric times. But three human strains have evolved in the harsh environment. It consists largely of various islands and can be roughly divided into five climate zones:
The North Country: The Nordland corresponds to the typical Central European landscape. Here live among many mammals, some species of dinosaurs.
The Savannah: The Savanna is a desert and steppe landscape, which is crossed by numerous canyons. This life-size dinosaurs such as Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus.
The Jungle: The jungle is a huge, tropical rainforest, which is criss-crossed by many waters. There live dinosaurs as the Baryonyx and the Iguanodon.
Desert of Ice: The Ice Desert was once a part of Nordland, now it is a huge, criss-crossed by rivers frozen area, which is located throughout the entire year under a thick blanket of snow. Here only live Allosaurier, small carnivores and mammals.
The Aschetal: The Aschetal is a volcanic landscape, which consists mainly of basalt and is crossed by numerous lava flows. None of the peoples have settled here. Here are just dinosaurs live like the Carnotaurus and the Polacanthus that have adapted to this environment.
The peoples
The human population of the parallel world can be divided into three tribes. You are about on the level of technology of the Middle Ages.
The Norsemen
Except for the kentrosaurus, some human warriors and their Titan, a giant Triceratops, their units consist only of prehistoric mammals. Their buildings are more robust than those of other nations.
The desert riders
The people of the desert rider is inspired by the Egyptian and African nomadic peoples. It lives in the savannah and has only tent-like dwellings, apart from the Holy City, the largest settlement center in the Paraworld. This city is the main hub for all types of merchandise Also there members of all peoples to live together peacefully.
The units of the desert riders consist largely of giant dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus and Allosaurus the. My Titan is the gigantic Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The nomadic nature of the people is reflected in two things: Firstly, all infantry can build buildings and on the other, each building back to 100 % in the resources from which it was built, to be converted.
The Dragon Clan
The Dragon clan was based on the East Asian cultures. Another allusion is the use of black powder, which was discovered in the game of yet no other people. This people lives in the jungle regions.
It can produce only relatively small dinosaur. The only exception shall comprise the Saltasaurustransporter and her Titan, a huge Seismosaurus. For that, you have more than one machine units and special technologies. Your building can be equipped with an explosive device which causes damage to all enemy / neutral at destroying the building.
The SEAS
The Society for the alternative Exact Sciences was founded by Jarvis Babbit, the discoverer of Paraworld.
Your units consist mostly of steam-powered robots. However, they also have various infantry and Triceratops cyborgs. Your troops are very strong in general.
In multiplayer mode, this fraction is not usually related to selection, however, the fan community is working to deploy people. The mod, it is known as SEASMOD and was on 3 December 2009 in version 3.3 available, which already contains all the necessary for a multi- player game against SEAS SEAS changes.
Resources
The following resources can be found in the game: wood, stone, and food. All resources must be reduced by the so-called workers. In addition, some groups can get the resources with other special collector units.
Food
The easiest resource of the game. It is available from the beginning in endless quantities to reduce disposal. Food is needed for each unit and some buildings.
Occurrence: wild animals, fruit bushes, faction-specific production site
Wood
The most important resource for the construction of buildings. Normally they do not grow back, but it is present in sufficient quantities. With its bamboo farms the dragon clan is this resource in endless quantities.
Occurrence: trees, bamboo farm ( Dragon Clan )
Stone
Stone is the most valuable resource of the game since it is present only in very limited quantities and are not replicating. It is used for all units of Level 3 or higher, and for most of the buildings.
Occurrence: Cairn
Skulls are obtained by killing enemies or wild animals and the destruction of animal nests or enemy buildings. They are needed for the leveling up of the units as well as for the study of many special skills and training of heroes. The desert riders they need in small amounts for the period rise. Also you can exchange them in the marketplace against the other resources in a 2:1 ratio.
Game mechanics
An innovation in the user guide is called the Army Controller, where its troops are listed hierarchically to facilitate the selection and overview. By placing skulls units can be improved, with the cost of higher levels progressively increase. In addition, the Army Controller tapers towards the top, so that you can have for example 15 level-2 units, but only 1 level 5 unit. Furthermore, guests are offered various "heroes " are available, which are special units in the game. In Paraworld also unlock certain heroes for each race exclusive units or buildings. When a hero dies, he can be hired again in the tavern. It starts now but again at level 1 The cost to hire a hero (food, skulls) increase with the number of the currently controlled hero.
Technology
ParaWorld uses the PEST - graphics engine, which was developed by the SEC, and uses the Tagès copy protection. As a minimum configuration, a PC running Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system, a 1.6 -GHz CPU, 512 MB of RAM and a graphics card with 128 MB of memory is specified, 1 GB of main memory and a CPU with 3 GHz recommended. In addition, DirectX 9.0c is required.
Revision history
- October 20, 2006: Version 1.01
- April 20, 2007: Version 1.05 ( Booster Pack )
The fan community of the game has created more patches and working on an extensive add-on *.
ParaWorld and the e-sports
The manufacturers had to make the target Paraworld to an e- sport discipline. Therefore Paraworld could be played before the official release on the corresponding events:
- 28 June 2006: Paraworld achieved the status of NGL - gold games.
- August 15, 2006: A month before release is picked up the game in the ESL.
Ratings of journals
- Games Aktuell: 86 percent (Games - Hit)
- Gamestar: 87 percent ( Gold Award, Award for outstanding atmosphere)
- PC Games: 88 percent ( Silver Award ); 89 percent in multiplayer
- PC Action: 84 percent
- PC Powerplay: 86 percent ( Award for presentation)
- Bravo Screenfun: Grade 1
- Computer Bild Spiele: Good (Rating 1.64 )
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