Warlock: Master of the Arcane

Some Information 4X Turn-based strategy Developed by Ino-Co Plus Published by Paradox Interactive Cost: ~$19.99 Available on Steam and at various retailers

System Requirements Minimum Recommended Operating System Windows Vista, Windows 7 Windows 7 Processor Dual-Core CPU Quad-Core CPU Memory 2 GB RAM 4 GB RAM Graphics GeForce GT240 512MB GeForce GTX460 1GB Hard Drive 4 GB HDD space DirectX DirectX 9.0c Sound DirectX 9.0c compatible

4 X's Four concepts of gameplay Other 4X Games eXplore – your surroundings eXpand – your territory eXploit – your resources eXterminate – your enemies Other 4X Games Civilization Sins of a Solar Empire Galactic Civilizations

Comparison to Similar Games Simplified economy Resources are basic and have multiple uses Production from city is simple add and subtract Game is faster-paced Interact with opponents sooner Game forces confrontation Combat more involved but still simple Resistances, levels, upgrades, and spells

The Situation So Far... Ardania at war for a century and the land is split and ruled by many Great Mages Gods want unity to restore failing worship Gods can't agree who should rule Great Mages must fight for title of Warlock and the rule of Ardania

Features Resources Spells Quests Event Alert System Heroes Gold Food Mana Spells Research Quests Event Alert System Heroes Artifacts

Some of the User Interface

Heroes and Artifacts

Some Things I Like Combat is deep enough Games are not too long Micromanagement is at a good level Unit and combat graphics are pleasing Can get back into it quickly after forgetting about it for months

Combat Predictor

Some Things I Don't Like Some of the UI is unintuitive Map details are sometimes hard to distinguish AI is not the smartest

I Would Recommend This Game... You like turn-based strategies Don't want to invest too much time into it without feeling a sense of accomplishment Want to get into 4X games but aren't familiar with them

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