SOVL: Fantasy Warfare

Uses AI art

Needs way more units per faction if we are paying for each one (other than the base game ones). Its obviously warhammer fantasy, no need to make out it isn't. But there just is not enough options (units, weapons, banners) for what its trying to do. Kind of feels more like a money grab at this point, waited years for there to be more substantial stuff. Take any old fantasy codex and just put them units in, its not that difficult.

Found out it uses AI art. There are very weird bugs with certain counting, which makes me think AI code is added with little care. (I'm surprised at the number of those types of bugs I had in 25 minutes) Personally, it doesn't at all replicate the fun of tabletop. So it's not for me.

Cracking game with really good asynchronous factions that play very differently to each other . I never played the tabletop Warhammer fantasy games but apparently very closely tied in to old Games Workshop ruleset . A generous 4 faction base game, with nice unlockable extra unit progression and random maps means great replayability. Obviously a labour of love.

At least give a tutorial mode, there no way to understand and you control a small flag with out 3D model or 2D character imagine.

I want to like this game, but the developer doesn't know how to balance it. When you can run into the treebeard unit in your first combat area, its almost impossible to beat. Same with the bag of dice mechanic, the dice should be true random not the bag of dice. Five turns of combat and my knights that hit on 3's with 10 attacks hit once every time, every round. meanwhile the AI whenever they need to save 12 4 ups they magically save 11/12, every time. Another thing is that when a unit rally's, they should immediately be able to make a rotation because as it is now. Your unit rally's, is immediately rear charged and either dies or routs again with no chance to defend itself because the AI ALWAYS has a bigger army than you. Another thing is charges, you cannot see your or enemy charge cones while moving so you get screwed because the enemy can see 0.0001% of your unit, you should be able to see their threat range while moving. I love warhammer old world and this game kinda captures that feel, but the mechanics are just not up too snuff and the dice bag mechanic is serious ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

AWESOME

It's the Warhammer game I always wanted but which Games Workshop would never make. I'm going to enjoy it during the time it has before GWs lawyers find out about it.