Lords of Magic: Special Edition - Life Warrior (Full Playthrough)

[@SloulDesTucs]

Really liked the way he took position.

[@Tom-ahawk]

actually laughed out loud

[@christophergallagher3721]

@@Tom-ahawk Taking position. Taking taking taking position.

[@goldengod90]

Here we go

[@NativeAlternative]

"Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered, positions shall be taken!"

[@CYON4D]

Some say he is still taking position.

[@Ragesauce]

"Taking position"

[@Green-tf8uw]

takitakitakitakitakitaking position

[@sandrothenecromancer6810]

Play it on 2.0, it is the most beautiful song

[@WorldGamingF]

Mounted and ready!!

[@diverman1023]

On the version of the game you can buy today, you have to delete the special.mpq file otherwise everything is stuck on a single voice line

[@plugpulled]

Oh god the music in this game is so damn good!

[@Cyberaser]

I love how the music changes when the AI thinks it's is winning a battle and changing back to a music of hope when the player is winning.

[@simonphoenix3789]

I had this game as a demo when I was young, only able to play as the life lord. It stuck in my head all these years and I was wondering what the game was called since its been so long. Somehow in my memory the graphics were a lot better... I didn't even realize it was a 2d game until now. If only there was a remake for this made properly...

[@triplec4296]

Dude, I have been trying to find this game ever since I was a child too. I always got stuck on heroes of might and magic, and I knew it wasn’t right. Then all of a sudden I saw the box art in the background of a gaming expo vlog and now I’m here. Good times.

[@mtg712]

@@triplec4296 they got it on steam

[@benjaminoberhaus8203]

i had the demo from a civil war game when i was a kid and i found thne full version later. 20 years later i bought it again through steam for only 4.99

[@TommyEfreeti]

The circle of life has no beginning or end, choose your faith and write your own destiny.

[@deletedTestimony]

I want you to know I listened to this audio-only at work because I was nostalgic for the voice lines. It did not disappoint. Thank you. Taking poTaking TakTaking position TaTaTaking position Mounted and Taking position Mounted and ready

[@YonexCC]

My God, this brings back so many memories. One of the first PC games I ever played back in the late 1990s. I remember playing the Light faction because I thought the elvish archers were so cool. Then when I unlocked Death faction, it was GG. Dark Javs were hella cool. Man I miss this

[@venuslippe9132]

TAKING TAKING TAKING TAKING TAKING POSITION

[@FM-wc8gu]

Here! Heh-heeh.. heh! here!.. heeh-Heh . . . .here we go! 15:34

[@Martin_Hermann]

Oh boy this brings me back. Is it already 25 years?

[@Esquarious]

That Chalice of Life in your first level 3 hamlet was unbelievably lucky.

[@lordsofmagicspecialedition7945]

Favorite faith of all! Always loved the archers and life magic especially healing!

[@GrayMansEndlessIncite]

The Life War Lord is a pain to keep alive at the start of a game but he becomes an excellent unit at max level. Good to see a playthrough with this Lord choice

[@Calyptico]

The 'taking position' spam makes it clear you didn't debug the dialogue. A great tactic nonetheless, I might steal it...

[@grumblegnome]

Life Archers are OP as fuck xD But i just wondering why you send your warrior arround like a chicken instead of putting him into defense.

[@Nurk0m0rath]

He's trying to arrow dodge. Archers in this game pick a specific target and calculate where they think it'll be when the arrow lands, based on its current speed and direction, and the arrow flies to that point. If it changes direction while the arrow is in flight and their target isn't there when the arrow arrives, the unit take no damage, and no one else can be hit. By contrast, defense stance transfers something like 50% of your attack into your defense, which makes you much harder to damage, but ranged units will use that aimed missile ability to bypass part of your defenses, and can still hurt. So arrow dodging, if done right, is much less risky against archers, but can be stopped completely by melee units, who are unaffected by it. And he clearly doesn't know there's an easier way to arrow dodge. If you tap D and click on your unit while it's moving (and not on either its starting tile or target tile), it will start to walk in place and turn random directions, fooling archers into shooting wildly. If this fails and an arrow lands or a melee unit attacks, it hits at the higher defense and the unit enters a normal defense stance. Discovered that one by accident one day. I thought it was a bug until I saw the unit keep turning circles and arrows flying every which way. Now it's my default stance for mages after they finish casting spells. Be aware that spell damage also breaks the stance.

[@pappabeargaming]

I missed this game, looks like something I would be interested in for sure.

[@nitrokid]

Really liked the dynamic combat RTS style as opposed to turn-based Heroes M&M combat. I see it like an old version of Mount & Blade XD

[@nitrokid]

"Mounted and taking position. Taking, taking, taking, position - " Oh my.

[@XykuJoxa]

Truly an exceptional game. Incredibly fun single player. I always wanted to try it multiplayer but to be fair the rounds would take absolutely forever.

[@sebastianeder2242]

I'm playing this with a friend via gameranger with KI players, waiting time is ok, sometimes sync problems, other than that its incredible

[@XykuJoxa]

@@sebastianeder2242 Well one single other player isn't so bad, but imagine if all 8 were real players! I am jealous, y'all must be having an absolute blast!

[@mussim2919]

They need to remake this game for sure!

[@zill0678]

hear hear!!!

[@Nonamearisto]

With Legends of Urak quests for ALL the faiths, not just four of them (five including the secret second quest for Order).

[@MC_Hammerpants]

I love this game

[@dommercer3341]

Need to learn that defend mode...

[@joecirv]

I have been playing the game wrong this entire time! I like to get mages and life archers, spam spells and potions while the archers wear the health of my enemies down, then autocalc right before they reach my units and win most of my battles that way lol. Chain Lightning on a powerful air mage is just too strong! Time for a new playthrough!

[@Devalation]

Good game. That lost thief was so sad!

[@silvgravity4492]

those life archers are so op lol

[@IceToneGaming]

yes their range is OP

[@greatdude7279]

No not really Fae slingers are op not only can they camp in unpassable terrain since they are flying units but they also take -50% less damage from ranged attacks due to resistance. The second best ranged units are chaos stick throwers due to very very fast rate of fire especially at later levels their range is good aswell just low dmg. Try to start with an army of stick throwers and they will rape melee and ranged units alike. Skeletons rape Archers since they have 67% ranged resistance have very fast attack just low movement speed.

[@Nonamearisto]

@@greatdude7279 Funny how that works. Skeletons are death creatures. Life uses archers. Skeletons are good counters to life's best unit.

[@seanbinkley7363]

I liked it when he took position

[@joshuapadilla6588]

Why are you risking your life/ taking position lol 1:40

[@romelelfotografo2383]

Taking position... Ok? c:

[@thebeavers1]

I love seeing this, i love this game, have you tried mantera's mods? they add sooo much more to this game

[@LabrnMystic]

I recently came across their website. Does it work with the steam version?

[@lordsofmagicspecialedition7945]

Yes it works with steam version.

[@KpucTaJIJIu3aTop]

Sry for my english. But did you know about bag as: if you move the staff into hand and back? the armor of your worship of life will increase by +1 permanently. You can make him immortal )))

[@IceToneGaming]

I think only on original lords of magic, not special edition.

[@RolandTemplar]

Wooot? I mean u dont Rush the fortress and take all the time to heal in buildings?

[@Vebian]

i had the demo version back then in my dad's PC, the faction selection were locked to only 1 what a bummer

[@UdoKrawallo]

Great. Will you also play the other classes and ways?

[@IceToneGaming]

I'm trying to find my way through the first fight, mages and thieves are very weak.

[@UdoKrawallo]

Ok. Maybe they work better with Death, heard this is somehow OP.

[@IceToneGaming]

Death is a special race, it starts with the Bat and all lesser champion classes, i haven't played them till the end, but their goal is probably to kill all other lords, so it will be pretty much a endurance gameplay.

[@UdoKrawallo]

Do you have the GOG or the Steam version? I´ve read the GOG version is patched with a beta patch that makes it too easy because too strong units are spawned...don´t know if this is still the case.

[@IceToneGaming]

it's gog version, looks like steam have the same problem. and you meant it becomes impossible to win. Chaos level 1 spawn pegasus which is a legendary creature you can't kill it, so chaos race is unplayable. I had a similar issue, after killing fire lord, a dragon spawned and it killed my units one by one, and i had a full party, not fully leveled though. It seems there is a fix i will check it later.

[@aloufin]

awesome, would love for you to do the order camelot series

[@IceToneGaming]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGq3nZqqbch8eZo this one?

[@aloufin]

ah thanks hah

[@IceToneGaming]

actualy kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJWphGdrodebZ5I

[@PlanetZoidstar]

I think Lords Of Magic was inspired by Heroes Of Might & Magic 2-3 (and possibly Diablo 1), but in turn inspired Heroes Of Might & Magic 4.

[@malchir4036]

It was inspired by homm2 and lords of the realm 2. The team that did lords of the realm 2 also did LoM.

[@Nonamearisto]

And by Lord of the Rings (to the point where it was likely a LOTR game at one point in development), Arthurian Legend, Greek mythology, and Ray Harryhausen movies. Seriously, the models look like what he'd do (not the Cyclops, so much), especially the skeletons.

[@ZeroMalarki]

T-t-t-taking position. Ok. REMIX

[@crackshack2]

I legit killed balkoth on turn 40 as life with mostly archer spam.

[@GabBandi]

Zseniális hangulata volt!

[@Tom-ahawk]

I see so many parallels to woodelves in warhammer 3 total war and Life in this beloved classic. What can I say, elf life.

[@goldengod90]

Nice run

[@alessonzaire]

Best heavily bugged game of all time.

[@KeithKazamaFlick]

God i loved this game

[@paulferry7791]

Had the game. Played it. Even finished it. And I scarcely remember a thing about it. I think if I remember correctly, it was buggy as Hell.

[@NalaKuki]

Taking position

[@Stefanonimo]

Taking position

[@zlenkodmd]

that little fire thief was quite annoying

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

I see Chaos was killed off by a pegasus at some point.

[@zill0678]

yeah pegasus are a scourge. hate fighting them

[@LabrnMystic]

I'm curious, why not defend your lord, Parry, to up the defense so he takes less damage? Unless Parry stops when you move.

[@IceToneGaming]

not sure if defense worked with movement, i dont think i ever tried. but defending on hold position wasnt enough he would always die at the start on hard

[@Nurk0m0rath]

@@IceToneGaming I hope you mean using the "defend" ability and targeting the active unit. I recently tested to see if defending a point on the map made any difference (casual experience told me no) and from what I can see, the only effect that command has is leashing your unit to that point on the map. It's otherwise identical to telling him to move to that spot or attack a target nearby. So if that's what you were doing before, it's no wonder you would die. To get the extra defense, your unit has to target itself with the defend command, which gives up its attack entirely. But there is a hidden use of defense. Discovered this by accident years ago, and I thought it was a bug at first. If you target the active unit with defend *while it is moving*, it will walk in place and turn random directions to confuse archers based on its speed. So life warriors are better at this than order footmen. If it takes damage, the unit will go back to a stationary defense stance, but the attack still hits the superior defense. And if it was a spell or an arrow that broke the stance, you can just order it to move and restart the stance, but if it was melee units, there's no point until they're gone. I've used this many times now to get through pure archer encounters with little to no damage taken. It can even work for archers or mages who are getting targeted, provided they have the speed to make it work (higher speed = arrows aimed further ahead = a smaller vector for arrows to hit the right spot). edit: btw, I just tried this start to see how strong it would be, and with that defense trick, plus a normal defense stance against melee foes, I was able to move really, really fast, hardly taking any damage at all. By day 14 I had my great temple and level 5 mine and my first level 4 archer. By day 20 I had cleared most of the structures around my capital, claimed one of the neighboring villages, and upgraded my stronghold to 2. Would have owned water as well except I didn't realize they had an advanced start and already owned their temple. But that's where I started to feel like I needed some infantry, because things kept rushing past me to chase the archers. Also, don't put archers under your warrior unless you have no melee units ... warrior rally gives +1 attack +1 defense and nothing on range, so it's mostly useful for buffing melee units. And don't move normal units separately from champions unless you're in no hurry. They're slower without someone to guide them.

[@devonmarcus101]

The Icetone Stilsha fight in the Death territory made me cringe.

[@IceToneGaming]

haha that fight against javelins is actually the hardest fight, after that the game was won, i actually had lost a few times to them before got this done because they can easily kill my hero. I wasnt sure at the time if final boss had more with them, but high ground helped a lot.

[@devonmarcus101]

@@IceToneGaming Good playthrough. Enjoyed watching it.

[@pepesapo3277]

Just scrolling down to find the sseth comment.....didnt find it so here it is. Hey hey people seth here.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Looks like Life put the Fatwah on Balkov this time.

[@drkingslend]

That was painful to watch, why didnt you at least have a bunch of dryads guarding the temple, and the way ur theif died, plus, its better to use a warrior to defend while the archers take the enemies out. Super awesome game though

[@TheErnestotorres1977]

Wtf is this, you can't beat this game that quickly!

[@IceToneGaming]

yes u can also much quicker! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHjIkpZ9p7tkq6M

[@Cyberaser]

It's actually a game you dont want to end quickly imo

[@keithgould7740]

God I hated this game.

[@aaadj2744]

Why ?

[@keithgould7740]

@@aaadj2744 It just never resonated with me. I got Majesty at about the same time and instantly loved it. I felt there were more things that could have been fleshed out.

[@durag6196]

Wat

[@zill0678]

@@keithgould7740 loved majesty too but i put enormous amounts of time into this game too.