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I remember a strategy game called Majesty that worked in a "declarative" way as well. You didn't order your units around, you could just place bounties on thing

I remember a strategy game called Majesty that worked in a "declarative" way as well. You didn't order your units around, you could just place bounties on things and your soldiers would go out and kill/destroy them

digi_owl 10y ago
I owned that game, but seems to have misplaced the discs it came on...
- beaconstudios 10y ago
  this one? https://www.gog.com/game/majesty_gold_hd https://www.gog.com/game/majesty_gold_hd
- PepeGomez 10y ago
  There's a HD version on Steam.
- pc86 10y ago
  Okay
iUsedToCode 10y ago
yeah, i loved Majesty. You couldn't force anybody to do anything. That way it was more chaotic. Many times you could have won quickly if only the units obeyed. But they didn't ;)
- mdemare 10y ago
  Yeah, your level 5 wizard would try to take on a vampire on his own, and quickly expire, instead of leveling up on rats like he ought to. Loved that game, and loved the voices. Don't buy the iOS version though.
  - bjelkeman-again 10y ago
    What do consider lacking on iOS?
    - PhasmaFelis 10y ago
      Assuming it's the same as the Android version, it's superficially polished and internally hollow compared to the original. I posted more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13760412 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13760412
IgorPartola 10y ago
It is available for iOS and Android I believe. Works great on mobile.
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago
  The mobile version seemed like it would be fun if it was your first experience with Majesty. It doesn't hold a candle to the original, though. Fewer heroes, monsters, missions, and worst of all, dramatically simpler and less character-ful AI, with few apparent behavioral differences between classes. Also the art was entirely redone in the generic cartoony style of every other mobile RTS. I suppose it's more approachable than the original's 2000-era pixeliness, but it didn't seem like an improvement to me. It's still better than 99% of all mobile games, but that's not saying much. The original is on Steam for $10 including the expansion and various bugfixes; I played it through again last year and I think it still holds up wonderfully. http://store.steampowered.com/app/25990/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/25990/
Fordrus 10y ago
I LOVED Majesty, getting high level wizards was my favorite thing, and could honestly be quite tricky considering how blatantly suicidal they often were. XD The saddest part was encountering enemy units who had magic reflection.

digi_owl 10y ago

I owned that game, but seems to have misplaced the discs it came on...

beaconstudios 10y ago
this one? https://www.gog.com/game/majesty_gold_hd https://www.gog.com/game/majesty_gold_hd
PepeGomez 10y ago
There's a HD version on Steam.
pc86 10y ago
Okay

iUsedToCode 10y ago

yeah, i loved Majesty. You couldn't force anybody to do anything. That way it was more chaotic. Many times you could have won quickly if only the units obeyed. But they didn't ;)

mdemare 10y ago
Yeah, your level 5 wizard would try to take on a vampire on his own, and quickly expire, instead of leveling up on rats like he ought to. Loved that game, and loved the voices. Don't buy the iOS version though.
- bjelkeman-again 10y ago
  What do consider lacking on iOS?
  - PhasmaFelis 10y ago
    Assuming it's the same as the Android version, it's superficially polished and internally hollow compared to the original. I posted more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13760412 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13760412

IgorPartola 10y ago

It is available for iOS and Android I believe. Works great on mobile.

PhasmaFelis 10y ago
The mobile version seemed like it would be fun if it was your first experience with Majesty. It doesn't hold a candle to the original, though. Fewer heroes, monsters, missions, and worst of all, dramatically simpler and less character-ful AI, with few apparent behavioral differences between classes. Also the art was entirely redone in the generic cartoony style of every other mobile RTS. I suppose it's more approachable than the original's 2000-era pixeliness, but it didn't seem like an improvement to me. It's still better than 99% of all mobile games, but that's not saying much. The original is on Steam for $10 including the expansion and various bugfixes; I played it through again last year and I think it still holds up wonderfully. http://store.steampowered.com/app/25990/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/25990/

Fordrus 10y ago

I LOVED Majesty, getting high level wizards was my favorite thing, and could honestly be quite tricky considering how blatantly suicidal they often were. XD The saddest part was encountering enemy units who had magic reflection.