The Spellforce series is in for a new installment. Unlike its predecessors, Spellforce: Conquest of Eo will feature turn-based gameplay. To ease players into the world of the new game, the team decided to share a series of dev logs with news and insights about the game as well as glimpses into the design process.
According to the post, the game is already in a stable state and the team can focus on improving gameplay and balancing the challenges that Spellforce will offer players. Additionally, the developers have decided to give some structure to the initial phase of the game to show what you are up against.
“Which leads us to the Circle of Mages – founded a little over a century ago by the pre-eminent wizards of the age, they will stop at nothing to prevent you from learning their secret: Mastery of the Allfire (also called Archfire by some), the source of all magic on Eo. Which of course is precisely what you set out to do. Initially, we had you hunt down one of their minions to gain more information about it, but this didn’t really convey the power of what you are up against and so our designer took matters into his hand and presented us with a new solution: Planting one of their towers right next to your own, cranking out fantastical monsters and dialing up the heat from the get go while also giving you a first clear goal: Get rid of those neighbors!”
About Spellforce: Conquest of Eo
From the humble beginnings of your small wizard’s tower, send forth your minions and heroes to explore the realms of Eo. Grow your influence and power and fill your grimoire with arcane knowledge. Face off against magical competitors in your hunt for ancient artefacts and hidden secrets as you build up your tower and area of influence to unleash the greatest spell the world has ever known.
- Build up your tower and construct new rooms to determine your wizard’s path
- Recruit individual heroes to lead your troops, each with their personal quest
- Make the living interactive grimoire reveal new secrets and spells to you
- Craft anything from magical runes and artefacts to undead minions
- Discover new adventures with each procedurally generated campaign
