Noble Master Developer's Blog http://blog.noblemaster.com Noble Games, Entertainment and More... Wed, 16 May 2012 05:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Age of Conquest – 11 Year Anniversary http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/05/16/age-of-conquest-11-year-anniversary/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/05/16/age-of-conquest-11-year-anniversary/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 05:44:56 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1374 Tokyo, May 17 2012. To celebrate today’s 11-year anniversary of Age of Conquest, the game will be 50% off in Desura till the end of the week!

Please also join our May of Conquest ONLINE tournaments (you need to download the multiplayer version from our website). The tournaments are free to join and feature a variety of prizes.Visit AgeOfConquest.com for details.

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Age of Conquest started 11 years ago on May 17, 2001 and has come a long way since. To celebrate the anniversary, May of Conquest was created which is a series of tournaments allowing players to compete for various prizes. The tournaments will be starting April 29, and before long we will announce the 34 happy winners! Let’s look at some last minute statistics…

Most amount of players in one tournament: 43 in the 1st May Day Tournament

Least amount of players in one tournament: Tied at 10 in the 2nd Eastern Blitz Tournament and 2nd Western Blitz Tournament

Average amount of participants in each tournament: 19

Map most being played on: tied between World Map, Europe, and North America maps

Best prize (based solely on my opinion): A Stein (mug) of course!

There is still time to join! Whether you are a veteran or a new player, we urge you to join and fight to claim your prize. The tournaments are free to join, so you have nothing to lose but all to gain.

We give thanks again to our organizers, King_HowardII, fodder, and ImLagging. Also to our sponsors, Droid Review Central, Droid Gamers, ImLagging, Mercer, KievRus, KingHowardII, and the Kingslayers Clan.

Good Luck to All!

Festival Details

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/04/25/may-of-conquest-here/feed/ 0 Tropical Stormfront: Multiplayer BETA-Test! http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/24/tropical-stormfront-multiplayer-beta-test/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/24/tropical-stormfront-multiplayer-beta-test/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:07:37 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1357 Nick & me just spent a few hours alpha-testing the new multiplayer port for Tropical Stormfront. We have fixed all the bugs, so it’s running all smoothly over both LAN and internet. Nick beat me a few times, so it wasn’t going so well for me in that sense :-D

Next on the list is a beta-test 3 vs. 3 or even 4 vs. 4 (2 teams). Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux & Android. Open dates are next week Tuesday-Thursday, March 27.-29., from 09:00-17:00 (1h) next week. We will conduct a conference call via Skype (voice) while we play. I’ll host the Skype call. Someone in the group will host the game. Please enter your availability in the Doodle Poll and email me at contact [at] noblemaster.com to participate. I’ll send the download link & Skype call information.

It’s first-come first-server – Register early!!!

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/24/tropical-stormfront-multiplayer-beta-test/feed/ 0 May Of Conquest – Ready To Go (May 2012) http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/09/aoc-may-of-conquest-ready-to-go/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/09/aoc-may-of-conquest-ready-to-go/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:35:09 +0000 Travis http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1331 Age of Conquest is a Risk-like turn-based strategy game that players from all over the world compete in. Playable on various maps including Europe, Asia, North America, even The World! The game is available for all major operating systems including Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Android and iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad).

Age of Conquest started many years ago and has come a long way. To celebrate each year, May of Conquest has been created which is a series of tournaments allowing players to compete for various prizes. With our final sponsors added, the tournament is ready to commence. But we are a long way from finding out our many victors. We have a grand total of 33 tournaments and prizes ranging from extended account membership to your very own Noble Master Games apparel and more. The tournaments are free to join. The tournaments start April 29.

There are many people to thank, let’s start with those who set it up. KingHowardII (aka KH), fodder, and ImLagging all worked on defining and setting up the entire festival. Over the course of several months they discussed every aspect in how things should be run, and the final result is excellent.

We also like to Thank our Sponsors

Age of Conquest has become widely popular on Android devices. Droid Gamers and Droid Review Central have each sponsored a 6 month extended membership tournament. We are happy to have them on board!

Droid Gamers

Droid Review Central

But we also have some players who have sponsored tournaments. ImLagging introduced me to Age of Conquest long ago! Mercer is a well-known and long time player of Age of Conquest. KievRus, honorable and fierce player. KingHoward has been active and helpful in the community for many years.

KingSlayers Clan has many strong and capable players in it’s ranks. Also of course, our very own Noble Master Games!

King Slayers

Noble Master Games

Don’t forget, the tournaments are absolutely free to join, so it is a good opportunity to gain a membership upgrade. Don’t want to join every tournament? Unsure which tournaments give which prizes? Check out the full details here http://www.ageofconquest.com/festival.html

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/09/aoc-may-of-conquest-ready-to-go/feed/ 0 PRESS RELEASE: Real-Time Strategy Game *Tropical Stormfront* for PC, Mac, Linux http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/06/press-release-real-time-strategy-game-tropical-stormfront-for-pc-mac-linux/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/03/06/press-release-real-time-strategy-game-tropical-stormfront-for-pc-mac-linux/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:59:57 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1320 Noble Master Games Releases Real-Time Strategy Game “Tropical Stormfront” for PC, Macintosh and Linux.

Tokyo, Japan – March 6, 2012 — Noble Master Games releases their strategy game title “Tropical Stormfront” for PC, Macintosh and Linux computers. The game is a real-time strategy (RTS) similar to the classic “Command & Conquer”, and modern warfare played out over lush tropical archipelagos. The game includes 25 pre-defined campaign missions as well as unlimited randomly generated skirmish scenarios with a multitude of game options.

Tropical Stormfront features various game play modes including Survival, Elimination, Capture the Flag, Hold the flag, Defend, and Capture the Enemy General. The battles are fought over land, sea and air. The maps and storyline are based on real world locations including Hawaii, Fiji, Midway, the Philippines, the Falkland Islands, Taiwan and China to name a few.

Features included are:

  • 25 Campaign Missions
  • Unlimited Skirmish Games (Random Setup)
  • Challenging AI with 4 difficulty settings
  • Ground units: Battle Tank, Missile Tank, Artillery, General/Commando Unit
  • Naval units: Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser, Destroyer, Submarine, Transporter
  • Air units: Fighter Plane, Apache Helicopter, Airship
  • Nations Included: USA, England, Russia, China, Japan, India and Brazil
  • Maps based on real-world locations in the Pacific.
  • Team-Play (join forces with AI controlled support)
  • Fog of War/Exploration Fog
  • High Score and Playing Statistics
  • Engaging Music and Sound Effects

“The dev team behind Tropical Stormfront is a truly global affair, with contributors from Tokyo, London, Ohio, Boston, Cyprus, Korea, Honolulu and Mongolia!” said Christoph Aschwanden, owner of Noble Master Games. “The whole team is looking forward to the release after a year of development”.

Tropical Stormfront is available via Desura and GamersGate in the English, Japanese and Korean language. The game is priced at USD 19.99 (EUR 14.99, AUD 18.99, GBP 12.99). A free demo version is available for try out before purchase. For additional information on “Tropical Stormfront” such as screenshots, promo graphics, trailer videos and review copy contact Christoph Aschwanden. Also download our press kit with logos, screenshots, box shots, promo graphics and official game description.

Noble Master Games is a professionally established indie company to serve as a resource for the gaming community at large. Our focus lies on developing and publishing real-time and turn-based strategy games. We have been creating games for PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and Atari since 1988.

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Desura contains both a Demo release plus the full version of the game. Enjoy :)

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/23/age-of-conquest-iii-on-desura/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest ONLINE – Europe/Turn 18 (Narrated) http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/20/age-of-conquest-online-europeturn-18-narrated/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/20/age-of-conquest-online-europeturn-18-narrated/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:26:19 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1292 Here is a little goodie for all you Age of Conquest enthusiasts out there. I recorded my last turn (18) for a game I am playing on the big map of Europe. Although I am the developer, unfortunately I didn’t have any cheat codes I could use to improve my situation in the game (at least I can’t tell in the video)¹.

¹ no worries, there are no cheat codes in the ONLINE version :p

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/20/age-of-conquest-online-europeturn-18-narrated/feed/ 1 Competition Time! http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/19/competition-time/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/19/competition-time/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:58:58 +0000 nickrlee http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1302 To all budding artists out there:  Do you fancy seeing your design brought to life, ingame?
Desert StormFront  production is in full swing now, and to celebrate, NobleMaster is offering the winner the chance to see their own design created and featured in  the game!
The sequel has shifted location from dense jungle and scattered archipelagos  to the  troubled Middle East.   The tropical oasis  replaced by the harsh barren deserts and wartorn townships, caught in the middle of the conflict.

Desert StormFront township

We’re asking you to design your own civilian building – it could be part of a township, a fortified structure or even a religious building.  The lucky winner will have their design modelled and rendered and put into the game, just like the images below. Not only that, you’ll get to see your name in the credits too!

Desert StormFront buildings

Images can be handdrawn or created on the computer.  And even created in isometric like these buildings!
Please send your images to nick@noblemaster.com.  The closing date for this competition is March 31st.
Good luck and look out for future competitions!
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Humvee Unit - Desert StormFront

The Humvee makes a return in Desert StormFront.   We realised the Humvee unit did not play a large enough role in the original game, so decided to make the Humvee unit have the capability of capturing bases.  We hope this  will refine the gameplay – simply throwing a huge army of tanks at a base is no longer enough to capture it.

We went through a variety of different bodytypes before settling on this one and adding new details like bullbars and mirrors.

The Humvee has also been upgraded with a mounted 50cal machine gun, giving it more firepower and enabling it to become a fast attack vehicle.  I was personally very happy about this as it was my favourite unit, visually!

Like all the models in the game, they are designed to work well at small scale – the lines features are simplified and overscaled to make them more visible, almost toylike.

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Artillery unit - Desert Stormfront

Here’s the new Artillery unit.  We decided to update the old Artillery vehicle as although based on some existing militery hardware, it looked slightly too much like some kind of medieval cannon.  Not such a bad thing, but maybe out of place! After some research we choose to base the  model on the M142 High Mobility Artillery rocket system, or HIMARS for those without the time to write much.

Hopefully the artillery will provide a more substantial role in the sequel, I felt it was pretty underused in the original.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/08/artillery-unit-desert-stormfront/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest Online – Upcoming Events http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/07/age-of-conquest-online-upcoming-events/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/07/age-of-conquest-online-upcoming-events/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:16:18 +0000 Travis http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1255 Age of Conquest’s May of Conquest is well under way and players can join via the Tournament page in-game.  Free to join whether you have a paid account or a free trial account means it could be your chance to win some cool prizes or a membership upgrade.  Detailed information can be found on the official page here.  Many thanks goes to King_Howard, fodder, and ImLagging who have been organizing it.

Also coming up is the Age of Conquest League.  Player realRiff expressed interest in organizing it, and has been working hard doing so.  Also helping are fodder and King_Howard, providing help to realRiff where they can.  It has been a while since AoC last had a league, but this one definitely looks promising.  There will be three categories, 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, and 4 vs 4.  Players will be required to have a paid membership and to have played at least 15 rated games to join, but they may join all three categories if they wish to.  To register, go to the official page here.  You can also find any other details you may want or need to know there.  Tapping into his creative side, realRiff created a promo video for the league which can give you a quick rundown of what is to come.

While I won’t be joining myself, I wish the best of luck to participants of both May of Conquest and the AoC League.

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Support Vehicle - Desert StormFront

So here’s the first of the new units for Desert Stormfront. A new feature to DSF, this vehicle  can, or hopefully will =), be able to repair friendly units in close proximity.  It’s got a gun on top too, so will also be able to do some damage to the opposition at the same time ;)

We went through several choices before deciding to base this vehicle on the Cougar, produced by Force Protection (great name!).  The first version I modelled was the impressive Cougar HE, a 6 wheeled beast, but during the creation progress it became clear the vehicle was so long it’d have to be pretty small to fit inside the isometric floor tiles.  So I cut the middle out and welded the back end on in true chopshop style!

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/05/new-vehicle-for-desert-stormfront/feed/ 2 Tropical Stormfront – My Poorly Narrated Trailer… http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/04/tropical-stormfront-my-poorly-narrated-trailer/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/04/tropical-stormfront-my-poorly-narrated-trailer/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:20:46 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1232 OK, here it comes; I finally managed to produce my own game trailer for Tropical Stormfront. Please enjoy the poorly narrated goodness below…



]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/04/tropical-stormfront-my-poorly-narrated-trailer/feed/ 0 Welcome Nick & Travis as new Authors! http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/02/welcome-nick-travis-as-new-authors/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/02/welcome-nick-travis-as-new-authors/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:14:28 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1224 OK, starting today I have added two new authors to the blog! Please welcome Nick Lee and Travis Bowling. Let me introduce the two of them.

Nick Lee is a highly skilled game artist, currently located in London, working on titles such as Lego Knight’s Kingdom, Star Wars: Jedi Knights, Harry Potter, Sims Bustin Out, Jurassic Park, 1945, Rainbow Islands, Sims2, JLH: The Flash, Fast&Furious, Metal Slug, Age of Empires 3, Transformers:G1 Awakening, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Rockmania.

Travis Bowling, from Ohio, is a game enthusiast, mission and map designer and long-term player of Age of Conquest. He is the current administrator for Age of Conquest as well as the official game forums. He has created some of the maps for Age of Conquest as well as all the missions for Tropical Stormfront.

The three of us are working on the next installment of Tropical Stormfront, i.e. Desert Stormfront. We will definitely talk about Desert Stormfront, of course Age of Conquest, plus anything else related to games.


]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/02/02/welcome-nick-travis-as-new-authors/feed/ 4 3rd Place for Age of Conquest (Android) http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/28/3rd-place-for-age-of-conquest-android/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/28/3rd-place-for-age-of-conquest-android/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:12:40 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1218 Best App Award

Best App Award

Age of Conquest for Android has received 3rd place in the 2011 Best App Ever Awards in the Board Game category. We have been beaten by Quell (1st place) and Carcassone (2nd place). Our congratulations to the winner!

Open link for details:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/28/3rd-place-for-age-of-conquest-android/feed/ 0 Official Game Trailer: Tropical Stormfront http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/25/official-game-trailer-tropical-stormfront/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/25/official-game-trailer-tropical-stormfront/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:48:53 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1213 At last! Here’s the official game trailer for Tropical Stormfront:

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RTSGuru

RTSGuru has kindly reviewed Tropical Stormfront for Android! RTSGuru is a site dedicated to real-time strategy games.

Tropical Stormfront has received a review score of 8/10. Please visit their website to read the review:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/18/rtsguru-review-tropical-stormfront/feed/ 0 Noble Master – Joining the SOPA-Protest! http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/17/noble-master-joining-the-sopa-protest/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/17/noble-master-joining-the-sopa-protest/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:57:37 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1201 Stop SOPA

Stop SOPA

Noble Master Games has joined the SOPA-Protest. The following web sites will be unavailable during January 18, 2011:

Please visit the following page for more information:

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PlayAndroid.com

I have been interviewed by Frederik Schrader of PlayAndroid.com. Please visit their web page for the 10 interview questions I have been asked:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/15/developer-interview-by-playandroid-com/feed/ 0 Follow Us on Twitter: @noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/follow-us-on-twitter-noblemaster/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/follow-us-on-twitter-noblemaster/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:07:36 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1187 Twitter: @noblemaster

Twitter: @noblemaster

We have launched our official twitter feed! Please follow us at @noblemaster for latest games news, updates, rebates and more.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/follow-us-on-twitter-noblemaster/feed/ 0 Coming Up: May of Conquest 2012 http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/coming-up-may-of-conquest-2012/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/coming-up-may-of-conquest-2012/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:06:12 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1171 May of Conquest

May of Conquest

We will be hosting our first annual May of Conquest tournament this year May 1-31, 2012 to celebrate 11 years of Age of Conquest. The tournament is free to enter (no subscription or purchase required). You will need a PC, Macintosh or Linux computer to participate and sign up.

The May of Conquest festival lasts all month of May and includes daily tournaments featuring prizes such as free subscriptions, apparels, mugs and more. The tournaments are organized by King_Howard, ImLagging, fodder. Please contact them in-game for questions.

We already have several sponsors lined about that have graciously agreed to supply some of the prizes. We will announce the sponsors at a later point of time. Please contact us if you are interested to sponsor a prize as well. Your prize will go 100% to the winning players.

Download & Schedule: May of Conquest 2012

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/13/coming-up-may-of-conquest-2012/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest Nominated for “Best Board Game 2011″ on Android http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/05/age-of-conquest-nominated-for-best-board-game-2011-on-android/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/05/age-of-conquest-nominated-for-best-board-game-2011-on-android/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:25:18 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1164 Age of Conquest for Android has been nominated for Best Board Game 2011. Please open the link and vote for the game to spread the goodness:

Best Board Game 2011: Age of Conquest

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2012/01/05/age-of-conquest-nominated-for-best-board-game-2011-on-android/feed/ 0 Tropical Stormfront Reviewed by “Blackman’N Robin” http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/29/tropical-stormfront-reviewed-by-blackmann-robin/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/29/tropical-stormfront-reviewed-by-blackmann-robin/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:21:03 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1154

Blackman'N Robin

Jourdan Cameron from Blackman’N Robin has gone through the trouble and reviewed Tropical Stormfront.

Read the review:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/29/tropical-stormfront-reviewed-by-blackmann-robin/feed/ 0 Tropical Stormfront Released on Android http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/20/tropical-stormfront-released-on-android/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/20/tropical-stormfront-released-on-android/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:36:36 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1145 Tropical Stormfront is Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game in a tropical setting. Take command and join the ultimate war of good versus evil. Defend your freedom against the forces of darkness. Fight real-time battles in the tropics and become the ultimate leader.

The game features a multitude of pre-defined missions such as survival mode, eliminate all the enemy forces, capture the flag, hold the flag, defend against incoming forces, capture the enemy general, sea battles, air battles as well as tank fights.

To complete the objectives you take command of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and fight against the evil forces of Order, Discipline and Obedience (ODO). Choose the right strategies for each of the battles and you will claim ultimate victory!

Game Information: Tropical Stormfront in Android Market



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Lewes, Delaware -– December 20, 2011 — Noble Master Games releases their real-time strategy game title “Tropical Stormfront” on the Android operating system.

Tropical Stormfront is real-time strategy (RTS) game in a tropical setting. The game features 25 pre-defined campaign missions plus a multitude of skirmish scenarios. For the campaign missions, a player takes command of the “United Democratic Alliance” (UDA) and battles for victory against the forces of “Order, Discipline and Obedience” (ODO). Nations included are America, England, Russia, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil and India.

The game features various game play modes such as survival mode, eliminate all the enemy forces, capture the flag, hold the flag, defend against incoming forces, capture the enemy general, sea battles, air battles as well as tank fights. Maps are based on real world locations including Hawaii, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Midway, the Philippines, Taiwan and China to name a few.

According to players, Tropical Stormfront might just be released right in time for Christmas, “This looks like the first proper RTS I’ve seen on Android that isn’t yet another tower defense game” –- PhonicUK, Reddit.com.

Tropical Stormfront is available via Android Market in the English, Japanese and Korean language. The game is priced at USD6.99 (CAD6.99, AUD6.99, EUR4.99, JPY549, KRW7999). A free LITE version is available for try out before purchase. For additional information on “Tropical Stormfront” such as screenshots, trailer videos, evaluation copy and demo, contact Christoph Aschwanden or visit http://www.noblemaster.com.

Noble Master Games is a professionally established company to serves as a resource for the global gaming community at large.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/12/20/press-release-real-time-strategy-game-tropical-stormfront-for-android/feed/ 0 AoC III Review by TTBSTech http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/05/19/aoc-iii-review-by-ttbstech/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/05/19/aoc-iii-review-by-ttbstech/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 09:51:09 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1131 Scott Farnham has kindly reviewed Age of Conquest III. Please read more about it in the TTBSTech blog:

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AoC World for Android

The World Conquest edition for Age of Conquest is now available in the Android Market! The world edition features a mini map of the world (bigger maps are not possible due to memory limitations) including all the continents Europe, Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa and Australia.

The game features:

  • Scenarios ranging from modern times to futuristic times.
  • God mode option to see all the empires on the map.
  • Simple building options including fortifications and watch towers.
  • AI difficulty settings ranging from easy to extreme.
  • Random placement and random fill options at game start.
  • One game provides hours of entertainment.
  • Background music matching the map and scenario you are playing.
  • Management of income and spending as well as basic population and economy management.
  • Diplomacy including alliances, peace treaties, cease-fires and vassalage.

Android Market: Age of Conquest: World

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/03/14/age-of-conquest-world-now-on-android/feed/ 5 PRESS RELEASE: Strategy Game Tournament with $1000 Cash Prize http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/03/01/press-release-strategy-game-tournament-with-1000-cash-prize/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/03/01/press-release-strategy-game-tournament-with-1000-cash-prize/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:41:17 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1111 Noble Master Games to Hold Strategy Game Tournament with Winner Takes All $1000 Cash Prize

Lewes, Delaware — March 1, 2011 — Noble Master Games has announced a $1000 Cash Prize tournament that is played using their medieval Risk-like turn-based strategy game Age of Conquest ONLINE. The tournament is set to commence on March 14, 2011. Interested players have to register before the start date to participate.

The tournament is organized as follows:

  • The tournament is played as single elimination (a.k.a. cup modus). The top three players of each game advance to the next round.
  • Games are not played real-time, but instead you have a window of 48h each turn to login and enter your orders. One game lasts 50 turns maximum.
  • The World Map will be used as the game arena.
  • The tournament commences on March 14, 2011. Register before the start date to participate (no purchase necessary).

Please note that the tournament will last several months until the winner is found. In the final game, if there are multiple first place finishers, the USD 1000 prize is split between all the tournament winners. A PayPal account is required to claim the prize.

The tournament can be played on PC, Mac and Linux computers. Download “Age of Conquest ONLINE” and register for the tournament via the “Tourney” realm. Tournament information and client download are available at: http://www.ageofconquest.com/tourney.html

“We are very excited to host the opening tournament for the latest installment of our medieval strategy game Age of Conquest ONLINE.” said Christoph Aschwanden, owner of Noble Master Games. “We are looking forward to months of fierce competition to eventually crown the tournament champion.”

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, contact Christoph Aschwanden or visit http://www.noblemaster.com for inquiries.

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Age of Conquest III on Impulse Driven

Age of Conquest III on Impulse Driven

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/02/25/age-of-conquest-on-impulse-driven/feed/ 0 Work in Progress: RTS Wargame http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/02/22/work-in-progress-rts-wargame/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/02/22/work-in-progress-rts-wargame/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:02:41 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1096 I have been working on a new strategy game. It’s a real-time strategy game which is planned for release on Android. Ports for desktop (PC, Mac, Linux) as well as iOS will be done if proven successful.

The war game is a combination of Empires of Steel, WeeWar, Mother of All Battles by Sean O’Connor, Advance War, as well as Command & Conquer. The game will initially feature single player game play only. Please note, the graphics are not final yet. The tilesets will go out to the artist pretty soon.

RTS Wargame (WiP)

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The Wargamer

The Wargamer

Better late than never. Here is another review for Age of Conquest III written up by The Wargamer.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/01/19/the-wargamer-review-for-age-of-conquest-iii/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest – Tournament Dates http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/01/17/age-of-conquest-tournament-dates/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/01/17/age-of-conquest-tournament-dates/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:21:43 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1072 Listed below are the preliminary tournaments and dates for Age of Conquest ONLINE. Please join the tournament before the marked date. The tournament functionality will be available first week of February 2011 or earlier (cannot join yet).

Please note that the $1000 cash tournament is free to enter. The other tournaments require a valid subscription to join.

Please mark your calendars and spread the word. Thanks!

1st $1000 Cash Tournament

1st $1000 Cash Tournament

5th Stein Tournament

5th Stein Tournament

6th Championship Tournament

6th Championship Tournament

Tournament prizes are sponsored by Noble Master Games. Please inquire on the Multiplayer Hub for questions.

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Release Date: Feb. 2011.
1st Tournament: Free to Enter (no subscription required), US$1000 Prize Money

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2011/01/05/age-of-conquest-tournaments-next/feed/ 6 Atari Coldfire Project http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/16/atari-coldfire-project/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/16/atari-coldfire-project/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:44:45 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1053 In case you are curious on what my dad is up to. No, he is not a game developer. He is creating computer hardware. He is currently working on a next generation Atari computer. As Atari the company is pretty much “dead”, Medusa Computer System is the one company left still producing Atari hardware.

The project is called the Atari Coldfire Project (ACP). Atari experts from hardware and software are putting together the next Atari computer called FireBee running on the ColdFire processor. The hardware is finished. The operating system and software is currently still being worked on. Visit the links below for imagery & video:

Atari Firebee Desktop

Atari FireBee Desktop

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/16/atari-coldfire-project/feed/ 6 Age of Conquest | ŒRedniowieczna Gra Strategiczna http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/11/age-of-conquest-%c2%8credniowieczna-gra-strategiczna/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/11/age-of-conquest-%c2%8credniowieczna-gra-strategiczna/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:24:39 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1047 Standard Galactic Alphabet

Standard Galactic Alphabet

Age of Conquest is now available in Polish:

So, right now, the following languages are support:

Also, currently underway are translations to German, French, Spanish & Japanese. If you would like to add yet another translation, please contact me for details.

My thanks go to all the contributors for their hard work!

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http://sig.ageofconquest.com/universe1/sig/user/<username>.png

Replace <username> with your Age of Conquest username. For integration into a forum, you could use the following BB Code. The code links to the homepage of Age of Conquest:

[url=http://www.ageofconquest.com][img]http://sig.ageofconquest.com/universe1/sig/user/<username>.png[/img][/url]

Game Signature

Game Signature for noblemaster

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Custom Triggers

What are “triggers” are you probably asking yourself? Has he finally lost his mind? Not yet! Triggers are custom events that can be added to map scenarios. A trigger can either be shown at random or at a fixed turn. Triggers serve a game by providing “outside” events to a game, rather than everything being player generated.

The following triggers are currently available:

  • Announcement: to display announcements. You could for example create an announcement that will be shown at turn 2 to all players telling them to attack Rome.
  • Economy: you could say for turn 4, everyone will get an extra 17′000 gold in their treasury due to good economic time.
  • Plague: a plague has killed 87% of the human population at turn 5. Once a plague has hit, income will be reduced as less population will not be able to produce as much income.

There are currently no triggers defined in any scenario (to my knowledge?). If you are a map maker and would like to test the feature, open the map editor and fill in the corresponding fields in the “Trigger” tab. Hit test to see it live in action.

Please visit the MultiplayerHub Forums to discuss.

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Espionage & Sabotage

The latest update for Age of Conquest ONLINE v3 includes five additional actions. The actions are available on both Android and desktop (PC, Mac, Linux), except the call to arms function is only available on desktop at the moment. The five actions include:

  • Support - can be used to send gold to other empires. The functionality is limited to 40′000 gold per transaction.
  • Purchase - can be used to purchase neutral provinces. The provinces are rather expensive and can be acquired for 100′000 gold or more depending on the province’s value (production, population).
  • Call to Arms – can be used to rally troops from multiple provinces that are in range (radius 3). The troops become available the next turn. It helps prevent depletion of population on a province.
  • Espionage - can be utilized to spy on other empires. Functions include locating an enemy ruler, their treasury, economy or reading their messages.
  • Sabotage - can be utilized to steal gold from foreign rulers or reduce their morale.

[Call to Arms], [Espionage] and [Sabotage] are disabled by default and have to be set if a new game is created. [Support] and [Purchase] are new and become available also in games already in progress. [Support] and [Purchase] can be disabled as needed.

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Android Walker

If Japanese is your first language, Android Walker has a review of Age of Conquest LITE for Android on their site. Review and video are in Japanese for obvious reasons. There is both a game description plus a YouTube video:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/12/02/review-androidwalker/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest in T3 AppVent Calendar http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/27/age-of-conquest-in-t3-appvent-calendar/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/27/age-of-conquest-in-t3-appvent-calendar/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:52:42 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=1000 Age of Conquest is featured in the t3.com AppVent Calendar 2010! 30 Lucky winners will get a free Android install of Age of Conquest. Please mark December 21 in your calendar if you would like to participate.

T3 AppVent Calendar:

T3 AppVent Calendar 2010

T3 AppVent Calendar 2010

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/27/age-of-conquest-in-t3-appvent-calendar/feed/ 0 LIVE Statistics for Age of Conquest http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/24/live-statistics-for-age-of-conquest/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/24/live-statistics-for-age-of-conquest/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:01:56 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=992 You asked, I have answered: Live Statistics for Age of Conquest.

Please note, the purchases refer to the orders made through http://www.ageofconquest.com only and do not include purchases via 3rd party distributors of Age of Conquest (don’t have any numbers yet).

Live Statistics for Age of Conquest

Live Statistics for Age of Conquest

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/24/live-statistics-for-age-of-conquest/feed/ 0 Big Map of Europe (upcoming…) http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/23/big-map-of-europe-upcoming/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/23/big-map-of-europe-upcoming/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:33:17 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=985 I have the artist, Robert Altbauer, currently working on a big map of Europe. The resulting map will be about 4000×2500 pixels in size!

Obviously for Age of Conquest! Should be available within the next few weeks…

Big Map of Europe

Big Map of Europe

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/23/big-map-of-europe-upcoming/feed/ 0 Overview Map for AoC v3 http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/22/overview-map-for-aoc-v3/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/22/overview-map-for-aoc-v3/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:28:59 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=979 Overview Map for Age of Conquest

Overview Map for Age of Conquest

Age of Conquest ONLINE v3 now features an overview map. The map can be viewed during game setup and during game-play. The overview map shows the empires, economy and population sizes.

Also, please join noblemaster’s game in the Casual realm!

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/22/overview-map-for-aoc-v3/feed/ 0 Age of Conquest III in Mac Game Store http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/18/age-of-conquest-iii-in-mac-game-store/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/18/age-of-conquest-iii-in-mac-game-store/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:03:19 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=973 Mac Game Store

Mac Game Store

Age of Conquest III is now also available via the Mac Game Store also. You can download the game via the following URL:

Alternatively, you can obtain the game via the following 3rd party distributors:

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/18/age-of-conquest-iii-in-mac-game-store/feed/ 0 PRESS RELEASE: Age of Conquest III for PC, Mac & Linux http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/16/press-release-age-of-conquest-iii-for-pc-mac-linux/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/11/16/press-release-age-of-conquest-iii-for-pc-mac-linux/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:00:56 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=964 NOBLE MASTER GAMES RELEASES AGE OF CONQUEST III FOR PC, MAC & LINUX

Zürich, Switzerland — November 17, 2010 — Noble Master Games releases their medieval strategy game “Age of Conquest III” for PC, Macintosh and Linux computers.

Age of Conquest III is a medieval Risk-like turn-based strategy game where you take the reins of a budding empire and struggle against other kingdoms for control of the world. One game supports competitions with up to hundred players.

Age of Conquest III contains maps from all over the world including Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, a World Map and many more. Scenarios range from ancient to modern times. The game features simple building options such as construction of fortifications and watch towers. A player governs over military strategy as well as income and spending. Diplomatic functions available are alliances, peace treaties, cease-fires and vassalage. An integrated map editor can be used to create custom maps and upload them to a central repository for other people to enjoy.

Age of Conquest III is available via Intel AppUp (http://www.appup.com), GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com), and via the official game site (http://www.ageofconquest.com). The game is priced at US$19.99. A free demo is available for try out before purchase.

Noble Master Games is a professionally established company to serves as a resource for the global gaming community at large.

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GamersGate Logo

Age of Conquest III has been added to GamersGate!

The bundle is scheduled for release on Nov. 17. There will be a lite and full version available for both PC and Macintosh. The lite version is limited to one scenario and starting position which should provide several hours of entertainment. The full version contains all the maps and full game-play options.

Listing on GamersGate:

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The music credit goes to Christian Andersson (Craze Music Productions, http://www.craze.se) who truly did an incredible job.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/10/23/game-trailer-for-age-of-conquest/feed/ 3 Beta-Tester Wanted: Age of Conquets ONLINE http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/10/18/beta-tester-wanted-age-of-conquets-online/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/10/18/beta-tester-wanted-age-of-conquets-online/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:00:36 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=936 Beta-Testing for Age of Conquest III (standalone/single player) version is coming to a close. I just sent out the final beta-test notice to some of the testers. Please check your spam filter to find out if you are included in the final round (only Windows + Macintosh).

In other news, I am planning to release Age of Conquest ONLINE in about one month from now and need beta-testers for the online version as well. You will receive a free one year subscription to the online version for participating, plus being added to the credits. Also, you will get a headstart by getting to play around with it first. Please email me your username and operating system (Windows, Macintosh, Linux or UNIX) if you would like to participate. Send your email to contact at ageofconquest dot com.

Planned Release Date:

  • Age of Conquest III: Nov. 17 (GamersGate, ageofconquest.com)
  • Age of Conquest ONLINE: Nov. 17 (ageofconquest.com)

Release dates are pretty fixed, unless there are not enough volunteers to beta-test Age of Conquest ONLINE.

]]> http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/10/18/beta-tester-wanted-age-of-conquets-online/feed/ 2 Beta-Tester Wanted: Age of Conquest III http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/09/20/beta-tester-wanted-age-of-conquest-iii/ http://blog.noblemaster.com/2010/09/20/beta-tester-wanted-age-of-conquest-iii/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:45:27 +0000 noblemaster http://blog.noblemaster.com/?p=927 We need beta-testers for Age of Conquest III (single player standalone version). The approximate test-date is middle of October. We need a quick turnaround for testing (3 days max). Let us know if you are interested and what platform (Windows, Macintosh or Linux) you will be using.

Please contact us at the email address listed on our web site.

Thanks!

Edit I: beta-testers will appear in the game credits!

Edit II: Let’s make this a paid beta-test (PayPal ony). The whole test shouldn’t take much more than 1-2 hours. I need bug reports for Windows, Macintosh & Linux. I need 3 beta-testers for each platform (9 total). You will receive a payment of $25 for sending me the test report, plus have your name added to the credits of the game. Please email me know if you would like to participate. Let me know which platforms you can test for (you only need to do one). It’s first-come first-serve. Thanks!

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Links for Users

Age of Conquest III will have linked users and clans. All the users and clans, wherever they appear inside the various panels will be clickable and will open an information panel.

The user information panel will contain the following components:

  • Information about the user such as his location, birthday, standings and awards.
  • A button that allows to contact the user directly via private messaging system.
  • Add a user to the friend list; or block the user from contacting you.
  • A reporting button to report suspected cheaters.
  • Administrators will be able to view last logins and other user related information. There is admin functionality available to administrate the user if you are an administrator.

The same will be available for clans. The clan information panel will display the clan owers, admins and honor members. Also, it will be possible to directly apply to become a member of the clan.

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