IMPERIUM ROMANUM 2

E' stato annunciato qualche mese fa il nuovo seguito di impeium romanum, lo strategico gestionale distribuito da fxinteractive, che ha venudto quasi un milione di copie...

Il segito presenterà molissime novità , a partire da un motore grafico nuovo di zecca, molte + unità militare, sistema di combattimento rinnovato e simile aquello dei classici rts...Insomma un sacco di belle novità..

questo è il comunicato stampa:


"Imperium Romanum was the first top ten title of Kalypso and we are very proud to have entered a longterm agreement with Haemimont Games. The studio is one of the most professional developers in Europe and we are sure to further the brand by releasing the sequel next year.", says Simon Hellwig, Managing Director of Kalypso Media GmbH.

"Imperium Romanum II", the sequel of the hit strategy game „Imperium Romanum" is a city-building game for PC. The player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.

Throughout the game the player can develop his game character by gaining
favor with various historical figures such as Julius Caesar, Pompey and
Octavian. The benefits provided by these relations are carried over not only for the rest of the campaign but also in free-build maps and multiplayer scenarios.

„Imperium Romanum II" features completely new graphics, new buildings and environments, a new and improved economic system, an improved battle system and a comprehensive multiplayer mode.

„With a lot of gameplay changes, new graphics and features Imperium 2 will even be more successful than it's prequel.", says Stefan Marcinek, Managing Director of Kalypso Media GmbH and adds „Imperium Romanum II will be the first of many top ten hits for us in 2009!".

„Imperium Romanum II" is scheduled for an release in March 2009

FEATURES:

- Persistent Player Character - benefits gained from completed quests
are persistent and can be used on any mission, including campaign,
free-play and multiplayer

- Campaign that features 20 maps of historical cities and locations

- Patrons - more than 20 historical figures that offer additional objectives to
the player

- Over 60 buildings & 50 units

- Ships and Islands

- New and Improved Economics

- Multiplayer - cooperative and competitive mode

- Enhanced battle system with standard RTS control of the squads

- Grand Monuments such as the Coliseum, Circus Maximus and the
Pantheon

- City States - famine, siege, riots, etc.

- Disasters - random disasters such as plagues, fires and earthquakes.
All such disasters will be visualized.


questi sono gli screenshots:

Sembra interessante.Ma è una specie di Imperium Civitas con in più la possibilità di gestire le truppe?

esatto....la parte militare è stata molto potenziata in quanto questo elemento , ovvero la gestione delle truppe e le battaglie, era stata molto criticata in imperium...


Posto comunque un'intervista agli sviluppatori:

I managed to steal some time from Boian Spasov and Boyan Ivanov two game designers at Haemimont Games. Sofia, Bulgaria-based Haemimont games, the oldest game developers in the country, are hard at work finishing up Imperium Romanum 2 for its March 2009 release.

If you’re looking for Sofia on a map, Bulgaria is just north of Greece and borders the Black Sea and Turkey on east and south and Romania on the north, Serbia and Macedonia on the west side. (End of geography for the day)

Here’s what they had to say in regards to Imperium Romanum 2, why they make so many games about Rome and the future.

[GDN] There are huge differences between Imperium Romanum and IR2, how do you think the ’purist’ fans of the game will react to the major changes?

[HM] Indeed, unlike many sequels we see these days, IR2 is very different from its predecessor. We kept the historic Roman setting, but we revamped practically the whole game - both visually and gameplay-wise. The art for all buildings, units and landscapes was made from scratch; the economy and the military conquest are working differently. Even if you spent weeks playing the old game, IR2 will feel like a fresh new title.

We are confident that despite those ambitious changes, the new game won’t be a disappointment for our hardcore fans. Like us, they love city-builders and all our efforts here at Haemimont Games are ultimately focused at providing them with a better, richer city-building experience.

[GDN] What’s the fascination with Rome over at Haemimont Games AD? A full 80% of games revolve around it.

[HM] Throughout the history of the ancient world one nation stands out as the greatest civilization of that time, unsurpassed for hundreds of years. Rome’s contribution to warfare, law, architecture, art and literature has influenced the world for thousands of years.


The history and culture of Ancient Rome holds the fascination of many people to this day. That is why our two most successful series – Celtic Kings and Imperium Romanum are based on this time period. However while Celtic Kings focuses on the military history of the ancient world, Imperium Romanum is based on the cultural and architectural glory of the Roman

[GDN]There’s a heavier military system in IR2, what prompted the increase in the martial side of the game?


[HM] In many city builders, including the original Impeirum Romanum, the military aspect feels somewhat underdeveloped, like an afterthought to the core gameplay.

The battles in IR were often criticized by the reviewers and we agree that there is a lot of ground for improvement in this area. The decision to add multiplayer mode also prompted for deeper and more interesting military system.

We are adding more crunch to the battles with a system for gaining experience and leveling up, a larger variety of units and interaction between the persistent player character and his troops.

The five prominent Roman families (gens) are not unlike factions or races in traditional RTS games - each family allows different "builds" and strategies to win the day on the battlefield.

Last, but not least, we completely revamped the military interface, allowing better control over the units and smoother learning curve.

[GDN] As you play the game you gain persistent benefits for your player character. How is this going to affect the balance of online multiplayer battles if someone has a far greater level than their opponent?

[HM] A player that just started the game with a new character will be at a disadvantage when playing against a fully developed character. Fortunately, it is not very hard to develop your character to maximum level and you can do it both by playing the campaign and by playing multiplayer games.


We hope that players will develop many different characters to experiment with different "character builds". If a player is not happy with his character, he will be able to redistribute his talent points after winning a special mission.

[GDN] IR2 is set for a March ’09 release. So what’s next for Haemimont Games? Perhaps a non-Rome related title? Some add-on content for IR2 maybe?

[HM] Before working at Haemimont, some of us were game journalists. Far too often we heard from the developers "We are very sorry, but we are unable to discuss our future plans at this time". Now, sitting at the other side of the fence, we regret that we have to say the same.

The only thing that we can disclose at this time is that we are working at two unannounced projects, and they are both very different from every game we developed so far. For starters - neither of them is related to ancient Rome [winks]

GDN] Is there a heavy game industry presence in Sofia?

[HM] As the oldest game developer in Bulgaria, Haemimont Games has seen a lot of changes in the game business in Bulgaria. There has been considerable growth since the creation of the studio over 10 years ago.

Although there are some small independent game developers outside the capital, it is safe to say that Sofia is the hub of the game industry in Bulgaria. Currently there are several major game developers with offices in Sofia, as well as some independent projects.

[GDN] There are a lot of little things I saw in IR2 at Leipzig like the townspeople going about their lives, animals doing what animals do etc... what prompted this more involved look into the world than we saw in previous Imperium Romanum titles?

[HM] When we began work on Imperium Romanum 2 one of our goals was to make the simulation of the citizens and animals more interesting and varied.

Also the current day technology and the advancements in our own proprietary engine allow us to show more and better looking units in comparison to our previous games.

[GDN] We just want to thank Boian Spasov and Boyan Ivanov for their time and Keiron Fraser from Chaloner Associates for all the work in getting us all together for this Q&A. We wish them the best of luck and look forward to Imperium Romanum 2 on the PC in March ’09


Il gioco verrà venduto ad un prezzo di 30 euro...

La cosa molto interessante è notare come la haemimont sia al alvoro anche su altri due giochi incentrati su roma e , uno di questi, dovrebbe essere celtic kings in 3d , con un amarea di novità..
Se ovviamente utilizzeranno questo motore grafico, sarà uno spettacolo per gli occhi vedere scontri tra barbari e romani...

jagreen1984, 17/10/2008 10.27:

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Il gioco verrà venduto ad un prezzo di 30 euro...

La cosa molto interessante è notare come la haemimont sia al alvoro anche su altri due giochi incentrati su roma e , uno di questi, dovrebbe essere celtic kings in 3d , con un amarea di novità..
Se ovviamente utilizzeranno questo motore grafico, sarà uno spettacolo per gli occhi vedere scontri tra barbari e romani...

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Neanche tanto caro....comunque se esce un altro Celtic Kings non lo compro perchè il primo non mi è piaciuto molto.

che beeeeellooo!!!!!..io tuttora sto giocando ad Imperium civitas 2!!pensavo nn ci giocasse nessuno...ragazzi chi di voi ci sta ancora giocando??...postate immagini...presto vederete la mia pompei!!!

Io avevo installato Imperiun Civitas 2 ma all'improvviso non si è visto più nessun edificio e l'ho dovuto disinstallare. Alla fine, dopo ke l'ho reinstallato 2 volte senza successo l'ho abbandonato...

mah imperium civitas non mi è piaciuto per nulla...ripetitivo...

BJB FabioMassimo, 17/10/2008 18.13:

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mah imperium civitas non mi è piaciuto per nulla...ripetitivo...

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si effettivamente dopo un pò hai finito di costruire e devi ricostruire gli stessi edifici...però è sempre bello vedere una città romana brulicante di vita!

Tito Flavio, 17/10/2008 18.00:

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che beeeeellooo!!!!!..io tuttora sto giocando ad Imperium civitas 2!!pensavo nn ci giocasse nessuno...ragazzi chi di voi ci sta ancora giocando??...postate immagini...presto vederete la mia pompei!!!

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Io sono un grande fan della serie Imperium,ma Imperium Civitas non mi è affatto piaciuto perchè più che militare era gestionale,quindi non ho acquistato il secondo capitolo.

Molto bella la grafica,spero soltando che non sia come civitas.

se leggete l'intevista che ho postato, vi accorgerete di come si dice espressamente che quesot gioco sarà molto diverso dal predecessore

Questo non è mica imperium civitas III?

Dall'anno scorso ho scoperto due equazioni...
Imperium Civitas 2 = Imperium Romanun
Imperium Civitas 3 = Imperium Romanun 2
però il prezzo non è lo stesso... e non capisco il perchè di ciò...

Poi c'è anche scritto che sarebbe uscito nel marzo del 2009...

Perchè il prezzo basso è dovuto al publisher in Italia, che cambia nomi e prezzi, la Fx

perchè comprare quello con il nome diverso ad oltre 10 € in più??
Imperium Civitas rulez! uno di sti giorni passo a comprarlo il 3...