The Settlers II Next Gen DEMO!

[ShadowMan]

E per il decimo anniversario di Settlers ecco la versione commemorativa di Settlers 2 con una grafica tutta nuova!

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9781/208433_full.jpg

System Requirements Demo:
OS: Windows XP
CPU: 1,4 GHz Intel Pentium IV or AMD (SSE) Athlon XP (3 GHz recommended)
RAM: 512 MB (1024 recommended)
3D Graphics Card: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 64 MB + 64 MB AGP aperture size, Shader 2.0 (128 MB, Shader 3.0 recommended)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Mirror [dovrebbero essere 250Mb]:
Ubisoft (http://www.ubi.com/IT/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=1668)
GamersHell (http://www.gamershell.com/download_14534.shtml)

[MATTEW1]

quando esce!!!io sono innamorato di the seetler..anche se l'ultimo mi ha deluso..non era + come il primo o il secondo ke secondo me sono i migliori..erano + gestionali e con + cuore,,il meglio del meglio ..mi commuovo ai ricordi con il lmio amiga500

[rattopazzo]

naaaa, non ci credo
settlers 2 è quello che mi è più piaciuto
grazie dell'info :ave:

[ShadowMan]

prego. :)
non so ancora quando esce!
intanto mi sono scaricato la demo senza problemi a 600kb\s dal sito Ubisoft! :D :cool:
poi la installo.

[ShadowMan]

direttamente dal readme del demo:
Contents:
 Tutorial: The tutorial can be regarded as a kind of guided tour of the Settlers world. It is designed primarily for new or inexperienced players, and serves as an interactive introduction to the most important fundamentals of the game.

 Demo Map: Here your task is to help the Romans build a settlement on a small Pacific island.

 Restrictions of the demo:
o Playing time of the demo is limited to 90 minutes. The game automatically ends after these 90 minutes. Please note that accelerating the game also shortens the playing time.
o The demo contains only the Romans. In the full version, you can also play the Chinese and Nubians.
o The demo does not support Multiplayer mode.


What does the Anniversary edition have to offer in comparison with the original Settlers II from 1996?
We've made numerous enhancements and improvements compared with the original version of 1996 to transport the world of the Settlers into the 21st century and bring the game up to the state of the art. The following list contains some of the most important changes we've made to the "Settlers II 10th Anniversary" so that you'll have even more fun playing The Settlers:
• 3D Graphics
The game graphics have been updated using the latest technology. All of the in-game elements in "Settlers II 10th Anniversary“ – environments, buildings, settlers, trees, mountains, etc. – were created and integrated using an all-new game engine. You have three nations to choose from – Romans, Nubians and Chinese – and each nation has its own special buildings. In addition, everything is zoomable and viewable from any camera position.
• Improved User Interface
In this version of the game, we've integrated a number of helpful functions which improve the game comfort appreciably. One example of this is the visible screen, which can now be moved directly with the mouse, allowing far more comfortable navigation through the game. In addition, many game elements (for example settlers, buildings, menus, symbols in the Building Selection Menu) have context-sensitive help in the form of dialog boxes containing important information and tips which appear when you hover the mouse over the respective element
• Multiplayer (Disabled in this version)
The classic version of "The Settlers II" already supported two players, but only on the same PC with a second mouse and in split-screen mode. Here too, we've integrated current technology into the game, and The Settlers II 10th Anniversary" has a Multiplayer mode which supports up to six players on different computers. Depending on their equipment, opponents can play against each other either via LAN or Internet.
• Building Cost Reimbursement
A significant innovation in the Gameplay is the building cost reimbursement. In the classic version, if a player neglected his wood supply management, sometimes no more buildings could be constructed because resources did not even suffice to build a Forester's Hut. In the new version, for each building you pull down you get back half of the resources that were used for its construction. This may mean having to take painful decisions, but it also means that you are not forced to end the game immediately because of lack of resources.
• Reports
If an important event happened in "The Settlers II" (for example the completion of a building, the discovery of a mineral resource, or a hostile attack), you had to open the post box to get this information. This we have now done away with. In the new game version, all reports are automatically displayed in the upper left corner of the screen, accompanied by an acoustic signal. This means that you don’t overlook anything, without having to constantly keep an eye on the post box.
• Additional Options for Military Buildings
Military buildings, which are used for territorial expansion, have been given two new functions in the Buildings Menu:
 For one thing, the new button "Upgrade Building" allows you to upgrade an existing military building by one level. With the help of this button, a Barracks, for example, can be replaced by a Guard House on the same spot, without having to tear down the Barracks first. Normal building costs for the Guard House incur nevertheless, but in the vicinity of enemy borders this function can be very useful, as otherwise demolishing a military building can lead to the border shifting in your disfavour.
 Secondly, the button "Evacuate Soldiers on/off" has been integrated in the Building Menu for military buildings. This allows you, for example, to redeploy soldiers from buildings far away from borders to other places where they are needed more urgently than in their present location. When the button is clicked, the soldiers leave the military building and automatically go to the Headquarters, where they await new instructions.

[rattopazzo]

A me non va, mi da sto errore:
http://xs303.xs.to/xs303/06276/Image222.jpg

[ShadowMan]

Boh a me parte senza problemi. sarà qualche problema di driver e\o directX.

Peccato che la demo duri solo 90minuti :( che per me saranno si o no 30 visto che ho tenuto quasi sempre attia la doppia velocità. :D
Rispetto al 4 questo mi piace molto di più! :)
Abbastanza pesantuccio il motore grafico però :( :muro:

Sul mio sistema:
AthlonXP-M Barton 2600+@3400+
1Gb DDr-400
Asus A7N8X Del. 2.0
Asus V9999GE@400\1100 + forceware 91.31beta [va come una 6800Gt]

se mettevo tutto al massimo a 1240x1024 [lcd :D ] senza AA scattava. Disattivando le ombre e abbassando anche di poco il dettagli oggetti\riflessi la situazione tornava normale. :O

Ho fatto anche varie screens che poi posto.

Comunque il gioco dovrebbe essere disponibile dal 7 Settembre 2006 [ve lo segnala un messaggio a fine demo!]

[Rik_Verbrugghe]

Bello!!

Aspetto gli screen ;)

[rattopazzo]

Boh a me parte senza problemi. sarà qualche problema di driver e\o directX.


Sia drivers che directx sono aggiornati, penso sia un problema della mia scheda video (geforce 4 TI4200)
evidentemente troppo vecchia o semplicemente incompatibile con il gioco.

Peccato, volevo provarlo
si vede che rimanderò tutto a quando farò un upgrade del mio PC.

Ma il gioco ha la stessa giocabilità di Settlers 2?
ci sono tutte le stradine che si incrociano e se non stai attento a pianificare bene il tutto si bloccano le merci nelle strade?
mi piaceva troppo Settlers 2 :D, peccato che su XP non mi va, neanche con VDMsound o dosbox. :(

[ShadowMan]

Sisi le stradine e le bandiere se non stai attento si finisce nel caos totale ed io sembro essere nato per fare le strade....in modo da creare caos! :asd: :asd: :asd:

Ecco gli screens:

all'inizio ecco il nulla ed il caos [che poi diventerà "tanto e caos" :D]
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4553/s2dng2006070811453333kf.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070811453333kf.jpg)

tenendo premuto tasto destro si può ruotare in ogni direzione la telecamera che poi tornerà nella visuale standard quando rilascerete il pulsante, ecco una foto dell'orizzonte! :D
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8238/s2dng2006070811500538cy.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070811500538cy.jpg)

stesso screen ma con due livelli di dettagli differenti:
a sinistra come ci gioco io mentre a destra con tutto al massimo
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5427/s2dng2006070811520911gm.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070811520911gm.jpg) http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9254/s2dng2006070811503729us.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070811503729us.jpg)

città abbastanza sviluppata
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1296/s2dng2006070812112197it.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070812112197it.jpg)

Oink! [ottimo il livello di zoom]
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7308/s2dng2006070813023307hm.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070813023307hm.jpg)

schermata finale dopo i 90minuti
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8452/s2dng2006070813034277je.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2dng2006070813034277je.jpg)

[rattopazzo]

Bello bello
in effetti mi ricorda molto S2, anzi sembra proprio uguale
con grafica ovvio interamente 3D

[Mark75]

Bellissimo! Non osavo neanche sperare un remake del genere.
Chissà se riuscirà a ricostruire la stessa atmosfera

[Gekker]

The Settlers II 10th Anniversary™ (http://www.ubi.com/IT/Games/Info.aspx?pId=4833)
Data di uscita: 29/09/2006

[[xMRKx]]

bella scoperta questa ! mi mancava la saga settlers ! :)

[[xMRKx]]

provato...che dire....dopo l'iniziale sorrisetto per l'effetto nostalgia mi sono subito stufato...sarà stata la musichetta paradisiaca....boh...cmq è ormai troppo old come stile di gioco ... passi la grafica aggiornata con effetto fumettoso e bambi che corre nei prati ma....penso che oggigiorno ci sia bisogno di qualcosa di piu nel gameplay... insomma non lo comprerei mai