Posts from Questions for the developer – New city of Bastion.

Like, star gates! When will Bastion be released?

We would like to know that too :)
But to be more specific - it definitely won't be released before Heroes of Might and Magic III½. I can't say exactly when 3.59 will be released. And, of course, we still need to finish working on the city. Currently, it's about 80% complete, and the work is progressing slower than we would like.

You guys are great. I like the WoG versions more than these highly praised Heroes 5. If you continue to "WoG-ify" them (not "mummify" them), try to introduce a "heavenly" world in addition to the land and underground worlds. That would be awesome. I know it's very difficult... but who knows.

Have all the heroes been designed already? I would really like to see a hero whose main specialization is diplomacy or earth magic (I mean, a 5% bonus per level).

You keep saying what has been done, but I would like to know what has NOT been done? And what is the difficulty in working on what has NOT been done? Maybe we can help in some way?

Wait, so you're saying that Fortress will be released separately from the next version? Don't you think that might be a bit problematic?

Where can I find more detailed information about the Ramparts? By the way, I still haven't found the disc with the game and the new town. Where can I buy it?

By the way, I haven't been able to find the disc with the game and the new town yet :-( Where can I buy it?

Not available anywhere yet... Heroes 3.59 hasn't been released yet, so there's no new town available...

If you "WOGify" (not mummify) the 5th version like that.

That's unlikely. Some of us don't like the fifth version very much, and there's no desire to spend time modifying it. And most importantly, we are just a sub-project of WOG, we are working on creating a new city and integrating it into version WOG 3.59. The decision to "WOGify" the fifth version will be made by other people, in particular Slava Salnikov, but personally, I highly doubt that he will want to mess with it. Although there are already a lot of fans tirelessly creating mods for the fifth version. We have nothing to do with them.

Have all the heroes been invented yet??? I would really like to see a hero whose main specialization is diplomacy or earth magic.

Didn't you already write this? Not all of them have been invented yet, there are a few left. The appearance of such a hero is quite likely.

You keep saying what has been done, but I would like to know what has NOT been done? And what is the difficulty in working on this "NOT done" part? Maybe we can help?

There are still minor things and refinements left. In theory, this is the most difficult part when creating something complex. The concepts have practically all been developed for a long time, and the main part of the work on the graphics has been completed. What's left? All that remains is to adjust it, give it the right format for the game, divide it into components, make some minor corrections, add a little more, etc. Often, only the person who did the main work can adjust and refine it, and since our people are busy and work on the project in their free time, when they can find it, at night, the loose ends are closed very slowly. But without them, all this colossal amount of work simply will not function without post-processing. We will, of course, be grateful for any help. Everyone who really wants to and, most importantly, has the time to help, write to me in a private message, how you could help us.

Wait, are you saying that Bastion will be distributed separately from the next version? Don't you think that this is a bit problematic?

In general, ideally, our city should already be included in version 3.59. But anything can happen, and if the city is distributed separately, there will be no problems - it will be a regular patch with the .wog extension, which is placed in the update folder, the exe file is compressed, and that's it, just like the other updates for WOG. But I repeat once again, the goal is to include the city in version 3.59 itself.

Where can I find more detailed information about Bastion? By the way, I couldn't find the disc with the game and the new city :-( Where can I buy it?

All the information is at http://daugavpils.udens.lv/newtownwww/?lang=rus&page=news In general, WOG is an absolutely free expansion, it is distributed freely, it can be downloaded from the developers' website, there are several mirrors. And those who sell it are trying to make money on someone else's selfless work. Don't help them with that

I think the Bastion will be included because there isn't much of an alternative. There are Forge-cyborgs in Heroes – what a nightmare! The Grove absorbed Quicksilver, as I understand it, and will be released together with it. Against the backdrop of the Bastion, the Forge looks pathetic and ridiculous.

Today I visited the project's website and was horrified:eek:. The latest news is from April 16, 2006. The appearance or statistics are not ready for half of the creatures. In the campaigns section, there are still only screenshots from the first map. You said that you only had a little left to do, but there is a lot of work ahead. Will we ever see it finished? How are the work rates progressing? Or has everyone just gone on vacation, and that's why the work has stopped?:confused:

Today I visited the project's website and was horrified. The latest news is from April 16, 2006.

We had some issues with the website. Very soon, the website will change its name, and there will be an update.

The appearance or statistics are not ready for half of the creatures.

Just because they are not on the website doesn't mean they are not ready :) The statistics have been ready for all creatures for a long time, and most of the monsters are also completely ready. It's just that there isn't always time to convert them into a format for the website.

In the campaigns section, there are still only screenshots from the first map.

The update will include screenshots from four more maps.

You said that you only had a little left to do, but there is a lot of work.

Not at all, there isn't a lot of work. The work is, let's say, in the final stages.

Will we even see it?

You will see it :) Bastion won't be released until version 3.59 at the earliest. And version 3.59 itself will most likely be released only next year. Why rush?

Or did everyone just go on vacation, and that's why the work has stopped?

The work hasn't stopped. The work is in full swing :) Yes, there is some irregularity, but this is a normal phenomenon.

Wait for the update.

Seriously, another year to wait for you to finish this map???? :confused:

Which map are you referring to? Why specifically that year? Did I say something like that?

Which map? Why specifically a year? Did I say something like that?

Sorry, I mixed up the map with the castle. I mentioned the year because you wrote in that message that the map would be released next year, meaning in a year or half a year.

You'll see :) The Bastion won't be released before 3.59. And 3.59 itself will probably be released only next year. Why are we in such a hurry? We have time.

But we have nothing to do with the release of 3.59. We are solely focused on Bastion, and the development of 3.59 is being handled by the WoG team. So, even if we finish Bastion tomorrow, we won't see it released before 3.59.