![]() ![]() The level begins with the War Mage standing on a bridge looking down at the level below where the Orcs begin bashing against the door. This was an “L” shaped multi-story level. This time we have access to the wall arrows, swinging mace, and tar pit traps. This is one of the earlier levels in the game and has a few more traps on offer than level 1. This stats screen will likely be improved with more detail as the game develops. We’ll be discussing expierence points a bit more in Part 3.Īfter picking off the last of the Orcs with sword it was level complete and you are then presented with a basic stats screen demonstrating how many Orcs you killed and the time it took to do so. If you do die (which luckily I didnt on level 1!) you dont have to start the level again instead you lose the expierence points gained so far on that level. A few hits from the Orcs can take a significant toll on your health. Your sword doesn’t use any magic so you can swing it as you please bear in mind though that being up close and personal with the Orcs puts you at risk of taking damage. If you need to get down and dirty you can quickly equip your sword using the number keys, or by scrolling through the weapons with the mouse wheel. Keeping at a distance means you wont be caught by surprise by an attacking Orc if you find yourself with a crossbow delay. If you rapid fire your crossbow too much you might suffer a short delay as your magic meter re-fills. The crossbow isn’t just any ordinary crossbow, it also uses magic so on each shot you lose a little bit of magic from your magic meter. As your character can take damage from the Orcs at close range I decided to at first make use of the cross bow so that I could still pick the Orcs off from a distance and keep them as close to the entrance as possible. However as the spike trap is a timed trap which means once it is deployed it has a cool down period before it activates again the Orcs began to make their way past the spike traps meaning it was time to unleash hand weapons the sword and crossbow. As my spike traps were set very close to the door at first I was able to sit back and watch the first few Orcs get slaughtered there. Shortly after pressing the doors will burst open and hordes of Orcs will come streaming in. Once you have placed down all the traps you can with the available money you are free to start the game by hitting the relevant keyboard key. If the placement of the trap is valid the trap will glow green, if it’s not valid it will glow red. Simply press the number on the keyboard which correlates with the trap you want to set and you are good to go using the mouse to pick a location on the map, all from the third person perspective. Number keys can be used to select weapons, magic and traps Placing down traps is a doddle each trap is assigned to a number keys on the keyboard along with the option to select weapons and magic. This is appropriate for the fast paced nature of the game and if there’s an Orc managing to get away, having the speed to catch up and slice him down to size can be quite useful! Your character the War Mage moves around the map at a higher than average speed than most games. Navigating around the level is easy using the traditional WASD keyboard keys. You only have a small amount of money for the first level which means you can only put down a few traps so it is likely you’ll have to dig out either your sword or crossbow once the game starts. I decided to put my spike traps a few spaces away from the entrance door as that made the most sense to me, keeping the Orcs at bay right at the entrance. Once you enter the level you are free to place the spike traps in any location you want. The level is shaped as a straight hallway with no corners or elevations to worry about. On the first level of the game you only have a basic set of weapons and traps which are the sword and crossbow as handheld weapons plus only one trap the floor spikes. The level has one door with Orcs trying to break through and one gateway which the Orcs are trying to get to and you are tasked to defend. Starting with the first level, The Hallway places you on a simple map as to be expected for the first level of any game. Having attended the Robot Entertainment community summit last week we got to play through three levels of the game which were The Hallway the first level in the game, The Corner an early level and a mid-game level called Sorcerers Tower. Following up on the Orce Must Die preview last week, this week we’ll be focussing on the gameplay element of Orcs Must Die (OMD).
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