Before you open a world called Endoria. The main character Olaf goes to fight various undead. He will have to fight enemies in the dungeons of the gnomes, icy wastelands, and even in the kingdom of Darion. The hero will be helped by his friends, companions, as well as 5 Valkyries. He can use spells in battle and learn the magic of runes.
Olaf can also use a completely unique ability called visa. This ability is possessed only by skalds, which add certain verses that can affect the battle.
Requirements
To play "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North", at least 1 GB of RAM, and preferably 2 GB, must be installed on the computer. Also, the sound card should work correctly with Direct X.
In addition, you will need a DVD-ROM to read the corresponding disc. There must be at least 5.5 GB of free space on the hard drive for the game. And video memory needs at least 128 MB, it is recommended - 512 MB.
The processor frequency is at least 2, and 6 GHz. The operating system is XP or Windows 7. You can install and play the game on other operating systems. Here are the minimum requirements. In addition, you will need a keyboard and mouse to control the game.
Classes
As soon as the player starts the game, he is invited to choose which class his character will have. There are 3 classes in total, it can be: Viking (that is, simply a warrior), Magus (that is, a magician), Skald (a unique character).
You need to come up with a middle name, which, in essence, is a nickname, choose a coat of arms and level of difficulty.
- The Vikings have a special skill - Rage.
- In "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North", Skald’s walkthrough has features - he is a general, can read the visu and inspire his troops to battle. Also, after the battle, the gods can return part of his army.
- The sorcerer owns magic and can heal and resurrect. The Magi are powerful sorcerers and know the magic of runes. Magus is not a commander, but can cause creatures to engage in alchemy. The minus of the magician is that he has the lowest level of leadership, and even at the beginning of the game certain scrolls are generated, and then the map will fall. Random to help - if you get a good one, you can try to play a magician. Well, if an unfortunate situation occurs, then there is nothing to talk about.
Hero Options
In this picture you can see the parameters of the hero. The class of the hero is indicated at the top left, and in this case it is a sorcerer, character level, leadership points, attack and defense, intelligence. You can also see how much the hero has gold, rage and mana.
At the bottom left are the awards received.
Below the hero is visible army, which he can command, as well as his inventory. Around the character are small windows where you can see the objects that he wears - his weapons, armor, jewelry, and so on.
The top displays the available Valkyries.
On the right you can see the spell that the hero applies. And if you click on the button of a spell, you can read about it. More skills are displayed - our hero owns the magic of runes.
In "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North" pumping the player is simply necessary, because the character level has an effect on its parameters, which also increase. To gain experience, you need to fight opponents and complete different missions.
- Leadership shows exactly which troops and at what level join your character.
- Attack and defense show appropriate parameters for creatures in your army.
- Intelligence is a parameter that enhances spells.
- Mana is the energy spent for spells. May accumulate over time.
- When your hero fights, he gets the parameter Rage. You can spend the corresponding runes for development.
Races in the game
When passing the game "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North" it is very important to know that there are seven races in the game. In addition, you can meet some creatures that do not belong to the above races.
- The first is the Vikings, like our hero. This is a very harsh people, they strongly dislike the undead. Usually the Vikings are warriors, but among them there are also sorcerers. This race has the property of knowing runes.
- People are friends with dwarves, as well as with elves. They do not like demons, various undead, as well as orcs. People can fight, but there are magicians and priests among them.
- Elves patronize people, render them help, do not like gnomes. Elves have rather poor health, but they are excellent archers, and they are also very fast, and they have the magic of nature.
- Dwarves do not like demons, and also create different devices. The Dwarves are quite slow comrades, but their health is great, and a blow is needed. Dwarves can be alchemists or mechanics.
- Undead. Actually the dead - they do not care what races are there. They don’t give a damn about the poison, but no sacred attacks. They can take vitality from the enemy. Among them are vampires and zombies, and necromancers are also considered undead.
- Demons. Dangerous - both magicians and warriors, they have very strong attacks. They do not care about the fire, because their world is a fiery home. Do not like the cold.
- Orcs are mostly nomads and hate undead. This is brute force, there are a lot of them, and they also have shamans. Own catapults.
Among neutral creatures, such as pirates, dragons, spiders, snakes, griffins, and so on, you can find yourself an ally. If you make friends with one of them and pay well, then most likely, lure them to your side.
Who to play?
Experienced players are advised to choose a Viking for King's Bounty - Warrior of the North, because it is easier for them to play. Skald will be more difficult, but the Magus is recommended only for experienced players.
As soon as you select a hero class, specify a nickname and choose a coat of arms. After which the difficulty level will be available to you. Pay attention to the characteristics of the parameters, equipment and skill.
Below is the official game trailer, where you can see what adventures await the brave Olaf.
The main thing for the hero is a magazine where all his tasks are recorded. When the hero passes the mission, he receives any reward. It can be gold, objects, scrolls on which spells are written. In the magazine you can see what kind of task it is, to which mission it belongs (story or secondary), and also the award that is given for the fulfillment is indicated.
When the task is completed, it will be marked in the journal accordingly. If the mission is complex, then the tasks can be several stages. And at the same time, more than one award is given for them. Usually the task is simple to complete, since there are characters associated with the mission or providing one, they are marked with symbols. There are ordinary tasks, but there are those associated with the killing of an enemy. If such a task is present, then in the magazine the icon shows crossed swords and a portrait of the victim. It is very profitable to carry out such contracts, because as soon as you kill the enemy, they immediately give you a reward, and you no longer need to run to the customer for it.
Valkyries
If your character uses an amulet in battle, summoning the Valkyries to help, their combat skills increase. They assist in the game, you can take all five on a trip, but first you need to choose which one is the main one. Her bonus will be valid at 100%, and the rest - at 25%. This bonus depends on the level, which can be increased by transferring various objects to the heavenly virgins.
In "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North", the full passage of the game is impossible without the help of the Valkyries. They have a preference in the choice of items obtained. So, for example, Kriste is more to the taste of regalia.
Regina will choose shields or armor, Hilda needs to give weapons.
Myste - artifacts, Goodride you must pass boots or gloves, also belts.
The maximum level of any Valkyrie is the 5th.
Magic
The book of Magic stores various spells and scrolls. You can either buy them or find them somewhere, they are sometimes awarded as a reward for the task. Opening the book, you select the scroll and use your spell. However, after this, the scroll will disappear. Only a certain number of such scrolls can be stored in the book.
If you learn a spell, then you can save it in the book of Magic. To do this, you need the skill of a school and the necessary magic crystals. After that, the scroll will no longer be needed.
All magic is divided into 4 types:
- Order - divine magic, healing, protection, special abilities.
- Distortion - strengthens, weakens, the illusion directed to the mind.
- Chaos - destroy, weaken, exterminate, destroy.
- Runic - defense and attack.
The spell is used mainly in battle, their effect is completely different.
The magic of Wanderings is especially distinguished, and it is used for travel. In this case, the hero has any parameters raised or characters are added to the army. For a spell, scrolls are needed that are not learned or improved.
Nordlig
The quests "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North" begin at this stage of the game.
To begin with, your father will tell you that the undead began their invasion. You will need Runolv, this is a magus and your compatibility uncle, who can give practical advice. You will also find some kind of tooth, it is not clear whose, it needs to be shown to Runolva. He will ask you to bring the Dead Whip, 4 pieces. You can find the undead that roams nearby and take these things from them. You get one whip from each squad.
Ahriman - Death Knight, you need to kill him. As soon as you do this, you will get a dragon tooth, and another is with your father. The third tooth is located in brother Eric, who will exchange it for animals and Vikings. In the cave is Uladar Maritarius, of this type you need to kill. Then you tell your father about the death of this citizen.
Eric is lost, you should find him and return. Brother is hanging around the harbor. It turns out that he joined the undead squad, he attacks you, you defeated him, but now you are afraid that your father is angry. Uncle sends you to Westlig and gives you a map.
Fastland
As soon as you approach the island, you understand that things are bad. And the undead got here, so you need the ruler of the island of Ingvar. He will tell you what happened. Next on Fastland find Runwald, show a fragment of the mask. Tell this to Ingvar.
You should look for any survivors who are on the island. Tell the king about them. You will need four fragments of the artifact, which is a mask. Near the lighthouse you find a Valkyrie that will help you with this.
Runwald tells you that his brother has gone somewhere, go to Ingvar. It turns out that the brother mysteriously disappeared, later turned out to be a traitor - he was able to open the portal of darkness.
Portal of darkness
The Valkyrie will tell you that in fact, the undead did not come to the island for a reason, Runorm, brother of Runvald, is to blame. This comrade decided to study necromancy, and all would be nothing, but not enough of this, he decided to open a portal of darkness and call up an army. The Valkyrie says he is hiding on Mount Galskap, at the very top. You need to kill the Dead Spider.
Then go up the hill, kill Runorm. Next you will find yourself in Greenworth.
Regina and Guildford
First you need to help the Valkyrie. To do this, go to the Verlons heath. There is the prince of vampires, he needs to be killed, his weapons taken away and given to Regina.
Next, you meet Prince Consort Guilford, who will tell you a story about an artifact. This value is called the Heart of Xaltotun.
He is located at the necromancer with the appropriate name, you must go to the wasteland and find this terrible necromancer there, the Valkyries will help you defeat him. Then you carry the artifact to the prince.
He tells you that there is another artifact to defeat the forces of Darkness, called the Staff of Starlight. This is a very powerful thing and does not destroy one or two representatives of the undead, but entire armies. He is in Arlania with the magicians. You need to go there and pick up the artifact. You need to talk with magicians and tell them about the staff. Unfortunately, magicians will not want to give up the staff, and you will have to fight them.
When you give the staff back to Guildford, the prince talks about another artifact - a valuable piece called "Tear of the Dragon." You will need to go to Demonis to find this very Tear.
It is necessary to sign four peace agreements with the demonlords. Two of them are quite peaceful, but two are not, you have to fight. Further, all agreements must be attributed and given to Xeone.
The Dragon Tear, respectively, is guarded by the dragon, which is in the cave, it must be defeated, the artifact must be taken away and given to the prince.
But it turns out that the prince deceived you, he is a traitor and makes an attack. Even if you just try to defeat him, a whole bunch of undead will fly. A Valkyrie appears, pulling you out of there.
Allies
Your primary goal in King's Bounty - Warrior of the North is to complete quests. After deceiving Guildford, the next quest begins with the search for allies.
The traitorous prince’s castle is now guarded by none other than your brother. The armies there are very large, and you cannot defeat them in any way. Rezo is an archmage, he gives the hero advice that you need to find allies. You must go to the Vikings, the Dwarves, the elves and make alliances with them. You may also need demons. Of course, you can do without them, but it is best to take them with you.
Elves will join you if you find the antidote for spider bites, look for Il Taer and kill the spider that bit her. However, the elves put forward a condition: you need a legitimate queen. This is Amelie, and she went to the dwarves, she should be found. You will be allowed to go through the passage to the mines to find the queen.
Dwarves and Vikings can not share the gold mine, you have to do it for them. The development is prevented by ice dragons, they must be killed. And as soon as you tell the lord of the gnomes that the ice dragons have been defeated, the dwarves will agree to sign an agreement with the Vikings, which should be told to the king.
To conclude an alliance with the Vikings, you need to go to South Vinland. It also turns out that the orcs began to fight, and you need to find out why. Once the war between the orcs and the Vikings is over, you can form an alliance with the Vikings.
Guildford
Unfortunately, the prince turned out to be a liar; Guilford dreams of power. You need to destroy the undead and inform the archmage about this, then go to Greenworth and talk with your brother Eric to collect data on the composition of the armies. In "King's Bounty - Warrior of the North" quests always come down to this task - you will need to destroy all the armies and kill the prince.
It should be remembered that your brother has a spell, so you need to remove it. As soon as you do this, he will go to fight with you.
Guildford is very strong, it is recommended to take into the army of creatures that cause the greatest physical damage. It will also require different artifacts that reduce magic damage. It is best to take cavalrymen because they are fast; you will need paladins that attack beautifully, can resurrect the dead and walk one more time.
Trolls are advised - they have the ability to self-generate, and they, in essence, are powerful "tanks". It would be nice to recruit black knights, these are also “tanks” and attack with great damage. You need to take with you the spells of resurrection, teleportation, acceleration.
Do not be distracted by creatures surrounding the prince, attack only him, it is advisable to just kill the necromancers, otherwise they will raise the undead that you will kill.
Two stages of the battle
It should be understood that in the battle with the prince you will have two stages. At the first, Guilford will be a man, he has little health, he sits on the throne and is the commander of his army, the commander.
He is dangerous in that he casts the Amardeggon spell. This spell deals great damage to your warriors. And the faster you take his health to zero, the better, otherwise the prince will be able to cast the spell several more times. Such a spell poses a significant threat, it is faster to complete the first round of the battle. Ghost Armor is recommended. You kill the undead, after which the prince rises from his throne, and his battle becomes aggressive. As soon as his health drops to zero, he will become a dragon, and the second stage will begin.
Guilford now has more health points. He also calls upon the undead, including bone dragons. Kill them, otherwise they will poison your troops. It is recommended to collect such creatures that do not respond to poisons. It is also best to use knights because they inflict very strong damage. The spell Amardeggon Guilford no longer casts, but can use another, no less dangerous - Soul Burning.
This spell raises the undead that were killed on 3 lines. It also deals damage on these lines. Do not build troops in rows, otherwise not one detachment will die, but several.
Player Reviews
Many gamers liked the passage of "Kings bounty - Warrior of the North", the game is still being discussed in many forums.
Olaf must stop the undead, but along the way to his goal, he does various things. The developers did not stint on humor and funny quests. One bear who knows how to talk is worth it. The witch quarreled with her snakes - who can settle the conflict, guess? Inanimate friend wants to be a pirate - who will help him? Only your hero! Two friends sifted beer - who put up with them?
There is a significant drawback in the game - your hero, of course, can go on a journey and join the battle, take any task, but it depends on the development of the plot whether the character will fall into a new location. For example, the same Dead Spider, until the poor fellow has thrown back his legs, you will not be able to go anywhere further. It’s the same with money, at first it’s not enough, but then they will simply “roll” on the hero’s account.