Blood Magic is a real-time strategy that appeared in the mid-nineties, just at the time when this genre was on the rise. The action of this game takes place in a fantasy world where a variety of magicians, using blood magic to summon various creatures, fight among themselves. You have to take on the role of one of these magicians and go through five story campaigns in which you can bow either to the side of good or to the side of evil. After going through five campaigns, you will have to spend quite a lot of time on this game, since you will open the regime of conquering the world. In this mode, you will need to go through all fifteen cards available in the game, and then challenge the gods. Naturally, this will not be easy, so you will need a guide, which you can find in this article. This real-time strategy has not gained widespread popularity, but it is remembered by so many gamers. Of course, she did not become a masterpiece like Warcraft or Starcraft, but in narrow circles is well known. And if you decide to play Blood Magic, the guide will help you get comfortable in the game.
How are the characters different?
In the case of the game Blood Magic, the guide can be very useful, since there are a wide variety of heroes, a huge area of territory for research and an endless supply of magic creatures that you and your opponents can call, as well as many other spells. Accordingly, to effectively start the game, you will need a guide. And it’s worth starting with the characters that are available to you. And each of them has its own characteristics. For example, a schoolboy learns faster than others the spells available in the game, the monk is the most advanced character in martial arts, and the gypsy has an increased chance of getting valuable artifacts from killed opponents. However, this is far from all that you should know about the characters in Blood Magic. The guide will provide you with much more information further.
Orientation
Given the fact that this project is based on the Dungeons and Dragons system, it is not surprising that your character has an orientation, that is, he can be both good, that is, good, and evil. Naturally, according to the precepts of the classical system, you can maintain neutrality. Moreover, the choice of orientation greatly affects the gameplay. The fact is that, depending on your approach, you will find yourself on either one or the other side of two opposing factions. Or, if you are neutral, you will periodically help either one of them or the other. Accordingly, depending on your orientation, the attitude of other inhabitants of the world towards you will also change, and the quests that you will perform will also differ. Thus, you can go through the game several times, and it will be different. This is one of the greatest benefits of the Blood Magic project. The guide, however, does not end there: you still have a lot of important data.
Level up
Many gamers are confused by the advantages that they constantly observe next to the level indicator of their hero. What do they mean? It turns out they play a very important role. The fact is that in this game the level increase does not occur immediately. Let's say you are on the first level. In most computer games, when you get the right amount of experience, you rise in level. However, this is not the case in Blood Magic, instead you get a plus to your level. Three of these advantages are accumulated, and only after that there is an increase in the level, and then the process is repeated on it. Why is this done? The fact is that with each plus, your hero gets at his disposal one point of spells and one point of skills, which you can use to pump your character. When the level rises, you get much more: two spell points, one skill point, as well as an increase in the level of health, mana and strength (of your choice). Thus, a more flexible character leveling system is formed.
Possible imbalance
Considering what you read before, we can conclude that the game Blood Magic is more difficult. How to start playing so that you can effectively move forward in the game? You definitely need to ask yourself this question, because if you do not correctly distribute skill and spell points, then you may have problems due to the fact that your character is not strong enough. In modern computer games aimed at a wide range of users, there is a movement towards simplification, so in such games you will not have problems with this. No matter how you pump your hero, he will still be strong enough. If, in Blood Magic, you will spend points thoughtlessly, you will soon begin to feel that your character is not strong enough to fight opponents, and it will be extremely difficult to fix this situation.
Mortal and immortal character
The original version of the game lacked some aspects that were added later. They made the project really attractive and interesting. Therefore, pay attention to the version of the game, you need Blood Magic 1.7.10, the guide tells exactly about this game. It is here that you can choose whether you want to play a mortal or immortal character. What does it matter? It turns out to be very large. If you choose an immortal character, then in case of death, you can not be reborn and continue to play. Your game will be over and you will have to start from the very beginning. Why, then, choose an immortal hero? There are certain bonuses that such a character receives. Among the main ones, one can note a 25 percent increase in the experience gained for killing opponents and completing quests, as well as a higher chance of getting powerful artifacts during the game. You yourself must decide which heroes you will play. Are you ready to take a chance?
Specifications
The last thing to tell about your character is what its main characteristics mean. Unlike spells and skills, of which there are a huge number, there are only three characteristics. These are Energy, Intelligence and Strength. They were already mentioned before, when the player’s transition between levels was described. At each level, you get the opportunity to increase one of these indicators. What do they give? Energy is an indicator that is responsible for your health, as well as for the speed of its regeneration. As for Intelligence, it acts in exactly the same way, but only with your supply of mana. With the increase of this characteristic, the supply of mana increases, as well as the speed of its recovery, which is very important for a magician who wants to effectively carry out rituals in the game Blood Magic. Strength acts a little differently - along with its growth, the damage that your character does, as well as his stamina, increases (that is, how much weight he can carry with him, this will be discussed a little later).
Quests
What else can you tell about the game Blood Magic Guide? Part 2 of this guide will no longer return directly to your hero, but will reveal other important aspects, such as quests, inventory, map, and so on. And first of all, we will talk about quests, that is, tasks that you will have to complete to advance along the storyline. As far as you remember, there are five acts in the game, each of which has its own set of tasks. Accordingly, in the quest journal these tasks will be divided. As you already know, you can choose the side of good and evil, so the quests will differ from each other depending on your orientation. Separately, it is worth saying that the game has primary and secondary quests. The first ones must be completed in order to advance along the storyline, and you can proceed to the next act only if you complete all the tasks in the current one. As for the second ones, they were created in order to entertain you with interesting stories, to allow you to gain additional experience, find artifacts and so on. You can perform them on your own, and they do not affect your progress in the storyline. In the game Blood Magic, the rituals performed to summon creatures may differ depending on your orientation in the same way as quests, so you should remember that repeated passage for the opposite faction will be no less exciting.
Inventory
The next thing you should learn about this game is your character’s inventory. You need to familiarize yourself with it in detail, since it will play a very important role in the passage. As with most computer games, your inventory is not unlimited. You are limited both by the number of items that can fit there, and by their total weight. You cannot fit more than five hundred items in your inventory, and as for their weight, it all depends on the characteristics of the Force. The higher it is, the more weight things in an inventory can make. You do not need to check each time how heavily loaded your hero is, since the game took care of this. If there are items in the inventory whose total weight exceeds 75 percent of the currently permissible norm, an icon will blink in the upper corner of the screen to indicate that the space in the inventory is drawing to a close. Moreover, your hero’s movement speed will gradually drop if you carry too many things with you. Otherwise, handling inventory is pretty standard. Separately, it is worth considering only the slot for the third earring. It is closed, that is, you cannot add a third earring to your hero’s outfit. And if you pass the game quickly and inattentively, then this slot will remain closed. How to open it? To do this, you will need to complete the quest "Skeleton Wedding" in the fifth act of the game Blood Magic. The Altar of the Air Seal is a location where you can get this quest.
Magic
As you can see, the Blood Magic guide can help you a lot. Rituals of magic are another point that plays a very important role. In total, the game has twelve different schools of magic, each of which offers you to study a large number of spells with which you can fight your opponents. All of them will be contained in the Book of Magic, with which you will have to interact constantly.
Morphing
Often you can see that the other characters in Blood Magic are demons, angels, and other creatures. This is an important part of the gameplay, as your character will be transformed depending on which of the twelve schools of magic prevails in your Book of Magic. Air spells will give you wings, fire spells will give you horns, and so on. Moreover, they change not only the appearance of your character, but also his abilities.
Keyboard control
Most of the actions in the game are performed with the mouse, but you can greatly ease your task if you also use the keyboard. The keyboard allows you to highlight all artifacts, switch spell slots, quickly restore vitality and mana, and control the camera to achieve maximum efficiency during the game.
Fury
As in many other computer games, this project has an indicator of rage, which is filled depending on the opponents destroyed by you. If you kill many enemies in one go, the picture is filled. What does this mean? This means that for the next kill you will receive more experience than the previous ones, and this will allow you to pump much faster.
Cards
Well, this guide about the intricacies of the game Blood Magic is coming to an end. You can find the path to omega from scratch only with the help of a map, so you should familiarize yourself with it properly before you start playing. As for the features of passing each of them, then you should not aim at a complete sweep of the card from the very beginning, as it will be very difficult. It is better to try to develop as best as possible and then earn experience. But you must understand that over time this will become useless, since too little experience will be given for weak opponents. So, at the very beginning of the game, stripping out each card is a good idea, since you will gain more experience, you will often get artifacts that will increase your power, thereby simplifying your life in the virtual world.
That's all you need to know about this game before you plunge into this fascinating and incredible universe of Blood Magic.