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Your planetary dominion begins here.

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest and Deadlock 2: Shrine Wars, two excellent Sci-Fi turn-based strategy games that will allow you to explore the planet, expand your influence, exploit the resources under your control, and exterminate the foes of your empire, are available for $5.99 each, on GOG.com. This week only, you'll receive a 33% off discount when getting both of them. That's only $7.98 for the set of two!

[url=http://www.gog.com/promo/deadlock_stacking_launch_promo_280114][/url]Beneath you floats magnificent, untamed Gallius IV, a terran world newly discovered in this disputed part of the galaxy. Your colony ship is ready, equipped with all the basics you need to settle this planet. The select group of colonists orbiting with you are prepared both to build a strong colony and to defend it to the last stone. Other ships are also scanning the planet's surface, choosing the landing site for their colony. All past allegiances have been cast aside in the fever for this world. So begins Deadlock: Planetary Conquest, an intense turn-based strategic simulation. Seven races colonize a virgin planet, but only one will survive. Build your province’s structures. Conduct research to advance your race. Devise the perfect strategy of diplomacy, intimidation and warfare. Every decision you make will determine the ultimate fate of your people, your empire, and your survival.

Discovered, in the aftermath of the Gallius IV war, ancient and mysterious Shrines have revealed the location of an extinct alien home world. These Shrines unlock the most powerful technology in the Universe. Now, seven interstellar empires race across the galaxy to conquer this one planet and gain the secret power of the ancient civilization. That's the premise of Deadlock 2: Shrine Wars another exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest in the series. Each race fighting to dominate the planet has its own strengths and weaknesses - learn to exploit them to your advantage. Build, trade, research, attack, as you search for the ancient knowledge that will grant you ultimate control over the entire Universe.

Don't miss your chance to get the complete Deadlock series with 33% off discount. Deadlock: Planetary Conquest and Deadlock 2: Shrine Wars can be yours for only $7.98. Better hurry, because the offer lasts only until Tuesday, February 4, at 10:59AM GMT.
I've recently voted for both on the wishlist, but had no high hopes they would appear here, since the games are rather unkwon, as some of the comments show here. Glad they finally came up here, also because my Deadlock 2 CD got damaged some time ago.
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Niggles: Never even heard of either of them,
Anyone got any experience with either game?
I've played the first one, even as recently as a year or so ago (I still have a CD around somewhere). I really do love it, though I don't find it too difficult (then again, I don't recall what difficulty setting I leave it on).

Basic rundown: You have multiple races to choose from, each with their own special effects (the one I usually play as can see all the units and cities on the entire map the whole game, due to their telepathic powers or somesuch, usually you need to research the right technology halfway through the game to get this effect).

There are a few ways to win, you can destroy everyone else, or build a sufficient number (10?) of city centers (which are fairly expensive); there might be another way, but if so, it escapes me at the moment.

There are multiple resources that you have to manage, and each territory ideally produces their own supply (since it costs some money to transport the resources from one territory to another, this happens automatically if a territory needs resources that are present in another of your territories). Each city is a grid, and some tiles have bonuses to their resource production.

Combat is fairly simplistic, and you have no control over it. IIRC, during the normal phase of your turn, you are able to set each units' orders, in case they ever go into battle. Battles happen between turns, so if I move some units into your territory, the combat will occur after I end my turn.

Also, as noted above, the first game doesn't really have a campaign mode, you simply play a single map at a time, with not connections between plays.

Hopefully I haven't gone overboard here, but thought I would give a basic rundown (beyond what gog provides) for those who have said that they never heard of them. If anyone has any additional questions about the first game, feel free to PM me!
Post edited January 28, 2014 by Physicser
I'm pretty sure I have a retail combo-pack version which includes both Deadlock 1+2... but naturally I've never installed nor played it. So at least I've heard of these before. :)
Post edited January 28, 2014 by timppu

They are mechanically very similar. In my opinion there is not a reaaly a bad choice, I more recently played the second opus and from what I remember the GUI is the more sensible difference.
Now the second has campaigns, the first I can't remember.
The first one didn't have campaigns.

The sequel also adds diplomacy, sea stations, more sea units like u-boats and some other things. Unfortunately the 1.0 version sometimes crashed (hadn't installed the patch, I hope this fixes the issues), fortunately there was an autosave.
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Physicser: snip
That is a really nice summary. This game have really nice and original mechanics, which is really surprising given its age.
So, anyone have any info on what the campaign is like in Deadlock 2?
OMG OMG OMG. Its been too long old friend....Thank you GOG. The battle replays in Deadlock 2 are hilarious and the difficulty is really up there.
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Zeewolf: Wow, I love it when GOG releases super interesting-looking games that I had no idea existed. Which one should I go for, Deadlock-fans?
IMHO go for the bundle. If you want one only then I would recommend the 2nd, which has a single player campaign and some new game features like: diplomacy, more buildings, more tech, more units, ...
Post edited January 28, 2014 by Woolytoes
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Woolytoes: IMHO go for the bundle. If you want one only then I would recommend the 2nd, which has a single player campaign and some new game features like: diplomacy, more buildings, more tech, more units, ...
Part of the reason I hesitate to go for the bundle is that I have bought so many games that needs playing, and at the same time I'm looking forward to so many new titles (including many rpgs and strategy games I expect spending much time with). So I think I'll go for the second, and if I like it I can always buy the first later on (possibly in a sale).
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Austrobogulator: So, anyone have any info on what the campaign is like in Deadlock 2?
The campaigns aren't that spectacular, often missions like hold this sector for 10 rounds, make freinds with some race and win with your ally against opponents etc.
Some missions are nice though, there is for esample a mission where your colonists can't reproduce yourself, you have to use clone facilities, but they decrease the hapiness of your polulation, so you have to build culture centers or else to make them happy.
There are also missions with time limits.
All in all not spectacular, but I enjoyed it anyway.
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tburger: A classic release today...? Go Tommo!
Ditto!
Also, yay for release-day-promos on classics!

Part of the reason I hesitate to go for the bundle is that I have bought so many games that needs playing, and at the same time I'm looking forward to so many new titles (including many rpgs and strategy games I expect spending much time with). So I think I'll go for the second, and if I like it I can always buy the first later on (possibly in a sale).
The second one is practically the first one with a couple of enhancements, so you should be fine with this. The first one is a nice addon for fans.
Post edited January 28, 2014 by damarcus
Bought. How about Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power and Armada 2526 next?

http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/galactic_assault_prisoner_of_power
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/armada_2526
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/armada_2526_supernova
Quick question : as I said [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_search_for_game_rights_a_diaryesque_thread/post17 ]over there [/url], the rights were Atari property ... until quite recently, so who has the rights now ? Is it 'Tommo' as the game card says ? What is Tommo ???
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Potzato: Quick question : as I said [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_search_for_game_rights_a_diaryesque_thread/post17 ]over there [/url], the rights were Atari property ... until quite recently, so who has the rights now ? Is it 'Tommo' as the game card says ? What is Tommo ???
Hope this helps :)

http://tommo.com/about/