Realms of Damage Introduced, a New Warhammer RTS Set within the Age of Sigmar Universe
Frontier has introduced Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Damage, a brand new AAA real-time technique sport set in Video games Workshop’s fantasy universe. It will likely be obtainable for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X/S consoles.
Realms of Damage will function each a story-driven single participant marketing campaign and PvP multiplayer modes, with help for 1v1 and 2v2 cross-platform matches. There shall be 4 playable factions, and the cinematic announcement trailer reveals the primary two of them: the Stormcast Eternals and the Orruk Kruleboyz. For anybody not totally aware of the lexicon of the Age of Sigmar universe, which means thunder-powered people versus crafty orcs.
In case you are a Warhammer devotee, then you definitely’ll acknowledge this Stormcast vs. Orruks set-up as the inspiration of the present Age of Sigmar storyline, the Dawnbringer Crusades, which started in 2021’s Dominion tabletop field set. And, similar to its miniature counterpart, Realms of Damage’s story is about inside the inhospitable lands of Ghur, typically referred to as the Realm of Beasts. There, Stormcast chief Sigrun learns of an arcane energy than can shield Sigmar’s armies from the Kruleboyz. That story has been co-written by Gavin Thorpe, considered one of Video games Workshop’s veteran designers and Black Library writers.
Thus far we all know little or no about Realms of Damage, apart from a press launch’s promise of it being an RTS that can function “a various vary of mission sorts and modes”. Maps will function Arcane Conduits, resource-providing management factors which have to be fought over for management. This function, mixed with small-but-highly-detailed unit fashions and a digicam that may zoom proper in on the motion, means that Realms of Damage might nicely be the Age of Sigmar reply to 2004’s beloved Warhammer 40,000: Daybreak of Conflict.
RTS video games on consoles are sometimes a bit fiddly, however Frontier believes that it has solved the issue with DirectStep, a brand new interface designed to “allow tactical immediacy within the warmth of battle” on the controller. We have but to see the system in motion, however the trailer guarantees a “full gameplay reveal” in June and a beta coming quickly, so hopefully it will not be lengthy till we get have a look at it.
Whereas we’re ready for our first have a look at gameplay, right here is the confirmed unit checklist thus far for the primary two factions. The Video games Workshop web site gives you peek at every warrior kind when you’re unfamiliar with them. Apparently, whereas a lot of the Kruleboy items are drawn straight from the Dominion field set miniatures, a lot of the Stormcast hail from older fashions reasonably than the trendy Thunderstrike armored warriors.
Stormcast Eternals
- Liberators
- Vanguard-Hunters
- Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows
- Vanguard-Raptors with Hurricane Crossbows
- Celestial Ballista
- Prosecutors
- Evocators
- Annihilators
- Stormdrake Guard
- Lord-Celestant
- Knight-Vexillor
Orruk Kruleboyz
- Gutrippaz
- Man-Skewer Boltboyz
- Hobbits Slittaz
- Beast-Skewer Killbow
- Breaka-Boss on Mirebrute Troggoth
- Marshcrawla Sloggoth
- Murknob
- Swampcalla Shaman
- Killaboss
- Killaboss on Nice Gnashtoof
For extra Age of Sigmar, take a look at our assessment for the Storm Floor online game and a have a look at the Warcry tabletop set. Or if 40k can be your factor, we have got our Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun assessment. And for extra technique, check out the newly introduced Complete Conflict: Pharaoh.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK Information and Options Editor.
