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Exclusive video of updated Vanguard GU5 spell effects

by Brenda Holloway May 6th 2008 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Patches, Previews, Vanguard

Adding a few dozen new mounts to the game and improving the performance would be enough to fill up any ordinary patch, but the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes devs decided to buckle down and improve the spell and combat ability graphics. With a good group casting and using special moves, all with their own flashy graphics, it could get a little hard to see what was going on. Game Update 5 brings new spell animations for druids, sorcerers, disciples and others, which are both faster and better-looking than the old ones.

Click on through to watch the video, and get your fill of the new spell graphics. Then, stop by later today for an interview with Vanguard game designer Lenny Gullo. He'll talk about quests, mounts, hitching, factions, and ten easy recipes for cooking battle lobster.

Vanguard GU5 spell graphics

Tags: classes, fantasy, featured, lenny-gullo, patches, preview, spells, tiraslee, vanguard, vanguard-game-update-5

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-06-2008 @ 11:17AM

Alarie said...

I guess some are better than what they currently have on some effects. I really don't like the lightning strike. The effect needs more side bolts shooting off it like a real lightning bolt.

5-06-2008 @ 11:22AM

Leshrac said...

Not bad, I'm glad to see that they're continuing to update this game. I played the beta and it was pretty brutal, but I've always kept one eye on this game to see where it was going, what kind of attention it was getting and what kind of support it would receive. In a sea of upcoming MMOGs I hope VG can survive, I hate to see any game fail.

5-06-2008 @ 4:16PM

Ellyra said...

Thanks for posting the great videos! It's nice to see the new spell effects in action!

5-07-2008 @ 8:17AM

Ultimateq said...

I didn't stick with the game long, but I saw a boat load of potential, and I hope to see it doing well in the near future.

5-15-2008 @ 5:49PM

jon said...

Wish I had something positive to say. As an artist, I feel this game still looks terrible overall.

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