Already own the game on GoG. Review below is based on that version. GoG got the same patch. Double dipping on Steam to support the (new) devs and this awesome game.

What is new with the new patch?
The patch notes gives you a clear indication. The old patch/version didn't properly support widescreen/higher resolutions, or it did partly with Voodoo. The UI didn't scale so you ended up with either black bars or stretching the UI from 4:3 to 16:9. This is no longer an issue with the new patch, which is great and breaths new life into the game imo.

Edit: Multiplayer status as of 14.04.26
- Be on the same subnet and turn your vpn off.
- Steam: LAN OK.
- GoG: Freezes before reaching the multiplayer menu IF (!) the game is launched through GoG's portal. All good if you launch the game by it's .exe-file.
- Compatibility: Steam vs GoG works just fine. W10 vs W11 works just fine.
- Gameranger has been confirmed working with the latest version for both platforms. Steam's version requires you to move it out of the Steam-folder to a more friendly folder path like "C:\Programfiles(86)\DarkOmen\".


The modding community forum/Discord is using Gameranger to facilitate multiplayer games beyond your local LAN. They have instructions on how to get it to work, but a TL;DR is you have to rename the main .exe-file and add a new empty file called "IP.CFG". The latter file is being used as a dummy file Gameranger checks against in order to be compatible with other versions than the original CD-version.
I have not used Gameranger myself, but the information is out there so do your own research.

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Played it once on GoG and killed the last boss. Looking forward to make some 'questionable' decisions to spike up the difficulty level!

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This is a gem of game! It is smaller scope than Total War, with going from skirmish to skirmish fighting greenskins and the undead. It is still hard, so don't fret if a mission goes bad. Just try again with the experience you just gained about where the enemies are coming from. You can't quick save during the battles, but you do get "unlimited" saves so you can have a save file before every battle in case you have to go back 1 or 2 missions if you missed something.

The tooth of time has been kind to the game as far as graphics goes. GoG adds dgVoodoo which you can enhance how you like it. If you prefer 16x9, then you will experience a stretched image. However there is a difference between telling dgVoodoo you want a resolution of 1920*1080p or let the image be scaled "by it self". The former makes 3D objects look sharper and clearer colors. The latter "smudges" things, but the 2D elements look better and fonts don't look like zoomed in Paint images. Up to personal taste, but I prefer the UI elements/fonts/etc look closer to the original 4:3 feel.

Gameplay:
You mainly follow a standard route of skirmishes, but the game does give you the option to deviate. Do you stop and help a town from getting attacked, or do you leave them to their own devices because your original mission was to haste to a castle further away? Do you help armies (regiments) for the possible chance of them joining you later in the game? Some times you get the option of (essentially) choosing between two different regiments and this will have an effect on how you approach the next battles.
The game also allow you to lose a battle and proceed to the next one, but at the cost of gold/experience. You don't even have to kill the mini-bosses! However you need resources and strength for the last battle, and the last battle is no cakewalk.

Unit varity: It's Warhammer! You have a wide array of friendly troops and enemy troops, each having their weakness and strengths. However some units are def. weaker than others. There are also plenty of magic items and chests to pick up. Remember the enemy can pick those up to! If the enemy regiment retreats and you can't kill them in time, you will lose the item forever!

The game has some really satisfying moments that are as fun today as they were back then.
- Your cannon regiment one-shot snipe the enemy necromancer/shaman.
- Driving over enemy regiments with a steam tank (!).
- Chasing down those goblins or orcs with carrying magic items or chests with gold, before they escape from the map.
- Charging fleeing enemies.
- Guesstimate where your projectiles will hit on the battle field and wipe out a regiment with it.
However the enemy can flip this around on you! My wizard has died to a well placed enemy ballista shot. The enemy has catapults and they can hurt really bad!
Game has 'friendly fire' for good or worse. I've seen orcs take out their own regiment after a poor catapult shot. However I've burned through half of a regiment due to a bad timed spell cast. If two of your regiments are fighting the same enemy regiment and one of your regiment has a fireball sword, there is a chance you burn one member of the other friendly regiment. Be careful what you use and when!
On the topic of 'friendly fire', regiment placement is important! Don't let the crossbow regiment stand behind other regiments as they will shoot your own units. Long bow doesn't shoot as far, but they also shoot above the head of the friendly units in front of them.

The game has video cutscenes for important story progression and some of these are still fire, despite their age.

Re-binding keys is not possible, but with a gaming keyboard you should (hopefully) be able to create a profile and bind the camera-rotation keys etc to whatever you want. for instance I can bind my third mouse button to act as a right click, giving me the option to pan accross the map by pressing the third mouse button.

Multiplayer has been confirmed working on TCP/IP over local LAN connection.

Modding: There is a modding scene for the game. They have produced new campaigns, multi player maps and re-balanced the original game. These mods can be played independent from original single player game. If you want to play the original game with its balance etc you can just chose the option from the "mod"-list. There is also a Discord server for modding/multiplayer sceen and it is run by the same person running the unofficial Dark Omen forum.

My childhood game and it's awsome. Damn im getting old.

这不比全战：战锤好玩？要是出重制版那就再好不过了！