Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria

Updated to run under Windows XP/Vista. Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria is a fantasy turn-based strategy game in which players build heroes - their main characters - as battles progress, gaining new skills, spells, and levels, and ultimately becoming the mightiest force in the Realms of Etheria! Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria features a brand new engine, and introduces players to a new level of resolving battles with the addition of tactical battles. FEATURES: STS: Speed Tactical System - Innovative new combat resolution system which greatly speeds up combat and allows unit control of traditional tactical combat systems without the micromanagement of movement of units and terrain effects. Terrain - All new lush 3D rendered height-mapped terrain. Dozens of terrain and animation effects. Persistent Heroes - Your hero improves after every battle, and the same hero can be used in campaign, skirmish or multiplayer. There are a huge number of development options for a hero. Enhanced Computer AI - The proprietary AI gives you unparalleled and incredibly cunning opponents. A New Campaign - Choose any hero and any side to battle over the whole of Etheria with our new open-ended, dynamic, non-linear Campaign. Fight duels, beat off invasions, capture territory and use your hard-won cash to purchase powerful magical artifacts. Unique Multiplayer Features: STS combat will allow faster gameplay for both allied play and free-for-all (up to 8 players) over the Internet. Ten Different Sides - Ten unique sides all feature their own tech-trees, buildings, units, and playing styles. Spells - Automated combat casting and high quality graphical effects . Almost 120 Different Units - That's a huge number of fantasy creatures and Heroes for a strategy game. CD Quality Orchestral Score - Almost half an hour of original Celtic/orchestral music provides a soundtrack to your epic accomplishments. Victory Conditions - The game offers a wide variety of victory conditions and scripted victory events in both single and multiplayer.