29-01-2003 03:50									#1
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http://gamespot.com/gamespot/storie...2909753,00.html

Excerpt talking about Conquer the World:

quote: The way your nation's powers and research work will be slightly different in Rise of Nations' in-depth single-player campaign, which is known as "Conquer The World" because in it, you do, in fact, conquer the world. Big Huge Games estimates that the turn-based campaign should take 12 to 18 hours for most players to complete, but since you can play through it as one of 18 different countries, many players will find reason to play through it more than once. Each of the 18 countries will have different starting conditions and then will take over the globe, mission by mission. For instance, if you decide to play as the Nubians, who begin in Africa, you'll begin in a relatively isolated part of the world and should be able to annex adjacent territories easily, but you won't be able to attack or have diplomatic relations with other nations for quite some time. On the other hand, if you play as Germany, you'll be able to benefit from that nation's powerful industrial bonuses by trading with your neighbors, but you'll have very little room to expand immediately, what with France and Spain being nearby. Over the course of the campaign, the entire world's general level of technology will advance, so you won't be able to greatly outpace the other nations in terms of technology. Fortunately, this means that they won't be able to outpace you, either, and you'll be able to spend more time getting used to each of your current sets of military units and technologies--Rise of Nations will automatically upgrade your existing units when you research new unit types that appear for each age, so you'll hardly ever see ridiculously anachronistic matchups like swordsmen fighting a tank. However, you will have to keep track of your diplomatic standing with your neighbors; maintain good relations, and your neighbors may even support you in future military campaigns by automatically sending reinforcements, as long as they control an adjacent territory. Interestingly, each mission map will be generated according to the surrounding territory; a map that takes place in the Amazon jungle will have a tropical layout with a large, resource-rich watering hole near the center, while a battle between France and England will actually take place on a map divided across the middle by the English Channel.

Also includes a screenshot from CtW!

	29-01-2003 03:59									#2
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yeah, they had it in the newsletter

Eidt: i have yet to read it, what it say, good or ?

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	29-01-2003 05:10									#3
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So am I to take it that the "Conwuer-the-World" mode is similar to Westwood's "Emperor: Battle for Dune"? As in, I control a territory and on a big map I decide to move(take over) to an adjacent territory and if there is someone there then we have an RTS battle for possesion. After that battle, everyone else then has a turn.

If that is the case - I know what game I'm buying!

	29-01-2003 05:16									#4
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quote: Originally posted by MacTBone So am I to take it that the "Conwuer-the-World" mode is similar to Westwood's "Emperor: Battle for Dune"? As in, I control a territory and on a big map I decide to move(take over) to an adjacent territory and if there is someone there then we have an RTS battle for possesion. After that battle, everyone else then has a turn.

That's about right.

Great, ain't it?

	29-01-2003 05:52									#5
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Yep. And from the looks of the other screenshots, there'll be other types of scenarios for moving into empty territories, such as fending off barbarians.

	29-01-2003 05:54									#6
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What's the release date for this?

	29-01-2003 08:44									#7
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If the battles can be more interesting than in E:BD and they can make the battles where someone attacks you interesting then I will bow down and worship at the BHG temple.

	29-01-2003 09:26									#8
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet What's the release date for this?

April 22

	29-01-2003 12:31									#9
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This reminds me of "War of the Worlds"... Very nice

I'm sick of the AoE campaigns... so dull...

	30-01-2003 06:24									#10
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EE is still nice

	30-01-2003 11:55									#11
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That type of campaign sounds like Shogun: Total War. Interesting. I look forward to it.

	31-01-2003 17:16									#12
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Hmm, I like this. I did not know that they were planning to include this turn-based mode in the game. I wonder if this was in their original plans for the game...