Infinite Interactive has released a few new
screenshots of
Warlords 4: Heroes of Etheria, showcasing this upcoming turn-based fantasy strategy game. The official website has also recently been updated with a sample of the game
music, and two new
screensavers. Warlords 4 will be published by
Ubi Soft in Q4 2003.
Warlords IV is the latest addition to the Warlords series of Turn-Based Fantasy Strategy Games. It 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.