Etherlords

Etherlords
Named “the most exciting turn-based strategy game on PC,” by CVG, Etherlords delivers a bold and exciting new gaming style that offers the best of turn-based strategy and trading card game play in one awesome adventure.

Totally different

  • novel gameplay blending best of magic combat prompted by trade card games and strategic resource management
  • 4 magic races, each with its distinctive realms, architecture, spells, and combat style
  • 2 military campaigns on the side of two allied races
  • In the beginning, there was Magic
  • over 300 spells including summoning, instants, enchantments, and rituals
  • individual set of battle spells for each race

Strategy and tactics

  • true 3D turn-based combat featuring a multitude of tactical solutions
  • custom set of battle spells and individual combat style for each hero
  • 64 heroes of 4 different races, their stats, specific abilities, and skills grow as heroes gain levels
  • complex diplomacy system featuring long-term alliances and barter dealings
  • over 10 game levels fused with a background story-line
  • unique battle system specifically tailored for dynamic Internet and LAN multiplayer combat

Advanced 3D graphics revolutionary for the genre

  • true 3D engine with the level of detail up to 50 000 polygons per frame
  • exceptionally highly detailed in-game world featuring a great variety of inhabitants and stylish architecture
  • over 120 richly detailed monsters to summon
  • vast diversity of perfectly smooth, highly personal animations for each character and monster
  • dazzling special effects for each spell
  • advanced intellectual camera for the ultimate beauty of combat scenes

System requirements

  • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, DirectX 7.0 or higher
  • 550 MHz Pentium III / Athlon
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 32 MB 3D videocard GeForce / Radeon
  • 1.4 GB hard disk space. Another 500 MB recommended for save games and for the swap-file