The 10th anniversary edition is here! Now you can join forces with the long-awaited Emperor Henry and launch a massive military campaign against your enemies. Experience what it feels like to grow a powerful empire with good economics and mighty troops. Be a solo player or find allies to get together with on the road to victory. Create and expand a royal family with commanders and governors you can trust to manage your domains. Take part in highly competitive and glorious tournaments where you can test your strategy skills at war and eventually conquer desired lands.
Start from a small village and expand it to a vast empire by building and upgrading different buildings, each one of them contributing in a different way to your economic and military power. Annex new provinces and discover numerous sites, containing special resources to boost your economy! Manage your resources wisely and defend each province’s stronghold from enemies who want to plunder them.
Find friends among thousands of players in this MMO strategy game, make them your allies and help each other to achieve total dominance! Invest in powerful alliance technologies, fight in total alliance wars or form even bigger federations to rule the realm!
Choose nobles and trusted court members to govern your empire and its domains and be head of your armies at war! Select between more than 100 skills and talents for your royalties and they will pay off with great support and loyalty!
Command your population to gather the three main resources - wood, iron and stone which are needed to upgrade your buildings and technologies. Collect taxes from your working population but don’t forget to take care of their happiness or they will set up riots and lead your empire to a total despair.
Use spies to acquire knowledge about your enemies before each battle and find the perfect fit between swordsmen, range units and the heavy cavalry. Battle in an open field or decide to assault your enemy’s stronghold instead. Leave nothing to chance, a smart emperor will know the outcome of the battle even before it has started.
Settle a governing doctrine in your empire and shape your playstyle. Choose between Barbarism, Feudalism, Monarchy, Imperialism or stay Neutral. The right choice will tell a ruler who knows good strategy from an inexperienced one.