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Age of Empires : Rise of Rome *STAND ALONE* (c) Microsoft
Supplier.....: ID MUD Release Date...: 10/01/98
Cracker......: YAZZ Game Type......: ADD-ON
# of Disks...: 35 x 1.44MB Game Rating....: 90%
REQUIREMENTS: p90, win95/98, 16 MB ram, 100 MB HD
RELEASE NOTES
The Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome is the highly anticipated
add-on to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of
Empires. Focusing on the legendary Roman Empire, the Rise of Rome will
challenge veterans and novices alike to wage war on an epic scale with
four additional civilizations, several unique units, new technologies,
and new campaigns, including the showcase campaign that focuses on the
Rise of Rome itself.
Features
~ Herald in Four New Civilizations - An expansive world is at your feet
and four new civilizations are here for you to command. Take charge of
the Carthage, Palmyra, Macedonia, or Rome in huge battles of historical
conquest.
~ New Units on the Front Lines - Time to draw up alternative battle
plans because the Rise of Rome will usher in a new era of strategy for
Age players with several new units to challenge your tactical thinking.
Now, you have even more options for historically correct carnage with the
additions of the Armored Elephant, Camel Rider, Fire Galley, Scythe
Chariot, and Slinger.
~ All New Roman Architecture - Take in the glory of the Roman Empire with
dozens of new buildings, including fan favorite and Roman wonder of the
world - the Roman Colosseum.
~ The Long March to Total Conquest - Immerse yourself in four totally new
campaigns made up of over a dozen additional scenarios. Included will be
the showcase campaign that focuses on the Rise of Rome
~ Expanded Technologies - Dazzle your opponents with four new
technologies such as Logistics, Martyrdom, Medicine, and Tower Shield.
~ Gigantic Maps to Explore - To make gamplay even more challenging and
competitive, a larger map size has been added to the existing maps. In
addition, several new map types will be available, including mountainous
highlands, a large island, the Mediterranean and a peninsula for a
diversity of play.
~ Epic Music and Sounds - Several new CD-quality sounds will be included,
adding to the heroic flavor and enriching the gaming experience.
~ Internet Play for up to eight players via the Microsoft Internet Gaming
Zone, over a LAN or modem to modem.
~ New ability to queue the production of units.
~ Double-clicking a unit selects all units of that type on the game
screen.
~ New Random civilization option so you don't know which civilization
you're playing until the game starts.
~ In multiplayer games, there is now an in-game option to change the
population limit using the Game Settings.
Yup, this game is stand alone. You do *NOT* need the original RZR
release to play this game!
To play this on the Internet Gaming Zone (www.zone.com), you need to
install Direct Play 6. This is included with the release. Just double
click the DPLAY60A.EXE to install it!
Install:
UnZip and run our Install.exe (Thanks OlieW!). After the game is
installed, change to the dir you installed it to, and double click the
SETUPREG.EXE to import the correct reg files to your registry!
EMPIRESX.EXE runs the NEW version of AOE with the expansion disk
features, while EMPIRES.EXE will run the old version.
GROUP NEWS
A well overdue welcome to DCT and the staff!
Greets to the two lone braincells on TU!
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