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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Nov 14, 2006
A scripted random event that may or may not have been intended by the developers. A source of much unintentional comedy & frustration. An example would be the Imperial foresters fighting each other over deer. Another would be a tribe chieftain getting kidnapped by UFO's in Spore.
Major unit for sabotage and specialization of killing family members or any agents in the game
Whether you're trying to stay alive for a certain time period or just trying to gain the upper hand in a fight, being able to make a barricade is crucial to your survival.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
A Build Queue allows a production unit or structure to immediately build a new unit once the current unit is finished building.
Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. It is also the largest religion in the world.
Video games that include a physical cloth or paper map in their packaging.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
CTRL 1-9 = CTRL Group. Crucial to battlefield success, using Control Groups in most RTS games allows one to better manage ones forces.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A game mechanic in which you can interact with another country/civilization. Usually games allow you to declare war, offer peace, trade, etc. using diplomacy.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
If not certain demands or conditions are met, demanding workers/citizens may revolt, demonstrate, switch sides, saboteur or stop working altogether. Does mostly occur in real-time strategy games and business simulators.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
When the Timurids are appearing in the game they have War elephants with cannons
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Farming is the act of growing plants and raising animals for food.
A combat maneuver in which one attacks or threatens the side of an enemy unit or formation. Used primarily to negate cover or gain a tactical advantage by attacking from an unexpected direction.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
An animation system used in creating games.
Guilds offer additional resources units and missions in medieval total war
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
A form of warfare fought for explicitly religious purposes, usually directed at other civilizations or nations which follow other different religious traditions. Historically a feature of European and Middle Eastern societies.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A conflict between England and France over the rightful occupancy of the French throne, beginning in 1337. It lasted 116 years altogether, as hostilities ebbed and flowed.
Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an. A text considered by its adherents to be the word of God given to Muhammad, considered by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God.
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