Warlords II (Game)

Warlords II

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Warlords II is a war strategy game, where eight different players battle, loot sack and pillage, for the Kingdom of Illuria.

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Warlords II

Warlords II is a turn-based strategy game that takes place in a high-fantasy setting. It is the sequel to the 1989 game Warlords. Warlords II "Classic" was released in 1993-1994 on floppy disks. An updated version called Warlords II Deluxe was released in 1995-1996 on CD-ROM. The core gameplay and mechanics of Warlords II is nearly identical to Warlords, but Warlords II featured the following additions and improvements:

More maps. Every game of original Warlords took place on a single map. Warlords II came with six pre-made maps and a random map generator.
Fog of war. The map can optionally be concealed by a black fog that is gradually revealed . The fog does not return to a tile once it has been revealed.
More units. Number of different units increased from 14 in Warlords (not including navies and heroes) to 27 in Warlords II. Units provide a wider variety of strength bonuses and units with hill/forest movement bonuses confer that bonus to the entire stack.
Any city can be upgraded to produce any (non-special) unit. For varying amounts of gold, the types of units a city is capable of producing can be changed.
Units trained at one city can be automatically sent to a different city. They arrive after two turns regardless of the distance.
Automatic navies. In Warlords, a naval unit had to be trained in order to transport land units over water. In Warlords II, land units automatically become naval units when they enter a water tile at a coastal city or designated port.
Improved graphics/colors, including the updated city images from the 1991 Mac release of Warlords.
Improved diplomacy. Factions may now be at peace, neutral, or at war with each other.
Statistics screens showing bar or line graphs of various game metrics such as number of cities, gold, or units.
Heroes can receive quests at temples which provide substantial rewards when completed.
Modding is relatively straightforward. Users are able to edit maps, unit attributes, and game sprites.

Warlords II Deluxe

The Deluxe version included more scenarios and (for the PC version only) a scenario builder. It also featured additional terrain tilesets, updated graphics/UI, and more robust AI opponents.

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