A Massive RTS Experience> Product InformationXIII Century Gold Edition combines the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel, XIII Century: Blood of Europe. Charge into the great battles of the Middle Ages alongside noble knights and ruthless nomads as they clash steel with neighboring foes and carve their names into history.Massive battlefields, including 40 historically accurate battles from the original game with 170 unit variants from 21 nations.Immersive, 8-pat story-driven campaign including online multiplayer with up to 6 players.Unmatched historical detail and accuracy encompassing both scenarios and military units delves deeper than other games in the genre.Twenty-one playable factions, each with authentic heraldry, weapons and tactics.Product Titles IncludedXIII Century: Death or GloryXIII Century: Blood of EuropeProduct FeaturesXIII Century: Death or GloryXIII Century: Death or Glory is an RTS game which immerses players in the Middle Ages. Among the playable factions are the English, the French, the Mongols, the Germans and Kievan Rus' (Russians). The game consists of 5 campaigns, which cover the most well known battles of that period. XIII Century: Death or Glory features large-scale battles, with thousands of units located on a battlefield at the same time, and offers players a chance to test their skills as military leaders in medieval Europe. Features:Over 30 battles in 5 campaigns. Famous battles that changed the face of medieval EuropeHistorical reconstruction. Real conditions of renowned battles such as landscape, time of day and weather conditions are taken into accountAuthentic heraldry of European aristocracy.Dozens of unit typesWeapons, arms and equipment of knights are made using historical documents and specificationsUnique battle system taking into account 80 parameters and characteristics, which allow complete authenticity of medieval battle on the unit levelState-of-the-art shader graphics with astonishing level of refinement and veracityLAN and Internet multiplayerXIII Century: Blood of Europe1266 AD. Alexander Nevsky, the famous defender of ancient Rus' western borders, is long gone, and the knights of the Teutonic Order are again marching to Pskov, a gem of the Northern Rus'. They are out for easy prey and loot. Dovmont, Prince of Pskov, is the only hope to push out the invaders. Prepare to join his armed force to defend their territory and win fame worthy of the memory of the Grand Prince Alexander! Enjoy historical battles of the Middle Ages as Dovmont leads his troops against German and Livonian knights. Features:Advanced graphics, based on cutting-edge technology, developed by Unicorn GamesHigh level of detail and realism from equipment and heraldry to recreated map topology of real battlefieldsMultiplayer. Dedicated server for online battles will allow everyone to test leader skills competing with players from all over the world.8 battle missions that shed light on the life and feat of arms of Dovmont, Prince of Pskov, famous leader and ruler in the history of Rus.Renewed gameplay. Fog of war and recon features will bring a new experience to the game.Psychological part of the combat system continually calculates battlefield situation and greatly improves realism of unit behavior in combat. Units adequately react to flanking, wounds and physical well-being as well as victories and losses of friendly unitsBig world map, 40 missions of the original game, 170 unit variants, 21 nations, 40 historical battles, 8 campaignsWindows RequirementsWindows XP SP3, Vista SP2Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 4000+ processor1 GB of RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 256 MB Video Memory - (ATI): Radeon X1600 - (Nvidia): Geforce 76006.1 GB + 1 GB Swap File Hard DriveDirectX 9.0c compatible Sound CardDirectX 9.0cDVD-ROM driveMultiplayer RequirementsInternet (TCP/IP) or LAN (TCP/IP) play supportedInternet play requires broadband connection and latest driversLAN play requires network interface card with latest driversChipsetsSupported Chipsets:ATI RADEON X1600, ATI RADEON X1900, ATI RADEON HD 2400, ATI RADEON HD 2600, ATI RADEON HD 2900, ATI RADEON HD 3450, ATI RADEON HD 3850, ATI RADEON HD 3870, ATI RADEON HD 4850, NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600, NVIDIA GEFORCE 7800, NVIDIA GEFORCE 8400, NVIDIA GEFORCE 8500, NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600, NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800, NVIDIA GEFORCE 9600, NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800, NVIDIA GEFORCE 280Supported Mobile ChipsetsNVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7900, NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7950, NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8400
