Armada 2526 is a new hugely absorbing entry in the '4x' space strategy game genre
- a turn based real-time strategy hybrid Guide one of 12 races on their first interstellar journey from a single planet until it becomes a mighty pan-galactic empire From the Star Map you must manage your empire deploy your fleets & conduct research diplomacy & trade Plot your strategy Explore the universe & found new colonies Turn your planets into mighty bastions Make pacts & alliances make threats or ask for favours
- & when the time is right continue diplomacy by 'other means' & fight it out in a real-time 3D system that brings to life the beauty & visceral carnage of space combat All with one purpose to emerge victorious & conquer the galaxy Although complex & deep with possibly endless strategies powerful help & advisor features help you get up to speed quickly Unlike many games in this genre Armada 2526 focuses on providing a game that can be finished in a reasonable time & emphasizes battle & strategy over economic micromanagement Turn based star map for moving fleets managing colonies performing research & conducting diplomacy Customizable map size & number of players allowing you to construct tight 2 player confrontations or huge galaxies with 50 or more players & thousands of stars Map designer included Twelve animated alien races to play & battle against Full featured diplomacy system with a highly intelligent AI & options to ask favours make demands & issue ultimatums More than 100 technology items to research including advances in ship construction ground defenses biological warfare & psychic powers 3D Real-time battle system for fighting huge battles with 100 or more ships per side Ground combat is integrated into the combat system allowing marines to be landed to battle ground defenses while ship combat rages overhead More than a hundred beautifully crafted ship models including mighty dreadnaughts long range missile cruisers fighters carriers & asteroids for bombarding planets Tough AI opponents Minimum System Requirements OS
- Windows XP (SP3) Vista 7 Processor
- 24 Ghz intel Pentium 4 or compatible AMD processor Memory
- 1GB (XP) 2GB (Vista 7) Hard drive
- 3GBDVD-Rom
- 4x speed Video Card -128MB Direct X 90c compatible with pixel vertex shader 20 support Sound card
- Direct X 90c Compatible