Since the first game of the award-winning building strategy series The Settlers was released in 1993 the game has brought lots of fun suspense & tricky challenges to many homes The Settlers Gold Edition packs together the award winning game The Settlers 7 Paths To A Kingdom & all the expansions released The Settlers 7 Paths To A Kingdom recreates the building of a kingdom set in the early Renaissance period in a rich wild beautiful & mostly empty middle-European world of lush forests open meadows fast flowing rivers & high mountains Based on strong game mechanics deep gameplay & the foundations of the highly acclaimed Settlers games you will easily become engaged in the exciting campaign skirmish maps or multi-player challenges An innovative victory point system & 3 different ways to play give you a lot of variety to build up your blossoming kingdom Enjoy the award winning game of 2010 in its most complete edition to date with all three downloadable content packs included on the disc offering hours of additional gameplay in both single & multiplayer Enjoy deep & rich building & production systems encouraged by the classic Settlers games Create a kingdom with fortified towns & small villages where your Settlers produce goods for you Expand your realm village by village sector by sector Play the game different ways Build strong armies & defeat your opponents by shear military power Increase your influence in the monasteries to get access to the most attractive technologies Occupy the best trade routes to become the richest player on the map The new victory point system brings more tension & competition! Victory points are awarded in many different ways & each map becomes a fascinating race Conquering map sectors Having the biggest army Occupying the most trade routes Researching technology Become the richest kingdom Enjoy a new graphics engine that lets you experience the beauty of your realm in an unseen level of detail AI opponents will challenge you in a thrilling campaign & in the fully customizable sandbox mode Online & offline you can play with friends & or AI players Ladders clans & team play are supported Settlers 7 is a game you can play in many different ways By unlocking many new items & using the map forge you can create your very own Settlers experience adjusting victory points AI profiles & much more Play it fast-paced & thrilling or slow-paced & relaxed
- whatever suits your style Take the most of all three downloadable content packs included on this Gold Edition & offering 7 brand new single player maps for over 20h of gameplay as well as 6 multiplayer maps new events & buildings