Age of Wonders III Deluxe Edition Steam Gift Platform: Steam Release Date: 31/03/2014 Product Description Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike! Deluxe Edition’s Dragon’s Throne Scenario: An extra large standalone Scenario. Legend tells of dragons who ruled the fabled Sea of Flames at the dawn of time. However nobody has seen a True Dragon in living memory. The isles are still loaded with treasure and have become popular with adventures, merchants, scoundrels and sightseers. Now eight rival lords have found a mysterious dragon’s egg, and each sees it as proof of their claim to the Dragon’s Throne. The sages warn they risk unleashing the wrath of the Dragons, but the Lords pay no heed as they prepare for war. You can play the Dragon’s Throne versus AI opponents or in multiplayer with up to 8 players. Deluxe Edition’s Age of Wonders III Original Soundtrack: The two hour Age of Wonders III Original Soundtrack is composed by maestro Michiel van den Bos, of Unreal, Deux Ex, Overlord and Age of Wonders 1 fame. The OST features thirty one crisp, high quality 320kbs MP3 & FLAC tracks from Age of Wonders III and five exclusive bonus tracks. To top it off the OST includes liner notes by the composer – english only – and jewel case CD inlay jpg files. Be enchanted! Features Rule as one of 6 RPG style leader classes: Sorcerer, Theocrat, Rogue, Warlord, Archdruid, or the tech-focused Dreadnought. Research powerful skills unique to your class to develop your empire and arsenal. Choose your allies from among the six main races – Humans, High Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins and Draconians – and fantastical monster dwellings. Explore a rich fantasy world that is more detailed and alive than ever with over 50 location types to raid for treasure. Expand your domain by building new settlements, forge pacts with monstrous allies and capture valuable resources. Wield earth shattering magic and terra-form the lands for your needs. Recruit legendary heroes, equip them with magical weapons, and let them lead your armies into battle. Crush your enemies using the detailed 3D turn-based Tactical Combat System. Become a master tactician. Crush city defenses. Learn to use flanking and master your army’s hundreds of abilities. Immerse yourself in a rich single player story campaign, playable from two sides of an epic conflict. Create endless scenarios using the random map generator. Compete in multiplayer wars with up to 8 players online. Level Editing Tools are provided as a courtesy to fans. They might have different system specifications from the Age of Wonders III game, are not tech supported and have an English only interface. Coop: Random maps and stand-alone scenarios can be played using player alliances versus computer opponents. Local Coop: Random maps and stand-alone scenarios can be played using “Hot Seat” mode on the same computer using player alliances versus computer opponents. System Requirements Windows: OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 8800 / ATi Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB or Laptop integrated Intel HD 3000 with 3GB system ram DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Additional Notes: Requires a 1024×768 screen resolution. Requires an open IPv4 connection for online multiplayer. A Triumph Account is required to use the game’s online services. The game’s single player and Hot Seat modes are fully playable using the guest account. Please note that the Editor is Windows only. Mac OS X: OS: 10.9.3 (Mavericks) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia Geforce GTX 250 / ATi Radeon HD 4870 with 512MB or integrated Intel HD 4000 with 3GB system ram. Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 1024×768 screen resolution. Requires an open IPv4 connection for online multiplayer. A Triumph Account is required to use the game’s online services. The game’s single player and Hot Seat modes are fully playable using the guest account. Please note that the Editor is Windows only. SteamOS + Linux: OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.10 with proprietary drivers Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia Geforce GTX 250 / ATi Radeon HD 4870 with 512MB or integrated Intel HD 4000 with 3GB system ram. Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 1024×768 screen resolution. Requires an open IPv4 connection for online multiplayer. A Triumph Account is required to use the game’s online services. The game’s single player and Hot Seat modes are fully playable using the guest account. Please note that the Editor is Windows only. Not running SteamOS or Ubuntu 14.10 with proprietary drivers? That doesn’t mean your machine won’t run the game, it just means we haven’t seen it run on those distributions in the office. Visit the various AoW3 forums to learn more and share your experiences. Please post feedback on how the game runs on your system to help your fellow gamer and to help us improve our Linux build.