The Settlers III

Contents.Gameplay The Settlers: Rise of an Empire is a with elements, controlled via a interface. On each, the player is required to accomplish certain predetermined goals by building a settlement with a functioning. To achieve this end, the player must construct and upgrade buildings, manage and soldiers' pay, ensure workers' wants and needs are attended to, and gather. Although the game is loosely built around the same -based as seen in previous titles, the are substantially different.

The Settlers III contains three different campaigns: Roman, Egyptian, and Asian. Just like in the preceding games, the goal is to build up an economy. In The Settlers III, however, the player can choose the races he wants to use. Settlers III is a complex web of dependencies and production lines, and one misjudgement can lead to your city grinding to a halt.

Featuring a significantly simpler than any previous game in the series, there is less focus on and daisy-chain economic processes, and more on upgrading buildings, evolving the player's settlement, and maintaining a high. Military recruitment has also been greatly simplified, and the importance of combat in general has been reduced. Game modes The game can be played in one of two modes;.

In single-player mode, the player can play either campaign missions or individual non-campaign games. In campaign mode, the player must complete a series of missions, each featuring multiple objectives, the majority of which are based around achieving specific economic targets, reaching a certain level of promotion, or fulfilling trade requests. Although all maps feature at least one opponent, objectives based around combat are less common. Most maps also feature several optional missions. In the original release of the game, there were sixteen campaign missions. The Eastern Realm added a new campaign of eight missions.In non-campaign single-player and multiplayer modes, which can be played via a or online, the player picks a map on which to play, with each map featuring different climatic conditions, geographical features, resource distribution, and mission objectives. In single-player non-campaign games, each map has specific predetermined victory conditions.

However, in multiplayer games, all maps can be won by either destroying one of an opponent's 'Special Buildings', by promoting one's to the highest level possible, or by invading an opponent's city, prompting their citizens to go on strike, which will eventually cripple their economy. Settlement and settlers.