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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Mar 31, 2000
In certain games a player will be required to fire a bow from horseback. This idea is based around the use of horse archery by nomadic tribes from Central Asia, such as the Iranians, Huns, and Mongols.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
Pursuing and killing or capturing wild animals for sport or food.
In Islamic mythology, a class of infernal jinn, spirits below the level of angels and devils, noted for their strength and cunning.
Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Logging is the process of cutting down trees for timber. This is an important aspect in many strategy games.
A person who cuts down trees for a living. Typically portrayed as incredibly manly, almost always sporting a beard and flannel clothing.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
Frequently featured as a class in many RPGs, the monk often fights unarmed and unarmored.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
A paladin is a holy warrior, who gains extra abilities through faith and devotion to a deity.
A master of ceremonies who performs religious duties. A common character class in RPGs.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
The assault on a city, or classically a castle, by an opposing force with intentions of conquest or pillaging. This is commonly accompanied by siege weaponry.
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
Spies are the masters of espionage. They're also (usually) quite adept at the art of stealth, disguise, and assassination.
A feature in Steam that allows players to remote play couch multiplayer games online.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
Found in many Real Time Strategies, walls are meant to keep your people safe and the enemy out.
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