History of Age of Conquest: from I to IV
Age of Conquest has been originally released on May 17, 2000. The game has gone to numerous revisions over time. Below a screenshots depicting the various changes.
Emperor (Atari ST)
Not sure if this belongs here, but probably the very first implementation started with “Emperor”, a single player game for Atari ST.
Emperor (Atari ST Screenshot)
Aevum Obscurum I
The first installment of the game was released under the name Aevum Obscurum (Dark Ages) and supported ONLINE-play only across PC, Mac & Linux. Release data was May 17, 2000.
Age of Conquest I (Screenshot 1)
Age of Conquest I (Screenshot 2)
Aevum Obscurum II (Experimental/3D)
An experimental version of Aevum Obscurum II was produced but never released.
Age of Conquest II in 3D (Screenshot 1)
Age of Conquest II in 3D (Screenshot 2)
Aevum Obscurum II
The next installment of Aevum Obscurum went live going back to 2D-maps.
Age of Conquest II (Screenshot 1)
Aevum Obscurum II (Updated)
An updated version of Aevum Obscurum II was produced with improved graphics & player avatars.
Age of Conquest II (Screenshot 2)
Age of Conquest III
A resign and port to Android/iOS was implemented featuring much improved graphics. The name was changed to “Age of Conquest”.
Age of Conquest III (Screenshot)
Age of Conquest IV
The latest release featuring single player and full cross-platform multiplayer game-play across PC, Mac, Linux, iOS & Android.
Age of Conquest IV (Screenshot 1)
Age of Conquest IV (Screenshot 2)
Awesome! The game has come a long way!
Comment by KingHowardII — March 30, 2016 @ 03:39
I would like it if you could earn gold a little easier like from playing single player. If you can make changes so we can get gold easier I would be okay with having to create a game with gold. Other then that I love the game keep making a great game. You can E-Mail me your response at ***EMAIL HIDDEN***
Please E-Mail me. Thank you
Comment by HAEMOSU — April 10, 2016 @ 08:32
[…] Back in the days, I started developing games on my Atari ST. I was mostly interested in strategy games. However, I also tried my hands on more action-oriented games, unfortunately with dubious outcomes. With the appearance of the world wide web, I developed my first online multiplayer game “Aevum Obscurum” which still is somewhat of a success. The game now is available in its fourth installment under the new name “Age of Conquest IV“. […]
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