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.
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.
Aevum Obscurum II (Experimental/3D)
An experimental version of Aevum Obscurum II was produced but never released.
Aevum Obscurum II
The next installment of Aevum Obscurum went live going back to 2D-maps.
Aevum Obscurum II (Updated)
An updated version of Aevum Obscurum II was produced with improved graphics & player avatars.
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 IV
The latest release featuring single player and full cross-platform multiplayer game-play across PC, Mac, Linux, iOS & Android.
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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