RON Features

Developed by Big Huge Games, designed by Brian Reynolds of Civ2 and Alpha Centauri fame. Spans 8 ages from ancient to information age. you can select to play all or any number of ages. Different levels of smart villager system from no AI control to they will run your econ for you. as well as different levels of unit info from the basics like HP's to what they progress to and what they are weak/good against. Includes 18 nations: Aztec, Bantu, British, Chinese, Egyptian, French, German, Greek, Inca, Japanese, Koreans, Maya, Mongol, Nubian, Roman, Russian, Spanish, Turks Each civ has at least 4 unique units and a number of unique powers (which can be turned off depending on game options), each region has their own unique art set for their buildings and generic units. Unique units for example include: From Cossacks to T34 Tanks for Russians, Tiger Tanks for Germans, Mamelukes for Egypt, Chevaliers for French etc. Nations are city based (which can be captured by an enemy) but still scaled to include the battle scale of games like AOK. Except its battles are not just about wiping your opponent's assets off the map but capturing them (you can still wipe them out if you really want) Nations also have a border that one can expand by building and research. Players can not build outside of their borders and enemy units take attrition damage unless supplied while in enemy territory. The game uses 6 basic resources: food, knowlegde, metal. oil, timber, wealth and 32 unique resources (Like coal,uranium, spice, furs which give the controlling player bonuses like faster gathering rates or production caps or production bonuses). Supports up to 8 players in a variety of game play modes from traditional random map team games, to total diplomacy games with no warfare, and most interesting in my opinion assassinate mode which you are assigned a specific player you have to kill, at random, and you continue until you die racking up kills as you take over the target of those you kill. Another mode is conquer the world mode which allows you to play as any civ and conquer the world in a combo turn based / real time game. In which you move from region to region in a turn based control screen, and battle and/or develope your nation in the real time maps. Also available is avariety of wonders which you can build and gives the player various bonuses. Armies wil also have a facing so flanking will be a tactical consideration. As well as generals, scouts, supply wagons will effect the outcome of battles. Spies will also be available for you to observe people's research or production. No unit lines are dead ends, they all upgrade from beginning to the end. Armies also automatically create transport to cross seas. You can even have your units entrench at a location for a better defense at the expense of time and movement. A 2.5D graphics engine. Units and landscape are in 3D. But buildings are overlayed with a detailed 2D iconic representation to allow for maximum graphic detail. Zoom scale can be very wide to fairly close in. Oh ya and the nuke animation is hot enough to toast your bread from the computer monitor.

RON Pictures

Unit Animation	This page contains all the unit animations from RON that I have found.
Screenshots	This page contains all the screenshots from RON that I have found.

RON Mods

Skin Mods

Rule Mods

Original Models

Panzer I.Ausf.A

This is an original 3D Model and skin I created using 3DSMax of a Panzer I Ausf A. I have skinned it using a generic gray camoflage shown in the center of the 1st picture, it is surrounded by Black Panzers in Waffen SS Insignia. The second picture is of Panzers in Afrika Corp desert camoflage.

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RON Links

	Big Huge Games This is the company that is making Rise of Nations, sure to be the next great RTS game.
	Microsoft Official Rise of Nations Site This is an excellent RON fan site. It is the official Rise of Nations site run by Microsoft Gaming Studios.
	Rise of Nations Insider This is an excellent RON fan site, I guess from the name, the site is run are Microsoft Games.
	Rise of Nations Heaven This is an excellent RON fan site, hosted by tried and true Heavens Games.
	MFO's Rise of Nations Pantheon This is an excellent RON fan site, lots of news and an active forum, now a part of the Mr.FixitOnline Game site!
	Apolyton Civilization Site This site is geared towards the Civ game series but contains lots of news about RON and also a forum to discuss RON. They also run some internet radio features.
	Rise of Nations Empire This is a new Rise of Nations Fansite.
	Rohag's Rise of Nations Page This is an informative fansite from a knowledgeable and well spoken fan of RoN and strategy games.
	Rise of Nations Planet This is a new Rise of Nations Fansite.
	Rise of Nations Oracle This is a Rise of Nations Fansite, hosted by Ogre.net.
	Webquad's Reigning Strategy This is a Rise of Nations Fansite, hosted by Webquad Network.
	Rise of Nations Universe This is a Rise of Nations Fansite, hosted by PC Gaming Universe.
	Rise of Nations X This is a Rise of Nations Fansite, hosted by Strategy Planet.
	Indews Rise of Nations This is a Rise of Nations Fansite, hosted by the Indews Gaming Network.

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