STORY

These were great times. But then the ancient evil struck and conquered the land. The king died in the last battle. The nations divided and started fighting each other.

Now, 20 years later, lost in the deep woods, you have to discover the source of destruction, the secret of the rulers and restore the glory of your father's kingdom.

YOU MUST BECOME THE NEW TZAR!

FEATURES

TZAR will try to represent the medieval and its fabulous, fairy nature. The map size can be about 512x512 tiles Big which is the Largest map ever seen in such a game. The player must build a strong empire to survive. He has to dig resources (there are 8 completely different kinds), produce military units, build fortifications, etc. The game contains three completely different races (European, Asian, Arabian), each one with its unique units and buildings.

Each player can choose from four completely different ways to build his empire - "Way of Religion", "Way of Magic", "Way of Glory" and "Way of Trade and Crafts." The different ways lead the player to different buildings, units and spells. In fact, these are four different tech trees.

Each race has almost 25 units. The player can group them and give special group orders. There are several formations. The player can solve his own formation and save it to a short-cut. So, no more mess when your units land on the coast. The units have their own AI which is very helpful during the fighting.

TZAR divides the resources into two major groups ... primary (which is absolutely necessary for everyone to start building an empire) and secondary (which is necessary to choose the destiny of your empire). The players can trade with all resources. There are two kinds of trade - "instant" for multiplayer game (this one is only applied for primary resources) and "delayed" (which is performed with caravans, ships etc.) About the diplomacy - the player can choose between several predefined treaties, adjust the "digits inside" and propose them to other players, AI players or independent countries.

TzAR supports up to 8 players for Internet TCP/IP games and LAN (IPX) games. There are also 2 players head-to-head for direct cable connection and MODEM support. The players can choose from several predefined victory conditions (as conquest, capture the flag, time limit, score limit, etc.) or can define their own rules.

TZAR includes a map editor. The players can create their own maps and combine them in campaigns.

To run properly, TZAR needs a Pentium 200 MHz with 32 MB RAM. 4 speed CD-ROM, Windows 2000 and NT, DirectX. TZAR runs in HiColor video mode.