Help me remember an old RTS.

Mr_White

Mr_White

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Hi guys, a game I used to play about 10 years ago just popped into my mind, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called, it's on the tip of my tongue!

I remember it being released around 97-98, I think.

It was an ye'olde time/medieval RTS, you could build pubs where your soldiers ate bread and drunk ale, each unit had a leader that carried a flag, if your soldiers didn't eat, they would die and a skeleton would appear where they died, you had a castle that was your store, you could build vineyards, schools, armouries, you had lumberjacks to chop down the trees, and carpenters to turn the lumber into armor and weapons.

And I think you had to build paths connecting all your buildings etc, that's about all I can remember about it.

And there was a ye'olde style song constantly looping, it had a very generic sounding name for the period it was based in, but I can't remember it!

If any of you know what I'm on about, it'd be appreciated, I really want to play it again!

Cheers :D
 
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That is surely Settlers I or II mate... though the units didn't carry flags, they had plumes on their helmets. Get yourself Settlers: 10th Anniversary. It's the best version released. :D
 
I remember there was a demo of it on a PCZONE issue, and I think there was another RTS set in the same period in the charts at the time, if that's any help.

I'm pretty sure it's not the settlers II, I don't recognise anything, and settlers I would be too early :(
 
I don't think it was one of those, the screenshots I can find look very different to what I remember.

I think the school had a clock on it and the bell would ring at noon, if anyone remembers that.

I think they used to tread down the grapes as well, the settlers does look very similar, but there is nothing in the screenshots I remember, anything similar to the settlers out at around the same time?
 
I had a look at both those suggestions, but the graphics are too bad to be either of those :(

Does anyone know if there is a history of all PCZONE issues, I might be able to track down the issue the demo was included with.

Keep the suggestions coming guys, it's most appreciated :)
 
Stronghold is very similar, but it's too new :(

Another thing I just remembered is that you had farmers that had pigs kept in a little pen outside the farm.

The taverns also had a table outside which seated 8 people I think.

And you had to wait for those 8 to leave before the others could eat.
 
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