Source Goes Medieval
Wed, 3 January 2007
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| source: Pirates, Vikings & Knights II Online | thanks: round tables
Bring the past to the PC
Do you want to tell him that you don't want to play?
Based on the original Half-Life mod, Pirates, Vikings and Knights II builds upon the original concept and brings the armies of the past to the Source engine. From sea ports to European castles, the battle will carry across many levels of lush and well designed territories.
Players are able to choose the allegiance of either pirates, knights and vikings as they battle against other teams in a quest for "wealth, dominance, and power." What sets it apart from some of the official Source products is that the strengths and weaknesses of each faction, coupled with the strengths and weaknesses of the players for that faction, require a lot of team co-operation if the team is to emerge victorious. So those days of running and gunning on your own are history!
The mod will contain and variety of game modes and other features, which include:
Strategic Combat - Combat is based on an attack, block and parry system.
Special Abilities - There are special abilities unique to certain classes. Take for example the Berserker, who can at anytime go berserk by activating the special function key.
Unique Weapons - We have tried to stretch the limits of imagination within reason to come up with weapon combinations historically viable & unique, but also that would enrich game play and the players experience.
Healers - The addition of Healers for each team makes game play further diverse, giving a dying player a second chance.
Lord Classes - The addition of Lord Classes with musical instruments is a combination of a Team Leader and Musician as they would have in historical armies. In this case, the Lords are the musicians, and when they play their instruments, each team receives bonuses for all of those that stand within a certain radius or earshot of that instrument while being played.
Diverse Game Modes - We have planned out a diverse array of game modes so the player doesn't have to keep playing through the same scenario each time.
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Pirates, Vikings and Knights II Online
The beta version of Pirates, Vikings and Knights II has just appeared online. Check it out at the mod's
official website.
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