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'''''Total Annihilation Kingdoms''''' or '''''TA:K''''' is a [[medieval]] [[fantasy]] [[real time strategy game]] created and released by [[Cavedog Entertainment]] on June 25, 1999. On release, Total Annihilation Kingdoms reached the top of the weekly game sales chart. While it was the last major title from Cavedog Entertainment, an expansion pack, "[[The Iron Plague]]", was released in 2000.
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'''''Total Annihilation Kingdoms''''' or '''''TA:K''''' is a medieval fantasy real time strategy game created and released by [[Cavedog|Cavedog Entertainment]] on June 25, 1999. On release, Total Annihilation Kingdoms reached the top of the weekly game sales chart. While it was the last major title from Cavedog Entertainment, an expansion pack, "[[The Iron Plague]]", was released in 2000.
   
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===Story===
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==Overview of Differences==
  
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The story involves four sibling monarchs in their struggle to dominate the land of [[Darien_(TAK)|Darien]]: [[Elsin]] of [[Aramon]], [[Lokken]] of [[Taros]] [[Kirenna]] of [[Veruna]], and [[Thirsha]] of [[Zhon]], following the disappearance of their father, [[Garacaius]].
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''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' was the anticipated second installment of the ''[[Total Annihilation]]'' franchise. Although the game was neither a prequel nor a sequel to the original ''Total Annihilation'' game, comparisons between the two games were inevitable. There were numerous thematic and design differences between ''Total Annihilation'' and ''Total Annihilation Kingdoms''.
  
   
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A more detailed story and world was presented in ''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' than was in Total Annihilation. The missions coincided with the storyline that was presented. In one example, a cutscene describes that the side of Aramon obtains the use of gunpowder. In that mission, the player plays the side of Aramon where using a gunpowder-based unit is critical towards the success of that mission. The game booklet and a detailed HTML atlas of Darien also added further background information to the storyline.
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*A more in-depth storyline, told with cutscenes between missions just as Total Annihilation had, but with more detail.
  
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*A change from a futuristic setting to a fantasy setting.
  
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*Simplified resource-management, with just one resource(mana) instead of two(metal, energy).
  
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*Four sides at the start, oppose to the original's two, with an expansion pack that added in a fifth.
  
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*While the original Total Annihilation had players playing through the Core or Arm campaigns separately, Total Annihilation Kingdoms switched between the four groups, players playing each side, as the levels progressed.
  
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*Unlike the original Total Annihilation which had most of the units on its two factions virtually the same, other than in appearance, Total Annihilation Kingdoms had very distinct characteristics between factions.
  
   
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===Story===
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===Single-Player Campaign===
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The story involves four sibling monarchs in their struggle to dominate the land of Darien: Elsin of Aramon, Kirenna of Veruna, Thirsha of Zhon and Lokken of Taros, following the disappearance of their father, Garacaius.
  
   
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''Main article: [[Missions_(TAK_Main)|Chart of TA:K Missions]]''
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A more detailed story and world was presented in ''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' than was in [[Total Annihilation]]. The missions coincided with the storyline that was presented. In one example, a cutscene describes that the side of Aramon obtains the use of gunpowder. In that mission, the player plays the side of Aramon where using a gunpowder-based unit is critical towards the success of that mission. The game booklet and a detailed HTML atlas of Darien also added further background information to the storyline.
  
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'''Total Annihilation: Kingdoms''' featured a linear single-player campaign of 48 missions. These missions followed a linear path from one mission to the next, each needing to be played before the next could be accessed. If you failed at a mission after trying it, you could skip it and go to the next chapter if you so desired. You did not choose a faction, but instead played the four factions at various times, it switching back and forth between them as the story progressed. Sometimes a faction would not have certain units until a mission in which they gained that technology or ally(Aramon's Cannons, ancient dragons, etc).
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In order to accommodate the storyline, some of these missions featured unique units that can not be reproduced during multi-player competitions without outside manipulation of the game. These unique units are likely not intended for multi-player competitions as many of them are unbalanced for that type of gaming experience.
   
 
===Complexity===
  
===Complexity===
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''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' reduced the number of resource types from the two found in [[Total Annihilation]] (Metal and Energy) to one: [[Mana]] or magical energy.
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''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' reduced the number of resource types from the two found in ''Total Annihilation'' (Metal and Energy) to one: [[Mana]] or magical energy.
   
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''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' also opted for fewer units than its predecessor. This was due, in part, to the added complexity of the models, animation and textures required for living creatures (versus the robots and machines of Total Annihilation). Cavedog released nine additional units for TAK over time.
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''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' also opted for fewer units per faction than its predecessor. This was due, in part, to the added complexity of the models, animation and textures required for living creatures (versus the robots and machines of Total Annihilation). Cavedog released nine additional units for TAK over time.
   
 
===Units and sides===
  
===Units and sides===
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{{main|List of units for Total Annihilation Kingdoms}}
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Where [[Total Annihilation]] had largely parallel technology trees between two similar sides, ''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' tried a more diversified approach.
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Where ''Total Annihilation'' had largely parallel technology trees between two similar sides, ''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' tried a more diversified approach.
   
 
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There are different categories which highlight just how different the various factions were.
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==Monarchs==
  
==Monarchs==
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* Aramon's monarch Elsin is the most powerful. He could fire lightning, meteor attacks in a straight line, and earthquake wave. He had the ability to raise the dead, allowing him to capture enemy units. He alone could also produce a unique type of ship.
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* Aramon's monarch Elsin is the most powerful. He can fire lightning, meteor attacks in a straight line, and earthquake wave. He has the ability to raise the dead, allowing him to capture enemy units. He alone could also produce a unique type of ship, the Ark.
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* Taros's monarch Lokken is able to use his energy to turn invisible. He is the second strongest monarch. His attacks include a guided fireball able to move around objects. He could build factories for all three tiers of his faction.
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* Taros's monarch Lokken is able to use his energy to turn invisible. He is the second strongest monarch. His level two attack is a guided fireball able to move around objects. He can build factories for all three tiers of his faction.
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* Veruna's monarch Kirenna is able to swim, and is the third strongest. Her level two attack is a ball of water, able to swerve around corners to hit an enemy.
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* Veruna's monarch Kirenna is able to swim, and is the third strongest. Her level two attack is a ball of water, able to swerve around corners to hit an enemy.
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* Zhon's monarch is the weakest. She has the ability to fly, and able to build a tier two defensive structure.
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* Zhon's monarch Thirsha is the weakest. She has the ability to fly, and able to build a tier two defensive structure. Unlike the rest of the monarchs, she has not the ability to build any gates or walls, as her faction does not have such things.
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* Creon's monarch, known as "The Sage", is about as strong as Kirenna. His level two attack is a mortar-type cannonball, able to travel above obstacles like walls or cliffs. It takes time to hit a target, and the target can easily move out of the way before it lands. Unlike the other monarchs, he does not any special ability of his own.
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* All monarchs could build their faction's tier one defensive structures, and tier one factories.
  
* All monarchs could build their faction's tier one defensive structures, and tier one factories.
   
 
==Construction==
  
==Construction==
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* Zhon has no buildings to produce its units, but instead relies on three construction units: Beast Handler to build tier one units, Beast Tamers to build tier two units, and Beast Lords to build tier three units. All of these units are mobile, and Beast Handlers and Beast Lords are able to fight.
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* Zhon has no buildings to produce its units, but instead relies on three construction units: Beast Handler to build tier one units, Beast Tamers to build tier two units, and Beast Lords to build tier three units. All of these units are mobile, and Beast Handlers and Beast Lords are able to fight.
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* Zhon is the only faction that can not build walls, and has only one defensive structure.
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* Zhon is the only faction that can not build walls or gates, and has only one defensive structure.
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* All factions have the ability to produce defensive structures, which varied in firing speed, aiming speed, fire power, range, cost, and some lacked the ability to hit anything right next to them.
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* All factions have the ability to produce defensive structures, which vary in firing speed, aiming speed, fire power, range, cost, and some lack the ability to hit anything right next to them, like Bastion or Mage Tower.
   
 
==Capture units==
  
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==Flying builders==
  
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Those with the ability to fly to the mana sites, were able to get energy faster.
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Those factions with the ability to fly to the mana sites, are able to get energy faster.
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* Taros has a flying unit for its advanced builder, allowing it to build advanced mana harvesters but it can build no other structures than this. They can also create the Black Dragon, and turn corpses into ghouls.
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* Taros has a flying unit for its advanced builder, the [[Dark Priest]], which is able to build divine lodestones, [[Fallen Angels]], and the [[Black Dragon]], as well as turn corpses into [[ghouls]]. It is built at the [[Temple]].
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* Zhon's monarch, Thirsa, can fly, and build all tier one Zhon structures as well as a tier 2 defensive structure.
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* Zhon's monarch, Thirsha, can fly, and build all tier one Zhon structures as well as a tier 2 defensive structure, the [[Death Totem]].
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* Aramon has a flying tier 1 builder, allowing it to place defensive structures at places no ground unit could get to, build trebuchets within range of enemy positions, and get to mana sites quickly to build mana harvesters.
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* Aramon has a flying tier 1 builder, [[Flying Pegasus]], allowing it to place defensive structures at places no ground unit could get to, build [[trebuchets]] within range of enemy positions, and get to mana sites quickly to build lodestones. The flying builder is built by an [[acolyte]].
   
 
==Other differences between the factions==
  
==Other differences between the factions==
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* Aramon has trebuchets, able to fire farther than any other unit in the game.
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* Aramon has trebuchets, able to fire farther than any other unit in the game. However, trebuchets can only hit land or aquatic units and they are unable to target aerial units.
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* Taros is the only side with no artillery units, and thus can not fire over the walls and barriers on some maps. It compensated for this with the tier 1 ghost ships, which are able to carry some types of units through solid objects, and unload them anywhere.
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* Taros is the only side with no artillery units, and thus can not fire over the walls and barriers on some maps. It compensated for this with the tier 1 ghost ships, which are able to carry some types of units through solid objects, and unload them anywhere. It also has the [[weather witch]] unit to rain down hailstones at targets, the [[fire mage]] unit that can rain down fireballs, and dark angels that can rain down death as well.
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* Each side had a powerful ancient flying dragon they could produce, but could only have one at a time. Each side also had a flying scout unit. Aramon has no other flying units at all, and Veruna has only their dirigibles. Zhon has drakes, wisp, and harpies to fight with, and rocs to use as a flying transport. Taros has sky knights, iron beaks, and ghost ships, as well as their flying builders, the dark priests, which are able to attack. Creon has neo-dragons.
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* Each side had a powerful ancient flying dragon they could produce ('Golden Dragon' for Aramon, 'Sea Dragon' for Veruna, 'Black Dragon' for Taros, 'Ancient Dragon' for Zhon, 'Aerial Juggernaut' for Creon), but could only have one at a time. Each side also had a flying scout unit ('Spyhawk' for Aramon, 'Parrot' for Veruna, 'Gargoyle' for Taros, 'Bat' for Zhon, 'Barnstormer' for Creon). Aramon has no other flying units capable of fighting at all, and Veruna has only their dirigibles. Zhon has drakes, wisp, and harpies to fight with, and rocs to use as a flying transport. Taros has sky knights, iron beaks, and ghost ships, as well as their flying builders, the dark priests, which are able to attack. Creon has neo-dragons.
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===Interface===
  
===Interface===
 
''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' did feature a number of refinements and improvements with its interface design. The design ethic and innovations started with Total Annihilation were expanded, including infinite production queues, non-linear/interruptible queues and a fully playable mini-map mode. Squad designations for groups of units were easier and more intuitive than they were in TA. As in TA, TA:Kingdoms also allowed players to see translucent images of all unbuilt structures in a build queue.
  
''Total Annihilation Kingdoms'' did feature a number of refinements and improvements with its interface design. The design ethic and innovations started with Total Annihilation were expanded, including infinite production queues, non-linear/interruptible queues and a fully playable mini-map mode. Squad designations for groups of units were easier and more intuitive than they were in TA. As in TA, TA:Kingdoms also allowed players to see translucent images of all unbuilt structures in a build queue.
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The idea of a campaign sequence for each side was eliminated in favor of a single linear path that alternates between the four sides: Aramon, Taros, Veruna and Zhon. This allowed the developers to put all of their effort into a single narrative and its associated artwork.
  
The idea of a campaign sequence for each side was eliminated in favor of a single linear path that alternates between the four sides: Aramon, Taros, Veruna and Zhon. This allowed the developers to put all of their effort into a single narrative and its associated artwork.
   
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==Online Multiplayer==
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==Multiplayer==
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Due to Cavedog's closing, players cannot play online through the game's multiplayer option. In order to play online, a separate client must be used. A commonly used client is Gamespy Arcade. This client allows for all the features that Cavedog's original inbuilt client did. Up to 8 players can play together at a time either on teams or against one another.
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Due to Cavedog's closing, players cannot play online through the game's multiplayer option. In order to play online, a separate client must be used.
   
 
==The Iron Plague expansion set==
  
==The Iron Plague expansion set==
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Shortly before [[Cavedog]]'s collapse, an expansion pack was released titled ''The Iron Plague''. The premise of the sequel continued the storyline of the lost father of magic, Garacaius. Believing that magic was a source of conflict, Garacaius fled his kingdom and founded a new empire based on science and engineering, as opposed to magic. This new empire, Creon, quickly dominated the neighboring provinces and absorbed the knowledge of their conquests. Garacaius himself died, but the elected ruler of Creon (in a steam-powered robotic suit) eventually led the kingdom on a crusade against magic and the magical sibling rulers of Darian.
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Shortly before Cavedog's collapse, an expansion pack was released titled ''The Iron Plague''. The premise of the sequel continued the storyline of the lost father of magic, Garacaius. Finding boredom in his immortal life, Garacaius gave up his immortality and his empire and founded a new empire based on science and engineering, as opposed to magic. This new empire, Creon, quickly dominated the neighboring provinces and absorbed the knowledge of their conquests. Garacaius himself died, but the elected ruler of Creon (in a steam-powered robotic suit) eventually led the kingdom on a crusade against magic and the magical sibling rulers of Darien.
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The expansion pack added an entirely new faction to the game (the science and engineering kingdom of Creon), as well as hundreds of new maps and entirely new graphics for map tile sets. The game also was to be the flagship title for ''[[Boneyards]]'', which was [[Cavedog]]'s equivalent of [[Battle.net]] as a central server for online multiplayer games. The game also added numerous new units to the existing factions, and rebalanced many of the units due to popular feedback.
  
   
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The expansion pack added an entirely new faction to the game (the science and engineering Republic of Creon), as well as hundreds of new maps and entirely new graphics for map tile sets. It also included the latest patch for the game.
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==References==
  
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.stratosgroup.com/download/guides/199907takg/takguide.pdf |title=The Unofficial Guide to ''TA: Kingdoms'' |accessdate=2007-03-06 |format=[[PDF]] |publisher=The Stratos Group}}
  
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/guides/kingdoms_gg/index.html |title=''Total Annihilation: Kingdoms'' Game Guide |accessdate=2007-03-06 |last=Radcliffe |first=Doug |coauthors=Dave Perkins |work=[[Gamespot]] |publisher=GameGuides.com}}
  
   
 
==External links ==
  
==External links ==
 
*[http://www.fileuniverse.com/Total_Annihilation_Mirror/ta-kingdoms/ Mirror of Official website]
  
*[http://www.fileuniverse.com/Total_Annihilation_Mirror/ta-kingdoms/ Mirror of Official website]
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*[http://www.stratosgroup.com/download/guides/199907takg/takguide.pdf The Unofficial Guide to ''TA: Kingdoms'' in PDF format]
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*[http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/guides/kingdoms_gg/index.html Another guide to TA: Kingdoms in HTML format]
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*[http://kingdoms.heavenforum.org/ An online community website and forum]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/TAKingdoms Fanmade Facebook page for the TA: Kingdoms community]
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Total Annihilation - Kingdoms Coverart

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title Total Annihilation Kingdoms
developer Cavedog Entertainment
publisher Cavedog Entertainment
designer
engine =
version 4.1BB
released June 25, 1999
genre Real-time strategy (RTS)
modes Single player, multiplayer
ratings
  • ESRB: Teen
platforms Microsoft Windows x86
media CD-ROM
requirements Pentium 233 MHz, 32 MB RAM, Windows 95/98, VGA graphics card, Sound Blaster-compatible sound card, 4x CD-ROM drive, and 80 MB hard-disk space
input Keyboard, Mouse

Total Annihilation Kingdoms or TA:K is a medieval fantasy real time strategy game created and released by Cavedog Entertainment on June 25, 1999. On release, Total Annihilation Kingdoms reached the top of the weekly game sales chart. While it was the last major title from Cavedog Entertainment, an expansion pack, "The Iron Plague", was released in 2000.

Story

The story involves four sibling monarchs in their struggle to dominate the land of Darien: Elsin of Aramon, Lokken of Taros Kirenna of Veruna, and Thirsha of Zhon, following the disappearance of their father, Garacaius.

A more detailed story and world was presented in Total Annihilation Kingdoms than was in Total Annihilation. The missions coincided with the storyline that was presented. In one example, a cutscene describes that the side of Aramon obtains the use of gunpowder. In that mission, the player plays the side of Aramon where using a gunpowder-based unit is critical towards the success of that mission. The game booklet and a detailed HTML atlas of Darien also added further background information to the storyline.

Single-Player Campaign

Main article: Chart of TA:K Missions

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms featured a linear single-player campaign of 48 missions. These missions followed a linear path from one mission to the next, each needing to be played before the next could be accessed. If you failed at a mission after trying it, you could skip it and go to the next chapter if you so desired. You did not choose a faction, but instead played the four factions at various times, it switching back and forth between them as the story progressed. Sometimes a faction would not have certain units until a mission in which they gained that technology or ally(Aramon's Cannons, ancient dragons, etc).

In order to accommodate the storyline, some of these missions featured unique units that can not be reproduced during multi-player competitions without outside manipulation of the game. These unique units are likely not intended for multi-player competitions as many of them are unbalanced for that type of gaming experience.

Complexity

Total Annihilation Kingdoms reduced the number of resource types from the two found in Total Annihilation (Metal and Energy) to one: Mana or magical energy.

Total Annihilation Kingdoms also opted for fewer units per faction than its predecessor. This was due, in part, to the added complexity of the models, animation and textures required for living creatures (versus the robots and machines of Total Annihilation). Cavedog released nine additional units for TAK over time.

Units and sides

Main article: List of units for Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Where Total Annihilation had largely parallel technology trees between two similar sides, Total Annihilation Kingdoms tried a more diversified approach.

There are different categories which highlight just how different the various factions were.

Interface

Total Annihilation Kingdoms did feature a number of refinements and improvements with its interface design. The design ethic and innovations started with Total Annihilation were expanded, including infinite production queues, non-linear/interruptible queues and a fully playable mini-map mode. Squad designations for groups of units were easier and more intuitive than they were in TA. As in TA, TA:Kingdoms also allowed players to see translucent images of all unbuilt structures in a build queue.

Campaign trails

The idea of a campaign sequence for each side was eliminated in favor of a single linear path that alternates between the four sides: Aramon, Taros, Veruna and Zhon. This allowed the developers to put all of their effort into a single narrative and its associated artwork.

Multiplayer

Due to Cavedog's closing, players cannot play online through the game's multiplayer option. In order to play online, a separate client must be used.

The Iron Plague expansion set

Shortly before Cavedog's collapse, an expansion pack was released titled The Iron Plague. The premise of the sequel continued the storyline of the lost father of magic, Garacaius. Finding boredom in his immortal life, Garacaius gave up his immortality and his empire and founded a new empire based on science and engineering, as opposed to magic. This new empire, Creon, quickly dominated the neighboring provinces and absorbed the knowledge of their conquests. Garacaius himself died, but the elected ruler of Creon (in a steam-powered robotic suit) eventually led the kingdom on a crusade against magic and the magical sibling rulers of Darien.

The expansion pack added an entirely new faction to the game (the science and engineering Republic of Creon), as well as hundreds of new maps and entirely new graphics for map tile sets. It also included the latest patch for the game.

External links

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