Field of Glory II – Medieval – Swords and Scimitars : screenshots

Slitherine a confirmé aujourd’hui quelle sera la seconde extension pour le sympathique volet médiéval de Field of Glory II. Il s’agira de l’adaptation du module Sword and Scimitars, qui avait déjà fait l’objet d’un add-on, en 2014, pour la précédente version du jeu. Les premières captures d’écrans ci-dessous permettent d’apprécier le joli chemin parcouru depuis.

Au programme, essentiellement l’empire Byzantin, les croisades et les batailles qui ensanglantèrent le Moyen-orient entre 1071 et 1261 AD. Cela au travers de huit scénarios historiques (Manzikert 1071, Dorylaeum 1097, Ascalon 1099, Sirmium 1167, Arsuf 1191, La Forbie 1244, Homs 1281 et Kili 1299), quatre campagnes basées sur des chefs majeurs de l’époque (Alexios Komnenos, The First Crusade, Manuel Komnenos, Saladin), et un mode bac à sable permettant d’utiliser entre autres 20 nouvelles nations et 41 listes d’armées.

Pour plus d’informations sur Field of Glory II – Medieval – Swords and Scimitars, (MàJ) qui sortira le 23 septembre prochain, voyez pour l’instant cette page chez l’éditeur.  Concernant Field of Glory II – Medieval, voyez cette page sur Steam ou celle-ci chez l’éditeur. Ainsi que notre test.

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Field of Glory II: Medieval – Swords and Scimitars is coming soon

Field of Glory II: Medieval returns with its second DLC « Swords and Scimitars ». Set in the 11th to 13th centuries AD, the game focuses on the Crusades and the Byzantine Empire’s decline from their previously strong 11th century position.

In 1071, the Empire suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the Seljuq Turks at the Battle of Manzikert. These recently converted, islamic nomads took nearly all of Anatolia under Manzikert’s expert leadership.

As the Byzantine Emperor Alexios Komnenos struggled, an appeal to the west for mercenary support was seized upon by Pope Urban II. In 1095 he called for a Crusade both to recover holy land and to further his own ends at the Council of Clermont.

The timing was fortuitously right, as the mighty Seljuq Empire had begun to fragment, allowing the First Crusade to eventually capture Jerusalem in 1099. The creation of “Crusader States” following on from this success would lead to two centuries of bitter conflict.

Several major Crusades were to follow, as the Crusader states fought for their existence against a succession of resurgent Islamic states.

Meanwhile, further East, a far greater threat to Islamic civilisation was emerging. The rapidly expanding Mongols had destroyed the Khwarazmian Shahdom by 1231, the Christian kingdom of Georgia in 1239, and the Seljuqs were defeated and forced into vassaldom by 1243.

In 1258 the Assassins of Alamut, and the vestigial remains of the once great Abbasid Caliphate, had also been conquered. Only the Mamluks of Egypt were able to finally bring the Mongol advance to an end, with their victory at Ain Jalut in 1260.

In the Balkans the Byzantine Empire had retained some of its former glory until 1204, when the Fourth Crusade broke the back of the Empire, leaving them a minor state shattered into four fragments.

These are the backgrounds, stories and wars that lead to the new DLC, which will include:

– 20 more nations and factions covering South Eastern Europe and the Middle East from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. These include Arabs (Syria/Iraq), Armenians (Cilician), Bulgarians, Byzantines (Main Empire, also Nikaia, Epiros and Trebizond), Crusaders, Cypriots (Lusignan Kingdom), Dailami, Fatimid Egyptians, Georgians, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Indians (Rajput, other Hindu, Muslim), Khwarazmians, Latin States in Greece, Mamluk Egyptians, Mongols (Ilkhanids), Pechenegs, Seljuq Turks, Serbians and Syrian States.
– 35 more units (11 brand new, 24 new to Medieval), allowing the troops of all of the new factions to be accurately represented.
– 41 more army lists allowing historically realistic armies for each of the above factions and their allies at different dates during the period.
– 8 more historical scenarios covering key engagements of the period on an epic scale. These include Manzikert 1071, Dorylaeum 1097, Ascalon 1099, Sirmium 1167, Arsuf 1191, La Forbie 1244, Homs 1281 and Kili 1299.
– 4 more historically-based campaigns covering major leaders and conflicts of the era: Alexios Komnenos, The First Crusade, Manuel Komnenos, Saladin.
– Sandbox campaign expanded to include all the new army lists.
– Time Warp custom battles modules expanded to include all the new army lists.