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{{Empires|4.1}}, the award winning {{srcsdk|4}} game, combines the best of the first person shooter and real-time strategy genres. Fight as either the Northern Faction, remnants of the fallen nation of Jekotia, or as the imperial Brenodi Empire.
! style="font-size: 120%; text-align: right;" colspan="10" | [[Empires]]
== Empires features: ==
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* Four infantry classes - Prepare a surprise attack as the scout or take the enemy head-on as the rifleman. Drive back enemy tanks as the grenadier or support your team as the engineer. With four different infantry classes, each with customizable skills, you can create the perfect class to fit your playing style.
| style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" | [[Image:Empires_bg.jpg|thumb]]
* Squad-Based Teamwork - Players can organize themselves into highly-effective squads, overwhelming their opponents with superior tactics. Squad leaders can not only direct their respective members, but also use special squad powers such as reviving dead squad members or calling down an artillery strike on the enemy.
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* Vehicle Combat - Whether you're ferrying troops around the battlefield with the Armored Personnel Carrier or reigning fire upon your foes with the Artillery tank, Empires features a variety of vehicular combat. Choose from six different vehicle types, including three levels of tanks, and customize your weapons, armor, and engines.
! style="font-size: 110%; background: #D6D6FF; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Mod Details
* Real-Time Strategy Commander - For those more inclined to RTS gameplay, you can play as the commander. Place buildings, build defensive turrets, construct vehicles, and conduct research on your way to leading your team to victory.
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With 15 official maps and dozens more community-created ones, no two matches are ever the same. Empires brings FPS/RTS gameplay to a whole new level. Join up today and see what you've been missing.
! Genre:
| FPS/RTS Hybrid
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! Website:
| [http://www.empiresmod.com/ Empires Mod Website]
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! ModDB:
| [http://mods.moddb.com/2570/empires/ ModDB Profile]
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| style="background: #d6d6ff; font-size: 110%;" align="center" colspan="2" | '''More Information'''
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! Forums
| [http://forums.empiresmod.com/index.php Empires Mod Forums]
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! Downloads
| [http://www.empiresmod.com/download.php Download Guide]
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! Manual
| [http://www.empiresmod.com/help/ Empires Manual]
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! Wiki
| [http://wiki.empiresmod.com/ Empires Wiki]
|}


==Basic Overview==
== External links ==
*[https://www.empiresmod.com/ Official Website]
*[https://wiki.empiresmod.com/Main_Page Official Wiki]
*[https://www.moddb.com/mods/empires ModDB]
*[https://discord.gg/EXwY2X7 Join our Discord server!]


Empires is a mod for Half-Life 2 which will combine the genres of real-time strategy and first person shooter. Each team has four classes to choose from (scout, rifleman, grenadier, and engineer) with unique weapons and skills each. One player will become the commander by entering the team's command vehicle to build the team's base and lead his team to victory. Once your base is built up, purchase vehicles from your team's vehicle factory to open up another facet of Empires' gameplay. Vehicles can be customized with unique weapons, armor, and engines. The commander can research improvements to all aspects of vehicles such as longer range cannons, homing missiles, and armor-piercing machine gun rounds. Once your team is prepared, lead an assault into the enemy base. The enemy team is defeated when all players are wiped out with either no place to respawn or no reinforcements remaining or the team's command vehicle is destroyed.
[[Category:Third Party Source Engine Games]]
 
[[Category: Empires]]
==Plot==
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Empires focuses on the struggles between two factions; the Northern Faction and the Brenodi Empire.
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|[[Image:Imp_logo.jpg|left|thumb|The flag of the Brenodi Empire.]]The Brenodi Empire forces are equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and equipment. All members undergo a strict training regiment to establish their combat effectiveness, and they are supported by the very best mechanized armor and air units. All Brenodian citizens are required to receive an extensive set of nanotechnological devices to function, and their military relies on these nanotech enhancements to further enhance the abilities of their soldiers. The Brenodi Empire wages an ongoing campaign to subdue the Northern Faction and eliminate their terrorist actions through force that have become all too common in ex-Jekotian territory.
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|[[Image:Nf_logo.jpg|right|thumb|The flag of the Northern Faction.]]The Northern Faction hails its name from the dominant power rising after the fall of the ancient Great Empire. They disappeared, possibly to rebuild the Empire on a different landmass and laying the roots for the Jekotian Empire.
 
In the current struggle, the Northern Faction is less equipped and trained than the forces of the Brenodi Empire, but its forces make up for it with genetic manipulation and determination. All members are ex-citizens of Jekotia whose disbanded military's past exploits into genetic manipulation were phased into the general population and provided a counter to Brenodi technology. This gives them the advantage of more versatility in ability enhancement and unmatchable level of cohesiveness and coordination. They've managed to find support in ex-Jekotians hidden within the Brenodi Empire and among remnants of bunkers and weapon caches left over from the great battle which dissolved the nation of Jekotia.
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For more background, please visit the [http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php/Storyline Empires Wiki].
 
 
 
==Gameplay==
•  Fourteen large, Battlefield 1942-like maps with multiple chokepoints that allow for tactical gameplay.<br>
•  One person of each team becomes the Commander and leads his team to victory using an RTS-like game interface and an adjustable top-down view of the battlefield.<br>
•  Capture and secure resource points to gain resources which you can use to enlarge your strike force.<br>
•  Several unique buildings like armories, vehicle factories and turrets give you the possibility to place a base anywhere, anytime.<br>
•  Large infantry and tank battles make sure there's always action to be had.<br>
•  Four customizable infantry classes allow you to adjust to any combat situation rapidly. <br>
•  Gain rank points by helping your team and unlock skill slots to gain individual perks and upgrades. <br>
•  Squad up in groups of five and work together towards victory while also getting a nice squad perk within an area of influence.<br>
•  Customizable tank loadouts give you the choice between several unique chassis aswell as a plethora of advanced weaponry. <br>
•  Research new technologies using a radar to get the upper hand on the battlefield. Research experimental technologies like rail guns, fission reactors, plasma cannons and biological machine guns.<br>
•  Several game types include Classic Empires, Conquest and Mission to keep gameplay variety at a maximum.<br>
 
==Screenshots==
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{|
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|[[Image:Empires_glycencity.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_Glycencity]]
|[[Image:Empires_district402.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_District402]]
|[[Image:Empires_mvalley.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_Mvalley]]
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|[[Image:Empires_Gauntlet.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_Gauntlet]]
|[[Image:Empires_slaughtered.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_Slaughtered]]
|[[Image:Empires_streetsoffire.jpg|thumb|200px|Emp_Streetsoffire]]
|}
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== Awards==
 
* Ranked Best Multi-Genre mod of 2006 by {{wiki|Mod DB}}.
 
== External Links ==
* [http://www.empiresmod.com/index.php Empires Mod Homepage]
* [http://forums.empiresmod.com/index.php Empires Mod Forums]
* [http://wiki.empiresmod.com/index.php/Main_Page Empires Wiki]
* [http://files.moddb.com/1504/ High Quality Trailer (177 Mb)]
* [http://files.moddb.com/1505/ Low Quality Trailer (90 Mb)]
* {{moddb|2570}}
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:HL2_Modifications]]
 
 
 
[[Category:HL2_Third_Party_Mods]]

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Empires Empires, the award winning Source SDK Source SDK game, combines the best of the first person shooter and real-time strategy genres. Fight as either the Northern Faction, remnants of the fallen nation of Jekotia, or as the imperial Brenodi Empire.

Empires features:

  • Four infantry classes - Prepare a surprise attack as the scout or take the enemy head-on as the rifleman. Drive back enemy tanks as the grenadier or support your team as the engineer. With four different infantry classes, each with customizable skills, you can create the perfect class to fit your playing style.
  • Squad-Based Teamwork - Players can organize themselves into highly-effective squads, overwhelming their opponents with superior tactics. Squad leaders can not only direct their respective members, but also use special squad powers such as reviving dead squad members or calling down an artillery strike on the enemy.
  • Vehicle Combat - Whether you're ferrying troops around the battlefield with the Armored Personnel Carrier or reigning fire upon your foes with the Artillery tank, Empires features a variety of vehicular combat. Choose from six different vehicle types, including three levels of tanks, and customize your weapons, armor, and engines.
  • Real-Time Strategy Commander - For those more inclined to RTS gameplay, you can play as the commander. Place buildings, build defensive turrets, construct vehicles, and conduct research on your way to leading your team to victory.

With 15 official maps and dozens more community-created ones, no two matches are ever the same. Empires brings FPS/RTS gameplay to a whole new level. Join up today and see what you've been missing.

External links

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