Aeldrath Volume 1 : Rise of the Deathlord

DISCLAIMER - Early Pre Alpha State - Expect bugs and missing features. 

For generations the world of Aeldrath has known an uneasy peace. Kingdoms have risen, wars have been fought and forgotten, and the old stories, the dark ones, the ones told in hushed voices by firelight, have faded into myth. The seals that were placed in an age beyond memory have held. Until now.

Something ancient and terrible has awoken. Across Aeldrath the signs are unmistakable. Graveyards empty in the night, villages found eerily silent and empty, armies of undead marching under banners that were lost to history long ago. The God of Death has returned, and with him comes a plague of undeath that no sword, bow or spell alone can stop. Kingdoms that stood for centuries are falling. Alliances forged over generations are shattering under the weight of despair. The living are losing.

The Deathlord cannot be ignored. He cannot be negotiated with. There is no sanctuary. He must be faced, and the road to that confrontation may cost you more than you are prepared to pay.

In the tradition of the great fantasy epics, Aeldrath: Rise of the Deathlord puts you in command of a small but storied band of heroes and their followers. Warriors, mages, rangers and rogues, fighting not for glory or conquest but for survival. Lead your forces across a dying world, forge desperate alliances with those who still have the will to fight, and face an enemy that grows stronger with every battle lost.

Features

• Adventure RTS/RPG Hybrid - Start with a single hero and a few weak units and build up an army, when the resources to do so are available. Bring your favorite Heroes, Units and equipment with you from mission to mission in the single player campaign.
• Real Time with Pause and Time Controls - 1/2, x2, x4, x8 and x16 time scales. 
  
• Customizable Units - Units, including heroes can be equipped with items and accessories. Upgrade units and heroes to powerful new versions (coming soon).
• Base Building with Crafting. Build custom equipment to upgrade your units. Garrison defensive buildings or give your workers crafting or construction jobs in economic buildings (coming soon). Buildings can also be upgraded via modular addons (coming soon).
• Various Fantasy Races - Start with a few units of your Hero race. Unlock other races units (humans, elves, dwarves, fey, desert folk, etc.) as you progress through the campaign (unlockable races coming soon).
• Day/Night cycle, Calendar and Weather system. (weather effects and time based quests coming soon). Enemies, especially the undead, are more active at night (coming soon).
• Dungeons exist in the game world, no loading screens and units are free to move between them. The best resources are hidden deep underground while the underworld, a sprawling network of tunnels and cave systems that spans continents contains the rarest resources and items but also the most fearsome and territorial creatures.
• Persistent Maps - Some areas may be too tough, or you wont acquire the proper items or resources until later in the campaign. You are free to go back to finished maps when choosing a mission at a later time when are stronger and able to beat those monsters that were to tough earlier or return to find hidden secrets that were impossible to access before. (coming soon)
• Research Tree - Seek knowledge from lost and secret texts or from npcs to unlock new technologies, giving the player access to new units, buildings, equipment, abilities and much more. Hiring Sages to work in your Libraries will give you a steady income of knowledge as well as a chance to discover hidden technologies (hiring sages coming soon).

Possible Features

• In Game Map, Campaign and Data Editors (researching) - Will allow players to create custom maps, campaigns and game data (items, races, enemies, abilities, etc.) These tools will be used to build the default campaign, maps and game data.