Heroes Of Annihilated Empires -

The mid-2000s was a golden era for real-time strategy (RTS) games, giving us legendary titles like Age of Empires III and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War . Yet, in 2006, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World—the masterminds behind the Cossacks series and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. —released a game that attempted something wildly ambitious. That game was .

Instead of just choosing a faction and building a base, the game allows you to choose your playstyle on the fly: Heroes Of Annihilated Empires

In 2006, the hardware required to run 60,000+ units smoothly was incredibly rare. Most players experienced severe lag. The mid-2000s was a golden era for real-time

Thanks to an upgraded version of the engine used in Cossacks II , the game could render up to . That game was

The game tells the story of Elhant, a swift and arrogant Elven ranger defending his homeland against the relentless undead legions of the undead general, Nekross.

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