Rule of Iron: Dark Age

Campaign - A real population system with different classes. Recruiting subtracts from the population class and disbanding adds to it. Plagues wipe out. - No building slot limitations. - No locked minor provinces, a village can grow into a metropolis. - No magic 20-unit hard limit per army. - Armies don't need a general. Split them up and move them freely. - Armies need ship units to move across water. They don't magically spawn transport ships. - No skill trees. Traits are gained organically. - No gamey tech trees either. Technology happens historically at certain turn thresholds. - Road upgrades are visible on the map. - Visible trade carts and ships reflect your trade income. - Innovative UI to reduce late-game micromanagement. Battle - The battle terrain is generated exactly from the campaign map features. - Historical scale featuring battles reaching tens of thousands of soldiers. - A sophisticated physics system to simulate a shifting battle line and to make formation depth and tightness emergently matter. - Morale, fatigue, high ground and flanking as first-class systems. A skilled general can defeat an on paper superior army with ingenious tactics. - Archers and other units range depends on their relative altitude to the target. - A per soldier line of sight system paired with a per missile collision system where trees, buildings and other objects block missiles. - No canned pair animations, combat outcomes depend on the position and rotation of the soldier at the time of the strike. Modding support - Create entirely new campaigns including the map. The code will generate features like rivers or castles where you tell it to. - Create new units, even fantasy creatures with custom rigs. - Adjust the UI to your taste. - Tune the AI. No gimmicks, no anti-player gangup, no bloated mechanics mess, no superheroes. Tactical depth paired with immersive empire-building.