Title: Emperor's Game Type: Single scenario Game: Heroes of Might and Magic IV (patch 2.0 or higher necessary) Expansions: None Author: Ururam Tururam Author's e-mail: urtur@wp.pl Other maps by U.T.: http://strony.wp.pl/wp/urtur/eng.html File: EmpGame.h4c Size: 82kB Gameplay: 4 human/comp players + 2 comp only players, 2 teams (2h+1c) Map size: Medium Underground: Yes Difficulty: Normal Experience limit: None Special victory/loss conditions: Yes Language: English Made: September 2002 Version: 1.0 Description: Two teams (two human players and one computer player in each of them) fight a sparring battle. It looks like chess - you are to capture the leader of the opposite alliance (the Emperor or the Empress). These leaders are controlled by AI and they are nearly unmovable. You should attack opponents' leader and guard yours. This map is created for 4 players, but it is funny also for 2-player duel where each of the players control both ' human seats' of the appropriate alliances. If you want you can play single too... The alignments may be chosen randomly (NOT recommended) or selected by players. I recommend two sets of alignment as really interesting: 1: orange - order, purple - life, blue -death, teal - chaos; 2: all four - life. Notice: Signs and names that are reserved by various companies are reserved. You may distribute this map freely as long as it is a non profit distribution and the file EmpGame.txt (this file) is included. The simplest way is to share the archive EmpGame.zip. Please send your questions and comments to urtur@wp.pl - thanks. This map uses a few of undocumented features of Heroes IV. I am not sure if it will work when run using any of upcoming HoMM4 expansions. For fun and safety play it using the basic version of the game (patched to v.2.0 or higher). And - last but not least - English is not my native language. This is a translation. Sorry for all errors and mistakes, and sorry for all the funny wordplays I was unable to translate... Caution: If you start the map the first time it may crash! Messages like 'corrupted file' or 'fatal error' may occur. If this happens - - just select 'new game/new map/Emperor's game' again and it will work.