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1. Ladders Stationary Shields and Stationary Bows DALUISTA A Ballista is a powerful siege building that plays a significant role during the assault on the enemy strongholds Each shot from the Ballista takes wood so Slaves can bring wood right at the Ballista Units and Ships SEM EA Slave is the unit used for all kinds of work Slaves can extract gold at Gold Refineries get food 3 from the Sheepfold cut down trees repair and Za construct buildings collect weapons build ships and construct Battering Rams KARA WARRIOR Kara Warriors are cheap and light in armor Kara Warriors can be upgraded with research into Sharpshooting a A Em da E h E Bin pis pd e E e A a js eee ee em ta A A A e o DO er M NOBLES Nobles have medium strength armor who are skilled with both ranged and melee weapons Nobles eee P Ro can be upgraded with Dual sword Combat research a IMMORTALS Immortals are elite guards of the king They have heavy armor and ate not very fast Immortals can be upgraded with research into Aishma ASES A Fire Acolyte is an experienced mystic that has a deep sacred knowledge A Fire Acolyte can throw a fire orb that strikes enemy warriors with flame HEALER A Healer can cure friendly units by setting a Healing Tent Following corresponding research the Healer can cure animals and explore areas concealed by the fog
2. a q PLAYLOGIC EPILEPSY WARNING A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals Certain conditions may be p undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history O prior seizures or epilepsy IF you or anyone in your Family has an epileptic condition consult your physician prior to playing IF you experience any of the following while playing a video game dizziness altered vision eye or muscle twitches loss of awareness disorientation any involuntary movement or convulsions IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult a physician before resuming play PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE DURING USE e This game disc is intended for use exclusively on WindowsO based systems with the minimum configurations specified on the system requirements of the game purchased Do not sit too close to the screen Sita good distance away from the monitor as far away as the length of the cable allows e Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep e Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit e Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game HANDLING YOUR GAME DISC Avoid bending the disc Do not touch smudge or scratch its surface Do not leave
3. Weapons are marked in green The quantity of collected weapons is limited and indicated by the number Collected weapons have an advantage they are better weapons which you cannot be researched and the price for a unit equipped with these weapons decreases The disadvantage is obvious If there are no more collected weapons left this type of warrior can no longer be kitted out with the equipment he needs and the weapon indicator turns red This happens unless you have already researched appropriate weapons yourself If you have then your own weapons will replace missing collected weapons you need and you will be able to produce the warriors However the price for a warrior increases Units can be kitted out with their own weapons later to leave them less dependent on collected weapons and armor However the weapons must be researched beforehand Each race has two buildings for this purpose Weapon upgrades are researched in one building and the weapons themselves in the other Some weapons can only be researched after you have carried out certain research into a weapon technology in the Forge A rally point indicates a place where the units will move after being produced If you select the appropriate unit production building you can set the rally point by right clicking on the Game Map This rally point is clearly marked with a pennant The units trained produced in the building follow directly to the rally point Pl
4. is clearly laid out and easily accessible T Emi AA Overview The wind indicator is shown here Wind direction is important when moving ships and also when a building is burning If another building is located near the burning construction and the wind direction is advantageous or disadvantageous if the buildings are your own and the wind blows in the direction the building is located the second building will also catch fire Click on this button to bring up the menu Here you can load save or end the game You can also restart the current game ot bring up the settings and parameters e g for graphics O This is the Mission Olyectives button Click here to see the current goals of the Mission If the objectives change this button flashes yellow Allies Make alliances and transfer money Sending messages You can open the menu window here When playing with other players via LAN or the Internet messages can be viewed here Q The Game Map Command your troops build settlements and lead your warriors into a battle Zoom in on the game events by pressing the proper see key table page 24 button on the keyboard or using the mouse Alternatively you can zoom out for a clearer overview You can also rotate the Game Map by pressing the appropriate keys An accurate description of activities taking place within the Game Map later on in this user manual Here you can find information about your raw mate
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6. E Mm contain three units a charioteer and two warriors A that can attack enemies with ranged weapons The Heavy Battle Chariot can also ram enemies by knocking them down and causing great damage However the Heavy Battle Chariot and its passengers also receive damage during ram attacks BAT TERING RAM A Battering Ram is a powerful siege vehicle used by Egyptians to besiege cities No wall can withstand damage caused by the Battering Ram There are shields mounted on the Battering Ram that protect warriors moving the vehicle from ranged attacks The Battering Ram can be upgraded with Improved Balance research THROWING MACHINE A Throwing Machine is a powerful siege weapon that is effective against enemy infantry A Throwing Machine lets out a swarm of arrows that covers a wide area and harms everyone within its range of k i damage BARGES A Barge is a slow but a very spacious vessel The Barge can transport not only warriors but also animals and siege vehicles Credits PLAYLOGIC Executive Vice President Rogier W Smit Chief Marketing and Sales Officer VP Stefan Layer Chief Technology Officer amp Production Director Dominique Morel Sales Manager Russell Beadle Marketing Manager Beco Mulderij PR Manager Jean Paul Hardy A a OP RL LDR qq e a y Corporate Communications and IR Manager Esther Berger ie IDAS LESA Egyptian Heavy Battleships are good for sea a
7. a TE q ii _ LIGHT BAT NE alr A Light Battleship has a five warrior crew and no battles The Heavy Battleship has low speed and maneuverability but has a 10 warrior crew and weapons mounted on board Product Support Services Manager Claire McGowan Special thanks to Willem M Smit Chief Executive Officer PR US Kohnke Communications PR Eu rope IMC InteractiveMedia Consulting Ingo Horn Prod ucing Jochen Hamma Michael Hengst Torsten Hess DTP and Layout Klaus D Hoffmann QA RelQ weapons mounted on board However thanks to its high speed and maneuverability the Light Battleship is perfect for reconnaissance The Light Battleship can also ram enemy vessels effectively Music Dynamedion Voiceovers German English Toninton Voiceovers French Italian Spanish DL Multimedia Madrid CGI Abyss Light WORLDFORGE Project leader Vladimir Nikolaev Game Design Lead game designer Roman KT Volkov a FAZ gt gas A An AE N a Scenario Egor Gudovich Stepan Vahtin Stanislav Ivanov Race desi gn Roman Volkov Dmitriy Rychkov Yurty Tkachuk Level desi gn Egor Gudovich Stepan Vahtin Stanislav Ivanov Aleksei Yanin Pavel Mazay Pashinskiy Petr Loginov Scripting Egor Gudovich Stepan Vahtin Stanislav Ivanov Aleksei Yanin Petr Loginov Dmitriy Rychkov Yuriy Tkachuk Aleksandr Paletskiy Al design amp scripting Stanis
8. most effective Spartan siege weapons The Catapult throws stones and breaks buildings and fortifications A Catapult cannot be used on its own You need a warrior to operate it and another one to move it BARGE A Barge is a slow transport vessel of low maneuverability that has no weapons On the other hand the Barge has a spacious deck on which you can put many different units including animals and siege vehicles The Barge can be upgraded with Shipbuilding research BIREME A Bireme is a light battleship that has a small crew five warriors The Bireme is the fastest Spartan vessel but has no weapons on board The Bireme can be upgraded with Shipbuilding and Sailing research PRIERE A Triere is a heavy battleship There are powerful catapults mounted on Triere s deck and ten warriors can be loaded on board Trieres are perfect for sea battles The Triere can be upgraded with research into Shipbuilding and Sailing PERSIANS The Persians are gifted Ship builders They are the only ones who can construct a ship right at the shore without the aid of a Dock or a harbor The Persians can build huge stationary Ballistas to fortify their positions and can develop Battle elephants that basically crush the enemy Instead of Catapults the Persians use battering Rams to destroy walls buildings and fortifications The most fearsome warriors are the Immortals They are even a match for
9. near water FARM Farms supply your army with food Without food PALACE A Palace is an upgraded Acropolis The Palace troops start starving and this reduces their health To allows you to construct new buildings produce new produce food at a Farm send Helots there No more units and carry out new research than 3 Helots can work at a Farm STOREHOWSE FORGE Helots can bring Gold and Wood to a Storehouse A Forge is needed for researching new weapon technologies and upgrading existing weapon types To start researching send a Helot to the Forge gt l dr A A A gt Dua Y da A 24 m it PI E SM Mi Sa get a VA a i et Le us a er pa A A E o et Cate y qui par ge TRAINING CAMP Warriors specialized in ranged weapons are trained in a Training Camp Here you can select and equip any available type of warrior with weapons previously researched in a Workshop WORKSHOP In a Workshop you can research Spartan weapons One Helot is needed to carry out research in the Workshop However two Helots speed up the research process E WOOD WALL SS A Wood Wall is used to protect the camp from the enemy Wood Walls are weak against fire and siege A weapons STONE al Stone Walls give good protection against both enemy torches and siege weapons ORACLE In the Oracle you can train Mysteries priestesses of Greek gods Here you can carry out
10. of war with the help of his tame Falcon RACER Persian Racers are fast and strong animals that greatly increase the maneuverability of infantry The Racer can be upgraded to an Armored Racer en e ee A Oe ARMORED RACER An Armored Racer is a specially trained war animal The Armored Racer is equipped with a horsecloth that increases its armor GAMEL Thanks to their streneth and stamina Camels are able to carry two warriors one is a driver and the other warrior can use a ranged weapon Camels can also ram enemies Note that Camels are also slightly damaged after ramming BEEPHANT An Elephant is the symbol of the Persian army This powerful war animal can carry two warriors in the cabin on its back Both passengers can attack enemies with ranged weapons Thanks to their huge size Elephants can also ram and squash enemies Note that Elephants are also slightly damaged after ramming When an Elephant dies it falls into mortal agony and destroys everyone close by Elephants can be upgraded to War Elephants WAR ELEPHANT A War Elephant is more powerful and tougher than the usual Elephant That is why it can carry four warriors in its cabin The War Elephant is also equipped with heavy armor which makes him less vulnerable War Elephants can ram and squash enemies Note that War Elephants ate also slightly damaged after ramming When a War Elephant dies it falls into mortal a
11. the disc in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat Take occasional rest breaks during extended play o Always store the disc in its protective case ESRB RATING This product has been rated E for Everyone by the Enterta nment Software Rating Board For information about the ESRB rating or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating please contact the ESRB at www esrb org CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION INSTALLING THE GAME Profle Single player Multiplayer Loading a game Options Quit The Ma n Screen Overview Units 1 Unit control 2 Battles 3 Formations 4 Unit producing 5 Heroes 6 Siege weapons War animals Stationary weapons 7 Ships 8 Workers Controls SPARTA Buildings Units and ships PERSIANS Buildings Units and ships Egyptians Buildings Units and ships Credits Customer Support information WARRANTY INSTALLING THE GAME Insert the Ancient Wars Sparta DVD into your DVD ROM drive If Autoplay is switched on the game will start loading automatically Just follow the on screen instructions to install Ancient Wars Sparta If Autoplay is switched off open the DVD ROM folder manually by selecting My Computer in the S arf menu and then double click on the DVD ROM icon to open the game folder Install the game by double clicking on setup exe and follow the on screen instructions You can uninstall the game from your computer at any time To do so cli
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13. able type of warrior and equip him with weapons previously researched in the Armoy a SHEER FOLD A Sheepfold supplies a Persian army with food No mote than two Slaves can work at the Sheepfold WAR SCHOOL Warriors specialized in melee weapons are trained in a War School Here you can select and train any type of warrior available and equip him with weapons previously researched in the Armoury ea o da m E Without food troops starve and their health reduced ds e A o a a ee ES AA IA AAA A A Healer s Hut trains support units Healers Here you carry out research that gives Healers new skills GOLD REFINERY A Gold Refinery is required to extract gold from Gold Deposits Once a Gold Refinery has been constructed next to a Gold Deposit send slaves to start mining gold No more than three slaves can work at the Gold Refinery at the same time SMELTING FURNACES In Smelting Furnaces Slaves carry out research that improves weapons and shields in addition to research into new weapons There must be a Slave in Smelting Furnaces to carry out research RITO Aline A Ritual Hall is the place where Persians perform special ceremonies that increase battle abilities of warriors In the Ritual Hall you can also train Persian priests Fire Acolytes NA il ia ro reed In a Warfare House Kara Warriors Nobles and Immortals learn to handle combat outfits Siege
14. button on the keyboard and Removes a unit from already selected units left click on the required unit CTRL Shift click with LMB on a unit Adds units of the same type to already selected units CIRI s Unite selected units in troops and assign hot keys to them TEI Selects a group of units assigned to this number Giving orders to selected units Rightclick on a place on the map RMB Right Mouse Button Right click RMB on the enemy Unit moves to this point Unit attacks the selected ememy units Right click on an empty vehicle or ship or an idle A unit will occupy the vehicle ship or mount the animal animal Shift right click on different points on the screen Set route markers Giving orders to selected workers Right click on trees Workers collect wood Right click on The buildings constructed on the Gold Deposits Workers extract gold Right click on animals Workers go hunting for supplies and food Right click on abandoned weapons Worker collects abandoned weapons and brings them to the main building Then the weapons can be used for the equipment of warriors Right click on buildings Worker works in this building Not all buildings need a worke A Attack B Construct war buildings K DER RR B Grapple M Vis E CO N Construct special buildings C Unit Designer P rdl E Assembly disassamble a Stationary Bows R Raat E Assembly disassemble a Stationary Shield S SE E al a T Set stance E Raise and lower a d
15. ck on the Szart menu button select Programs from the pop up menu and click on Playlogic Ancient Wars Sparta from the list NB This game is protected by copy protection The Ancient Wars Sparta DVD must be inserted into the DVD ROM drive to play the game After installing your game you can launch it either by double clicking on the Ancient Wars Sparta icon on your Desktop or by using the icon in the Start menu The history of ancient Greece is full of great battles mythical heroism and devastating defeats for example the battle of Troy the Trojan war or Spartan king Leonidas 5 war against the Persian army at Thermopylae The heroic resistance mounted by Leonidas and his guards is the stuff of history Even though Leonidas was ultimately defeated following a bitter resistance battle the reputation of the Spartans as the greatest warriors of their age was nonetheless confirmed at Thermopylae when a small force took on the army of the Persian king Xerxes Leonidas and his force of 300 guards and several thousands of support troops found themselves facing overwhelming superiority the might of the experienced Persian army The greatest force the world had ever seen threatened Hellenic power in 480 B C According to the Greek historian Herodotus a two million strong army was to capture the Greek Empire under Xerxes5 commana Thanks to his huge army Xerxes achieved one success after another until Athens fell i
16. ease note that each building has its own rally point Heroes In each Mission you have special characters like Leonidas and Xerxes These units recognizable by their golden glow are called Heroes They are not only better equipped they also have clearly more hit points than normal warriors Take good care of these Heros because in certain scenarios it is important that these units stay alive to complete the objective successfully I When playing a Mission in which the Heroes do not have to stay alive and 4 they fall in battle you can revive them in the main building for a fee of coutse Selecting this unit in the window 9 you will see short description of the Hero information about the current health points and his current level of experience Along with other troops heroes receive a battle bonus when they level up In addition to this an upward pointing arrow appears in the Orders menu in the Graphic User Interface 8 Left click on this arrow to give the Hero special skills There is a choice of three special skills for each new level the Hero reaches Special skills remain active once you have chosen them For example One of Leonidas s special skills gives regular troops a 10 damage bonus in melee combat 6 Siege weapons War animals Stationary weapons In addition to warriors you can produce different siege weapons and vehicles depending on the race like Battering Ra
17. enemy warrior or building you want to attack depending on the civilization you have to kit them out individually To do this click on the following icon to switch to Aggressive Your warriors attack the enemy and as soon as the opponent comes the unit designer within their sight range and pursue fleeing enemy troops with no regard for their own losses A Defensive As soon as the enemy comes into their sight range your troops attack Here you will find different types However fleeing enemy warriors are only pursued within a defined radius and the of available units each one starting off chase is abandoned when the opponent is too far away Your troops then return to their with the basic soldier Development and original formation expansion will make other units available Select a warrior Next to the 3D image Hold the ground The units Defend their position and do not pursue the enemy of the selected unit you will see three vacant slots where you can put primary Passive The units do not attack the enemy unless they are attacked first and secondary weapons for the warrior and a shield Watch out for the costs N B The units have a Defensive stance by default The more weapons you equip the more expensive the unit becomes There are several special functions here Collecting weapons from units vanquished on the battlefield you will enable to equip your units with these collected weapons in the Unit Designer
18. g units here There is also information about the current health status of the units e g a green bar under the unit icon and weapons of the army If you select a building the number of health points of the building are shown Anything being produced or researched trained and whether or not there are workers in the building is also displayed Additional settings can be selected here a Turn off the rotation of the mini map here g Fixes the angle and the position of the camera Hides the interface and shows more of the Game Map po Send a message e Changes army color mode mha Hides and displays the landscape on the mini map g Send a signal to allies da The mini map This is an overview of the complete Game Map Unexplored areas ate black while all investigated regions are transparent but grey All areas within your sight range can be seen on the mini map Friendly and enemy units and buildings are displayed by using colored markers on the mini map Mission Objectives are indicated by a yellow marker Key events are shown with a flashing green circle e g when research has been completed If you are attacked you will be notified by a red dot Green and red markers disappear after while Heroes Here you can see which Heroes ate available to you If you click on the corresponding icon you will reach the Hero directly regardless of his location on the Game Map While you are in the selection windo
19. gony and destroys everyone close by te et seh a a i ep FRA es a re pet ee BATTERING RAM A Battering Ram is a powerful siege vehicle used damage caused by the Battering Ram There are shields mounted on the Battering Ram that protect BARGE A Barge is a slow but very spacious vessel The Barge can transport not only warriors but also animals and seige vehicles m LIGHT BATTLESHIP A Light Battleship has a five warrior crew and no weapons mounted on board However thanks to its high speed and manoeuvrability the Light Battleship is perfect for reconnaissance The Light Battleship can also effectively ram enemy vessels HEAVY BAT T Lisa Persian Heavy Battleships are good for sea battles The Heavy Battleship has low speed and manoeuvrability but on the other hand the ship has a 10 watrior crew and weapons mounted on board Egyptians The Egyptians are true believers in their gods They can build mystical Obelisks that can slow down enemy troops making them an easy target for Egyptian Warriors The Egyptian Horus Priest blind enemies or burn them with holy fire Egyptians are very good in creating war machines Throwing machines shoot multiple arrows at enemies and cover a lot of ground making them the perfect weapons against larger groups of enemy foot soldiers The warriors of the Pharaohs Guard are the finest warriors of Egypt They are alone the only force that stands a c
20. hance against the dreaded immortals Buildin gs ae PHARAOH HOUSE A Pharaoh House is the main Egyptian building y be No other building can be constructed without one A PA Saves can be bought here They can bring gold wood food and collected weapons to a Pharaoh House You can also upgrade the Pharaoh House to a Pharaoh Palace O ee DA A Y AA AA PEO ee O a UPGRADE PHARAOH PALACE A Pharaoh Palace allows training new warriors and E carrying out new economic research GOLD SIFTER A Gold Sifter must be constructed next to the Gold Deposit so that Slaves can mine gold there No more than four Slaves can work at the Gold Sifter at T the same time OASIS An Egyptian Oasis has fertile soil where Egyptians grow wheat Without food troops starve and their health is reduced No more than four Slaves can work at the Oasis FOOD STORAGE A Food Storage is used for storing food The more Food Storages the camp has the more food i ij Egyptians can stockpile Se AAA A E A A Si AA WOOD STORAGE A Wood Storage is used for storing wood A TEMPLE In the Temple acolytes of Egyptian Gods Horus LO Priest Anubis Priest and Bast Priestess can be trained Here you can also carry out research that will give them additional skills WEAPON HOUSE In a Weapon House Egyptians research new weapon and shield types Send a Slave to the Weapon House in o
21. k Testers Dmitriy Rychkov Andrei Afanas ev Roman Bataev Andrei Koren kov Evgeniya Posledova Andrei Voronkov Andrei Berezhnoi Aleksei Cherkasov Aleksei Semenov Dmitriy Bragin Vladimir Rogozin f i i CEO amp President Eidos North America Bill Gardner Executive Vice President of Sales amp Marketing Robert Lindsey Vice President of Legal amp Business Attairs James O Riordan Vice President of Finance Malcolm Dunne Vice President of Human Resources Edie Dykstra Director of Marketing Matt Gorman Director of Public Relations Michelle Seebach Curran Public Relations Ma nager Oonagh Morgan Creative Director Karl Stewart Director of North American Developer Relations Nick Goldsworthy National Sales Manager Joe Morici Sales amp Marketing Analyst Ilana Budanitsky EIDOS U S Publishing Channel Marketing Mastering Hardware Coordinator Jordan Romaidis Rafal Dudziec Patrick Goodspeed Media Manager Customer Service Micheal Tran Supervisor Sean McCloskey Web Producer Customer Service Roderick van Gelder Representative Richard Campbell Web Designers John Lerma Spec al Thanks Danny Jiang David Bushee Creative Services Project Administrator Stephanie M Komure SE Graphic Designer James Song J Graphic Designer Connie Cheung Events Manager Annie Meltzer Senior Business Development Manager Tom Marx Project Administrator New Medi
22. lav Ivanov Aleksei Yanin Pavel Mazay Pashinskiy Localization Localization ma nager Nickita Martemianov Translator Nickita Martemianov Programming Lead programmer Evgeniy Lominin Al Sergei Sitnikov Oleg Lychanyi Vladimir Medintsev Igor Baibus GUI Sergei Strukov Ph ysi cs Stanislav Rodionov Denis Klimenkov Graphics Evgeniy Lominin Sound Pavel Korol kov Vladimir Kovner Network Vyacheslav Karlov Game logic Evgeniy Lominin Sergei Pisarevskiy Vyacheslav Karlov Pavel Korol kov Graphics Art director Mihail Babenko 2D Dar ya Sologub Svetlana Kolosova Dina Popova Dmitriy Krasnov Roman Tulinov Anastasiya Danilova Roman Gatylo Evgeniy Kostryukov Sergei Koz yakov 4D Marina Abros kina Oleg Cherepov Anton Turischev Aleksei Lyamkin Aleksandr Parfenov Andrei Surin Andrei Zenin O ga Rusinova Marianna Cherkasova Elena Muhina Svetlana Kolosova Viktor Karpenko Viktor Levadnyi Sergei Sitnikov Konstantin Kryuchkov IPya Zubov Roman Zavolozhin Ivan Kravchuk Sergei Perov Animation Oleg Cherepov Andrei Surin Yuriy Gribanov Viktor Karpenko Sergei Sitnikov Aleksandr IPin a e Level design Dmitriy Skurzhanskiy Natal ya Dolgopolova Marina Vashurina Mihail Butin Roman Gatylo Sound Lead sound producer Nikita Demidov Sound producers Anton Letnikov Dmitriy Starodubtsev Pavel Korol kov Testin g Lead tester Yuriy Tkachu
23. lisk contains the mystical powers of Egyptian Gods that slow down enemies who come close to it Units and Ships NUBIAN MERCENARY Light armored and quick Nubian Mercenaries are perfect scouts and cover warriors The Nubian Mercenary can be upgraded with Spirit Shift research CM A Might Nadsez is an Egyptian noble that was Es trained to handle weapons from childhood Thanks fe to his e training and medium armor the Mighty PHARAOH GUARD A Pharaoh Guard is an elite warrior and weats heavy armor The Pharaoh Guard can be upgraded with Strength of Nile research HORUS PKIEST A Horus Priest can blind enemies If you carry out special research in the Temple the Horus Priest can burn the enemy with a Fire Breath ANUBIS PRIEST The Anubis Priest is an awesome opponent who not only slays enemies with two reaping hooks but also reduces their armor by letting out a dreadful scream If you carry out special research in the Temple the Anubis Priest can poison the enemy BAST PRIEST A Bast Priestess is close to nature and knows how to cure friendly units If you carry out special research in the Temple the Bast Priestess can call a Panther to help HORSE Egyptians can mount horses Horsemen are very mobile and have high combat parameters HEAVY DATH EOHAKIOT A Heavy Battle Chariot is a powerful weapon Aa T against enemy infantry The Heavy Battle Chariot can
24. ms Catapults Siege Towers Stationary Shields and Bows Ballistae and war animals like camels and horses The production of these weapons and animals requires appropriate buildings Once the weapons and animals are produced you will need units to use them A Catapult will not work on its own For example choose a catapult select two workers and right click on the catapult Selected workers has a full operating crew you can order it to move and attack For example if your warriors kill the operators of an enemy Catapult you can take control of the enemy Catapult and use it with your own units in the same way you use any other weapon or vehicle The opponent can also take over and use your weapons and vehicles so Reep an eye on them The principle of taking over and using enemy weapons is also applied to War Animals Horses or camels cannot be used on their own but if you order individual warriors to mount them then you will create a powerful cavalry which consists of mounted archers or melee warriors You can seize idle enemy animals but the enemies can take yours too Shi ps Ships play a great role in Ancient Wars Sparta In some scenarios you have to cross rivers or deal with enemy Heroes who are on board a ship As a rule you must fulfill different requirements in order to build a ship You need a Dock to build a ship except for Persians who build ships directly on the beach without a shipyard Rega
25. ncreases the consistency of their actions thus making friendly units less vulnerable NA Ai ie ina ro reed s ee q E tag a HORSE Horses can not be used as a separate unit but in conjunction with Spartan warriors Psiloi Spartiates em and Hoplites they become a powerful weapon To DS set a warrior on horseback select the warrior and right click on a horse Note that not all weapons can be used on horses CHARIOT A Chariot is a fast vehicle that can carry one warrior and one charioteer The warrior in the Chariot is equipped with a ranged weapon he can use it The Chariot can ram enemies butChariots and their passengers are also slightly damaged after ramming BABE E ENT A Battle Chariot is a modified Chariot equipped with blades and shields for battle When the Battle Chariot rams enemies it not only knocks down enemy units on its way but also cuts down enemy warriors that happen to be near blades that are mounted on the wheels and sides of the Battle Chariot Note that Chariots and their passengers are also slightly damaged after ramming SIEGE TOWER A Siege Tower is good for attacking enemy fortifications It can lower a drawbridge onto the wall so foot warriors can get on it The Siege Tower is moved by two watriors and four warriors can be put inside to attack a A Em da E d S Bin pis a Al e A As Al a js A eee ee ESTARE A Catapult is one of the
26. nternet you have to register for a Gamespy account before you can log in here with your name and password If you do not have a Gamespy account you can set one up here Loading a game To load the progress of games you have previously saved determine whether the saved game is a a Campaign or a custom game Select the type of the game you want to load and then the saved game Options Select the technical settings for your game e g selecting the resolution in which the game should run in and different graphic options to match the game to your PC s specifications You should note however that the graphic settings that best suit your PC are determined and adjusted automatically Changing these settings can harm the performance and quality of a running game The Audio Options allow you to alter the volume of speech music and ambient sound or turn them off completely In Game Options determine Mouse Scroll Rate Mouse Sensitivity and Keyboard Scroll Rate when pressing the direction arrow keys Under Network select your network hardware You can use this option for example if you have more than one network card You can also choose which port you wish to use Quit Leave the Ancient Wars Sparta game and return to Windows The Main Screen Regardless of whether you have chosen a campaign a multi player game or a custom game the game s main screen is always the same All the key information
27. nto the hands of the Persian conquerors The Greek troops were driven back to the Isthmus of Corinth The Spartans brought up to fight from birth were considered to be the best warriors of their age In battle they came together in individual unit or Phalanx formations that closed ranks and marched on the enemy Armed with a traditional heavy round shield aspis a short sword for close combat a cuirass and an extended spear doru the Spartan hoplite represented a serious threat for every opponent Now you have the opportunity to experience the glory of great heroes and commanders for yourself Ancient Wars Sparta is a real time strategy game in which you control the might of Spartan warriors the Persian army or Egyptian Pharaohs er Once you have started the game you will see the main menu You have several options to choose from Profile Create an individual player profile here If several players want to play Ancient Wars Sparta on your PC each player can create his or her own profile Progress in the game is recorded here Single player The single player options are displayed here You can start a complete campaign or prepare for a single battle If you select a campaign at the start of the game you can only play the Spartan campaign Multiplayer Various options are available if you want to compete against other players via LAN ot the Internet Selecting the LAN option will display ano
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31. ources and no game itself without workers Workers can only be produced in the main building of the respective race i e in the Tachara Selecting a worker yields you have a few new options in the Orders menu construction of economic buildings war buildings and special buildings like walls or traps Depending on which option you select there is a choice of different types of buildings available for you to construct Not all buildings are available straight away Some buildings demand certain requirements before they can be constructed Persians in the Pharaoh House Egyptians or in the Acropolis Spartans In addition workers offer other different functions If you select a worker and right click on a forest this worker will start chopping down trees and replenish your supply This also applies for goldmining Select a worker and right click on the Gold Deposit in order to mine gold The worker will go there and start mining gold Once a worker has been assigned to a particular task he stays there until you give him other orders or until the enemy takes him out You can send any number of workers to chop down wood but the quantity of workers that can mine gold is limited Each building constructed on the Gold Deposit has a limited number of workers that can work there If you send too many workers those that exceed the limit will be standing idle in front of the building Workers are also required
32. rawbridge U Tol E Attach and detach a Siege Ladders V A aii Esc Cancel A TOT F Change formation A Palace G Open and close the gates G Attack shoot at a indicated place or unit TT e PX a Specific orders for Spartans A Arena N Stone Trap B Barracks P Barge C Machine Shop R Workshop D Dock S Storehouse E Forge S Stone Wall E Oracle T Training Camp F Farm V Triera G Goldmine W Wood Wall G Gymnasium Z Stake Trap G Bireme A Assault Camp L Stables A Pharaoh House N Granary Specific commands for Egyptians A Pharaoh Palace S Oasis B Barracks S Shooting Range D Food Storage S Stone Wall D Shipyard T Temple E House of Knowledge V Heavy Battleship E Horse Shed W Siege Workshop F Wood Storage W Weapon House G Gold Sifter W Wood Wall G Light Battleship Z Stake Trap N Stone Trap O Obelisk P Barge Specific commands for Persians A Tachara R Sanctuary B Ballista R Ritual Hall D Drafting Room S Sheepfold D Stud S Shooting Range F Camel Pinfold S Stone Wall F Smelting Furnaces T Warfare House G Gold Refinery V Battleship G Light Battleship W Wat School H Healer s Hut W Wood Wall N Stone Trap Z Stake Trap R Barge R Armoury R Fire Altar SPARTA The Spartans are fierce Warriors Perfectly trained and well equipped they are worthy opponent The most feared unit of the Spartans is the Hoplite heavy Infantry A small group of heavily armed and well equipped Hoplites can wreck ha
33. rder to carry out research HOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE M Ina House of Knowledge you can carry out research that increases shield armor and damage caused a by weapons A Slave must be in the House of amp Knowledge to carry out research Two Slaves speed up the research process menol SHER A Horse Shed produces Horses It is also required for the production of Chariots AO on a d a eee a SATA RA A A A A El ti n t So ae p e a ii e y as eee pa BARRACKS Warriors specialized in melee weapons are trained in Barracks Here you can select and equip any available type of warrior with weapons previously researched in a Weapon House SHOOTING RANGE Warriors specialized in ranged weapons ate trained 1 in a Shooting Range Here you can select and equip any available type of warrior with weapons previously researched in a Weapon House a o e ASSAULT CAMP In the Assault Camp warriors can be equipped with combat gear Siege Ladders Stationary Bows and Stationary Shields SIEGE WORKSHOP A Siege Workshop produces Heavy Battle Chariots Throwing Machines and Battering Rams Here you can carry out research that increases the efficiency of Battering Rams DE SHIPYARD Here you can build Light Battleships Heavy AAA A A AA ee A SN ms Battleships and Barges Shipyards can only be E constructed near water OBELISK An Obe
34. rdless of the way a ship is built there are three different types a light but fast battleship a spacious barge which can carry troops and siege weapons and a heavy battleship which is equipped with an on deck catapult You can embark warriors on ships The number of passengers depends on the type of ship To embark units select required troops and right click on the ship You can disembark troops by clicking on the Unload Unload All icon in the otders menu of the vessel Click on the icon then left click on the place where the units will be disembarked Please note that warriors can only be unloaded on flat beaches Embark archers first Archers can attack the enemy even from fairly long distances The enemy warriors will be targeted first then the ship Ships have a special function boarding an enemy ship During a grapple you can pull up alongside as long as the ships are standing close enough together and the enemy ship has suffered enough damage If you have done away with the enemy crew on board you can take the ship into your own fleet Another way to take out the ships is to deploy long range weapons Catapults or Ballistae these weapons cause damage to the enemy ships at sea If you have no interest in conquering a ship ram it and sink it Beware If you ram an enemy ship your ship receives damage too 8 Workers Workers are the heart and backbone of the game There are no buildings no res
35. research giving Mysteries additional abilities tn ts ni a p o ee pue a ci m lh q q ed STABLES Stables produce Horses needed by mounted warriors GYMNASIUM Gymnasium trains Flautists or support units Here you can upgrade Flautists abilities and carry out research into Spartiate Mobilization and Hoplite Training Units and Ships E SNS A Helot is a Spartan worker used for the construction of all buildings and for the collection of food wood and gold Helots can collect weapons and repair buildings vessels and siege weapons In addition you can use Helots to move siege vehicles Helots are not good for battle PSILOI Psiloi are light warriors that have no armor Although Psiloi are not good at melee combat they specialize in ranged weapons and support the main army o a Da a A pl e A E y e EA Pl De Aids ee a a a a a A CA Sat AE A Spartiate is a warrior with a medium strength armor who is skilled with both melee and ranged weapons PORTE Hoplites are equipped with heavy armour and good at melee combat Hoplites are the main striking force of the Spartan army M OMNI S A Mystery is a powerful support unit Thanks to her knowledge received from ancient Gods the Mystery can heal injured warriors and see unexplored places at a distance FLAUTISTS A Flautist raises the morale of Spartans and i
36. rial stores and the numbers of units There are three kinds of rescources in Ancient Wars Sparta gold wood and food Gold and wood ate needed to construct buildings and equip warriors with weapons You need food to sustain your army If warriors and workers are starving the number of health points of your units sinks down to 10 of its original amount You obtain gold by exploiting goldmines wood by clearing forests and food by constructing production building such as farms or a sheepfolds When you select a building you wish to construct you are given a lot of additional information which appears next to a description of the building 7 E e g the cost of the building and which resources are required for the construction of the building If there are any particular requirements for constructing the building you will also find this information here If you already have the required buildings the names of these buildings will be marked in green The names of missing buildings are marked in red 9 Graphic User Interface The information displayed here varies If you select a wotker the various construction options will be displayed here If you select a warrior or another unit you will see different combat orders when you select a building the upgrades or production orders are displayed O If you have selected different units at the same time e g a big army you will see small icons with correspondin
37. the Spartan Hoplites but equally expensive to develop Buildin gs TACHARA JA Tachara is the main Persian building No other FP building is available for construction without a Tachara Slaves can be bought here Slaves can bring W gold wood food and collected weapons to a Tachara AA a JP id e o O a na eee ee ee Ee ee Sey A Stud supplies Persian troops with Racers that A can be mounted by warriors Here you can carry out I research that improves the battle skills of Persian ES Racers CAMEL PINFOLD A Camel Pinfold produces Camels It can also be upgraded to a War Animal Farm a WAR ANIMAL FARM A War Animal Farm produces Camels Elephants and War Elephants FIRE ALTAR A Fire Altar has an aura around itself that increases the battle skills of friendly warriors The Fire Altar can be upgraded to a Sanctuary Ege SANCTUARY A Sanctuary is a place of concentration for Persian E di TA r oo A FA an a o ARMORY In the Armory Persian Slaves can research new weapons Slave must be sent to the Armory to carry out the research DRAFTING ROOM In a Drafting Room you can carry out research which allows Slaves to build ships and Battering Rams Send a Slave to the Drafting Room to carry out research SHOOTING RANGE Warriors specialized in ranged weapons ate trained in a Shooting Range Here you can select and train any avail
38. the future you will only need to press the corresponding digit button or click on the army tab which now appears at the upper edge of the screen To select units of the same type only double click on the desired unit For example If you just want to select archers double click on a separate archer and all other archers will be automatically selected 2 Battles 4 Formations When attacking the enemy you have different options to choose from Your troops have three different formations line column and free formation Select one or several of your units Moving the mouse cursor over an enemy unit the cursor will turn red When you right click on the enemy troops or buildings selected units start to attack them If opposing troops come into the sight range of your units then your units start reacting according to the stance which has been previously set for them in the Orders menu in the Graphic User Interface 8 There are four different stances for your warriors ships or for a stationary weapon Unit producing A feature of Ancient Wars Sparta is that you have to equip your units Alternatively you can send troops into battle by clicking the Aztack icon in the Orders menu in the Graphic User Interface 8 Select the units and then left click on the icon The mouse cursor then turns into a red crossbar Left individually Before you can train warriors in the Arena or in a War School click on the
39. ther on screen menu where you can decide whether to create host a game that other players can join or join a game that another player has initiated E A A HR 3 gi T If you decide to launch your own game choose an appropriate map for the combat to take place There are 9 maps for a LAN game according to the number of players You can also protect the game with a password so only those players who have the the password beforehand can join the fight Once all these settings have been selected click on the Szarf button to start the game On the next menu screen decide whether other players are able to take up positions You can choose to cancel this no other players substitute real players with the computer AN or leave positions open for other players open If you allow Al to take up free player positions you will not only compete against human opponents but also against an opponent controlled by the computer Another available setting determines which of the three civilizations you and your opponents want to play or whether this is chosen at random by the computer In addition you can determine whether to have teams or not Le players govern their own civilizations but play together You can also decide the color of each player s troops If you are playing via the Internet there will be a log in screen for Gamespy To be able to compete against players around the world via the I
40. ticular place the building is colored red and you will have to find a vacant space for it Rotation of the building has a certain advantage for example you can set Stone traps or place the Ballista in the most advantageous direction To see the status of your units and buildings press the ALT button The Health bars of all buildings and units will become visible If it is green everything is fine When the number of Health points falls down to zero the unit or building destroyed Controls Controlling the Camera Press and hold the middle mouse button MMB The Camera moves over the Screen and move the camera in the corresponding direction Press one of the arrow keys on the keyboard Camera moves in the direction of the respective arrow key Ins Page Up Rotates the camera Home End Zoom in zoom out Mouse wheel Zoom in zoom out Press the Ctrl button the middle mouse button Rotates the camera and move the mouse to the right or left Selectin g Units Left click click with the left mouse button LMB Selects a unit on a unit Double click on the required unit with the left Selects units of the same type mouse button or left click on it while pressing the Ctr button on the keyboard Hold LMB and move the mouse Selects several units hold down the Shift button on the keyboard and Adds a unit to already selected units left click on the required unit hold down the Shift
41. to ensure the functionality of certain buildings For example a Sheepfold needs two workers to procure food from the sheep An Egyptian Oasis contains up to four workers and a Spartan Farm has three The worker who constructs the building is automatically allocated to it and starts working there Tf you employ more than one worker to construct a building it will be built more quickly Workers have two special functions repairs and collection of weapons Left click on the Repair icon in the Orders menu for the worker Move the mouse cursor over a damaged building ot vehicle and click on it The worker will repair the indicated building or vehicle The same principle is applied to the collection of weapons Click on the Collect Weapons icon and then click on one of the weapons left by units vanquished in battle The worker will pick up the weapons and bring them to the main building Instead of laboriously carrying out the actions you can also order the workers to act automatically To do this right click on the appropriate symbol and the symbols outline flashes If a worker is within reach of a damaged building or a battlefield he will automatically go there to carry out repairs or collect weapons You can rotate a building with the mouse wheel before you construct it This means that you can place the building where you want and find a space for it even in narrow places If you cannot construct a building on a par
42. voc to enemy armies even in small numbers However research and developing Hoplites is not an easy task To bring down fortifications the Spartans can build huge catapults The Spartans can also construct store houses where workers can store gold and wood even if far away from the Acropolis Buildings ENDS The Acropolis is a key Spartan building No other building can be constructed without it In the Acropolis you can train Helots for work Helots can bring gold wood food and collected weapons to Acropolis A r a il gt ll ARENA The Arena is meant for training warriors equipped GOLDMINE A Goldmine is required to extract gold from Gold with combat outfits Siege Ladders Stationary Deposits Once a Goldmine is constructed next to a Shields and Stationary Bows gold deposit send Helots there to start mining gold BARRACKS In Barracks warriors specialized in melee weapons GRANARY are trained Here you can select and equip any A Granary is used for storing food The more available type of warrior with weapons previously Granaries Spartans have the more food they will store f researched in the Workshop DOCKS Docks ate used for building ships Here you can MACHINE SHOP A Machine Shop is required to produce vehicles build Biremes Trieras and Barges Research important for the fleet Shipbuilding and Sailing is also carried out in Docks Docks can only be constructed
43. w either building information or your army can be seen on the right In the portrait window a detailed view of an individually selected character is displayed Idle workers can be seen here If workers have completed their current duties they are displayed here reuse them again to build procure resources or collect weapons News about current events is displayed here If your camp or troops are being attacked if you complete or have completed research or if a new unit is created the information pops up in this area By clicking on the corresponding message you are taken to the place where the event is taking place When merging units into a group the number or grouped units will be displayed here Units 1 Unit control There are different options when selecting and moving troops Left click on an individual unit or on the unit icon in the window 9 to select it A right click on a place on the Game Map to make the selected unit move in the indicated direction To select more units left click on the Game Map and hold down the LMB If you drag the mouse cursor over the Game Map you will see a frame Drag this frame over the units then release the LMB All units within the frame will be selected If you now select a destination point by right clicking on it all selected units will move there To assign a hot key to a group select the group and press Cirl 1 9 To select this group in

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