Wednesday, May 31, 2017

In Tiger Knight: Empire War players take on the role of a general

In Tiger Knight: Empire War players take on the role of a general, recruiting famous historical adjutants while training and developing their army. As soldiers are upgraded, the player can unlock new weapons and armor for themselves while also improving their combat skills.

Q: Game is out of memory.
A: Please try reducing your graphical settings, or switch to DX9 (or DX11) to see if it improves the situation.


Q: Some players are ruining the game.
A: If you feel a player is breaking the rules or playing unfairly, please feel free to report them. Action will then be taken in cases where it is appropriate.

Q: Other Languages?
A: As of right now we only have English and Traditional Chinese; we are adding Russian and Germany in the future.

Q: Female Characters?
A: Right now you cannot choose the Female character; it will be added in the future.

Q: How often will you update?
A: Basically every week.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Online Game Tiger Knight Forum Guidelines

Tiger Knight War is the most engrossing online war game you'll find. Play it now! Fight for the final victory! Players who break any of these rules will receive a warning. After 3 warnings, forum suspensions/bans will be applied. Online Game Tiger Knight Forum Guidelines:


• Be polite and respect others.
  No insults or bad words
  No provocation or aggressive behavior
  No defamation, racism or harassment
 
• No heated arguments or controversial discussions (politics, religion, sex...)
  Write clearly and coherently so that other forum users can understand your posts
  English is the language used for this forum
 
• Be tolerant and avoid backseat moderating!
  Don't threaten other players with reports or abuse
  Don't give orders to other users
  Don't act as a mini-moderator
 
• Do not publish advertising here.

• Post your threads in their respective categories.
  No spam or misuse of topics
  Respect the established topics for each forum

• Please browse the forum before posting duplicate threads, as post repetition is not
  allowed. Threads that are inactive for more than 7 days may be closed. Bumping is
  only allowed if you didn't receive an answer to your question yet.

• Players are not allowed to create threads or signatures including: account selling /
  flaming / advertisement of other games / pornography.

• Make sure your suggestions and ideas are correctly explained.
  We appreciate every single suggestion you give us, but please, mak

Monday, May 29, 2017

Welcome to the Tiger Knight Empire War Official Website

The revamped website is a great place to access war empire Tiger Knight marketing materials such as artwork and video, while also browsing information on various game weapons and lore. You can also stay informed of the latest news and announcements, and check the current status of your server.
 
The rubberbanding/skipping problem is something that players have highlighted numerous times. It's an issue that we are working on, and we have been performing our own internal tests. However, we need your help. A wider pool of data will help us to isolate this issue in all cases. As such, any player who wishes to help can send the following information to us at tigerknighten_support@oasgames.com with the title "Skipping Issue"


 
1) Video that clearly shows rubberbanding/skips. This can be a file or link (youtube, etc).
 
2) Clearly state timestamps where issue appears.
 
3) Clearly show (or provide info regarding) your ping when the issue appeared, and how it relates to your normal ping (if different).
 
4) Server (Important!)
 
5) Your city, country, and timezone - and local time when the game was played.
 
6) IP Address and Internet Service Provider name: http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip-lookup
 
7) Your in-game name.

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Tiger Knight will hold a Q&A event on Discord on May 25th

To help solve the problems happened when you played the game, our community manager Pender Tiger Knight will hold a Q&A event on Discord at 15:00 (EDT) on May 25th, which will last one and a half hours. If you have any questions to ask, just join us at our official Discord:
https://discord.gg/zNUPQUh

The exact time is:
15:00-16:30 May 25th (EDT)
20:00-21:30 May 25th (BST)
03:00-04:30 May 26th (GMT+8)


In order to assist with identifying the causes of these problems, we would kindly ask that affected players please send the following details as attachments to  tigerknighten_support@oasgames.com, or post reply and upload the attachments in this thread on the official forum:
http://forum.tk.oasgames.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=355&extra=page%3D1

1) Server
2) Character Name
3) Description Of Issues:
4) We will also require a copy of your Tiger Knight log files. The best way to send these to us is to convert the “Log” folder (Steam\steamapps\common\TigerKnight_EW\frontend\bin\log) into a ZIP or RAR file to us. You should be able to do this by right clicking on the folder and selecting the relevant option.

Friday, May 26, 2017

If the game Tiger Knight Empire fails to load, please try the following ways


1.Check your antivirus software.

Test if the plugins have been correctly installed. Test tool: steam/steamapps/common/TigerKnight_EW/TigerKnightEnv

If there are any plugins missing, please download and install them at:
PhysX: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1VHquvsYm9uNzctLXRHcm1yaEE

Microsoft visual c++ 2014: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1VHquvsYm9uV0xPZ3JvdlJTVGc
Microsoft visual c++ 2012: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1VHquvsYm9uTWQzVzhTc0dGS2M
Microsoft visual c++ 2008: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1VHquvsYm9uUTVucUl3YnhCbjg

For DX, please go to X:\steam\steamapps\common\TigerKnight_EW\_CommonRedist\DirectX and install DXSETUP.exe


2.Verify game cache:

Go to your steam Library, right click online Tiger Knight: Empire War, click Properties and Local Tab on top. Click Verify integrity of game Cache.

3.Choose 32 bit system or 64 bit system according to the configuration of your computer.

4.Lower graphics quality of the game.

5.Update the graphics driver and restart the game.

Address for updating NVIDIA graphics driver: http://www.geforce.cn/drivers
Address for updating AMD graphics driver: http://support.amd.com/zh-cn/download

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Empire War Game Festival Event

On the TAB screen during empire online game battle, and the results screen after battle, the scores and kills of the team will be removed and personal detailed gains will be included instead. We wish to focus attention on the specific battlefield situation, the contribution brought to the team and the victory achieved through cooperation, rather than personal scores and kills.

Dragon Boat Festival (May 30th-31st)
Qu Yuan’s Death: kill a total of 300 soldiers in any PVP mode.
Reward: 1000 Prestige, 1000 Exploit
Happy Dragon Boat Festival: accumulate an online time of 240 minutes during the event.
Reward: Zongzi Pack


Children's Day Event (June 1st-2nd)
Pocket Money War: finish 6 battles in any PVP mode.
Reward: Pocket Money Pack
Big Head Doll: kill 6 generals in any PVP mode.
Reward: Big Head Fashion (3-day), 601 Prestige

First Buy of the Month
From May 23rd to June 20th, recharging with any amount of money or purchasing any DLC will grant you a high tier pauldron-Refined Legionary Shoulder Armor, 2 Soldier Seals-B, and a Thunder Silver Chest. The gifts will be sent to your in-game mail box.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

What would you fight for in Tiger knight Empire War

A master Tiger Knight game doesn’t just get the kill, he brutally decimates his foes with insane skill shots and humiliating takedowns. Post all your most impressive plays of May in the comments below and if the Tiger Lords deem it worthy you’ll be featured in our next top 10 vid (and get a fat stack of in-game goodies on top!).

Wondering what you'd look like in the world of Tiger Knight? Send us your headshot in the comments and you could be the next Adjutant/General we feature.


Next time you're cracking skulls on the Guandu map, take a moment to relish in the fact that you are re-living history.

Some soldiers fight for the noblest of causes, others fight for the fame, glory and women. And then you have this guy: the bloodthirsty warmonger. What would you fight for? Let us know in the comments below.

While General's take all the glory from the battlefield, it's easy to forget those around them. Meet Mo the Militiaman. A devoted husband and an all-round nincompoop with delusions of grandeur.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Battlefield Performance Adjustments

In previous empire war game battles, the soldiers would stick together when engaged in tangled warfare. We hope to change this situation by directly modifying the collision size, however as this can cause a chain reaction with formations, horses, relations between players, and more, we are handling this with extra discretion. The collision distance of AIs between the two sides will be increased and the movement collision of soldiers will also be optimized.

Longer distances will ensure the soldiers will not stick together in a tangled fight, thus behaving more realistically than before. For instance, when the player switches into Testudo Formation, enemy soldiers will not be able to squeeze into their own unit.


These are just parts of the adjustments being made to battlefield performance, and more will be coming in the future. We will also continue to work on optimization and network trouble shooting. As always, we welcome your ideas and suggestions regarding any of the above.

In the following development plan, we will be adjusting battlefield performance to bring it closer to how units and formations would behave in real life.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Learn about the thrill of melee combat in Tiger Knight

Tiger Knight: Empire War online is an action-strategy game, set during the era of ancient medieval warfare. Players take control of a fearless general, and lead their troops and adjutants into battle. In empire war game, players can experience a wide range of fun and excitement thanks to four unique characteristics that set the game apart from its competitors.

No.1: The creative action elements
This game has uses a classical action design similar to that of Mount & Blade, where players can block and attack across four directions. Players can also initiate a powerful charge, which can be used to launch a fierce attack. Using these techniques in tandem can create some dazzling combos, pushing the enemies blocking and parrying skills to the limit.


No.2: Diverse troop design
At present there are more than 90 different kinds of troops available in empire war game. These represent heavy infantry for frontline combat, light infantry for mobile attacks, and cavalry for crushing the opponent. In addition, light cavalry can be deployed to scout and harass the enemy, while archers can offer a formidable ranged attack option.

No.3: Battlefield recreation
Authenticity is one of the cornerstones of Tiger Knight, and the developers have designed the game’s maps based on the geography of ancient battlefields. Acorss more than 30 maps, characteristic environments from ancient China and the Roman Empire have been brought to life using the game engine. These include the Redcliff map filled with burning ships, and the Roman arena with its multiple platforms and battle areas.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Game Roman Empire Armor Fashion

Online games Tiger Knight Empire developers designed to restore the real history as much as possible. So the fashion design in empire online follows the historical records of the ancients wearing and dresses up, which not only for the restoration of the ancient oriental costumes, but also from the ancient European representative dress design.

Fashion 1: Jin Army Trousers
This is a classic style dress from ancient China, became popular since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This fashion is more oversize, and clothes are often not more than knees, while the sleeves and pants are very large. The style is relatively simple, very comfortable to wear, when wearing it on the battlefield will feel the hands and feet become flexible.


Fashion 2: The Fangxiang’s Danuo costumes
The Fangxiang’s Danuo, is a god who can ward off evil spirits in ancient China, in Han Dynasty, the event which meant to drive out the evil spirits is held every year in the royal palace. And in the event, people who dressed up as this god will be very ferocious, they wear the bear skin, black shirt and a red dress, with shield in hand, the game really restored this unique fashion.

Fashion 3: The Fangxiang’s Mask
Fang Xiang's Danuo dress is matched with its corresponding mask, there are four eyes on the mask, and it has a very ugly appearance after wearing, the ancient people take it for granted that this wearing can intimidate and expel all kinds of evil spirits. To wear this mask in the game, opponents will feel awe for that on the battlefield.

Fashion 4: Roman Empire Armor
This is the most luxurious fashion in the current empire online game, It was inspired by the Roman Empire, belong to the senior generals, At that time carefully crafted by the most ingenious craftsmen of empire. Decorated very luxurious, the details are very fine, often only the emperor's most trusted general can have, it is a symbol of noble identity and glory.

Fashion 5: Signifer’s Wolf Cloak
This is the only cloak fashion in the game; design inspiration also comes from the Roman Empire. In the hearts of the Romans, the wolf is the representative of the Romans, so every 100 people in the army, often there will be a veteran wearing a wolf skin to serve as signifier. Therefore, the meaning of this wolf cloak is extremely significant!

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Tiger Knight Empire War are gearing up to run a second Campaign of their Legion v Legion forum event

No matter what server you play on, head on over to our official website via the links below to find out more information and express interest for your Legion. Groups of non-legion players can also sign up to take part.

English Language:
http://forum-tk-en.oasgames.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=329&page=1&extra=#pid2210


Chinese Language:
http://forum-tk-en.oasgames.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=332&extra=page%3D1

Rewards are still being finalized, but we want to make sure Legions are well rewarded for their efforts.

Rebel leader of the Yellow Scarves.In the first year of the Zhongping era (184 AD), he led the uprising in Yingchuan, defeating the Han right royal security general Zhu Jun. He took this opportunity to besiege Huangfu Song in Changshe, alarming officials across the land. However, Bo Cai set up camp in the adjacent grasslands, and when a huge wind descended on him, he found himself trapped in Huang Pusong's ring of fire, forcing him to retreat to Yangdi.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Yellow Turban Army- the Three Kingdoms era was opened by their rebellion

Recently, the new DLC “Righteous White Horses” of Online EmpireTiger Knight has online in steam, welcomed by the majority of players, and show up in the bestseller list. As special troop, the righteous white horses is same as other famous ancient legions, left an indelible record in history. Currently five special arms have joined the game of empire, then let us uncover their mystery in history!


China's Eastern Han Dynasty, the political situation is extremely chaotic, coupled with the national drought disaster; people desperately joined the force of ZhangJiao. With the development of forces, ZhangJiao and his brother lead their followers to a rebellion; they were wearing the yellow turban as the sign of rebellion, so they were called Yellow Turban Army.

The game completely restored the historical appearance of the Yellow Turban Army. The history of this matter is called "yellow turban uprising", and it opened the Three Kingdom era.

So called Fearless Vanguards, which means they have no fear of death, in ancient China they are the elite troops who charge to break in battle. In Tiger Knight: Empire War, the developers not just restored the ancient siege battlefield but also the famous troops which once showed up in the battlefield. Only 800 of them used to siege and defeat the late Eastern Han Dynasty warlords Gongsun Zan's forces.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Tiger Knight Development Plan and 2 Game Roles' Introduction

This week empire of war have raised the General level cap to 60, added 3 new adjutants, and brought May Day events to the game which we hope you will enjoy. In the following development plan, we will be adjusting battlefield performance to bring it closer to how units and formations would behave in real life. Related optimizations concerning soldiers’ movement and collision models will be performed in the future.


Han Hao also known as Yuanhe, he was a Wei General who originally worked for Henei emperor Wang Kuang. He became famous for rejecting Dong Zhuo's recruitment efforts and later became the subordinate of Xiahou Dun. When Xiahou Dun was abducted, it was because of Han Hao's decisive actions that he survived. In the first year of the Jian'an era (196 AD), he suggested the harvesting plan to Cao Cao and as such was honored as a military officer. After working as a mid-level military officer, he managed the imperial guards together with Shi Huan, blocking feudal lords.

Also known as Degui, he was born of Xiangyan nobility and had a good relationship with Cao Cao. His sister was the second wife of general Liu Biao, who he helped in stabilizing Jingzhou. He was soon appointed as the general military advisor of Zhennan. When Liu Bei was in Jingzhou, Cao Mao, Kuai Yue, and others tried to harm him, but did not succeed. After the death of Liu Biao, Cao Mao and Zhang Yun wanted the young generation to take over and supported the second son of Liau Biao, Liu Cong, in taking over the position. After Cao Cao, Cao Mao became Changshui field officer and became knowns as Hanyang Tinghou.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty

In the third year of the Qinglong era (235 AD), Shu General Ma Dai invaded. The army, led by Niu Jin, achieved complete victory. In the second year of the Jingchu era (238 AD), allies such as Hu Zun followed Si Mayi in the rebellion against Gong Sunyuan and pacified Liaodong. In the end, he was made a general.

Yangzhou
In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, empire online warlords always lived together to defeat enemies. In the Wu State, the clan, governors and generals built huge and magnificent houses in Jiangbiao. With defense facility, those warlords not only can live in the houses but also can use them to protect the clan.


Wei Nan
In 211, Cao Cao's army reached Tong Pass, and encountered an allied army of 100,000 soldiers led by Han Sui and Ma Chao. After crossing the Wei River, Cao Cao set up a camp on the bank, and launched a fierce attack against the coalition after carrying out a scheme of sow dissension between Ma Chao and Han Sui. The battle concluded with a victory for Cao Cao.

Bowang
In the seventh year of the Jian'an era (202AD), Cao Cao moved north to attack Yuan Shao. Liu Biao took the opportunity to send Liu Bei to invade Xudu. The Liu Bei's and Xiahou Dun's armies met in Bowang. Liu Bei's army pretended to be defeated and destroyed their own camp. Xiahou Dun was tricked and was ambushed by Liu Bei's army in the forest of Bowang Slope. Li Dian's army had taken precautions and cautioned Xiahou Dun. Both armies retreated in succession.

Perfect reproduction! empire of war restores the ancient war

When the developers of  Tiger Knight Empire War has started to design this game, they determined to build a realistic ancient war game. Although most of the art style of current game on the market is containing more art elements, but they insist that only the realistic style can bring the atmosphere of war. In current version, whether it is the equipment set or action design, or the map design, are strictly follow the history, and strive to achieve 100% reduction.

In the process of equipment designing, the developers did research about documents of weapons and equipment in the Three kingdom are and Rome Empire, and reference to the a variety of cultural relics unearthed by archaeologists.


For now, according to the material the equipment in the game is divided into armor, leather and cloth, corresponding designed blunt, chopped, stabbed three types of attacks for the weapons. In early designing, in order to ensure that different weapons and equipment has restraint effects to other, the developers specially organized the destruction experiment to the weapons, and then formally put these settings into the game.

The action design in empire of war originally used in classic game Mount & Blade, it contains four directions’ attack and block, and base on this, game developers put many moves of Chinese martial arts in the game, and further designed combos rely on motion capture systems. Besides, the action design of the characters is also classified according to the type of weapon, different weapon have different movement and it provides multiple combat experiences to the players.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A look at the game progression system


In Tiger Knight: Empire War players take on the role of a general, recruiting famous historical adjutants while training and developing their army.

As soldiers are upgraded, the player can unlock new weapons and armor for themselves while also improving their combat skills. As a competitive multiplayer title, war empire provides rich progression systems for soldiers, adjutants and equipment, adding further strategy to an already tactical game.


Unlocking New Troops - Upgrading and Collecting
The unlocking of new units is a core element of Tiger Knight. Players start with effective but low level troops, and by gaining EXP and resources through battle they can gradually unlock higher tier soldiers with stronger abilities and improved combat prowess.

In this way, players can choose a troop line to unlock based on their own preferences, as each has its own distinguishing features and combat abilities. For the collectors among us, this process is not just simple upgrading, it is also about unlocking access to all of the historical units available!

Monday, May 8, 2017

Tiger Knight Empire War Update Content

New empire war games DLC-Righteous White Horses is available at the steam store now. It includes the following content:
1. Righteous White Horses——Brand new special troops. These troops are equipped with an eye-catching appearance, outstanding horseback archery skills and strong assault abilities, to help players excel on the battlefield.
2. Camp Expansion——Increases your number of camps, allowing players to recruit more troops.
3. Shu Refined Harness with bells——All-new horse accessory. This is a Wei-Jin style piece of horse equipment, decorated with many bells that not only dazzles the opponent but also strikes fear in their hearts.



New fashion in the Market
Bloodthirsty Warrior Attire: With our horses receiving attention in the fashion department, we can’t have our generals lagging too far behind! So we have designed a new general fashion inspired by the ancient Celts of Europe. The Celts advocated force and were passionate about war, their monstrous reputation striking fear into the hearts of their enemies and all who heard tales of their exploits. We have designed this fashion according to historical records, which describe shirtless warriors stepping onto the battlefield without fear.

PVP Supply Chest
A new function to allow the players to open ten chests with one single click.
Supply Chest Pool: added in 6 rare weapons.
Basic Supply Chest: Long-handle knobbed mace, Feijing Sword
Intermediate Supply Chest: Baihong Sword, Parrying Blade, Feijing Sword
Advanced Supply Chest: Parrying Halberd, Qixing Sword

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Tiger Knight Shu Crossbow Riders

Find an applicable site to attack enemies in middle-long range Tiger Knight Empire battles. They they can't move while reloading.Heavy crossbowmen perform better than bowmen. However, they can't effectively resist heavy infantry and heavy cavalry.

Mounted cavalry perform well in both close battles and long-range battles. They have high mobility but they can't resist it. Heavy cavalry and infantry who are expert in resisting cavalries.During battles, they can harass enemies in middle-range battles and switch to close-in weapons and close-range battles.
Crossbow, the most frequently-used weapon for people from the Central Plain, was numerously equipped by Shu Han troops. The officers of Shu Han such as Zhuge Liang tried to develop new crossbows to resist enemies. Due to the topography of West Shu, crossbowmen performed well in defense and ambush. Moreover, they can effectively attack enemies from a long distance.

The crossbow cavalry were a branch of crossbowmen. The mission of these troops was harassment attacks and defense, If necessary, the crossbow cavalry can use backswords to attack enemy missile troops.

Their big shields can help them resist long-range attacks of enemies and protect teammates.They can use throwing weapons to attack the enemies before combat. They can form a shield formation in siege.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Wu was one of the three major states

The State of Tiger Knight Wu was located in the Jiandong area. Equipping steel blades, shields, and light armors, Wu sailors moved as fast as waves. Once touching an enemy ship, they would strike forwards and enter into fierce a fierce melee. They were the State of Wu's main force while resisting Cao Cao and Liu Biao.

Bow is the most frequently used weapon in the battles of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Equipped with long pike and shield, the Wu infantry can resist enemy cavalries and attack enemy missile troops. This infantry was a core troop of the State of Wu.

The Jiangdong army was formerly an elite force of Yuan Shu. With the change the war scale, the Wu infantry archers performed well in defense and sea-fights. Equipped with a fine bow, the archers can also resist enemies in close combat. That was the backbone of the State of Wu.

In close battles, they always enter the enemy formation to fight with enemies all at once. Therefore, it's difficult for them to survive.They have to take the opportunity to attack the enemies in close battles and attack missile enemies in long-range battles.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The powerful Eastern Han Dynasty stepped into the darkness nig

With the help of powerful detection view, this light cavalry can observe enemies better. Their primary tactic is to harass and pin down their enemies. They are disadvantageous in close combats. They can assault enemies while fighting with light troops.

Realistic Riding Battle - The riding battle is the most characteristic battle method on the cold-weapon battlefields. The empire war games provides you with dozens of different battle steeds and harnesses to restore the realistic riding battles

Characteristic Ancient Battlefields - The game restores numerous famous battlefields during the era of the Three Kingdoms, such as Battle of the Red Cliff, Battle of Guandu, Battle of Weinan, Battle of Jieqiao, Battle of Fancheng, Battle of Dingjunshan, Battle of Bowangpo, etc. Different battlefields require different strategies.


Game Background - The imperial power was weak and fragile. The Kushan Empire, lying across the Central Asia and Southern Asia, was split into several small countries after countless brutal wars. The Parthian Empire, stretching across the Eurasia, was gradually weakened by the wars against the Roman Empire that was stuck in the endless civil wars and the invasion of the barbarians. During this period, warlords got opportunity to rise up. In truceless times, you can command soldiers or fight by yourself to win the warfare and become a valiant hero.

Multiple Battle Modes - Tiger Knight is a warfare online game with the features of cold weapon strategy and action. It brings the realistic diversified arms and restraint relations of ancient wars. You can not only eliminate enemies with your own hands but also command your troops to win the battle with your wisdom.

The Army of Game Soldiers

This week Tiger Knight Online have raised the General level cap to 60, added 3 new adjutants, and brought May Day events to the game which we hope you will enjoy. In the following development plan, we will be adjusting battlefield performance to bring it closer to how units and formations would behave in real life. Related optimizations concerning soldiers’ movement and collision models will be performed in the future.

Each unit has a corresponding concept of an army, and their fighting and movement will be conducted with this conceptual in mind. The single AI logic still exists on the soldiers, but they will tend to execute commands as a whole army. For example, where before players could lead the unit in a loose straight line, after the adjustment the unit is prone to move within a certain range and moves as a whole. In general, the unit’s behavior retains the characters of single AIs while maintaining the integrity of an army.


"During the last month we have released a number of updates, including a new 64-bit client and improvements to the performance and stability of the game," developer Oasis Games said today. "We would like to announce that the long awaited Rome content will be launched in the middle of February. Not only that, but at the same time we will also be releasing a new division of the battle field, a brand new user interface (UI), Wei light cavalry, new Epic Wars, and more!"

The backbone of the Roman Empire will be the Legion, a well-trained and strongly disciplined heavy infantry unit. Legionnaires are equipped with broad, heavy short swords, javelins, and large, multi-layered shields that gives them an advantage in defensive combat. New "scenes" included with the expansion will cover the breadth of the Roman Empire: Gallic Oppidum in Western Europe, the Black Forest in Germania, and Oasis in Carthage, a rival empire in North Africa.