But in order to transform raw materials into usable goods, you need workers. For instance, iron ore is combined with coal in the smelter to produce iron, which can then be used to produce weapons (in the armory) or tools (in the metalworks). Raw materials are then processed in the logical order that will be familiar to anyone who has played a real-time strategy game. Buried natural resources (iron ore, coal, granite, and gold) can be located by sending a geologist to survey the hills. Your first task will be to find and cultivate raw materials such as wood and stone. You then have to grow a balanced economy to finance military-driven expansion efforts. You start the game with a castle and a small tract of land. Arguably one of the best-looking, addictive, and user-friendly games in the build-and-conquer genre, Settlers II sports enhancements that increases the fun of Settlers (released as Serf City: Life is Feudal in the US by SSI) roughly tenfold, while sporting none of the obtuse interface that makes Settlers III more frustrating than fun, or the disappointingly narrow focus of Settlers IV.Īlthough it may look just like any other real-time strategy game, the beauty of Settlers II lies in the excellent dynamic relationships between various units/buildings that make the economy hum, as well as the intuitive user interface and attractive cartoon graphics. In my opinion the best game in The Settlers series, The Settlers II Gold Edition is a great compilation of the original Settlers II and the Mission Pack add-on. Of course, there are other settlers in your area, too, so war is unavoidable. There exist more than 30 different professions your men can have, and many different building types. So you start to build little roads where your men transport all the different goods along.
To build any other buildings, you first must find a source for stones and wood. You start your settlement with only one main building. The Settlers 2 is an advanced edition of the original Settlers with much more buildings, workers, products, and soldiers available. The original Settlers II already deserverd a mark of 5, but unfortunately it doesn't get any bigger than that, so a 5 for the Gold Edition as well! Have fun! The sounds are great, as in the other two :) Some gameplay aspects have been improved, and computer will no longer get stuck once you build up a big empire. The graphics are better than in the original Settlers II, and there are some new features added as well. If you do click it by accident, just restart it and everything will be ok. It even plays online! Sadly, this does NOT include the intro, so don't try clicking the intro button because it will crash the game. This one also comes with a map editor, which can be fun, and is fully functional.
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There are 2 full campaigns, one where you start off as shipwrecked Romans, the other you take over different continents, such as Europe in episode 1. Woodcutters, miners, foresters, fishers, catapults and forts are just a taster of what comes in this jewel. But did you ever wonder what happened to the other two versions? Well, here's Settlers 2: Gold Edition.