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PC Gamer magazine Vol 4. No. 7 (Jul'97), inside front cover:
Plan
to
Dominate
the
Strategy
Wars
Prepare for the Reign
Dark Reign
The Future of War
Battleground Realism
Hide units behind hills or in dense forests. Climb to higher terrain to improve your view of surrounding territory. Realistic terrain dynamically affects unit movement, so units move faster downhill and slower through swamps.
Player-Controllable Unit AI
Determine each unit's behavior in combat. Place a unit on sentry duty, have it harass the enemy, or send it on a suicide mission. Set waypoints to launch simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts.
Revolutionary Features
Create your own maps and missions with the advanced construction kit. Create multiplayer alliances on the Internet by sharing resources, units and intelligence. Other features include gigantic playing maps and never before-seen units.
See the future this Summer.
www.activision.com
1. Utilize unsurpassed terrain advantages
Launch underground ambush
Hide spider bikes in ravine
2. Launch advanced artificial intelligence
Harass enemy troops
Order units to retreat when hit
3. Develop unrivaled maps and missions
Add lava pit to bolster defensive front
Acquire enemy resources to end mission
Product Information Number 95
Contributed by Pseudo_Intellectual (34086) on Jan 10, 2006.
Advertisement in PC Games, December 1997 (German):
NICHT NUR GOTT SIEHT ALLES.
IM 3. JAHRTAUSEND SIND BERGMASSIVE NICHT EINFACH BERGMASSIVE
ES SIND FESTUNGEN.
OBERKOMMANDOS BEZIEHEN DAHER EBENSO WIE SCHARFSCHÜTZEN
UND GRENADIERE STELLUNG AUF DEN GIPFELN.
WESHALB AUCH NICHT ALLES, WAS VON
OBEN KOMMT, BEFEHLE SIND...
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Feb 21, 2005.
Advertisement in PC Games, June 1997 (German):
SOLDATEN DES 27. JAHRHUNDERTS KENNEN NUR EIN GESETZ:
IHREN BEFEHL.
EINHEITEN HALTEN DAHER IHRE BEFOHLENE GEFECHTSFORMATION.
ENTWEDER BIS SIE NEUE ORDER GEBEN -
ODER NIEMAND MEHR DA IST, SIE ZU EMPFANGEN.
WELTEN BRECHEN AUSEINANDER.
FORMATIONEN NICHT.
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Sep 29, 2004.
Advertisement in PC Games, July 1997 (German):
HELDEN KENNEN KEINE ANGST. ABER EIN ZURÜCK.
IN NAHER ZUKUNFT BESITZEN SOLDATEN DIE GEFÄHRLICHSTE WAFFE VON ALLEN:
INTELLIGENZ. HIMMELFAHRTSKOMMANDOS UND AUSSICHTSLOSE GEFECHTE BIS
ZUM LETZTEN MANN GIBT ES NICHT MEHR. ES SEI DENN,
DER BEFEHL DAZU KOMMT VON GANZ OBEN - VON IHNEN.
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Sep 29, 2004.
Advertisement in PC Games, July 1997 (German):
DER SCHLIMMSTE FEIND IST DER UNSICHTBARE.
SCHAUPLÄTZE KOMMENDER KRIEGE BIETEN EINE BESONDERE TAKTISCHE GEMEINHEIT:
ÜBERRASCHUNGEN. SO SIND GANZE ARMEEN IN WÄLDERN UND HINTER BERGEN UNSICHTBAR.
BIS DIE GEFAHR VORÜBER - ODER DIE ZEIT ZUM ANGRIFF GEKOMMEN IST.
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Sep 29, 2004.
Press Release:
ACTIVISION UNVEILS NEW DARK REIGN UNITS, BUILDINGS, MULTI-PLAYER MAPS AND TILESETSDownload Highly Anticipated Dark Reign Patch And Demo
Santa Monica, CA, November 12, 1997 -- Demonstrating the unparalleled customizability of Dark Reign's Tactics Engine, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is making available today five new units, five new buildings, five new multiplayer maps and three new tilesets for use in the game. The new assets were created by Auran and are available for download from the Dark Reign web site. Dark Reign is currently in stores at a suggested retail price of $49.95.
In addition, Activision has posted for free download a Dark Reign playable demo, a Dark Reign patch, three new Dark Reign conversions, a Tactics Engine manual and an artificial intelligence editing manual. The newly released Dark Reign demo includes one training mission, one single player mission and one multiplayer mission that can be played over Activision's free online gaming service. The Dark Reign patch v. 1.1 improves multiplayer connectivity through software and server upgrades, adds an auto-updater for future patches, corrects the AI settings bug, improves the "hard" level of enemy AI and adds a brightness control. The conversions are new games utilizing the Dark Reign engine and include "King of the Hill", "Greed and Monolith". The manuals provide tips on how to utilize the game's construction kit, edit the artificial intelligence settings and create mission objectives.
"The new units, buildings, tilesets and maps, coupled with the game's versatile editing tools, gives Dark Reign unlimited gameplay possibilities," states Eric Johnson, Senior Vice President, Activision, Inc. "With the construction kit, gamers everywhere can add to the Dark Reign universe by tapping into their own creativity."
Hailed by PC Gamer as "the most powerful set of editors ever included with a strategy game," Dark Reign's construction kit allows players to create maps and missions with the same tools used by the game's designers. The game's unit and building editor allows players to modify existing units and structures as well as create new ones.
NEW DARK REIGN UNITS
Gore Beast: The gore beast is omnivorous, tough and fiercely
territorial. It attacks primarily with its huge talons. It
thinks nothing of tearing open a tank to reach the soft
tasty occupants. Gore beasts that are raised in
captivity are genetic variants of the native species and
are weaker, more placid and do not eat their trainers.
Walker: The Walker is a fast scouting and pursuit vehicle. It is
primarily a land based vehicle, but can convert to a
slower aerial mode by use of vtol jets and deployment
of chassis and leg mounted wings. The vtol jets are
also of prime importance in moving at high speed
over rough terrain, and are used to reduce the impact
of large leaps.
Phase Mine: The phase mine is an autodestruct droid; it hovers to
its destination and phases out of sight. Once the
enemy is in range it unphases and self destructs.
Gunwalker: The Gunwalker is built for close support. It's heavy
double barrel nose cannons and side rocket pods
make it quite powerful and it can advance to a
conflict area quickly. Its all terrain capabilities are
outstanding due to its huge legs and light weight,
however it suffers from light armor and is more
susceptible to enemy damage.
Tick: The tick is a fast and nimble light tank that can
change between walking and flying modes.
NEW DARK REIGN BUILDINGS
Flamer Pod: From its tripod stand the dual flash-nozzle array
delivers 220 lb per square inch of gel-foam kerosene
into the air. The spray area is approximately 16 feet
across and within it, core temperatures reach 800
degrees Celsius. BURN BABY, BURN!
Walls: Everyone's favorite base defense is now available for
construction. You can build small anti-infantry walls
or tank stopping heavy walls. Check out the
upgraded Heavy Wall with a fully automatic pulse
cannon.
Solar Power Plant: The solar power plant is a compact and easily
transportable power supply. It is also inexpensive,
but has a lower power output per unit than mineral
fuel power stations.
Missile Tower: Your base's security will never be compromised
again. This compact guard tower is completely
automated with it's own Anti-Jam System (A.J.S) so
you'll never fire blanks! Four feet of reinforced
concrete protect its inner fittings. Self regulating
systems leave no chance of over-heating or reload
failure.
Pulse Blaster: The Pulse Blaster is designed to provide high speed
suppressing firepower. The computer controlled
firing system, combined with the light weight
armored chassis, provides the perfect platform for the
high speed auto cannons to deliver their deadly
rounds at an extremely rapid rate.
NEW DARK REIGN TILESETS
Australian Outback: Get a taste of the sun-scorched outback with this
colorful new tileset from down under.
Alien: Battle it out in weird, other-worldly environs of the
Alien tileset.
Asteroid: It's actually a rather built up asteroid - perhaps one
that's been converted to a space station. Conduit,
control stations, and industrial exhaust vents abound.
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Activision, Inc. is a publicly held developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS compatible, Macintosh and other computers, as well as Sony PlayStation, Sega and Nintendo game systems. Activision is headquartered in Santa Monica with offices in Madison, Wisconsin, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Australia.
Contributed by Jeanne (58934) on Apr 26, 2004.
Back of Box:
A COLOSSAL WAR BETWEEN THE IMPERIUM AND FREEDOM GUARD IS ANNIHILATING YOUR WORLD. TO SAVE YOUR CIVILIZATION, YOU MUST ENTER THE HEART OF AN EMPIRE AT WAR. VANQUISH BOTH MILITARY POWERS AND ALTER THE DESTINY OF A GALAXY.
MULTIPLAYER SUPREMACY
Wage unrelenting Internet battles over Activision's free gaming service! Build true alliances by sharing intelligence, resources and units with up to four Internet players, eight via IPX or two via modem.
UNSURPASSED CONSTRUCTION KIT
Create missions and maps easily with the same tools used by the game designers. Determine unit AI, set victory conditions and generate some of the largest SVGA maps ever for single and multiplayer missions!
BATTLEGROUND REALISM
Use precisely calculated 3-D terrain, elevation and line-of-sight to your strategic advantage. Predetermine unit paths and waypoints to launch simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts.
SUPERIOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Highly responsive AI detects and adjusts intelligently to player tactics. The computer acts as unpredictably as a human opponent to offer a uniquely challenging experience each time.
PLAYER DEFINABLE UNIT AI
Command over 35 units with specific orders: deploy suicide bombers, hostage-takers, saboteurs and more. Set each unit's AI to determine behavior in combat - regulate a unit's level of independence or damage tolerance.
Contributed by Corn Popper (66198) on Dec 12, 2003.
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