

It features sixteen playable nations each with its own architectural styles, technologies and units. The game has an isometric view and is set in the 17th and 18th centuries of Europe. Sound:Sound card with DirectX 9.Article Edit | History | Editors Action PageĬossacks: European Wars Ĭossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy computer game for Windows made by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World.Video:Video Card with 64MB dedicated memory and DirectX 9 Compatible.Operating system:Windows® XP / Vista™ / Windows® 7.Spearmen can easily destroy enemy cavalry and ranged units are powerful though very weak at close combat, some ranged infantry in fact can't even engage enemies at close combat.īy creating any 30-36 infantry units its possible to create a squad using a drummer and an officer, a squad has 3 formations and improved performance. UnitsĮach nation has unique units (except Portugal, though they have a shipyard that acts similarly to a defensive tower) the units vary in effectiveness against other units and buildings as well as speed,hitpoints and power.įor example cavalry is used to raid and harass enemies, by capturing unguarded mines and artillery, they are also very effective against infantry. There are seventeen nations a player can choose from, these include:Įach nation has unique units and advantages as well as disadvantages.įor example Russians have the most effective spearmen and powerful cavalry, where as Piedmont has the best healers, Turkey and Algeria can not advance to the 18th century but make up for it with their cheap and fast to produce infantry. The recourses are used to build various buildings,create armies and upgrade them.

The game features several recourses which include:Gold,Iron,Coal,Food,Wood and Stone. Random map, in which the player can choose a random or defined map and battle other nations. Single mission, in which the player must complete an objective. There are 3 game types:Ĭampaign, in which the player plays through several missions with one nation. The object of the game is to defeat the other nations, or complete certain objectives.

The game takes place roughly between the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The game is notable for it's ability to allow the player to generate thousands of units, having a population cap that is only a measure of the amount of resources the player can gather. The games is centered on tried and true RTS concepts such as base building, resource gathering and the creation of often massive armies. Cossacks: European Wars is an Isometric RTS game developed by GCS Game World.
