
The maps aren't the best as they are small and poorly designed and most of the mods died with the Jowood forums when they tanked. A steep learning curve will put a lot of people off but it isn't really a hard game as much as there is just too little information on the net or in game to help you along. Rogues and scholars being the easiest groups to succeed with. Renaissance can be a bit slow paced for the modern gamer and it has a lot of balance issues among the classes. It still has some bugs and I recommend going to Runeforge's website and getting the latest beta patch for it it will help. If you like games similar to "The Patrician series", The Settlers, Dawn of Discovery and other games with classical settings you can't go wrong with this choice. It has a bit of of everything rolled into it. If you like games similar to "The This game is addictive. Any game nearing 100 hours of enjoyable/challenging experience is no doubt in my opinion is something to definitely try out! Youtube Tutorial on basics, quit whining about absent manual and enjoy gaming. I've paid sale price for this game and I definitely got my money's worth. This is the first game I've tried of the series, so I can't compare/contrast of the others, but I have to say its a good play.

However, the community has a way around the multiplayer through the use of third party programs that allow players to join games through their Lan. However, you have to weigh bugs, your patience, and an absent multiplayer(online) into playability of the game. Not only does it provide objective based rules, there is a sandbox to try out new things for single and multiplayer.


It lightly delivers an RPG feel, has a great economic system, and unique way of going about the game from a military point of view. If your more into killing, return to C&C or SC. If your more into killing, return Bottom-Line I would only and very much recommend this game to anyone who looks for an RTS that isn't trendy. Bottom-Line I would only and very much recommend this game to anyone who looks for an RTS that isn't trendy.
