# Known World Empires

A free remake of Fantasy Empires (SSI and Silicon Knights, 1993), the Dungeons & Dragons strategy game set in the Known World. Rule one of up to eight empires on a 3D map, raise armies, build castles, send heroes on quests, and fight battles where every soldier is on the field.

## Two ways to play
- **Classic**: the original rules, read from your own copy of the game.
- **Modern**: simultaneous orders, card-game quests, a deal table for diplomacy, and more ways to win.

## Video
A tour of the game: https://youtu.be/pHyxj9jaGNQ

## Get it
You need your own copy of Fantasy Empires (GOG or Steam, about $10). Known World Empires contains none of the original files.
1. Buy and install Fantasy Empires on GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/fantasy_empires) or Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350530/).
2. Download Known World Empires from itch.io (https://mdscur-dev.itch.io/known-world-empires) and unzip it.
3. Run ImportYourCopy.exe once. It finds your copy and builds the game's data.
4. Run KnownWorldEmpires.exe.

## Source code
Coming to GitLab soon.

## About the author
Made by M.D. Scur (https://mdscur.com), who also writes the Emissary science fiction series (https://emissary.mdscur.com). Tips: https://ko-fi.com/mdscur

Free, non-commercial fan project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro or SNEG. Paintings and some voices were made with AI tools, then chosen and edited by hand.