Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
Developer(s)	Strategy First
Publisher(s)	Strategy First
Designer(s)	Danny Bélanger
Engine	???
Release date(s)	January 24, 2002
Genre	Fantasy turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PC (Windows)
Media	???
System requirements	Minimum: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Pentium II 233MHz, 32MB RAM, 200MB hard disk space, DirectX 7.1, 16-bit sound card, CD-ROM drive quad speed or more, Video Card with 8MB RAM Recommended: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Pentium II 300MHz, 64MB RAM, 400MB hard disk space, DirectX 7.1, 16-bit sound card, CD-ROM drive quad speed or more, Video Card with 8MB RAM
Input	Keyboard, Mouse

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24, 2002. The game is the sequel to the 1999 game Disciples: Sacred Lands, and has become significantly more successful in terms of both sales and popularity than its predecessor. A limited edition version of the game was released, which included a card game based upon the story and game dynamics of the videogame called Disciples II: Blades of War. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Strategy First is a software developer based in Montreal, Canada. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Strategy First is a software developer based in Montreal, Canada. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... A game engine is the core software component of a video game. ... 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Gameplay

It is a fantasy strategy game, set in a fictional kingdom called 'The Sacred Lands' (*). The main focus of the story revolves around four dominant races in a state of almost constant war. These four factions are the human Empire, the dwarven Mountain Clans, the demonic Legions of the Damned, and the skeletal Undead Hordes. There are also several other 'neutral' races such as Mermen and Elves (the latter of which became a fully-fledged playable race with the addition of the expansion pack 'Rise of the Elves').

The gameplay is divided into three main parts; building up the Capital City of your race so that you can research new warriors and spells, and build up new armies (this involves careful resource management); using heroes (leading small squads) to explore the surroundings, procure resources and attack the enemy; and finally the battles themselves.

Battles consist of confrontations between a hero's squad (which can take up to five other warriors, bearing in mind that some large creatures such as dragons take up the space of two units) and an enemy squad. High praise is given to the excellent graphics and animations in these battles.

(*) (The world is sometimes referred to as Nevandaar, especially in game reference materials, but apparently that is either an Imperial term for it, or merely describes the regions presently or formely under Imperial rule.)

Expansion Packs

Three expansion packs have been released to install over the original Disciples II. In order of their release they are: Disciples II: Servants of the Dark, Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Rise of the Elves. The pack Disciples II: Gallean's Return contains the first two expansion packs. On February 3, 2005, the original and all the expansions were bundled together and released as the Disciples II: Gold Edition, which also features several exclusive scenarios not found on any other release. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gallery

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Cover Art

External links

• Disciples II Official Website
• Strategy First Official Website
• Disciples II Official Forums