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Up to 8 players can play together at a time either on teams or against one another. TAK can be played online through Game Ranger. Up to eight players can be in a game, either human players or game AIs.Īdditional units were created and freely released by Cavedog after the game was released, as well as additional maps and scenarios. They can also choose whether to end the game after their opponent's monarchs is killed, or to keep playing until all of their enemy's units and unit producing structures are destroyed. Players can choose between the original game balancing or the "Crusades" balancing, which was added in after feedback from online play, it allowing defensive structures to do more damage against most tier 1 units to prevent rushes. Players must seek out lodestones to build mana tapping structures on, getting the renewing energy to build structures and units with.
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The monarch itself also possesses an array of spells which it can use to defend itself or turn the tide of the battle. Players choose between four factions - Aramon, Veruna, Taros and Zhon (As well as Creon, in the Iron Plague expansion), all of which start with a monarch, who is initially used to build structures and form an army.
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The game is played from a bird's eye perspective.