In East India Company, players will enjoy building the World's most
powerful trading empire and engaging in fierce battles in both single
player and multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic
environment.
Players will fight, manage and rule their trading
empires from Europe to the Far East with eight nationalities to choose
from: British, Dutch, French, Danish, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish or
the Holy Roman Empire.
Starting modestly, you will build your
fleet, establish connections to far away countries, and keep rival
nations at bay. Choose from a wide array of ship classes, including a
variety of transport and military vessels. Create diverse fleets and
assign each of them specific trading routes. Control and upgrade well
situated ports as you form your strategy for domination.
Conflicts
and wars are inevitable. When hostile fleets engage each other, the
spectacular naval battles are fought on a real-time tactical level.
Devastating broadsides are fired with a deafening roar and cannon balls
tear through enemy ships and their crew. For greater tactical depth,
you can, at any point, take direct command of any of your ships and
feel the battle close up!
Fight against the other European
powers to create a trading empire that will rule above all others in
this groundbreaking strategy game!
East India Company Features
- Spectacular cinematic and epic naval battles
- Two Command Modes: Give orders to all your ships in RTS mode or take the helm of a single ship in Direct Command-mode
- Unique combination of war and trading
- State of the art diplomacy AI
- Eight playable nations: England, France, Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire
- Over 10 realistic ship types; from small sloops and cutters to the East Indiaman and warships
- Realistic yet fast-paced naval combat
- Hire fleet commanders who will gain new skills and increase the abilities of your fleets
- Take over ports and protect your shipping routes to create the largest trading empire
Multiplayer Features (Internet or LAN)
- Supports up to 10 simultaneous players
- Player statistics tracked on the EIC game server
- Several game modes for with single and team approach
- Raise your ranking by thwarting your opponents
East India Company Minimum System Requirements
- Windows® XP
- 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
- 1GB RAM
- Hard disk space approx. 6 GB
- 128 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible or better video card with pixelshader 2.0
- DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Internet Connection for multiplayer