Developer Siege Camp, the studio behind Foxhole, have announced Anvil Empires, a medieval war MMO for PC. It can be wishlisted now on Steam, with a pre-alpha test planned for early April. They also released an announcement trailer today, which you can view below:
Anvil Empires is a persistent online world where players wage war in armies of thousands of soldiers. The catch? Every single soldier is a human-controlled player. Yes, you read that correctly. The developer is utilizing some custom server voodoo for Anvil Empires that makes this possible, which allows for player conflict on a truly massive scale. These battles take place in an equally massive sandbox world with no safe zones.
Battles are not won only through combat, however, as a developed economy and supply lines are also important. Both of which are likewise entirely player-driven. Salivate over the full list of gameplay features below, and console players please join me in wishing that something like this were possible on our favorite plastic boxes.
Key Features:
Massively Multiplayer Conquest: Play in a large scale game of conquest that takes weeks to play out. Wage war alongside thousands of players across a persistent online world.
Epic Player Battles: Custom server technology enables up to 1000 players to fight shoulder to shoulder in a massive real-time battle.
Open World PvP: Battles are organically instigated by players in an open world sandbox. There are no safe zones or other artificial barriers to combat.
Medieval Army Logistics: Establish supply camps and logistics lines to keep armies well-fed, armed, and rested. Battles are won not only through strength of arms but also require a strong economy and supply chain.
Sieges: Build siege camps in preparation for massive assaults on enemy strongholds. Construct equipment like siege ladders and battering rams to breach fortified walls and keeps.
Raiding: Roam the world at sea or on horseback, torching unsuspecting villages and looting them for silver and other valuable resources.
Settlement Building: Build settlements and grow them from small hamlets into large bustling towns shared by dozens if not hundreds of players.
Economy: Engage in farming, hunting, husbandry and more to support the war effort. Trade with nearby player settlements to further optimize your economy.
Fortress Construction: Design and build elaborate, multi-level keeps and fortresses for withstanding prolonged sieges. Create barracks and armories to help defending players make a final stand.
