Chronicles

The Game

The Weight of an Entire Civilization's Life

Economy & Workers

Workers gather grain, stone, bronze, and gold from resource tiles and deposit autonomously. Granaries stabilize supply. Research multiplies yields. Territory ownership affects resource rates. Workers flee combat and prioritize by economic weight.

Real-Time Combat

Infantry, ranged, cavalry, siege, and scout units form a tactical triangle of advantage and vulnerability. Morale cascades across formations. Charge bonuses reward movement. Abilities trigger on cooldown. Units retreat when morale breaks.

Territory & Influence

Each structure radiates territorial influence. Overlapping influence from multiple factions creates contested tiles. Frontlines shift as structures are built, captured, or destroyed. Territory gates where you can build.

Technology Research

Three research branches — Military, Economy, Culture — each contain four tiers across the four epochs. Research is continuous. Effects apply as stat bonuses, unit unlocks, structure unlocks, or resource multipliers.

Siege & Fortification

Rams and catapults deal increased damage against structures. Siege units have setup times before firing. Walls slow advances and require gates for passage. Towers garrison soldiers and extend vision radius.

Diplomacy & Coalitions

Civilizations form pacts — defensive, trade, containment, or opportunistic. Pact stability decays over time unless conditions are met. The AI evaluates threat levels and resources before forming or dissolving coalitions. Shadow diplomacy tracks private attitudes and grudges.

I

3000–500 BC

The Ancient World

The founding era. Grain feeds your army, stone raises your walls, and bronze equips your soldiers. Your civilization's identity is established here — and its early choices carry forward.

II

700–1100 AD

The Medieval Age

Iron replaces bronze. Cavalry dominates open ground. Trade routes carry wealth, and faith binds your civilization together. What you built in the ancient world shapes your medieval capacity.

III

1939–1945

World War II

Combined arms warfare at industrial scale. Oil and steel drive your war machine. Intelligence shapes outcomes before the first shot. Your economic decisions across prior epochs now determine what you can field.

IV

2400 AD

The Future

Energy, data, and dark matter replace the old currencies of power. The civilizational arc completes. What you built across three thousand years determines your position in the final epoch.