In Campaign mode, the player must complete a series of missions, the goal of each of which is either to achieve a predetermined number of 'Victory Points' or to complete a series of missions assigned via the 'Mission Board'. Featuring a more complex economic model than the last two titles in the series, Heritage of Kings and Rise of an Empire, there is less focus on combat and more on such elements as micromanagement, daisy-chain economic processes, technology trees, trade requirements, and increasing the settlement's prestige.Īdditionally, for the first time in the series, the gameplay is flexible enough to allow players to develop their settlement based upon one (or more) of three basic options - military, technology, and/or trade.Game modesThe game can be played in one of three modes 'Single-player Campaign', 'Single-player Skirmish', or 'Multiplayer'. Download time: 0 seconds.Īlthough the game is loosely built around the same supply and demand-based gameplay as seen in previous Settlers titles, the game mechanics are quite different. Note: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States. To achieve this end, the player must engage in economic micromanagement, construct and upgrade buildings, research new technologies, establish trade routes, and gather resources. On each map, the player is required to accomplish certain predetermined goals by building up a settlement with a functioning economy. At the 2010 Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, the game won two awards 'Best German Game' and 'Best Strategy Game'.GameplayThe Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is a city-building game with real-time strategy elements, controlled via a point and click interface. The single-player storyline was also poorly received.

In terms of criticisms, the game's DRM problems were addressed by most reviewers, although many acknowledged the fact that these problems were not the fault of the game's designers. Especially lauded were the graphics, Victory Points system, mission variety, and map design. Paths to a Kingdom received generally positive reviews, with many critics citing it as the best Settlers game since The Settlers II.

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