Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era Returns To Tactical Turn-Based Strategy Across Factions

Olden Era is a turn-based strategy prequel where commanders recruit mythical armies, develop fantasy cities across six factions, and engage in tactical grid battles using Focus abilities.

Six Distinct Factions

• Commanders lead armies belonging to six distinct factions including Temple knights, Grove elementals, Dungeon dragons, and Necropolis legions.
• Each allegiance commands unique military forces ranging from spellcasting liches and fragile vampires to armored griffins.
• Town development lets rulers construct fortresses, upgrade unit barracks, and hire specialized heroes to govern provinces.

Strategic Map Exploration

• Armies navigate overland paths, mountain passes, and chokepoints while managing turn movement allocations.
• Exploring wilderness reveals vital resource mines, magical wells that restore hero mana, and guarded treasure caches.
• Securing neutral creature dwellings enables empires to integrate foreign units into existing battle formations.

Turn-Based Combat and Focus

• Tactical battlefield encounters feature turn-based grid clashes where warriors fight alongside hydras and phoenixes.
• Inflicting and receiving combat damage generates Focus, which units spend to trigger specialized active powers.
• Abilities allow a Graverobber to raise Skeletons, a Locust to devour corpses for buffs, or an Arbitrator to teleport allies forward.
• Support casters like the Hierophant expend energy to restore vitality to wounded frontline units during critical turns.

Campaigns and Map Editor

• Players can progress through a non-linear narrative campaign or face opponents in multiplayer across three game modes.
• Heroes draw upon four distinct schools of magic alongside equipable artifacts to enhance unit initiative.
• Community creators can design custom skirmish scenarios using the built-in map editor.