Disciples was an authentic delight to discover. Now, don't get me wrong, I love Heroes Of Might and Magic. However, this game possesses a distinct flavor that HMM never really distilled, more akin to high fantasy proper, than the sort of sword and sorcery feel that was aimed at by Heroes. Gameplay, as well, is vastly superior, and the Turn Based RPG feel meshes much better with the environment. Strategy-wise, it seems like it's reaching for a sort of Civilization thing, with a focus on converting the land, and the potential formation of alliances.

Very well made game, no bugs, excellent balance between the races and troops, a good campaign and lots of replay value make it a worthwhile buy years after release.

-The Empire fights to secure their people's future;
-The Mountain Clans search to regain their rune knowledge;
-The Undead Hordes seek revenge for their accursed god;
and
-The Legions of the Damned battle to resurrect their fallen angel's soul.

It is a struggle of desperation. Every stroke of a sword, each blast of fiery magic must be endured beyond exhaustion. For once the clouds of destruction clear, lands will have been transformed, new armies will have been forged and the cheers of the liberated will resound throughout the land. The day of reckoning has come. Only one race shall claim victory. Only the chosen will survive.

Install instructions
-This is an ISO image, can be mounted with Daemon Tools or any other virtual imaging device.
-Mount/burn, install (from setup.exe on the disk) and play (in the Exe folder, from the Disciples Gold folder/installation directory).
-Ignore the compatibility warnings at the start of the installation.
-The game runs fine on XP SP2. Never tested it on Vista. On Windows 7 the game runs fine, but the Scenario Editor doesn't show good colors.

In the Exe folder, there is a config program and a scenario editor.
The game is patched to version 1.1 as well.

System Requirements

* Pentium-166 or equivalent
* RAM 32 MB
* Hard Drive Space: 50 MB

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