Glorious Storm

History

We are in 1801 on an island called Gloria. It was once a beautiful kingdom thanks to the king Edward but everything change when he died in 1791.

Severals generals of the kingdom's army started waging a civil war. We have been in war for 10 years and the glorians have lost hope...
You are the king's nephew. You are the ruler of the Duchy of PortHeaven.
Thanks to your administration, it is a place of peace and prosperity.

You know you can conquer and bring back the glorious time of king Edward. It is time for you to conquer Gloria!
Buy powder, ammunitions, provisions and defeat all the betrayers!

It is your time for glory!





Customization



Choose your army flag. Choose your soldiers's uniforms. You can also choose the equipment of your soldiers such as haversack, shako and cartridge. Choose your general name. Choose your general portrait.
Personnalize your army and your game experience. Make the army of your dreams!



The War cabinet

This is where you start your campaign and it is also where you return after each battle.
It is the turn by turn map.
It is a 3d map which allows you to move your army on differents area in order to conquer more territories.
You will also manage your finances here. Be wise with your finance, general!
Hopefully your Aide de camp are here to assist you.





You will command 4 types of units:

The general: It will allow you to go on field of battle thanks to the third person button. The general never dies and you can move it anytime and anywhere on the map.

The infantery unit: It is the master of the battlefield. Thanks to a complex system, you will be able to freely change the unit's formation.
Like any 19th era regiment, you will be able to form the LINE, the COLUMN and the SQUARE. Each formation give you disadvantages and advantages. So choose wisely general! They use the musket and the bayonet to fire and charge the enemy!

The cavalery unit: It is the quickest unit on the battlefield and the more powerful when used wisely. It can adopt 2 formations which are LINE and COLUMN.
Always attack in LINE, general! Thanks to this unit you will be able to make complex move and go in the back of the enemy. They use lance for close combat.

The artillery unit: This unit has the most powerful firepower. The canon ball can reach any postion on the map. It is not really accurate but one hit can destroy a formation!

Thanks to the button panel in the right side of the screen you will be able to ask for artillery support without the need to go and select the artillery units.




The interface

Inspired by the best strategy games, the interface have the following features:

The army counter

A minimap

Your army panel with the unit size and type.

The unit description with image and statistics

A timer because you need to know the length of your play.

A news panel to know what is going on during the battle.

A panel wich allows you to possess your general, command your artillery and change the camera view and see all the map at once!

Each unit is linked to a panel wich allow precise management.