Ancestors Legacy - Saladin's Conquest
This content requires the base game Ancestors Legacy in order to play.
Take command of Saracen warriors in this all-new single-player campaign that takes you away from European battlefields. Follow a different path of history and help Saladin defend his desert territories from the Crusaders. Unique units will help you destroy your enemies in five story missions and three multiplayer and skirmish maps.
In the “Conquest of Saladin” campaign, players will learn the story of the greatest sultan of Egypt and Syria, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty – Salah ad-Din, who crossed the border of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187, leading the largest army he had ever commanded. You will play as Saladin, supported by his most prominent generals Gökböri and Abdullah, and have the opportunity to defeat the mighty army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of the Horns of Hittin. Conquer the most significant strongholds of the Levant and take part in the siege of Jerusalem.
Features:
- A new nation playable in Campaign, Skirmish, and Online modes: Saracens;
- A new single-player campaign, consisting of 5 missions and providing over 6 hours of gameplay;
- 3 new maps to use in online play;
- New and unique units:
Assassins – Four-man melee teams with unique camouflage abilities. It makes units invisible until they get really close to the enemy. Their second unique ability is exploding traps. When one of these traps is deployed, it will explode after 10 seconds, dealing damage to both buildings and units, regardless of whether they are friendly or hostile.
Grenadiers – four-man teams for ranged combat. Their special ability is to fire explosive projectiles, which are extremely effective against large groups of enemies and when destroying buildings. To keep them from becoming too powerful, they are quite vulnerable to melee attacks…
Scorpion – The Saracen equivalent of the Ballista, with a new model and changed stats.