In addition to these primary races, the player can subjugate and develop some of the five smaller independent nations: Shades, Nomads, Dragons, Trolls, and Elves. In strategy mode the player can choose from three major races: treacherous Humans, vicious Foresters and merciless Darklings. Set in the beautiful fantasy world of Equiada, home to magical creatures, mighty leaders, and powerful wizards, Rising Kingdoms offers players the unique combination of strategy and adventure modes. Disclaimer: All details included below are subject to change as development continues and should not be considered final.Ĭao Cao is a brilliant strategic commander, excelling in war and politics.Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2005
His main strength lies in diplomatic exploitation. He divides and conquers, manipulating relationships between factions by spreading rumours of disunity between them. This can fray their relations to the point where war is all but inevitable. Of course, Cao Cao can also influence relationships to forge stronger bonds between warlords. He’s an excellent melder of emotions and can make others think more positively of himself or his allies, allowing him to get better diplomatic deals from those targeted. Playing as Cao Cao is all about long-term strategic planning preparing for war far in advance by setting the diplomatic stage to strike, while expanding your realm slowly but steadily. His agricultural garrisons help to make his farms more defendable and give stronger boosts to his armies.
These unique abilities can be taken even further. With Cao Cao’s faction, you can instigate a proxy war between two warlords. In desperate times when swift action is needed, rather than making two factions like each other less and hoping they might go to war – you can directly trigger it without anyone knowing it was your doing. Because of this, you can conceivably win the game without ever being involved in any major conflicts.
By systematically driving factions against each other, by manipulating others into attacking him and calling his allies to defend him, and by later confederating or vassalising the fractured remnants of once-great factions, Cao Cao can grow in territory and power without fighting a single battle. Who is he?Ĭao Cao was born in 155CE in Qiao county, Han Empire. His father Cao Song was a foster son of Cao Teng, one of the favoured eunuchs of Emperor Huan.
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