Empires

## Empires Mod: an FPS/RTS Hybrid (Free on Steam) tl;dr: 📅 **Join our Weekly Event:** * **When:** Every Saturday & Sunday * **Time:** 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST / 20:00 CET * **Server:** Look for the only populated server in the server browser. It's usually the "Echoes of Harmony" server. ✅ Free on Steam | ✅ available for Windows and Linux* Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17740/Empires_Mod/ (gameplay trailer in steam link) "Empires is a Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable tanks to drive." ----- ### Why join us? * **Completely Free:** Available on Steam with no hidden costs. * **Organized Play:** We have a dedicated window every weekend with a consistent player base. (Yesterday's event peaked at 63 players and averaged 39 players.) ### Schedule & Server Info Our main event happens every **Saturday and Sunday**. The server stays active for about 7 hours give or take, but 4 hours is the maximum I can put on this site. * **How to join:** when you open the game, from the main menu click on "server browser" and look for the only populated server. It's usually the "Echoes of Harmony" server. There are only a handful of servers available so it'll be easy to see which one we're playing on. * **Start Time:** 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST / 20:00 CET * **Peak Activity:** Usually hits about 2 hours after the start time. * **Language:** English-speaking. (a lot of our player base is ESL though so as long as you can communicate its fine) > **Note:** Over half our player base is European, and I think the server is based in Europe as well so feel free to show up if you're European. North American latency is fine so no worries there. ### How to play: If you're new there's a basic tutorial you can play by looking for the tutorial option on the main menu if you'd like more detail but here's the quick run-down: * **Like battlefield, but with a commander on each team that commands players like an RTS * **Win condition is to destroy the enemy command vehicle. * **capture refinery points (indicated as $ on the minimap in the corner) to gain resources for your team to make winning easier by having enough money to build tanks and for the commander to research upgrades for the team. Once there, ask the commander to drop one by just typing "ref" in team chat using the "u" key. any class can build structures by using E in a pinch but the engineer class will build structures much quicker using the engineer tool (the prefered way to do it) * **4 classes: -engineer: support -- can repair and build structures as well as heal and revive players and drop ammo boxes. Your engineer tool on weapon slot 4 (looks like a calculator) will be your best friend while using this class. -Rifleman: anti-infantry assault class -Grenadier: anti-vehicle and building assault class -Scout: stealth, sabotage and sniping class (expect it to be more like a scout rifle and not like an AWP to explain it in CS terms) you can equip perks/skills and change your weapon load out and class by standing in a friendly barracks, armory or captured flag and pressing the "b" key to open your kit selection menu (you gain a new skill slot every 10 points you earn in game) there is much more this game but I dont want to bog you down in the details. If you played Battlefield, Team Fortress and Natural Selection before you'll be able to get the gist of it. If you have questions feel free to ask in game or try out the playable tutorial that you can find in the main menu of the game. If you really want to deep dive into the game's mechanics you can read the empires wiki: https://wiki.empiresmod.com/Main_Page. However you can get by with learning as you go by asking or by playing the tutorial. ### If you're interested in seeing what games are like, a few people in the community post their games on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@angrysweetchili7816 https://www.youtube.com/@TheRussianAccentGuy https://www.youtube.com/@hmrdev-billnye8166 --- 🌍 Start Times (12h & 24h) North America AKST: 10:00 AM / 10:00 (Alaska) PST: 11:00 AM / 11:00 (Pacific / Los Angeles) MST: 12:00 PM / 12:00 (Mountain / Denver) CST: 1:00 PM / 13:00 (Central / Chicago) EST: 2:00 PM / 14:00 (Eastern / New York) AST: 3:00 PM / 15:00 (Atlantic / Halifax) Europe & UK UTC / GMT: 7:00 PM / 19:00 (London, Reykjavik, Lisbon) CET: 8:00 PM / 20:00 (Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid) EET: 9:00 PM / 21:00 (Athens, Kyiv, Bucharest) MSK: 10:00 PM / 22:00 (Moscow) *note: It is also playable on the Steam deck but its better to play it on Proton and you have to bind your keys from scratch on the controls menu if you do decide to use your steam deck. Linux desktop works fine but it has a bug where the game crashes if you use your mic