The Character Class System of 3 and Planetfall has been abolished, as the tech tree is now split into six distinct 'affinities', further split into dozens of themed 'tomes' these tomes and affinities may be researched in any order and combination, allowing the player to tailor their playstyle. Another idea returning from Planetfall is an integrated career mode, the Pantheon, which allows the player to accrue experience points towards unlocking content such as new cosmetics and faction society traits, and build a roster of their favourite characters across multiple games. While the meat of the game is familiar to players of Age of Wonders 3, it also brings back the classic elemental system of magic from the earlier titles, and splits the world map into a smattering of regions and provinces as Age of Wonders: Planetfall did. As a rising champion of your own people or a Wizard King returning from beyond, forge a pantheon of fellow demigods and stake your claim to one of the endless realms of The Multiverse!ĪoW4 mixes together many aspects of prior instalments. The veil separating Athla from the Astral Sea has now been broken, and the ancient Wizard Kings return from their imprisonment between worlds, ushering in the fourth age of wonders. At the end of the third age, they succeeded. However, a conspiracy coveted the power of the lost Wizard Kings and vowed to bring them home. Finally, the Wizard's Circle itself was unmade, stripping the last wizards of their power and marking the End of an Age. Many of the wizards were annihilated, while others were banished into the Astral Sea, or became stranded there while exploring other worlds.

The fourth primary installment and fifth game overall in the Age of Wonders series, Age of Wonders 4 is a turn-based strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and released by Paradox Interactive on May 2, 2023.ĭuring the second age of wonders, the Wizard's Circle of Evermore dominated the world of Athla, until schisms and demonic invasions devastated the realm.

Alfred Elderstone, Age of Wonders 4: Story Trailer

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