“Bandit Lord’s Destiny”Screenshots from the playtest, July-August 2007. Items 1-21 of 21. shaun1's Hao. shaun1's Hao was tested at 'very hard' difficulty and had perfect Feng Shui. It featured 315 citizens in Humble compounds. It had a full compliment of 12 military units, and all cities on the empire map were conquered in 9 game-years. Gweilo's Hao. This build strategy for Hao kept as much of the city's infrastructure as possible inside defensive walls. A full military of 12 forts was developed, and all other cities were conquered in 9 game-years. Elite War-Chariots! shaun1's bold banditry earned the coveted 'elite' morale chevrons for both his war chariot units. Don't mess with these bad-boys! shaun1's Yong. Playtester shaun1 used a very concise building strategy combined with extremely aggressive game-play to succeed at Yong. Bandit Industry. shaun1's design for Yong used a well-defined industrial area. Pagh's Yong. Playtester Pagh used a ranging build across the Yong map, with a population just under 2500. Vultures' View. Desert Vultures will be attracted to your burial of the gang's Old Chief. Lake Fishing. One option for your food supply will be fishing on a small lake. However, the lake isn't easily-defended! Trial by Fire. A Bandit's life isn't easy! Um Lei Tung's Hao. Um Lei Tung rebuilt Hao to its complete former beauty with a population just under 3000. He also created fully-developed industries, and a full military. Chariots of Fire. Zhou war chariots sometimes use devastating incendiary attacks. Um Lei Tung's Yong. Playtester Um Lei Tung chose to place his housing block nearer to the lake in the northwest edge of the map. He used the mountain plateau for farming. Gweilo's Yong. Gweilo built his bandit stronghold on a mountain plateau, for a centralized defense. Battling Bandits! Gweilo's proven bandit infantry absorb the shock of charging Zhou war chariots. With the support of bandit war chariots, the Zhou attack was crushed. The ruins of Hao. What link in your destiny will take you to the ruins of Hao after it is sacked and razed? The Courage of Huang Di. The Eternal Hero Huang Di defends a gatehouse from Zhou war chairots. Mini-map. Minimap of the campaign's main map. Quan Rong Nomads. The Quan Rong, or the 'Dog People', were a nomadic tribe which dwelled in the Ordos Desert in ancient times. They played a large role in the fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and a player will interact with them closely. Equipping your bandits. Your bandit gang will use bronze-age equipment, including war chariots and infantry. The Empire Map. First draft of the empire map for the campaign. The time-period is the historic 8th century BCE, during China's bronze age. Domain of a bandit lord. The highlight of the campaign is a new arid map of 'enormous' size. It has design features to test your skill in several areas of gameplay. This minimap was taken from a draft version.