Uploaded: 18:35, 13th Sep 2008
Last Updated: 20:05, 2nd Oct 2008
Keywords: RTS, Alternate Melee, Mutant, Zombies, Infantry, Tank, Helicopter, Vehicle, Total Conversion, Modern Warfare, Weather, Apocalyptic, Explosion, Realist
Type: Altered Melee, Miscellanous / Other
Category: Modern Warfare
Map Size: 127x127
Playable Map Size: 127x127
Suggested Players: 2-8, Bots work
Tileset: Icecrown

The Darkening Wars - v1.13 Beta Optimized
by AngryBovine

Patch notes can be found towards the bottom of this post! The most recent version, v1.11 Beta, contains many new and important changes! v1.11 has fixed a few issues from 1.10 that may have been experienced.

The Darkening Wars is an altered melee map in which your objective is to destroy your opponent through any means possible. You have two factions to choose from: Humans, who use superior technology, ranged weaponry, and vehicles, and Mutants, who have genetic alterations that make them incredibly powerful and devastating melee power.

As you will see when you play, both factions are vastly different and use a different resource system. You may need to play around with the game a little to adjust to the differences from common RTS games you have played before.

Points of interest:
-Races - 2 working races, not mirrors
-Weather - 6 different kinds!
-Vast tech trees
-Important tactical (terrain) positioning
-Custom armor and weapon system
-Realistic range: Guns fire from far away!
-Realistic accuracy system! Bullets miss, tank rounds can miss but still cause AOE
-Balanced combat and gameplay
-Artillery and Explosions!
-All units have abilities that keep them useful
-Human units level up independently in the form of Veterancy
-Mutant units help tech up their whole side
-Extensively informative tooltips!
-New units available in patches as the game is updated

NYI (Not Yet Implemented):
-Air Strikes
-Last T3 mutant unit
-Plague Abominations
-Potential 3rd Race - Machines? Terrorists?
-Tactical Aid abilities
-Mutation Menu abilities