Simplified resource-management, with just one resource (mana) instead of two (metal, energy).A change from a futuristic setting to a fantasy setting.A more in-depth storyline, told with cutscenes between missions just as Total Annihilation had, but with more detail.There are numerous thematic and design differences between Total Annihilation and Total Annihilation: Kingdoms. Although the game is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the original Total Annihilation game, comparisons between the two games are inevitable. Total Annihilation: Kingdoms is the anticipated second installment of the Total Annihilation franchise. Plotįour sibling monarchs struggle for domination of the land of Darien: Elsin of Aramon, Kirenna of Veruna, Thirsha of Zhon and Lokken of Taros, following the disappearance of their father, Garacaius.
While it was the last major title from Cavedog Entertainment, an expansion pack, The Iron Plague, was released in 2000. Total Annihilation: Kingdoms or TA:K is a medieval fantasy real time strategy game created and released by Cavedog Entertainment on June 25, 1999.