What is a political strategy MMO?

As a political strategy MMO, Empire & State gives players the chance to explore politics, war, political ideologies, economics, crime and more, all within the context of an immersive, addictive and fun game experience.
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How is it different than a normal MMO?

While normal MMOs tend to focus on activities suited to individuals or small groups/guilds, Empire & State will allow players to cooperatively manage an entire empire comprised of other players like themselves. This means collaborating (or competing) to elect capable political leaders, ensure strong military deployments, create the conditions for a sound economy, and engage in numerous other activities which mirror the management of a real-life nation-state.

To this end, Empire & State aims to be the truest political strategy and civic management simulation game in the world.
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What will it cost?

Empire & State is free to play. Anyone can join the new world and embrace the struggle!
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Do I need an account to play?

Yes, players represent their empire in battle! In order to conquer an opposing empires land, a player must gain influence for their empire in that battle. Players can attack and defeat other players in combat, preventing them from adding influence for their empire.
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Are there guilds in Empire & State?

The current release features empire-level teams only.
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What is an Empire?

An Empire is a collection of players who own territory together. These players work together in their empire to be successful economically, politically, and agriculturally.
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Is there PvP (Player vs. Player) combat?

Yes. Player vs. Player combat takes the form of battles between empire armies. To conquer an opposing empires land, players must gain influence for their empire in that battle. Players can attack and defeat enemy empires in combat, preventing them from adding influence for their empire.
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Is there PvE (Player vs. Environment) play?

Yes. Altea's a dangerous place.
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What platforms will Empire & State work on?

Empire & State is currently only supported on Windows.

Linux and Mac OS X support is to be determined.
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What languages are available?

Empire & State is currently only available in English. We plan on supporting German, Korean, and French.
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Will I need a broadband connection?

A broadband connection is recommended for optimal gameplay and responsiveness; however connections with speeds close to broadband should be suitable as well.
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Can I play offline?

Currently we do not have plans to support offline play.
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Do I need a graphics card?

A graphics card is not required, but having one will greatly increase the performance of our game.
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Do I need an audio card?

No, however this means you will not have access to the wonderful sounds and music of Empire & State.
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What can I do to make sure Empire & State works on my computer?

In order to avoid technical issues or slowdown, please make sure that Java is up to date on your computer. You can go to the Java update page to automatically check if you have the latest version of Java here: < http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp >
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When I try to play, I only see a white screen. How can I fix this?

This issue is caused by out of date graphics drivers on your computer. Please check your graphics hardware and ensure that you have installed the latest drivers for your system:
< nVidia Graphics Drivers > < AMD/ATI Graphics Drivers >
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