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System RequirementsPlease take time to ensure your system meets the Minimum Configuration, detailed below andon the packaging. It is essential that your system meets these requirements in order forKnights of Honor to function properly.

Checking my System SpecificationThe DirectX Diagnostic Tool can provide you with information about your system specificationif you are unsure of your PC’s current specifications.• To run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click onto the Start button and select Run. In the

Open box type DXDIAG. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool appears.• Your system specification can be found in the System Information box and details about

your video and sound card can be found under the Display and Sound tabs.• You should compare this information with the information in the Minimum Configuration

section, below. As a rule of thumb, a PC that meets the Minimum Configuration will runthe game on the most basic graphics and sound options settings.

Note: Unless you are an advanced user we do not recommend changing any of the optionsin the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.

• Do you need help on getting your game started? Jump to the Clean Up Your System beforeRunning the Game section on p. 4!

• Having problems with your game crashing or locking up? Then consult the Problems WithYour Software? section on p. 66!

Minimum Configuration• Windows® XP, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows® 98 Second Edition

(Windows® NT and 95 are not supported)• 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon™ processor• 256 MB RAM• 8x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive• 1.3 GB free hard disk space plus space for saved games (additional space required for

Windows swap-file and DirectX™ 9.0c installation)• 16 MB video card, capable of a resolution of 1024x768• DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card• Keyboard• Mouse

Recommended• 1.5 GHz or faster Intel® Pentium® IV or AMD® Athlon processor• 512 MB or more RAM• 16 x or faster CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

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ContentsInstallation ..................................................3

System Requirements ..................................3

Clean Up Your System Before Running The Game ....................................4

What Is DirectX™? ..............................4

Installing The Game..............................5

Starting The Game................................5

Uninstalling The Game ........................6

Introduction ................................................6

1. Game Synopsis..................................6

2. Player Objectives ..............................7

3. Game World ....................................8

Interface ......................................................9

1. Setting Up A Game ..........................9

2. Strategic View ................................12

3. Battle View......................................14

4. Political View ..................................15

Knight Concept ........................................18

1. Royal Court ....................................18

2. Marshal ..........................................19

3. Spy..................................................21

4. Cleric ..............................................21

5. Merchant ........................................22

6. Landlord ........................................22

7. Builder ............................................22

8. Prisoner ..........................................22

How To Build An Empire ..........................22

1. Royal Dynasty ................................22

2. Warfare ..........................................24

3. Economy ........................................30

4. Diplomacy ......................................35

5. Espionage........................................38

6. Religion ..........................................40

Multiplayer ................................................41

1. Setting Up A Multiplayer Game......41

2. Multiplayer Modes ..........................43

Controls ....................................................45

Battle View..........................................45

Strategic View ....................................46

Political View ......................................47

All Views ............................................47

Appendixes ................................................47

1. Town Improvements........................47

2. Military Units ................................56

Credits ......................................................63

Problems With Your Software? ..................66

Warranty ....................................................67

Customer Support......................................67

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new technologies. Knights of Honor requires DirectX 9.0c, which is included on the game discfor you to install if necessary.In order to operate correctly, DirectX will need the latest software drivers for your video cardand sound card. These drivers can usually be downloaded from your card manufacturer’s websiteor obtained from the card manufacturer’s Technical Support hotline. Using drivers that do nothave DirectX 9.0c support may result in display or audio problems in Knights of Honor.To find out more about DirectX, visit the official DirectX website at:http://www.microsoft.com/directx

How Do I Install DirectX 9.0c?If you want to install DirectX after installing Knights of Honor, insert the disc 1 into your discdrive and click onto the Start button and select RUN. Type D:\DirectX\dxsetup (or substitutethe disc drive letter if it is other than D:\ Check in My Computer) and click OK.

Installing The GameTo install Knights of Honor:1. Start the Windows operating system.2. Close all programs and background tasks, including virus scanners.3. Insert the Knights of Honor disc 1 into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.4. Click INSTALL to initiate the setup program. The InstallShield Wizard opens. Click

NEXT to continue.5. You are now prompted to accept the License Agreement. Click NEXT to continue.6. To change the destination folder, click BROWSE…, select the location that you wish to

copy Knights of Honor files to and click NEXT.7. You will be prompted to choose where the program icons are located in the START menu.

Either select an existing folder or choose your own location, separating each folder with a“\”. Click NEXT to continue.

8. To confirm your Install preparation, click NEXT to start the Installation.9. The game will be copied to your hard drive. When the prompt appears, insert the Knights of

Honor disc 2 into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive and click OK to continue installation.10. When Installation has finished, choose whether you wish to install Gamespy Arcade or not

and click NEXT.11. Knights of Honor requires DirectX 9.0c to run. Make your selection and click NEXT.12. If you wish to create a Knights of Honor shortcut on your desktop, select the option and

click NEXT to continue.13. If you wish to read the readme file or launch the game upon completion of the Installation,

check the appropriate boxes and click FINISH.

Starting The GameTo start Knights of Honor (with disc already in drive):1. Close all open programs and background tasks, including virus scanners.2. Left-click the START button from the Windows Taskbar and select All Programs > Black

Sea Studios > Knights of Honor > Launch Knights of Honor.To start Knights of Honor (without disc already in drive):

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Required for internet games• Required for internet games• Subscribed internet service with an ISP• 56 Kbps or faster modem• 1 disc per player per computer

Recommended for internet games• ISDN or Broadband internet connection (DSL, cable modem or faster)

Required for LAN games• TCP/IP compliant network• 1 disc/player per computer• For warranty and technical support information see p. 67.

Clean Up Your System Before RunningThe GameBefore you install any software, it is critical that your hard drive be in optimum working order.We recommend that you get into the habit of performing regular “house keeping” on your PC.ScanDisk, Disk Defragmenter and Disk Cleanup are the tools that you need to use to keepeverything running smoothly. Such good practice offers you the best chance of running today’sgames with minimum issues. As an added benefit, a clean system will operate more efficiently,and other software applications you use may run more quickly and stably.• ScanDisk (Win 98/ME)/Error-checking (Win 2000/XP) detects and repairs disk errors

and bad sectors on your hard disk drive/s (HDD/s).• Disk Defragmenter ensures that the data on your HDD(s) is organised properly. This

helps to prevent corrupt data and speeds up the accessing of this data by your Computer’sCentral Processing Unit (CPU).

• Disk Cleanup helps you to clear unnecessary files from your system. This frees up diskspace and prevents conflicts that could stop the game from installing correctly.

Consult the Windows Help Guides for information on running the ScanDisk/Error-checking, Disk Defragmenter and Disk Cleanup tools.

Using Windows Help1. Click onto the Start button and select Help (or Help and Support for Windows XP users)

to bring up the Windows Help Guides.2. Now, click the Search section and type in keywords such as “Scandisk” (Win 98/ME),

“Error-Checking” (Win 2000/XP), “Defrag” and “Disk Cleanup” to find the guides thathelp you run these tools.

What Is DirectX™?DirectX is part of Windows® 98, 2000, ME and XP. It allows Windows to access certain partsof your PC at high speed, to allow you to run today’s games. As new technology is introduced,such as next generation 3D video cards and 3D soundcards, DirectX evolves to support these

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2. Player ObjectivesYou assume the role of the guiding spirit in a Kingdom of your choice and your main goal is tobe a successful ruler. You are in charge of the virtual throne and it is your duty to decide thedestiny of your empire. You can form alliances, plan conquests, develop your lands or spy onothers: you decide where you want to focus your efforts.

2.1. Ultimate Emperor of EuropeTo win the game you have to become the Ultimate Emperor of Europe. This goal can beachieved in one of two ways:• Winning the election for Ultimate Emperor of Europe• Claiming the title of Ultimate Emperor of Europe

2.1.1 ElectionPeriodically the seven most important Kingdoms in Europe are ranked. The rulers of the firsttwo Kingdoms become candidates and the five others are the electors in the election of theUltimate Emperor of Europe. You can attend the election as an observer to see who is voting forwhom. If you are a candidate you can accept or turn down the nomination. As an elector youcan abstain from voting.There are two possible outcomes:• You win the election and become Ultimate Emperor of Europe. You can choose to reject

the result, which means the game continues, or you can accept the result and win the game.• You lose the election and another ruler is elected to that title. In this case you can accept

the results and lose the game, or you can decline them and begin a war against everyonewho voted for the elected ruler instead of you.

2.1.2 Claiming the Title of Ultimate Emperor of EuropeWhen you feel strong enough to win the election, you need not wait: you can always claim thetitle of Ultimate Emperor of Europe at any time via the Royal Dynasty window . You can thenmanually initiate the election and see if the other Kingdoms elect you. After you have claimedthe title, if you are not successful, you have to wait a while before you can claim again.

2.2. LosingYou lose the game when you have lost your last Province or when you have accepted the electionof another ruler to the role of Ultimate Emperor of Europe. You will then be directed to theStatistics Screen, where you can see your overall performance.

2.3. Total Victory or Minor VictoryIf you manage to conquer all Provinces in Europe you automatically become Ultimate Emperorof Europe. You can also win the game by achieving all 10 Kingdom Advantages, which is calleda Minor Victory.

2.4. RetireAt any time during the game you can decide to leave the game by retiring. If you retire you willbe also directed to the Statistics Screen.

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1. Start the Windows operating system.2. Close all open programs and background tasks, including virus scanners.3. Insert the Knights of Honor disc into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. The Autorun

menu appears.4. If the Autorun menu does not automatically appear, left-click the START button from the

Windows Taskbar and select RUN…. Type D:\autorun.exe in the Run dialog box, thenclick OK (substitute the correct letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive if other than D: ).

5. Left-click the PLAY button.

Uninstalling The GameTo uninstall Knights of Honor:1. Start the Windows operating system.2. Left-click the START button from the Windows Taskbar and select All Programs > Black

Sea Studios > Knights of Honor > Uninstall Knights of Honor.3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstall process.4. Decide whether or not you want to keep the save games and profiles on your PC. They can

be used again when you reinstall the game at the same location.

Introduction

1. Game SynopsisWelcome to Knights of Honor: the first Empire Conquering Simulation.The game’s mix of real-time strategy and immersive battle situations offers something foreveryone within an absorbing simulation environment.In Knights of Honor your goal is simple – become the Emperor of all Europe by means fair orfoul. Keep in mind that you are not playing in a static environment: the rest of Europe is vyingfor the same, so you will be inundated with request or threats from fellow rulers, as well asnumerous offers of agreements and perhaps even special missions. As monarch of your ownKingdom, you must think on your feet, for the decision as to how you conquer Europe is at lastthrust into your own hands.Your Knights are the most important element of the game and with them you will fight wars,manage Provinces and secure trade agreements with the other rulers. Fight, trade, make peaceand form alliances to achieve your goal while developing a successful Kingdom using theKnights in a variety of roles, while other rulers are doing exactly the same. Just remember: yourKnights are a finite resource, for you can choose just nine of these powerful, brave and bold men.You will play in one of three major time periods during an age rife with conquest and confrontation.Early Medieval about 1000 ADHigh Medieval about 1200 ADLate Medieval about 1350 ADEach period represents a milestone in the Medieval ages and comes with its own trials andtribulations. In addition, the Kingdom you choose affects the difficulty and challenge of thegame. For example, choose England and you will get a large Kingdom with many resourcescompared to a small Province such as Aragon. Your economic and social conditions, Provincesize and how the rest of the world reacts towards you will be totally different.

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3.3. Political ViewIn essence this view is a combination of a political and economic map of Europe. From here youcan manage your diplomatic activities, plan your conquests and gain a summary of information.Provinces can also be managed from here.

Interface

1. Setting Up A GameBefore you can rule an Empire successfully, you need to familiarise yourself with how to playKnights of Honor. Knights of Honor can be played completely by mouse but, as many playersfavour keyboard controls, the Controls section provides an overview of the keyboardconfiguration and shortcuts for this style of play (see p. 45).

1.1. Main MenuAfter loading the game and watching the intro movie you will find yourself viewing the Main Menu.

When the game is loaded for the first time, the menu options are deactivated – before you canproceed you must create a player profile.

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3. Game WorldKnights of Honor has three game views, each with its own type of information. The views showthe game scenario from three different viewpoints.

3.1. Strategic ViewThe Strategic View represents the strategic layer of the game. This is the main game view anddepicts the whole of Europe.From here you can make global decisions, which are:• managing your economy• recruiting and moving armies• assigning your Knights• caring for the Royal Family• developing your Provinces

3.2. Battle ViewThe Battle View represents the tactical layer of the game and shows the scenery from a muchcloser point of view than the Strategic View. You will see this view only when you decide to leada battle yourself. This view can be used to control your troops and Knights directly and it is herethat you will execute the military strategies you have planned in the Strategic View.

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Play Alone – Play a single player game against the AI

Play With Friends – Play a multiplayer game against human opponents

Learn To Play – Learn to play the game in an interactive tutorial

Preferences – Change settings to improve performance

Credits – View the credits

Exit – Quit to Windows

Player Profile – Edit your profile


Here you can select the Kingdom you wish to play from all those available. You can browse allKingdoms in a list or select them directly from the map. The available Kingdoms you canchoose from change according to the chosen period of play.You can also select the desired difficulty level:• Easy, recommended for beginning and intermediate players• Normal, recommended for experienced and advanced players• Hard, recommended for expert playersFinally, in Normal or Hard difficulty levels, you can choose to pause the world in the StrategicView while you are leading battles in the Battle View. By default this is turned on for Normaldifficulty and off for Hard difficulty. On Easy level, the default is on and cannot be changed.After you have chosen your settings and clicked the PLAY button, you will find yourself in theStrategic View, looking over your Kingdom.

1.5. Quick BattleThe Quick Battle mode allows you to jump straight into the action of medieval warfare withoutthe strategic level attached to it. To access the Quick Battle menu, select QUICK BATTLE fromthe Play Alone menu.

You can choose between two game types, the Open Field Battle or the Town Assault.

1.5.1. Open Field BattleIn this game type, two randomly composed armies meet on a large automatically generatedbattlefield. The side that kills all enemy units or manages to kill the enemy leader wins.

1.5.2. Town AssaultHere you can choose to either defend or attack a town. If you are the Defender your objective isto successfully fight off the attacking force. If you are the Attacker your objective is to breachthe walls and conquer the town. The armies are composed randomly.

1.6. Learn To PlaySelect LEARN TO PLAY from the Main Menu for a tutorial on how to play Knights of Honor.You will be introduced step by step to the rich gameplay and the sheer number of possibilitiesopen to you in the game. When you leave the tutorial your progress is saved in your profile, soyou can continue from where you left off at a later date.

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1.2. Player ProfileGame settings and saved games are stored in your profile.To create a profile:1. Click on the words NEW PLAYER.2. Enter your name and press ENTER when done.3. Click on the arrows either side of the title to change it.4. Click on the portrait to select a different one.5. When you have finished, click the tick icon and your profile is created.• To create another new profile, click on the head icon then follow the above instructions.To edit a profile:1. Click on the inkwell icon.2. Click on the name and edit it – press ENTER to finish.3. Click on the arrows either side of the title to change it.4. Click on the portrait to select a different one.5. When you have finished, click the tick icon and the changes are complete.To change a profile:1. Click on the double-arrow icon to open a list of all of the other profiles created on this computer.2. Browse the profiles, using the up and down arrows if needed.3. Click on a profile you wish to play with.4. Click the tick icon to play with the selected profile.

1.3. Play AloneTo access the single player menu, select PLAY ALONE from the Main Menu. In the Play Alonemenu the following choices are available:PLAY ON EUROPE Play the main game mode – your aim is to conquer Europe.CONTINUE SAVED GAME Load a saved game.QUICK BATTLE Plays battle maps in the Battle View.BACK Return to the Main Menu.

1.4. Play On EuropeIf you select Play On Europe you will find yourself in the Kingdom selection menu.

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Period – Choose entry period

European Map –Political map of Europe

Kingdom description –Description of

selected Kingdom

Back – Return to thePlay Alone menu

Kingdom List – Selectthe Kingdoms from a list

Map – Select theKingdoms from the map

Difficulty – Chooselevel of difficulty

Pause During Battles –Check this box to pausethe Strategic View gameworld during battles

Play – Play the game

Previous Game Type –Changes the game typeAttacker – Choose to

become the attacker(Town Assault only)

Banner and colour –Shows your banner

and colourGame description –

Description of theselected game type

Back – Back to PlayAlone menu

Next Game Type –Changes the game type

Defender – Choose tobecome the defender(Town Assault only)

Game Type – Selectedgame type

Position – Shows if youare Attacker or Defender(Town Assault only)

Play – Play the selectedgame type


MinimapThe Minimap contains visual overview information. It can be magnified if needed, and can alsobe switched between political and strategic mode.

Political ViewThis leads you to the Political View, where you can retrieve valuable information about otherKingdoms and those of your own empire. For more information please see section 4 on page 15.

Kingdom RankingsKingdoms are constantly ranked by their power, size, military strength, economy, trade,happiness level and by how much they are respected or hated. Clicking here provides you with adetailed overview.

Province OverviewShows a list of all your Provinces, including the level of development, ongoing construction,wars, rebellion risk and production.

Kingdom AdvantagesThis leads you to the Kingdom Advantages overview, where you can see the KingdomAdvantages, Trade Goods and Exotic Goods that have already been processed.

Kingdom WealthThis opens a detailed overview of the amount of Piety raised, number of Books written and theincome in Gold in your Kingdom.

Royal DynastyHere you can view the Royal Family and gain information about them and their status. You willalso find the claim button here to claim the title of Ultimate Emperor of all Europe.

Royal LibraryThis opens up the Royal Library: an in-game help section, whereyou can learn additional information about the game.

MenuThis opens the in-game pause menu. From there you can go to the Preferences menu, save/loada game or retire.

LogHere you see all messages concerning other Kingdoms. You can enlarge and reduce this window.

2.1. TerrainThe geography in Knights of Honor plays a strategic role. The terrain defines the types of battlesthat can be fought and can be seen in the Battle View. Armies cannot pass through mountainsand must board ships to cross the sea.

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1.7. Preferences

To access the Preferences Menu, select PREFERENCES from the Main Menu. In this menuyou can customise the game settings. Switch graphical details off to improve performance whenrunning Knights of Honor on a slower machine. You can also adjust the volume for the soundFX, music and speech or choose to Reverse Speakers.Additionally you can choose whether Knights of Honor autosaves and how often it does so.

2. Strategic ViewThe Strategic View is the main game view. In this view you rule over your Provinces, plan yourconquests, develop your lands, move your armies, etc. Enemy territory is covered by fog of war,which means you cannot see enemy armies unless they have crossed your borders.

Kingdom PowerThis shows the current level of your Kingdom Power. Click on the number to spend Gold andPiety to increase it.

Royal CourtThe Royal Court shows all Knights currently in your employment. Click on a Knight’s portraitto issue commands or click on an empty slot to promote a new Knight.

Kingdom TreasuryAll your Gold, Books and Piety are stored in the Kingdom Treasury. The numbers represent thecurrent stock of each.

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Kingdom Power

Royal Court

Kingdom Treasury

Ongoing battles and constructions

Minimap

Political View

Kingdom Rankings

Province Overview

Kingdom AdvantagesKingdom Wealth

Royal Library

Royal Dynasty

Menu

Log


Squad Information (Expertise, Stamina, Arrows, Man Count, Morale)Depending on the information filter chosen, this is where you can view the current stamina,remaining arrows or headcount.

Formation CommandsYou can issue formation commands via these icons.

CommandsThese icons each represent one command. To order or command your troops, select a squad,click on the command icon and then left-click on the target.

Special CommandsStand Ground and Hold Your Fire commands are given to your selected squads via these buttons.

Squad ExperienceThis shows the selected squad’s current experience level.

Squad PortraitThis portrait shows you what the selected squad looks like.

SquadThis is a squad on the battlefield. The bar above each squad signifies its morale.

Marshal SkillsYou can expand or reduce the list of skills for both your marshal and the enemy marshal. Allskills developed at this point are shown.

4. Political ViewIn this view you can retrieve vital information about other empires and your own. You can alsogather information about ongoing military activities in your lands, as well as current battles. Forforeign territories, you can switch between Kingdom information and Province information.

4.1. Kingdom Information

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3. Battle ViewThis view can only be seen when you decide to lead a battle yourself or when you play a QuickBattle or Multiplayer Match. Squads are selected via the left mouse button and are moved byclicking the right mouse button on the target. When you win or lose the battle you will bepresented with an Outcome Screen and transferred back to the Strategic View. During the battleyou can leave the view whenever you wish, by clicking on the magnifying glass icon, but youcannot return to it.

Marshal(s)The portraits of the participating Marshals will be shown. Rolling the mouse pointer over themwill display their names.

Army MoraleThis shows the overall morale of the participating armies.

Battle InformationThis is where you can see the battle’s location and status, e.g. if you are losing or winning.

Battle BonusDepending upon the situation, an army may have a Battle Bonus. This is shown here.

Information FiltersYou can toggle between five information filters. Experience shows the experience level of allsquads. Stamina shows the current stamina of all squads. Arrow shows the number of remainingarrows in the ranged units. Men count shows an overview of the men still alive in the squads.The morale filter shows the current morale of all squads. When entering a battle the number ofmen in the squad is shown as the default filter.

Squad IconsThe icons show all of your squads participating in this battle. If a squad has been completelyeliminated its icon disappears.

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Marshal(s)

Marshal Skills

Squad (with Morale indicator)

Squad Portrait

Squad Experience

Men Count

ArrowsStamina

Special CommandsCommands

Formation Commands

Squad Icons

Information Filters

Squad Information(Experience, Stamina,Arrows, Men Count,Morale)

Battle Bonus

Battle InformationArmy Morale

Kingdom Name

Religion

StancesKingdom Banner/Province Information

Strategic View

Filters

Ruler Name

Kingdom

Audience (Ruler Portrait)

Ruler Title

Economical InformationValuable Rumours

Political Information

Relation

Age

Personality


Piety, Gold, Food, Workers, BooksThis shows the current production of this Province.

4.4. FiltersKingdoms

This is the default filter and when activated it shows the current political conditionswith all Kingdoms and their vassals on the European map, broken down by Kingdoms.

It also shows armies currently marching through your lands or on open sea.

RelationsThis filter shows your relationships with other Kingdoms, coloured according to therelationship bar. Click on a foreign Kingdom to learn more about their relations.

StancesBy activating this filter you can see your diplomatic stances with other Kingdoms,represented by different colours. Also you can find out about other Kingdoms’

diplomatic stances.

ReligionWhen activated, the map shows which religion the Kingdom follows. Each Kingdom iscoloured in the colour corresponding to its religion. Provinces of a different religion

than their ruling Kingdom’s religion are striped, with the stripes representing the Province’sreligion. When a Province is currently going through conversion, you will see an icon with thereligion it is being converted to.

Rebellion RisksThis filter shows you the current risk of rebellion status across your Kingdom brokendown by Provinces. It also shows the current level of town development in all Provinces.

Province Features and GoodsClicking on a Province Feature will highlight the Provinces where this feature isavailable by shading them in green. Clicking on an icon that represents one of the

Trade Goods will colour all Provinces where it is currently being manufactured in solid blue andwhere it could be manufactured in blue stripes. Clicking on one of the Exotic Goods will shadepink all the Provinces where it is currently being imported. Goods or Features you possess aremarked on the icon bar with a green tick icon.

UnitsClick this to find out more about the availability of the different units in Knights ofHonor. When activated all available units in Knights of Honor are shown at the bottom

of the screen. Clicking a unit colours all the Provinces possessing that type of unit green, andmarks those where it could be recruited with green stripes.

BuildingsApply this filter to view the availability of different structures across all Provinces.Select a building from the icon bar: Provinces where it has been built are coloured in

green and Provinces where it could be built are marked with green stripes. Structures you havebuilt are marked in the icon bar with a green tick icon.

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Ruler PortraitSee what the selected ruler looks like. To initiate an audience with the Kingdom, click on theruler’s portrait and the Audience Window will appear.

AgeThis is the selected ruler’s current age. Each ruler can die of old age during the game.

PersonalityEach ruler has a specific personality. Their personalities define their diplomatic behaviour.

Economic InformationClicking this icon lets you retrieve information about the selected Kingdom’s economy.

Valuable RumoursClick here to see if there are any valuable rumours about this Kingdom. The information yougain is more accurate if a Spy of yours has infiltrated the Kingdom, or you have a Merchantassigned to a trade route with it.

Political InformationThis gives you information about the friends, enemies and vassalage status of the selectedKingdom.

ReligionThis shows the religion of the selected Province or Kingdom.

RelationshipThis bar shows your current relationship with the selected Kingdom.

StancesThese icons show your agreements with and stance towards the selected Kingdom.

Strategic ViewClicking this button will return you to your last location in the Strategic View. Alternatively,double-click on any Kingdom and you will be taken to that location in the Strategic View.

4.2. Kingdom BannerThe banner shown is that of the Kingdom the Province belongs to. Click on the banner totoggle between Province and Kingdom information.

4.3. Province Information

Rebellion RiskThis shows the risk of a rebellion breaking out in this Province. If it is your own Province youcan see a detailed overview about the happiness of your population within this Province.

Province FeaturesIf a Province has specific land features they will be shown here.

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Town Name

Rebellion Risk

Kingdom Banner

Province Features FoodWorkers

ReligionProvince Name Piety

Gold

Books


1.4. Knight StatesSometimes a small icon representing their current state may appear below a Knight. Roll themouse pointer over them to retrieve additional information.

1.5. ExperienceClerics, Merchants, Spies, Builders and Landlords can be educated to a higherexperience level using books. They can have up to 5 levels, represented by stars abovetheir portrait. The higher their experience level is, the higher their bonus when

governing towns or the more successful they will be.

1.6. GoverningMerchants, Landlords, Builders and Clerics can govern a Province. Depending on theirprofession and experience they will bring the Province a bonus. A Knight who isgoverning a town can be identified by the castle icon below his portrait.

2. MarshalMarshals are Knights who lead your armies. Without a Marshal in your serviceyou cannot conquer other Provinces. In order for your Marshal to recruit units,he must be deployed in a town. The Marshal is the only Knight in Knights of

Honor who can learn new skills in order to improve his military performance. Marshalsare also the only Knights who appear as a unit in the game that you can move around in theStrategic View. Some of your Marshals may even become crusaders and lead crusades, if the Popechooses them.

2.1. Marshal ExperienceA Marshal receives experience during battles. For special achievements,like conquering a Province, winning a battle, etc., he receives moreexperience than he would gain for just taking part in a battle. When hegains enough experience he earns a new experience level, represented bya star below his portrait.

2.2. Marshal SkillsFor each experience level you can grant your Marshal a new skill or upgrade an existing one. AMarshal can have up to 6 different skills. Each skill can be developed in 3 stages. The skillsaffect the military behaviour of the Knight and the army under his command. They canimprove the speed, morale, attack or defence bonus, and so on.

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Knight ConceptA Medieval ruler may have been powerful, but he still couldn’t be in more than one place at thesame time. Instead he had to rely on loyal deputies, who would lead his armies, develop hislands, trade with other Kingdoms or perform clandestine actions upon his behalf. In Knights ofHonor the Knights fill this role. Each Kingdom can have a maximum of nine Knights in theRoyal Court, and each Knight can have one of six different professions.

1. Royal CourtAll Knights are hired to the Royal Court, represented by 9 slots at the top of the screen in theStrategic and Political Views. You can always see what your Knights are currently doing. You can also interact with them via the Royal Court. Different colours represent the Knights’different professions.

1.1. Hiring a KnightAll Knights must be paid, but alternatively you can assign a Prince or King as a Knight withoutany cost at all. However, Princes or Kings serving as Knights can be killed or captured.1. Click on an empty slot2. a) Click on a Prince/King or

b) Click on the Promote Knight icon to hire a Knight3. Decide the new Knight’s profession

1.2. Exile/Call Back a KnightIf you do not need a specific Knight any more you can dismiss him from your Royal Court. AKnight disappears and will never return, but a Prince or King can be sent to other assignmentsand will keep the experience they have gained.Click on a Knight:a) If he is a Prince or King, click the Call Back button, and he will return to the Throne Roomb) If he is a Knight, click the Exile button and he will immediately disappear.

1.3. Giving OrdersEvery Knight, depending on his state and profession, can receive orders from you at any giventime. To issue an order you have to:1. Click on the specific Knight.2. Click on one of the available orders.

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MarshalSpy

Merchant

ClericLandlord

Builder


3. SpySpies are Knights who perform clandestine actions for you. They can infiltrate otherRoyal Courts, where they can be hired for one of the six professions. They canperform several different espionage actions, depending on the profession the otherKing gives them. But beware – you might also have hired a Spy as one of your

Knights. A Spy can be captured and imprisoned: this is represented by bars falling over hisportrait. A Spy not assigned a mission automatically protects your Royal Court. For moreinformation, see Espionage on p. 38.

4. MerchantMerchants are your trade representatives and allow you to actively trade with otherKingdoms. They can raise additional gold income for you or import Trade Goods.Highly experienced Merchants raise more gold for you. To assign a Merchant to atrade route you need to have signed Trade Agreements with other Kingdoms. When

governing a Province they increase your gold income.

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Leadership DreadIncreases the army’s motivation whenfighting with the Marshal. The army’smorale is higher than usual.

Causes the enemy soldiers to fear theMarshal. They suffer a decrease inmorale in battle.

Sword Mastery Archery Master

Makes the Marshal a master in the art of sword fighting. All sword-fighting units gain experience fasterthan normal.

Makes the Marshal a master in theart of fighting with rangedweaponry. All ranged units gainexperience faster than normal.

Cavalry Master Learning

The Marshal becomes a master athorse riding. All mounted units gainexperience faster than normal.

The Marshal becomes a betterlearner and gains experience fasterthan usual.

Engineering BallisticsThe Marshal becomes a specialist inthe use of siege weaponry. He canequip his army with advanced siegeweaponry.

Makes ranged units more accurateand increases the damage they cause.Additionally all ranged units will beable to shoot fire arrows.

Strategist HealerCauses the army to march faster thannormal and become more efficient atintercepting enemy armies.

The Marshal becomes a healer and,as a result, your army recovers somelosses automatically.

Conqueror AdmiralCauses the army to feel much moreconfident on enemy territory. Themorale in foreign lands is higherthan usual.

The Marshal becomes a sailor andthe army is more confident beingaboard a ship as a result. They alsoget an attack bonus in sea-battles.The Marshal can also camp his armyclose to the shore and build a ship.

Enforcer Tactics

This skill causes the army to bemore efficient at plundering, so theycollect more loot than normal.

The Marshal becomes a tactician and,as a result, your army always gets anattack or defence bonus during campassaults, fortified camp assaults,coastal landings and river crossings.Additionally the army can fortifywhen camping.

Jousting EnduranceCauses the Marshal and his guardsto be more skilled in hand-to-handcombat. They have a higher attackbonus than normal.

This skill causes the Marshal to trainhis army more intensely and moreefficiently. As a result they use lessstamina in battles than usual.

Night Stalker Logistics

Causes the army to feel moreconfident during night time assaults,giving them a higher attack bonusthan normal.

Makes the Marshal’s army better atrationing their food, so they cantravel farther and endure longersieges.

Siegecraft Iron FistCauses the army to be more efficientat sieges and experience less attritionin sieges than it would normally.

The Marshal fights more brutallyagainst rebels. As a result, the army hasa higher attack bonus against rebels.

Manoeuvre Spear MasteryMakes squads much moremanoeuvrable in battle. All squadsmove more quickly as a result.

The Marshal becomes a master inthe art of fighting with a spear. Allspear bearing units gain experiencefaster than normal.

FanaticCauses the army to act morefanatically when fighting armies of adifferent religion. As a result, theirmorale is higher than normal.


(provided that the King is married). They will be babies at first but will soon grow up to bevaluable assets and enrich your Kingdom.

1.1. KingThe King is the central figure of your Royal Family and is the ruler of your Kingdom. InKnights of Honor there are many different titles for his position, such as Sultan, Emperor or Tzar,depending on the culture and religion of the country you choose to begin to play with.Should your King die, whether from being killed on the battlefield or from old age, a new Kingwill be appointed (see section 1.2. Succession and Heirs below for more information).You can have your King perform any Knightly profession and, if appointed to such a role, theKing has additional bonuses when performing his duties. For example, if you appoint your Kingas Marshal, the armies he leads will get a very high morale boost. If the King himself enters thebattle all those friendly units that see this heroic act of valour get an additional morale bonus.

1.1.1. King TalentsYour King can have up to five talents at 3 different levelsof development, which determine his personality. Thetalents and their level of development are fixed and do notchange: the higher the level of development, the higher thebonus for that talent. They are first shown when the Kingis a Prince and stay constant until his death. You cannotsee an enemy King’s talents.Economy: You get a bonus in your overall Kingdom income as well as benefits to

the King’s performance when he is assigned as a Merchant.Diplomacy: Your King’s diplomatic rating affects all diplomatic decisions. For

instance, a high rating means that you can more easily gain approval ofyour proposals.

Warfare: All of your armies receive a morale bonus based on this talent’s level of development.

Espionage: This talent increases the chance of success for all of your spies.Religion: This talent speeds the conversion process and improves your

Clerics’ performance.

1.2. Succession and HeirsWhen your King dies his rightful heir will succeed him. In the Royal Family window you canchoose which of his sons will be the rightful heir to the throne.To select the rightful heir:1. Roll the mouse pointer over the Prince(s) to see their future talents as King.2. Click on the portrait of the Prince you wish to inherit the throne.3. A crown indicates the inheriting Prince.4. If you want to change heirs, click another portrait and the crown will move.Be careful: in medieval times the eldest son traditionally inherited the throne via right ofsuccession and if you decide to give your Kingdom’s crown to the youngest son instead, hisbrothers may become rather angry when the day of inheritance comes.Apart from the King’s sons, all of the Princesses’ husbands can lay legitimate claim to the crown.When your King dies, all foreign Kings related to yours through a royal marriage between their

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5. ClericReligion was very important during the Middle Ages and this is reflected in Knightsof Honor. The Cleric is your religious representative, helping you to increase the Pietyin your lands. You can also send him to convert Provinces of different religions toyour own religion after a successful conquest. A Cleric can also govern Provinces,

where he increases the Piety raised and writes books. An experienced Cleric may one daybecome the Pope or Patriarch.

6. LandlordLandlords are responsible for the food supply, which is the basis for developing yourlands. A Landlord helps you ensure that your population is more effective in theproduction and consumption of food. Under his government the population growsmore quickly and in sieges he rations the food consumption so your towns can

endure longer. He also allows you to have a higher population in your Provinces, which means ahigher tax income.

7. BuilderThe Builder takes care of construction in the town. He makes sure that your townsdevelop more quickly and are more efficient. A town can have a higher number ofworkers available in a Province governed by a Builder.

8. PrisonerImprisoned foreign Spies and Knights occupy a slot in your Royal Court. Clicking them letsyou decide whether to release them, kill them or hold them for ransom. Your Knights can alsobe imprisoned and you can either negotiate their freedom or leave them in the foreigndungeons. If you do not know where a spy comes from, you can torture him to find out. But beaware that he may die and your relationship with the Kingdom he comes from may worsenwhile your Kingdom Power drops significantly.

How To Build An Empire

1. Royal DynastyIn order to build an empire, a ruler has to founda dynasty. Empires are not conquered in a dayand only a long and lively lineage of kings andheirs can guarantee the successful growth andprosperity of the future empire.The dynasty is represented in the royal family treeand consists of the King, his wife and all theirsons and daughters. When you begin the gameyou will probably have a King, Queen and at leastone Prince or Princess. With time your RoyalFamily will grow and new children will be born

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But don’t fall into the oldest of all traps: military power, although very important, is not enoughto build a true empire if used unwisely. You will need to be wise and consider your actionscarefully before deciding to send your armies on a rampage.

2.1. SquadsIn Knights of Honor you do not control individual members of your army but rather completegroups, which are called Units or Squads. Whenever you hire new troops, you hire completeUnits/Squads. The number of individuals in a Unit/Squad depends on the type of unitsrecruited. The only exception to this is siege weaponry, which is created and controlled on asingle unit basis.

2.2. ArmyIn order to wage war you must first build an army. An army consists of a Marshal, who leads upto nine squads of soldiers and up to four siege units. Also, every army has a separate food supplythat depletes over time when the army is not in town.

2.3 RecruitingYou can recruit squads from any town that you own. To recruit, you have todeploy a Marshal in the town and then click the Recruit Army button onthe interface. You will then see a menu with all units available in that town.If you roll the mouse pointer over a given unit type’s icon, you will see ashort description of the unit as well as the cost of recruiting one squad ofthat type. All costs are in gold and food, but in addition to that cost eachunit takes away one of your citizens. Be careful not to run out of citizenswhen recruiting units from towns with a smaller population. Each town hasthree types of units that you can recruit:• Special Units for the Kingdom you are playing. They can be recruited in

every Province you own.• Local Units available only in the region where the Province is located.• Provincial Special Units. They can only be recruited in this Province.Some units have prerequisites that must be met before they can be recruited. These could bebuildings, such as Stables for mounted units or a Swordsmith for sword units. The morecomplex the units are, the more prerequisites you need to meet – some units may have as manyas five prerequisites.

2.4. ExperienceEvery squad in your army gains experience from the battles they survive. With time, the squadwill increase its level and greatly enhance its statistics. There are three levels of experiencebeyond the initial rookie level: regular, veteran and elite. The current experience level isrepresented by the stars next to the portrait of the squads in the Battle View.

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sons or themselves and one of your King’s daughters may decide to claim part of your empire. Ifyou deny them their rights they will go to war with you, so always think twice when marrying aPrincess to another Kingdom.If the King has no heirs, the royal succession passes to the Royal Court, where the mostdistinguished Knights will contest the crown between them and decide who will be the newKing. However, when the new King is appointed the other Knights may not accept him as theirliege and may rebel. This means that if your King dies and has no heirs to succeed him, there isa very good chance that your Kingdom will be plunged into a devastating civil war.

1.3. QueenThe Queen is the King’s royal wife. She is also mother to all of the Princes and Princesses. If one ofyour Princesses marries a foreign King, or an heir who becomes King, your country will be stronglyrepresented in that particular court, resulting in better chances for espionage on your behalf.

1.4. PrinceProbably the Queen’s most important duty is to provide the Kingdom and royal dynasty with atleast one Prince. If the King has fathered a Prince, you can rest assured that when the timecomes the royal dynasty will continue smoothly. Of course, the more Princes your King andQueen have, the better off your Kingdom is.Apart from being useful as a political asset, your Prince is also very important for saving yourKingdom money, for he can perform all duties that a regular Knight can perform, but withoutcharge. So, in effect, your Prince is a free Knight. Don’t get carried away, though, and risk yourPrinces too lightly: you may save money but, if the worst comes to the worst, you can lose yourPrinces and leave the Kingdom without an heir.You can marry your Prince off to a foreign royal family. By doing so you are entitled to a futureclaim on their crown, in the form of one to three Provinces. When the foreign King dies youcan choose whether to exercise your claim or not. Of course, if you don’t claim part of theforeign Kingdom your relationship with it will improve. Your Prince has to be alive in order tobe able to make a claim. Just don’t forget that everything said about claims up to now alsoapplies when a foreign Prince is part of your royal family and your King dies.

1.5. PrincessIn Knights of Honor princesses are valuable diplomatic assets. Whenever you are trying to pull offa diplomatic deal, you can offer the hand of a Princess to improve the relationship, which willalso greatly improve your chances of persuading the other side to accept a proposal. Vice versa,another ruler may suggest a Royal Wedding too, either as a requirement or just as a normalproposal (see also section 4. Diplomacy on p. 35).When you marry a Princess off you will get a hefty bonus on all espionage activities in thatKingdom, with the bonus increasing greatly should the Princess become queen (see also section5. Espionage, on p. 38). Just keep in mind that by marrying off a Princess, you also grant theirhusband the right to a future claim on your lands.

2. WarfareThe number one method of expanding and building an empire is by conquest. World historyhas records of numerous campaigns, wars and conflicts, all with the same ultimate goal: toconquer more lands and become more powerful. In Knights of Honor we have kept to thistradition and have provided you with many tools to plan, execute and maintain your conquests.

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LandThis command can be issued only to an army onboard a ship. The army will disembark fromthe ship at the target location. If the target is inland they will disembark at the coast and marchto the desired position. After the army has left the ship, it disappears.

Build ShipYour Marshal must have the Admiral skill and the army has to make a camp close to the shore.When you give the order to build a ship, the army approaches the shore and starts building.After a while the army will appear on a ship in the water.

2.8. BattlesBattle TypesIn Knights of Honor whenever your army meets an enemy object (army, rural area, town) youautomatically engage in battle. There are different types of battles based on the object, terrain orcircumstances that preceded the battle.

2.8.1 World View SimulationAll battles can be fought without going into the Battle View. Instead, the battle will besimulated in the Strategic View. During the battle you can click on it and you will see the typeof battle, the leaders of the armies taking part (with their respective bonuses) and arepresentation of the course of the battle. All conditions such as army morale and terrain aretaken into account when calculating the outcome of the battle.2.8.2. Open Field

This battle is held in the open between enemyarmies. Each side can use up to two armies,entering battle with one army and reinforcing withthe second later on. You can also choose to lead the

battle personally, in which case a battle will be spawned in Battle View. The objective here is todestroy the enemy army or force a retreat.

2.8.3. PlunderingPlundering occurs when an army attacks a ruralarea in enemy territory, with the main aims beingto gain plunder or to weaken the enemy. If the areais undefended, the battle ends after a given time. If

a defending army attacks during plundering you can choose to lead your army and a battle willbe spawned in Battle View. This battle will featurea rural area and the objective is either to defendthe rural area or to destroy the defending army.When the plundering army wins the battle, therural area is destroyed.

2.8.4. Town AssaultA Town Assault automatically occurs whenever anarmy attacks a town without a wall. If you chooseto lead the battle, a battle will be spawned in BattleView. Your army will be inside the town when you

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2.5. ReplenishmentWhen you fight battles you will eventually take casualties. You can replenish squads fromany town that you own. When restocking squads you actually put fresh soldiers amongst

the veterans, thus diluting the squad’s experience and increasing the time it takes them toincrease in level. You can replenish every type of unit in every town.

2.6. Food WagonRecruited armies require food to support themselves during their march. Whenstationed in a town, an army uses food from the town reserves, but when you orderyour marshal to go on a military campaign, the army starts to consume food from its

own stock, which will eventually be used up. When that happens, the army receives a penalty ontheir morale due to low rations. The amount of food carried is represented by the Food Wagonicon in the interface. It can be restocked in two ways:• When the army is deployed in a town, click on the wagon and it will automatically refill.

Be aware that this food will be transferred from the town’s food storage.• When the army is marching in enemy territory you can command them to plunder a farm

and you will get food as loot.

2.7. Army CommandsYou can order your army to perform different actions while playing in the Strategic View.

MoveThis is a basic command that tells your army to move to the location you choose with the mouse.In order to move across the sea, you have to board ships in a harbour or build your own ships.

StopThis orders your army to stop executing the previously issued command.

CampWhen given this command, your army will build a camp and begin resting. While camping thearmy replenishes lost morale and eats less food.

FortifyThe army builds a fortified camp, which can be defended against attack much more successfully.Your Marshal has to have the Tactics skill to be able to use this command.

AttackThis is a generic command that includes attacking an enemy army, reinforcing a battle,plundering a rural area or assaulting an enemy town.

SiegeThe army will lay siege to the enemy town. When the town’s food reserves are depleted it willfall. But if the army’s food is gone before the town’s runs out, it may break off the siege.

Board ShipThis command can be only issued if the chosen target is a harbour. The army will go to the harbourand, after a short pause for boarding, the army will appear onboard a ship close to the harbour.

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serious hurdle for all mounted units: if you have cavalry in your army you should avoid battlesin forested areas at all costs. Ranged units are also at a disadvantage in forests. The hills areheaven for ranged units as those on higher ground are far more effective than those below them.The mountains are impassable in Knights of Honor which makes the passes an important strategicasset. The big rivers spawn River Cross battles, while the seas can only be crossed with ships.

2.10. MoraleThe units in Knights of Honor don’t have hit points: they only have one life and if hit they dieinstantly. So in order to win you have to either kill the entire enemy army or scare it away. Theunits’ morale is the measure of how eager to fight each unit is, so with a carefully planned strikeyou can win the battle with fewer troops than your enemy.

2.10.1. DefinitionMorale is the amount of confidence of a given unit to fight. It is calculated per unit and shownboth per squad and per army. Morale is dynamic and changes all the time to accommodate thechanging conditions in the game.

2.10.2. FactorsMorale is affected by many factors, such as heavy losses, fighting on enemy territory, nightmarches, the enemy army leader fighting with his army and so on. Many global economic,diplomatic and religious factors can also affect the army’s morale. The best way to rebuildmorale is to make the army set up camp often.

2.11. FormationsSince you command squads, not single fighters, they can be ordered to assume three differentformations to improve their tactical advantage. Once your squad assumes formation you canorder it to change formation or to wheel left or right. You can also decide whether you want anarrow or a looser formation.

Square FormationSquare is the bread-and-butter formation for sword-wielding units. It is a robust formation thatturns easily and is quick to face the enemy, avoiding flanking or rear attacks.

Wedge FormationThis is mainly a cavalry formation and is used to break the enemy’s battle order and lower theirmorale. The wedge is very dangerous, especially when used with heavy cavalry, but it is alsorecommended when used with shock troops like the Teutonic Knights.

Line FormationThe line formation places the squads in two or three lines (based on the squad size). Thisformation is best for pole arm units (spears, halberds, etc.) since it allows the units in the rearranks to fight together with those in the first rank. It is also good for ranged units.

Wide FormationWide formations are less efficient in melee but are harder to hit with arrows.

Narrow FormationDense formations are more efficient in melee but are also more vulnerable to arrows.

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are the defender and your objective is to defend the town. If you are the attacker then yourtroops are placed outside the town and your objective is to conquer the town. If the attackingarmy wins, the Province will fall into their hands. The defender can use up to two armies todefend his castle, plus the garrison and the castle guards from the Town Watch building. Theattacker can have up to two armies engaging in this battle.

2.8.5. SiegeIf the town has a Palisade, Stone Wall or Bulwarkthen the attacking army can decide to lay siege tothe town, simply starving them out. The siege lastsas long as the town has food reserves or until the

attacking army’s food reserves are gone. The attacker can decide to assault the town at any time,at which point the Town Assault mechanics come into play. However, the defending army candecide to try to break the siege and again the Town Assault map will be loaded. When the townruns out of food they give up and the Province falls into the hands of the attacker.

2.8.6. River CrossA River Cross battle occurs when one army meetsanother army while crossing a river. If you decideto lead the battle, a River Cross battle will bespawned in Battle View. The defending army is

placed on the shore with armed watch towers, while the attacking army appears on rafts in themiddle of the river. The attacker’s immediate task is to land under fire from the defender’sranged squads and towers and then form a battle order and attack.

2.8.7. Camp AssaultA Camp Assault battle occurs when an armyattacks a camped army. If you decide to lead thebattle, a Camp Assault battle is spawned in BattleView. The defending army is caught unawares and

the army is divided across a number of tents. If the attacker is quick to advance he could over-runthe defender’s camp before the latter has time to break camp and arrange his battle formation.

2.8.8. Fortified Camp AssaultThis is a version of the previous battle but withone important difference: the defender’s camp iswell fortified and there are towers protecting thetents. It is much more difficult to overrun this type

of camp. To fortify a camp, the Marshal has to have the Tactics skill.

2.8.9. Sea BattleA Sea Battle occurs when two ships meet at sea.This battle cannot be led but is simulated inStrategic View.

2.9. TerrainThe terrain plays a very important role in Knights of Honor. There are five basic types of terrain:plains, forests, hills, mountains and water. The plains are the basic terrain type, with penalties orbonuses for all units – depending on formations, marshal skills and unit types. The forests are a

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3.1.1. GoldYour primary resource is gold. You can earn gold in many ways – your main sources of incomeare taxes, direct income from certain buildings, trade, diplomatic tributes, religious payments,plundering and so on.Income

Your income statement shows where your gold comes from.The income from trade is summarised. If you want to checkhow much a particular route is making, roll your mousepointer over the Knight you have assigned as Merchant onthat route. All happy citizens pay taxes: if you raise the taxlevel you will collect more, but you will have more unhappycitizens who don’t pay taxes. So be careful when you raise thetaxes, as sometimes you can actually lose money. On the

other hand, if your citizens are very happy you could raise the tax level and increase yourincome a lot. If your income is greater than your expenses your profit is shown in green next tothe balance in the top right-hand corner.ExpendituresThe expenses part of your income statement shows all regular monetary outgoings. The upkeepfor your Knights is one of the major expenses. The upkeep is progressive, so for each additionalKnight in a profession you will pay more. This means that having three Marshals will costalmost twice as much as having a Marshal, a Cleric and a Spy. Members of your Royal Familydon’t require upkeep, so you can use them for free. You also incur expenses if you importresources or if you have to pay vassalage or religious fees. If your expenses are more than yourincome, your loss is shown in red next to the balance in the top right-hand corner.InflationThe most important expense is Inflation. This occurs when the amount of gold in your treasuryis much greater than the gross income of your Kingdom. You can avoid inflation by spendingsome of the gold in your treasury or by increasing your income. Please note that inflation takesyour income into account, so even if you are operating at a loss, a high enough income will stillprevent inflation.

3.1.2. PietyPiety is a resource that quantifies your Kingdom’s and subjects’ religious fervour. It is producedin churches and cathedrals in towns, and in monasteries/mosques. You need to spend Piety formany religious and state activities.

3.1.3. BooksBooks are very important to your cultural advancement. Books are written in Libraries andUniversities and your Clerics automatically write Books when assigned as governors. You needbooks to adopt populations in conquered territories and to educate your Knights.

3.2. Kingdom PowerKingdom Power is a representation of your Kingdom’s stability and prosperity – the greater yourpower, the better it will be. Each level of Kingdom Power will bring you reduced risk ofrebellion and additional gold income. You can raise your Kingdom Power at any time by payinga certain amount of Gold and Piety, based on your Kingdom’s size and constitution.Dishonourable diplomatic activities on your part will hurt your Kingdom Power greatly. TheKingdom Power meter is in the upper-left part of the screen and ranges from -5 to +5.

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WheelingYou can wheel your squads left and right to improve the effect of the chosen formation and toavoid flank attacks.

FacingSquads can be ordered to immediately face in a specified direction.

2.12. RebelsRebel armies spawn in Provinces where the Rebellion Risk has become unbearably high. Theyalways have a leader, the Rebel. Rebels have no banner and dress in white. Rebel armies usuallyonly have Peasants. If you do not fight the Rebels, they may decide to assault your town andclaim independence. After a while a Rebel becomes a Famous Rebel and is much harder to beat.They then start attacking neighbouring Provinces. Rebels disappear when the Rebellion Riskdecreases or when killed.

2.13. LoyalistsAfter a Province has been conquered, nostalgia is so great that Loyalist armies spawn. They stillfeel loyal to their old Kingdom and start to plunder or attack the new ruler’s armies. Loyalistscan be easily identified; they carry two flags, one white (for rebels) and one with the old ruler’sbanner. They fight independently and cannot be controlled by the player. They disappear eitherwhen nostalgia decreases or when killed.

2.14. MercenariesFrom time to time you will get a message that Mercenaries are camped near a town of yours. Tofind out what units are available to hire, you have to click on their camp. If there are squads youlike, you can hire them for a price much lower than that of producing them. It is always worthfinding out what units are on offer, as very advanced and rare units may be offering theirservices. To hire units you must bring a Marshal to the camp.

2.15. Crusader ArmiesWhen your Cleric has been appointed Pope, you can assign your Marshals to be Crusaders andlead Crusader armies. You can then tell each Marshal to begin a Crusade againstexcommunicated and non-Catholic Kingdoms.

3. EconomyIn order to have a better understanding of the economy in Knights of Honor, you have to grasp thestructure of the economic system. No matter which flag you choose, you always start the gamewith one Kingdom. Some Kingdoms only have one Province, whilst others have many. In order totransform your Kingdom into an empire you need to know the building blocks of your Kingdom.

3.1. Kingdom TreasuryEvery action you take needs a certain investment on your side. Youcan accumulate resources so that when the time is right you can

spend them to build an army, call a crusade or take over a conquered town more quickly. Ashort summary of your global treasury can be found in the upper-right part of the screen anddetailed information in the Kingdom Wealth screen, which you can open from the bottominterface or by clicking on one of the three symbols in your Kingdom Treasury.

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3.5. Happiness and Risk of RebellionYour actions can raise the risk of rebellion in your Kingdom. Youcan check what exactly is influencing the risk by opening the

Happiness (Risk of Rebellion) window. If the risk is negative you don’t needto worry, but if it’s positive the chance of an outbreak of rebellion is muchgreater.

3.6. Rural AreasAs mentioned before, resources are produced in rural areas. Each time you start the game therural areas will be reset and you will have a different choice of rural areas to play with, even ifyou are playing with the same Kingdom. By building specific buildings in the town you canincrease the rural areas’ production.Farms The farms produce food.Monasteries/Mosques Piety is raised in the Monasteries/Mosques.Villages The Villages provide the town with workers.Coastal Villages In Coastal Villages you earn gold from the trading taking

place there. Coastal Villages grant the town additionalbuildings and are only available in Provinces with an outletto the sea.

3.7. Governing a ProvinceYou can assign all types of Knights, except Marshals and Spies, to be governors in your towns. Atown can only have one governor and, depending on his profession, he brings different bonusesto the Province. Some of the game functionality is only available to Knights if they aregovernors. For example, the Cleric can only convert the religion of a given Province if he isgoverning it from the town.

3.8. Kingdom AdvantagesKingdom Advantages are rare economic achievements that give your Kingdom unique bonuses.You can see all Advantages and their respective bonuses in theKingdom Advantages window. In order to achieve an advantage,you have to possess all the Trade Goods and Exotic Goodsshown below each of the advantages. The advantages youcurrently do not possess are shown as silhouettes. When yougain one of these Kingdom Advantages it appears in colour.When a Province where one or more of the goods are producedis lost to the enemy, the Kingdom Advantage will also disappearimmediately and a replacement for the resource must be found.Age of Discoveries

Entering the Age of Discoveries will allow you to access never before seen riches. Yourships return fully loaded from the New World and cause all your Coastal Villages toraise additional gold.

Age of EnlightenmentAccessing the Age of Enlightenment will allow you to hire the most respectedscientists, doctors and philosophers to teach at your Universities. The number ofbooks written in your Universities increases.

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3.3. TownsIn every Province there is one town. This is the heart of the Province and all settings affectingyour Province are made here. Your towns will gradually develop and with every newimprovement you make they will increase in size and capacity.Clicking on any of your towns will open the town interface, which offers a lot of informationincluding the town’s name and the Province. You can see also how much the town is producing,the risk of revolt, the governor, the garrison and the town’s deployed armies.

3.3.1. Town Resources

In addition to the global resources collected in the Kingdom Treasury every town has a stock oflocal resources – food and workers – which are produced and used only in the towns. All resourcesare collected from the rural areas, with local resources staying in the town treasuries and globalresources being redirected to the Kingdom Treasury. In addition to production in the rural areas,every town has a base amount of gold, food and workers that it produces itself. All production(including base town production) can be increased through certain buildings and improvements.FoodFood is produced on farms and in some town buildings. It is stored locally in each town. It isused during sieges, to replenish the army’s food supply and as part of the cost of recruitment fornew units.WorkersThe Workers are a representation of the town’s building potential. The majority of Workerscome from the villages but some buildings in the town also grant additional Workers. The moreWorkers a town has, the faster its improvements will be completed.

3.4. Town ImprovementsIn every town you can build a number of improvements toenhance resource production, defence capabilities and unit

recruitment, or to unlock new buildings. There are three groups ofbuildings: Military, Civilian and Advanced Structures. You can only make18 improvements to your town, so choose carefully. To erect a newbuilding, click on an empty slot and all available buildings will appear asicons. Buildings that can’t be built yet appear shaded, whilst buildingsthat can’t be built at all appear as grey stones. To find out therequirements for a building, roll the mouse pointer over the icon.

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import the needed product. You can check the Royal Library for a comprehensive list of allassets and valuables.

3.11. Exotic GoodsExotic Goods are similar to valuables, but they cannot be produced. Asthe name suggests, they come from exotic countries and can only beimported by towns which have built an admiralty. When the Provincefalls into the enemy hands, so does the supply of Exotic Goods.

4. DiplomacyAlmost every action you take has consequences – not only military andeconomic but also diplomatic. You cannot invade a foreign countrywithout declaring war. If you conquer an enemy, his friends will not likeyou. If you are too weak then several of your enemies may unite to dealyou a coordinated blow. To cut a long story short, you may have a lot ofdiplomatic work to do before you draw your sword. In order to engage indiplomatic activities you have to select the Kingdom you want tonegotiate with and ask for an audience with the present ruler.

4.1. King Personalities

Every Kingdom is represented by its ruler. Clicking a specific Kingdom will display its ruler’sportrait. Every ruler has personality traits, which play an important role in their decisions on alldiplomatic and military matters.Ungrateful An ungrateful ruler is more likely to ask for more tribute than to perform

goodly deeds.Ruthless A ruthless ruler is more likely to break agreements and promises. He is

also more likely to plunder.Militarist A militaristic ruler is more likely to go to war and is reluctant to accept peace.Timid A timid ruler is more likely to underestimate himself and is easier to

persuade. He is also more likely to be weaker in his choice of language.Greedy A greedy ruler is more likely to be interested in buying cheaply, while

selling expensively. He is also likely to negotiate terms.Honourable An honourable ruler is more likely to keep promises, but on the other

hand is more upset by broken promises.Grateful A grateful ruler is more likely to improve his relations with Kingdoms

who offer gifts and perform good deeds.Religious A religious ruler is more likely to focus on the religious development and

prefers to deal with Kingdoms of his own religion.Arrogant An arrogant ruler is more likely to overestimate himself and is less afraid

of others. He also tends to speak rudely more often.

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Crop RotationCrop Rotation is an outstanding farming achievement. It enables your farmers toexploit your farmlands more effectively and increases food output while granting youadditional food storage within your towns.

Glorious ConquestCreation of the Glorious Conquest will improve your military ability immensely. Itcauses all of your units to fight even more bravely and have a higher morale.

Grand CathedralThe main achievement of the Grand Cathedral is to increase the faith within yourKingdom. Visitors to your Cathedrals will be awed, the amount of Piety raised isincreased and all of the Cathedrals' bonuses will be increased.

Grand FortressCreating the Grand Fortress makes your population feel safer under your protection.During sieges, your towns stand longer against the besieging enemy.

Secret OrderEstablishing the Secret Order gives your spies a significant advantage in espionage. Yourspies get better training and gain more knowledge, improving their chance of success.

Silk RouteDiscovery of the famous Silk Route grants you access to previously unknown preciousgoods. The demand for these goods is so high that the income of all your Merchants increases.

Spring FestivalsGranting your citizens Spring Festivals provides a welcome alternative to their dailyhard work. Ale consumption increases and famous bards entertain the people. Itincreases the happiness in towns that have an inn or hostel.

UrbanisationStarting the Urbanisation of your Kingdom attracts more serfs from other Kingdomsto move into your towns, increasing your population.

3.9. Province FeaturesEach Province can have different types of terrain called Province Features.A Province can have up to 3 or none at all. These allow you to buildadditional structures that can later produce Trade Goods. For instance,the Province Feature Brine Deposits allows you to build a Salt Mine.

3.10. Trade GoodsTrade Goods are medieval productsobtained from the assets in your Provincethrough manufacturing. You must havebuilt the appropriate buildings to obtain

the required Trade Goods. If you cannot produce a Trade Good you can import it from anotherKingdom that does. Just check the Political View via the Province Feature and Goods filter tosee who has the needed Trade Good, establish a Trade Agreement and send a Merchant to

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4.6. Diplomatic AssetsWhen negotiating a given agreement you may be asked for diplomatic assets to sweeten the deal.You can also demand assets from other Kingdoms. The available diplomatic assets are:GoldYou can offer the selected ruler Gold. When offering Gold you must choose from the suggestedamounts. The higher the amount, the more pleased the selected ruler will be. Of course, youcan ask the selected ruler for Gold too.LandTo please the selected ruler, you can offer him one of your Provinces. There is no limit and youcan theoretically grant him all of your Provinces but one. On the other hand, you can demandland from him, unless he only has one Province left.Royal WeddingThe Princesses are a great asset: arranging a wedding with a foreign Prince or King makes yourKingdoms kin, increasing the relationship greatly.VassalageYour greatest asset is your independence. If you give it up, you are then paying tribute toanother Kingdom. However, sometimes it is better to have a strong protector.

4.7 Diplomatic ActionsDepending on your Kingdom’s state, different diplomatic options are open to you.

4.7.1. At PeaceWhen you are at peace with the Kingdom you are negotiating with, you can offer a gift, proposea wedding or propose a trade agreement. You can also demand an attack on another Kingdomor that they break off relations with another Kingdom. Of course, you can always break off allrelations or declare war (you can not attack enemy buildings or armies without declaring war). Ifyou break off relations, your Kingdom Power will drop.4.7.2. Existing Trade AgreementWhen you trade with another Kingdom you have the same options as when you’re at peace,except that you can now also offer a Pact of Non-Aggression.

4.7.3. Existing Pact of Non-AggressionWhen you have a Pact of Non-Aggression you have the same options as when you’re at peace,except that you can now offer an Alliance Pact. If you break your agreements then yourKingdom Power will drop.4.7.4. Existing Alliance PactIf you are allied with the Kingdom you are negotiating with, you can invoke your alliance tomake him attack a Kingdom you are at war with.4.7.5. Being VassalIf you are vassal to another Kingdom, one of the options you have is to declare independence.To do so you have to break all agreements with them, but note that this will mean you areautomatically at war with them.4.7.6. At WarIf you are at war, you can only propose a peace agreement.White PeaceIf you feel that you and your enemy are equally matched, you can propose a White Peace. Thismeans that the war will end immediately without further repercussions.

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Expansionist An expansionist ruler is more likely to agree to higher terms whenacquiring land and does not give land away easily. He is easily upsetabout lost land.

Pacifist A pacifistic ruler is more likely to agree to peace quickly and oftenhesitates to go to war.

4.2. Vassalage/IndependenceKingdoms can be independent or they can be vassal to another kingdom. A vassal can declareindependence, in which case war is declared on the former sovereign. Being a vassal means thatthe vassal pays 50% of its total income to the overlord as a constant tribute.

4.3. StancesThe diplomatic situation changes constantly. The stances betweenKingdoms can be: at war, at peace, kin, trading, non-aggression

pact or allied. When the stance is “at war”, the only option is to negotiate for peace.

4.4. RelationshipThe relationship is the foundation of all politics. Your Kingdom’s relationshipwith your neighbours, friends and enemies will change dynamically with every

action you take and sometimes even without your involvement. Other kings’ decisions dependmostly on their relationship with you. If the relationship is good the chances of a ruler accepting adiplomatic proposal are higher than if not. A good relationship does not automatically mean youare at peace, nor does a bad one mean you are at war. However, if your relationship with someoneis poor and you do something which angers them, the chance of them declaring war is high.

4.5. AgreementsIn Knights of Honor you can have several diplomatic agreements. Agreements can be seen ascontracts signed between two Kingdoms.

4.5.1. Trade AgreementThis agreement enables you to trade with a given Kingdom, establishing a trade route betweenyour Kingdom and the other. If you assign a Merchant to this route he can either trade for goldor import goods

4.5.2. Pact of Non-AggressionThis agreement is in effect a mutual promise not to attack each other, as long as the agreementexists. You have to have a Trade Agreement in place to sign this. If you break this agreement, youwill suffer a penalty to your Kingdom Power and all Kingdoms will regard you as less worthy.

4.5.3. Alliance PactThis agreement is one step further than the Pact of Non-Aggression, as it contains a promise tohelp against a common enemy. You have to have the two previous agreements in order to signthis one. If you break this agreement, you will suffer a severe penalty to your Kingdom Powerand all Kingdoms will regard you as much less worthy. When an Alliance Pact is signed, a newoption becomes available in the audience window, allowing you to invoke the alliance when youare at war with someone else.

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Sabotage Trade Route This will make the other Kingdom cancel their Trade (Merchant – trading) Agreement they have with the Kingdom he has infiltrated.Arrange Annexation This allows you to annex all of the infiltrated Kingdom’s (Merchant) lands. You can only issue this command when the target

Kingdom is smaller than yours or a vassal.Assassinate King (Spy – idle) The Spy will try to kill the infiltrated Kingdom’s ruler.

Assassinate Royal Family The Spy will try to kill a member of the infiltrated (Spy – idle) Kingdom’s Royal Family.Nasty Gossip (Spy) The Spy can make the infiltrated Kingdom break all

agreements with you. This is useful when you want to attack and avoid the drop in Kingdom Power arising from breaking all agreements.

Peace Persuasion (Marshal) The Spy will persuade the infiltrated Kingdom’s ruler to offer you peace.

Instigate Army Revolt This will turn all of the infiltrated Kingdom’s armies into (Marshal) rebel armies, which then start to fight their former ruler.Excommunicate The Spy excommunicates another Kingdom for you.(Cleric who is Pope)Divert Crusade When participating in a Crusade, the Spy can divert the (Marshal who is Crusader) Crusade against someone else.Hand Over Crown When your Spy becomes King you can ask him to hand (Puppet King) over the crown to you and all the lands will fall to

your Kingdom.Invade (Marshal When your Marshal leads a rebel army, you can order him who is a Rebel) to invade a specific Province.Preach Crusade (Infiltrated The Spy calls for a Crusade against a specific Kingdom. spy as Cleric is Pope) The Spy must be infiltrated into the Papacy as Cleric and

elected Pope.

5.4. Counter-espionageYou can protect your court from enemy spies by keeping a Spy unassigned. He will only activelysearch for enemy spies and inform you of their presence when staying in the court. The moreexperienced he is, the greater the chances are that he will detect foreign spies.

5.5. CapturingIf your Spy fails on a mission or is revealed by a counterspy, he may be captured. Ifcaptured he will go to prison and you will either have to ransom him out, or deny anyconnection with him – ignoring his pleas to free him and instead abandoning him.The chance of success increases once more experienced spies have infiltrated the court.

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TributeIf one side performed much better than the other in a given war, they maywant a certain tribute before they sign the peace agreement. The tribute is inthe form of one or several diplomatic assets. You can demand or offer tribute.

5. EspionageThe dark and shady ways of the Spy are yet another way to help yourself on your road to Empire.

5.1. InfiltrationIn order to be able to conduct espionage, you have to have a Knight assigned as a Spy.After you have assigned a Spy you must select the Kingdom you want him toinfiltrate. He will then enter the Kingdom unrecognised and wait to be assigned as a

member of the enemy court. Every time the enemy hires a Knight in his court, there is a chancethat this Knight will be your spy. The more experienced he is, the faster this will happen.However, the court may not assign a new Knight for a while. During the infiltration process asmall eye icon appears below his portrait.

5.2. Active SpyOnce the spy manages to successfully infiltrate the other Kingdom’s Royal Court, you will benotified. You now have new options available. The icon below his portrait also changes to matchthe profession he is assuming in the other Royal Court.

5.3. Spy ActionsThe actions your Spy can perform depend greatly on the profession he has been assigned. Forexample, if he is hired as a Marshal he can induce a rebellion amongst the Kingdom’s armies orpersuade the ruler to sign a secret peace treaty with you. If he is a Cleric he can secretly spreadyour religion instead of the enemy religion. He can even become King of the enemy Kingdom ifthe ruler dies and there are no heirs. Explore the opportunities available when your spy is hiredfor different professions.

Propagate Culture (Cleric) Raises nostalgic feelings in all border Provinces of theinfiltrated Kingdom.

Spread Heresy Makes a Province accept paganism as their religion.(Cleric – governing)Spread Religion Makes a Province accept your religion.(Cleric – governing)Hand Over Town (Builder, When governing a town the spy can hand over the town Landlord, Merchant, without a fight.Cleric – governing)Claim Independency The Spy claims independence for the Province he is (Builder, Landlord, governing and becomes King of the newly formed Kingdom.Merchant, Cleric – governing) The new Kingdom’s relationship with you will be very good.Steal Gold (Merchant) The Spy steals gold from the infiltrated Kingdom’s Treasury.

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6.6. Accepting A New ReligionYou can change your Kingdom’s religion at any time, although you need to have enoughProvinces of the chosen religion in your possession. It also costs you Gold and Piety. When youconvert, your Kingdom Power will drop dramatically and you will have to convert all yourProvinces to the new religion, one by one. Your Kingdom cannot choose to embrace Paganism,although others may.

6.7. Religious FiguresThroughout history each religion has had its focus points. In Knights of Honor we have recreatedthe Vatican and The Byzantine Patriarchy.

The PopeThe Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. He is the principal of the onlyunplayable Kingdom in the game – The Papal States. He has a special status because

he can excommunicate Kingdoms that have strayed from the path of God, or call crusadesagainst infidels (including excommunicated Catholic Kingdoms). When the Pope dies a newPope is elected from all of the available Clerics in the Royal courts of all Catholic Kingdoms. Thestronger the Kingdom and the higher the Cleric’s level, the better the chance of his being electedPope. If your Cleric gets elected Pope you will be able to excommunicate and call Crusadesthrough him. But be careful – if you abuse this power the Pope may get angry at you.

The PatriarchThe Patriarch has no special functions, except that if you have an independentchurch and you assign your Patriarch as governor he will perform his duties far better

than an ordinary Cleric.Note: When a Kingdom has been excommunicated or declared independence then theirreligious symbol appears as a flaming symbol.

MultiplayerKnights of Honor can be played simultaneously by up to 6 people over LAN, TCP/IP Internet orthrough the GameSpy matchmaking service. You can test your battle skills against your friends infour different modes.

1. Setting Up A Multiplayer Game

1.1. Joining An Existing GameTo join an existing game:1. Run Knights of Honor.2. Select PLAY WITH FRIENDS from the Main Menu.3. Define the preferred connection type.• When you want to play via TCP/IP or GameSpy you have to be connected with your ISP.• If you play via TCP/IP you need to know the host computer’s IP address• If you want to play in a LAN game you need to have a TCP/IP protocol installed.4. Select one of the available games.

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6. ReligionJust as in the Middle Ages, religion plays a very important role in Knights of Honor. Your Kingdomcan follow one of the four different religions, each of which has its advantages and disadvantages.

6.1. CatholicThe Catholic religion is common to most of Western Europe. It is spread from Romeand the Pope is its patron. Catholicism gives a Kingdom an income bonus. If you areCatholic you must behave properly, refraining from attacking other Catholic nations and

keeping up your relationship with the Pope. If the Pope decides that you are not behavingproperly, he can excommunicate you. You then lose all bonuses and other Catholic Kingdomscan attack you without penalty or even declare a Crusade against you.

6.2. OrthodoxThe Orthodox church is based in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The Orthodoxchurch’s patron is the Patriarch. If you play an Orthodox Kingdom, you will at first besubordinated to the Byzantine Patriarch. As a subordinated Kingdom you will

automatically receive an income bonus and Piety bonus but your armies will have a lowermorale than normal. At any point later on in the game you can declare your churchindependent. To do so you need to have a level 5 Cleric present in your Royal Court, who thenbecomes your own Patriarch. The Cleric also has to be a normal Knight and not a member ofthe Royal Family. When you become an Independent Orthodox Kingdom you receive a Bookbonus and your armies’ morale will be normal, but you lose the Gold and Piety bonuses.Your Patriarch ages and will eventually die of old age. When this happens you have to have aneligible replacement or your church will lose its independence and you will again besubordinated to Byzantium. Of course, you can also play as the Byzantine empire, in which caseyou will not suffer from the morale penalty, but do gain the Piety and Gold bonuses.Additionally, you will have a new income subject on your balance sheet: you receive a constantpayment from all subordinated Orthodox Kingdoms.

6.3. MuslimThe Muslim Kingdoms are based in North Africa and the Middle East, as well assouthern Spain in the early periods of the game. The Muslim religion gives a bonus onyour units’ morale. This religion doesn’t have a patron. Only Muslim nations can call a

Jihad, which is for defensive purposes only. When a Jihad is called, rebel armies spawn at theMosques and attack any infidel army within the Kingdom’s territory.

6.4. PaganismThe Pagan Kingdoms are mainly descendants of the tribes that invaded Europe during the DarkAges. If you play with a Pagan Kingdom you don’t collect Piety at all and you have a penalty onyour Kingdom’s income.

6.5. ConversionWhen you conquer a Province with a religion different from your own, you can choose toconvert it to your state religion. This is done with the help of a Cleric, assigned as governor ofthe Province. When a Province you rule has a different religion, this increases the unhappinessand risk of rebellion in the Province.

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Team Colour This is the primary team colour and can be changed by clicking it. Itapplies to all team members.

Crown The crown indicates the player who created and is currently hosting themultiplayer game.

Purchase Units Click here to purchase units. This option is only available in King ofTowers and Town Assault modes. You can purchase from predefined setsof units but you cannot mix units of different sets.

Chat Players can chat with one another. You can type your sentence in theChat Line and then press ENTER to send it. The chat text alwaysappears next to the avatar of the player who entered it. To review aconversation, you can open the Chat Log.

Ready button When you have finished your settings you can click the ready button.The status icon changes from a red cross to a green tick.

Change Team Click here to join the other team. You can only do this when the otherteam still has an empty slot, or if a player from the other team wants toswap sides.

Start Once all settings are complete and the ready buttons have been hit, clickhere to start a multiplayer game. The button is disabled until you and theother players have all hit the ready button.

2. Multiplayer ModesKnights of Honor features 4 multiplayer game modes. Each mode has it own rules and objectives.

2.1. Open BattlefieldOpen Battlefield battles are played with randomly chosen units on a randomly generated map. Ifyour Knight gets killed you instantly lose the game.

2.2. Town AssaultTown Assault is similar to the Open Battlefield, but has a few differences. All of the defenders arespawned inside a town that they have to defend. Again, if you lose your Knight you lose the game.

2.3. Historical BattlesWe have recreated some of the most thrilling Historical Battles for you. You can choosewhichever side you want and play the following battles. These battles are for 2 players only andare played on an open field.

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1.2. Creating Your Own GameTo create your own game1. Run Knights of Honor.2. Select PLAY WITH FRIENDS from the Main Menu.3. Define the preferred connection type• When you want to play via TCP/IP or GameSpy you have to be connected with your ISP.4. Click on CREATE GAME5. Enter the game’s name6. Select the multiplayer mode.7. Define the number of players.• Historical Battles is for 2 players only8. If you want to protect your game with a password, click the check box next to the word Locked.

1.3. DifferencesThere is one notable difference from the standard gameplay in Battle View in the single playercampaign: when your units camp during battle, they increase their morale and replenishprojectiles, except in the Historical Battles.

1.4. Setup Before StartingOnce you have created a game, you will find yourself in the multiplayer lobby. Here you canchat with the other players, decide which team you want to play on and change your teamcolour/banner. In King of Towers and Town Assault battles, the player can purchase their units,in Open Battlefield each player gets a randomly chosen set of units and in Historical Battles theunits are always predefined.

Player This shows the portrait, name and title of the profile you have chosenfrom the Knights of Honor Main Menu.

Status This shows if the player is ready or still changing settings. The game can’tstart until all players’ status change from a red cross to a green tick.

Banner This shows the banner of the player’s own units. Clicking with the leftmouse-button lets you change your secondary colour and you can changeyour ornament by clicking with the right mouse-button. The banner yousee is formed by the primary (team) colour, the secondary (personallychosen) colour and an ornament.

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tower in your possession generates an additional amount of money. If you order your Knight tocamp you can purchase additional units for your army from the Knight’s tent. The goal of thegame is to capture all of the towers or to kill all enemy Knights.

ControlsBattle ViewAction ControlsSingle squad selection LMB (left mouse button)Multiple squads selection SHIFT + LMBGroup squads CTRL + (1 to 0)Group selection 1 to 0Draw formation RMB (right mouse button)

+ mouse movementDefault squad command RMB over target/destinationSquad command LMB over target/destinationSet waypoint SHIFT + RMB on terrainCentre screen on squad SPACECentre and select Marshal 1 ALT+1Centre and select Marshal 2 ALT+2Select all squads on field CTRL+AAttack AMove MRun UCharge Enemy CMobilise/Camp PShoot OCease Fire/Continue Firing – toggle FStand Ground/At ease – toggle GSquad info – experience F5Squad info – stamina F6Squad info – arrows F7Squad info – men count F8Squad info – morale F9Select complete army 1 SHIFT+ASelect complete army 2 ALT+AWedge formation WSquare formation QLine formation IWiden formation DNarrow formation NTurn left ETurn right R

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Lechfeld (955 AD)The Magyar threat escalated quickly in the middle of the tenth century. Otto I assembled astrike force of 4000 heavily armoured Knights and rode to meet the Magyar army nearAugsburg. The battle took place between the rivers Lech and Schmutter. Otto achieved aresounding victory. He managed to capture or kill most of the Magyar nobility and effectivelyput an end to the Magyar invasion.

Hastings (1066 AD)Fought on the 14th October 1066 between William, Duke of Normandy and King HaroldGodwinson of England, this battle was a turning point in English history. This battle is alsoremembered for the heavy casualties that were suffered by both sides. The Battle of Hastings wasthe last time England was successfully invaded and conquered by a foreign army.

Hattin (1187 AD)The battle of the Horns of Hattin on July 4th 1187 was one of the bloodiest battles of theCrusades. Its final outcome was disastrous, the end result being the destruction of the crusaderarmy of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It also led to the eventual capture of Jerusalem by theMuslim forces of Saladin. He destroyed the crusader Kingdom and in a way created the motivefor the Third Crusade.

Lake Peipus (1242 AD)The battle at Lake Peipus was fought between the Teutonic Knights and the inspirational Kniaz ofNovgorod, Aleksander Nevski. The Teutonic Order had the backing of the Pope and the Emperorof the Holy Roman Empire but they still could not break the resistance of the Russian city-state.This fierce battle at the frozen shores of the Baltic lake brought the eastern crusades to an end.

Bannockburn (1314 AD)Bannockburn was the climax of King Robert the Bruce’s career. The death of ‘iron’ Edward I(Longshanks) had left England ruled by his son and heir Edward II, who was not forged fromthe same mould as his father! His carelessness allowed the Scots to recover from the heavy blowshis father had dealt them and by 1314 Robert the Bruce had captured almost every English citynorth of York. Edward II gathered an army and marched forth to subdue the Scots but Brucewon the decisive battle at Bannockburn and thus gave Scotland its independence.

Nikopol (1396 AD)By the late 14th Century the once mighty Byzantine Empire had been reduced to little morethan the city of Constantinople. In 1391 the Ottoman ruler Bayazid besieged the city. PopeBoniface IX called for a crusade and John De Nevers, the son of the Duke of Burgundy, led aFranco-Burgundian army to fight the Ottomans. He was joined by King Sigizmund of Hungary.The crusaders met the Ottomans at Nikopol on the Danube. The arrogance of the Frenchnobles was once again shown, when John De Nevers led his Knights into a frontal charge of theOttoman positions without waiting for the bulk of the army to follow. The Turks tookadvantage of this reckless act and counter-attacked the Franks with their heavy cavalry andSerbian allied regiments. The last crusade ended infamously on the banks of the Danube.

2.4. King of TowersKing of Towers is a special mode of play where both sides compete for the towers on thebattlefield. In this mode you will play on an open field with a set number of towers on the field.In the beginning the towers are neutral. You have to capture as many towers as possible, as every

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Political ViewAction ControlsOwn Kingdom selected SPACEKingdoms Filter Numpad 7Relations Filter Numpad 8Stances Filter Numpad 9Religions Filter Numpad 4Rebellion Risk Filter Numpad 5Province Features and Goods Filter Numpad 6Units Filter Numpad 1Buildings Filter Numpad 2Go to Strategic View Numpad 3

All ViewsAction Controls Increase game speed by a factor of 2.0 (up to a max. of 8.0) Numpad + Decrease game speed by a factor of 2.0 (down to a min. of 0.5) Numpad - Toggle between a speed of 1.0 and 10.0 Numpad *

Appendixes1. Town ImprovementsA

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Strategic ViewAction ControlsArmy selection LMBDefault army command RMB over target/destinationArmy command LMB over target/destinationSet Waypoint SHIFT + RMB on terrainOpen Menu ESCOpen Royal Library F1Quicksave F2Quickload F3Open Royal Dynasty F5Open Kingdom Wealth F6Open Kingdom Advantages F7Open Province Overview F8Open Kingdom Rankings F9Toggle between Political View and Strategic View F10Opens Audience Window of another Kingdom D(within the Royal Dynasty window only)Opens Town Development menu of selected town BOpens Happiness menu of selected town HDefault view minimap MOpen Load Dialog LOpen Save Dialog SRefills all squads when deployed in town RAlphabetical order of towns when assigning governor ACaptured time order of towns when assigning governor TCentre screen on currently selected object SPACEBoard Ship Numpad 1, OLand Numpad 2, NBuild ship Numpad 3, UFortify Army Numpad 4, FAttack Army Numpad 5, ASiege Town Numpad 6, IMarch Numpad 7, WStop Numpad 8, TCamp Numpad 9, CJump between war events BACKSPACE

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Admiralty The Admiralty allows exotic resources to be imported into the Coastal Village.Upgrade of: HarbourUpgradeable to: Coast GuardBonus: +5 gold in the Coastal Village

Apiary The Apiary is the place where beehives are kept. Itproduces honey and beeswax.Required Province Feature: Fertile SoilProduct: Honey

Armoury The Armoury is required for training armoured unitswithin the town.Requires: Training GroundsAllows: Plate Armourer, Scale Armourer, Chain MailWorkshop

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Bakery The Bakery increases the ability of the town to support its citizens with baked goods. It increases both foodstorage and food supply.Requires: GranaryBonuses: +1 food in the town; +1 food in all farms, +200extra food storage in the Province

BallistaTowers

The Ballista Towers are equipped with ballistas. Duringsieges and assaults they automatically fire missiles towards the enemy.Requires: Stone Wall.Bonus: +1000 siege attrition for the town

Bulwark The Bulwark is a massive stone wall designed to protectthe town. It increases the amount of time needed for theenemy to take the town by siege. It also reduces lossesamongst the defenders.Upgrade of: Stone WallBonus: +20 siege defence for the town

Butcher The Butcher supplies the citizens with fresh meat. Thisensures that towns will endure longer when under siege.Requires: Salt Mine, Cattle FarmBonus: +1 food in the town, +2 food in all farms, +200extra food storage in the Province

Cauldrons Cauldrons are placed on top of the gates. During assaultsthey cause deadly damage to those enemies trying tobreach the gates.Requires: Tool SmithyUpgrade of: Gate TowersBonus: +5 siege defence for the town

Chain MailWorkshop

The Chain Mail Workshop is required for training chainmail wearing units within the town.Requires: Armoury

Church The Church increases and raises Piety in the Province. Italso raises the price for religious conversions in the Province.Upgradeable to: CathedralBonus: +1 Books in the town, +1 Piety in the monasteries

Coast Guard The Coast Guard secures the trade area around theCoastal Village against thieves. This improves the goldincome for the Coastal Village.Requires: Stonemason, Town Watch HouseUpgrade of: AdmiraltyBonus: +5 gold in the Coastal Village;

CornerTowers

The Corner Towers strengthen the town’s fortifications.They increase the losses that the besieging enemy suffers.They also provide outstanding tactical positions duringassaults for the defending archers.Requires: Stone WallBonus: +700 siege attrition for the town;

DDocks The Docks allow small trading ships to moor in Coastal

Villages, making them more profitable. As a result thefood supply for the town is also increased.Allows: HarbourUpgrade of: FishmongerBonus: +2 food, +1 gold in the Coastal Villages

DrumTowers

The Drum Towers are semicircular towers set in the walls.They create additional space for units on the walls. DrumTowers increase the losses that the enemy army suffersduring sieges.Requires: Stone WallUpgradeable to: CatapultsBonus: +5 siege defence for the town

DyesWorkshop

The Dyes Workshop processes minerals and prepares dyes.Requires: Tool SmithyAllows: Cathedral, TailorRequired Province Feature: Mineral DepositsProduct: Dyes

Catapults Catapults are placed on the Drum Towers. They increasethe losses that enemy armies suffer during sieges. TheCatapults on the towers are very deadly and shootautomatically during assaults.Requires: Tool SmithyUpgrade of: Drum TowersBonus: +2000 siege attrition for the town

Cathedral The Cathedral raises more Piety in your Province than asimple Church can. Orthodox Christians need a Cathedralto be able to claim independence from the church.Requires: Wax Maker, Dyes Workshop, Sculptors GuildUpgrade of: ChurchBonuses: +2 Piety in the town; +3 Gold, +3 Piety in themonasteries; +10 happiness in the Province; +20 siegedefence for the town;

Cattle Farm The Cattle Farm supplies cattle, which can be used tostrengthen the economy of the town further.Allows: Tannery, ButcherRequired Province Feature: PastureProduct: MeatBonus: +1 food in the town;


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Fishmonger The Fishmonger increases the food supply in the town.Allows: PicklerRequired Province Feature: FisheryUpgradeable to: DocksBonus: +1 food in the Coastal Village

Fletcher The Fletcher crafts bows and arrows. He is required totrain ranged units within the town.Requires: Training Grounds

GGate Towers The Gate Towers strengthen the town’s gates. Gates

protected by towers are much harder to breach. They alsoprovide defending archers with an outstanding tacticalposition for shooting at enemies.Requires: Stone WallUpgradeable to: CauldronsBonus: +500 siege attrition for the town

Granary The Granary increases the town’s food storage. Increasedfood storage allows the town to endure enemy sieges for amuch longer period of time.Allows: Stable, BakeryBonus: +1 food in the town; +100 extra food storage inthe Province

HHalberdMastersmithy

The Halberd Mastersmithy is required to train unitsarmed with halberds.Upgrade of: Spear MakerBonus: +5 siege defence for the town;

Harbour The Harbour allows bigger ships to anchor in theProvince, which in turn increases the gold income.Requires: DocksUpgradeable to: AdmiraltyBonus: +3 gold in the Coastal Village

Hemp Field The Hemp Field is an area of fields that grow hemp.Hemp is used for making linen.Allows: Rigger’s Store, Weaving MillRequired Province Feature: Fertile Soil

Hostel The Hostel provides more space for travellers andworkers. It also increases the number of workers in theProvince. Citizens gather here to entertain themselves,which increases the town’s overall happiness.Upgrade of: InnBonus: +2 workers in all villages, +3 happiness in the Province

Hunter’sHuts

The Hunter’s Huts are where the hunters skin and preparethe animals they have hunted.Required Province Feature: Game LandProduct: HidesBonuses: +1 gold in the town

IInk Maker The Ink Maker is where ink is produced.

Allows: Scribe’s OfficeRequired Province Feature: Mineral DepositsProduct: Ink

Inn The Inn provides basic space for travellers and workers. It also increases the number of serfs in the Province.Citizens spend some time here drinking ale and singing,increasing the town’s overall happiness.Upgradeable to: HostelBonus: +1 workers in all villages, +2 happiness in the Province

LLibrary The Library is where enlightened scribes work to increase

the number of Books written in the Kingdom.Requires: Parchment MakerUpgradeable to: UniversityBonus: +1 books in the town

MMarket The Market provides space for traders to exchange their

goods, increasing the town’s gold income.Requires: Tax Collector’s OfficeUpgradeable to: Merchant GuildBonus: +1 gold in the town, +1 gold in all villages

MerchantGuild

The Merchant Guild provides the wealthiest merchants intown a place to create rules to enhance their profits. Itincreases the town’s gold income.Requires: Tailor, WineryUpgrade of: MarketBonus: +2 gold in the town, +2 gold in all rural areas

Moat The Moat is a trench full of water encircling the town,which can only be crossed via a drawbridge. Moats are the most sophisticated form of fortification and make the town almost invincible against enemy assaults.Bonus: +20 siege defence for the town


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PPalisade The Palisade is the most basic shelter for citizens during

times of enemy invasion. Without it towns are invadedinstantly – the result of which is usually many casualties.Upgradeable to: Stone Wall

ParchmentMaker

The Parchment Maker is where parchment is made fromsheep skin.Requires: Sheep FarmAllows: Scribe’s Office, LibraryProduct: Parchment

Pickler The Pickler uses salt to preserve fresh fish, therebyincreasing food storage and the food supply for the town.Requires: Fishmonger, Salt MineBonus: +3 food in the Coastal Village, +100 extra foodstorage in the Province

PlateArmourer

The Plate Armourer crafts the most sophisticated pieces of medieval harness. He is required to train high-classunits within the town.Requires: ArmouryBonus: +5 siege defence for the town;

QQuarry The Quarry is a particular type of opencast mine, from

which marble is extracted.Requires: Tool SmithyAllows: Stonemason, Sculptors GuildRequired Province Feature: Marble DepositsBonus: +1 workers in all villages; Others: -2 happiness in the Province

RRigger’sStore

The Rigger’s Store is where riggers produce and sell tackling.Requires: Hemp Field, Wax Maker, Tool SmithyProduct: TacklingBonus: +2 gold in the Coastal Village

SSalt Mine The Salt Mine extracts salt from brine. Salt was very

important in medieval daily life for preserving andflavouring food.Requires: Tool SmithyAllows: Butcher, PicklerRequired Province Feature: Brine DepositsProduct: SaltBonus: +100 extra food storage in the Province

ScaleArmourer

The Scale Armourer is needed to train scale mail wearing units within the town.Requires: ArmouryBonus: +5 siege defence for the town

Scribe’sOffice

The Scribe’s Office gathers the most talented andambitious members of the clergy together.Requires: Ink Maker, Parchment MakerAllows: University

SculptorsGuild

The Sculptors Guild is where sculptors can gathertogether to sculpt and sell statues.Requires: QuarryAllows: CathedralProduct: StatuesBonus: +2 happiness in the Province

Sheep Farm The Sheep Farm is where shepherds tend their sheep. Allows: Spinning Mill, Parchment MakerRequired Province Feature: PastureBonus: +1 food in all farms

SiegeWorkshop

The Siege Workshop is required to build siege equipment within the town.Requires: Training Grounds, Tool Smithy

Silver Mine The Silver Mine extracts pure silver from silver ore. Silver is a rare commodity and strengthens the town’seconomy, increasing its gold income.Requires: Tool SmithyRequired Province Feature: Silver OreProduct: SilverBonus: +5 gold in the townOthers: -2 happiness in the Province

SpearMaker

The Spear Maker is required to train units armed with spears.Requires: Training GroundsUpgradeable to: Halberd Mastersmithy

SpinningMill

The Spinning Mill is a place with spinning-wheels which process sheep wool into yarn.Requires: Sheep FarmProduct: Wool

Stable The Stable is required to train mounted units within the town.Requires: Granary


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Stone Wall The Stone Wall causes enemies to suffer losses during sieges.Allows: Drum Towers, Gate Towers, Ballista Towers,Corner TowersUpgrade of: PalisadeUpgradeable to: BulwarkBonus: +10 siege defence for the town

Stonemason The Stonemason is a place where masons carve stone columns.Requires: QuarryProduct: ColumnsBonus: +1 worker in the town; +10 siege defence for the town

Stud The Stud is an area of fields used for breeding horses.Required Province Feature: PastureProduct: HorsesBonus: +1 workers in the town

SwordMastersmithy

In the Sword Mastersmithy, highly skilled smiths forgeadvanced swords, which are required to train high-classunits within the town.Upgrade of: SwordsmithBonus: +5 siege defence for the town

Swordsmith The Swordsmith is required to train units armed with asword within the town.Requires: Training GroundsUpgradeable to: Sword Mastersmithy

TTailor The Tailor sews nice clothing for the citizens.

Requires: Weaving Mill, Dyes WorkshopAllows: Merchant GuildProduct: Clothes

Tannery The Tannery is where the tanner makes leather from cattle hides.Requires: Cattle Farm, Tool SmithyProduct: Leather

TaxCollectorsOffice

The Tax Collector’s Office is the office of the King’s taxcollectors. It increases the town’s gold income.Allows: MarketBonus: +1 gold in all villagesOthers: -1 happiness in the Province

Tool Smithy The Tool Smithy supplies the town with quality tools. Itincreases the number of workers available in the Province.Allows: Catapults, Cauldrons, Dyes Workshop, Rigger’sStore, Weaving Mill, Tannery, Butcher, Siege Workshop,Salt Mine, Silver Mine, QuarryBonus: +1 worker in the town

TownWatchHouse

The Town Watch House holds the Town Guards. Thelarger the town, the greater the number of guardsstationed there. Town Guards are very strong and are very helpful during enemy assaults.Allows: Coast Guard

TrainingGrounds

The Training Grounds are required to train any militaryunits other than Peasants.Allows: Siege Workshop, Axe Smith, Armoury, SpearMaker, Swordsmith, Fletcher

UUniversity The University allows talented and ambitious authors to

write many more books in the town.Requires: Scribe’s OfficeUpgrade of: LibraryProduct: Illustrated BooksBonuses: +1 Books in the town, +3 Books in Monasteries

VVineyard The Vineyard is an area to grow vines for grapes.

Allows: WineryRequired Province Feature: Fertile SoilBonuses: +1 food in all farms

WWax Maker The Wax Maker is the building where beeswax is

processed into useful forms.Requires: ApiaryAllows: Cathedral, Rigger’s StoreProduct: Wax

WeavingMill

The Weaving Mill is a building where the weavers weavelinen from hemp.Requires: Hemp Field, Tool SmithyAllows: TailorProduct: Linen

Winery The Winery is where grapes are pressed and the juicemade into wine.Requires: VineyardAllows: Merchant GuildProduct: WineBonus: +5 happiness in the Province


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AAkyndji Akyndji are cheap and undisciplined units, originating

from the early Ottoman feudal system. They are notarmoured at all and are only armed with rusty spears.They are mainly useful on plundering raids, as theyincrease the amount of loot significantly.Require: Spear Maker

Archers Archers are the most basic ranged units. Their low pricemakes up for their light armour and the simple bow they use.Require: Fletcher

Axemen Axemen are one of the most simple melee units. Theycarry nothing but a rusty axe.Require: Axe Smith

BBallista Ballistas shoot huge arrows at high speed at their target.

On a direct hit, the kill ratio is virtually 100%.Require: Siege WorkshopRequired Marshal Skill: Engineering – Level 1

BatteringRam

A Battering Ram is used by the army to breach gates sothat attackers can enter. It moves slowly due to its weightand can easily be destroyed by enemy melee units.Require: Siege WorkshopRequired Marshal Skill: Engineering – Level 1

Bowmen Bowmen are one of the most basic ranged units. They usenothing but a simple bow.Require: Fletcher

Boyars Boyars are a typical heavy cavalry originating from theRussian principalities. They have scale armour and verylong spears.Require: Stable, Spear Maker,Horses, Armoury, Scale Armourer

CCamelRiders

Camel Riders are typical warriors originating from theNorth African deserts. As horses are scared by the smell ofcamels, even the most elite cavalry are easy prey for them.Require: Swordsmith, Armoury, Stable

Cataphracts Cataphracts are a typical heavy cavalry originating fromSouth East Europe. They are very well armoured withscale armour. This does make them slow. They areequipped with iron shields and swords.Require: Stable, Scale Armourer, Sword Mastersmithy,Horses, Spear Maker

Catapult Catapults are movable siege machines. They are used tothrow rocks against castle fortifications to destroy them orto crack a hole in town walls.Require: Siege WorkshopRequired Marshal Skill: Engineering – Level 2

Crossbow-men

Crossbowmen have medium armour. Their crossbow boltsare very effective and can even penetrate heavy armour.Require: Fletcher, Armoury

CrusaderCavalry

Crusader Cavalry are feudal knights sworn to fight againstthe infidels. They are armoured with perfectly craftedplate armour and armed with sharp lances.When you are asked to send a Marshal on a crusade by thePope, and you agree to do so, the Pope grants that MarshalCrusader units (Cavalry, Crossbowmen and Infantry).

CrusaderCrossbow-men

Crusader Crossbowmen are very well protected infantryunits armed with crossbows. Their unique shooting skillsmake them deadly, even for elite heavy armoured units.When you are asked to send a Marshal on a crusade by thePope, and you agree to do so, the Pope grants that MarshalCrusader units (Cavalry, Crossbowmen and Infantry).

CrusaderInfantry

Crusader Infantry are a well-armoured infantry unit. They are famous for their swordsmanship and are adangerous foe for even the most skilled units.When you are asked to send a Marshal on a crusade by thePope, and you agree to do so, the Pope grants that MarshalCrusader units (Cavalry, Crossbowmen and Infantry).

DDesertArchers

Desert Archers are a very basic ranged unit. Their lowprice makes up for their lack of proper armour and thesimple bow they use.Require: Fletcher

DesertCavalry

Desert Cavalry are a light cavalry originating in theArabian deserts. They are very fast and have a good attack.The weak armour they use makes them vulnerable.Require: Stable, Horses, Spear Maker, Armoury


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Hobilars Hobilars are the famous Irish version of the Light Cavalry.Armed with short javelins, they are fast and have a goodcharge.Require: Stable, Horses, Spear Maker

HorseArchers

Horse Archers are the European version of the SteppeHorseman, but are less skilled. They are armed with abow and not armoured at all.Require: Stable, Horses, Fletcher

JJanissaries Janissaries are special units that can fight equally well

with sword and bow. This makes them unique and alsovery strong foes.Require: Fletcher, Swordsmith

Jinetes Jinetes are famous medium cavalry units originating fromthe plains of Andalucia. They are lightly armoured but arevery fast on horseback, making them hard to catch.Require: Stable, Horses, Spear Maker, Armoury

KKnight(Marshal)

Knights are the most skilled warriors. They are well-protected, armed with perfectly crafted swords and have a deadly charge.

LLaddermen Ladders are the simplest form of siege equipment. They

have to be placed on enemy walls so the infantry canclimb to the top of them and penetrate the castle.Require: Siege Workshop

LightCavalry

The Light Cavalry are basic mounted units, armed with asword. They have a good speed and can be used forsurprise attacks.Require: Stable, Horses, Swordsmith

Longbow-men

Longbowmen are famous for their long bows, which arecapable of shooting very distant targets. Their armour isnot very good, but their outstanding shooting skillscompensate for this.Require: Fletcher

DesertSpearmen

Desert Spearmen are the most typical defensive unit andare equipped with spears. They have a good charge whenin the right formation. In a good formation they can bedeadly for mounted enemies.Require: Spear Maker

FFeudalKnights

Feudal Knights are a typical heavy cavalry forceoriginating in West Europe. They have outstanding platearmour and are armed with lances. They are characterisedby their superb charge – although sometimes they chargebefore they are ordered to.Require: Plate Armourer, Sword Mastersmithy, Stable, Horses

GGhulamCavalry

Ghulam Cavalry is a heavy Turkish cavalry, dating back tothe Ghaznavid slave-system. They are well armoured andare armed with spears. Ghulams have a very fast charge.Require: Stable, Scale Armourer, Halberd Mastersmithy, Horses

HHalberdiers Halberdiers are well-armoured foot soldiers. They have a

good charge and can be deadly for mounted enemies.Require: Halberd Mastersmithy, Plate Armourer

HeavyArchers

Heavy Archers are medium armoured ranged units onfoot. They are typical of Western Europe and arearmoured with chain mail.Require: Fletcher, Chain Mail Workshop

HeavyCrossbow-men

Heavy Crossbowmen are very well protected infantryunits armed with a crossbow. Their unique shooting skillsmake them deadly, even for elite heavy armoured units.Require: Fletcher, Plate Armourer

HeavySwordsmen

Heavy Swordsmen are medium armoured melee footunits. They are widely spread across Europe and arearmoured with chain mail.Require: Chain Mail Workshop, Swordsmith

Highlanders Highlanders are a light infantry. They fight with thefamous two-handed ‘claymore’ sword and have noarmour. They are very fast on the battlefield.Require: Swordsmith


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MMameluks The Mameluks are mounted units with light armour, a

shield and spear. They originated from the Arabic Egyptand spread across the Islamic world.Require: Chain Mail Workshop, Sword Mastersmithy,Stable, Horses

Men-at-Arms

Men-at-Arms are an advanced version of the Swordsmen.They are well armoured and have good quality swords.Require: Chain Mail Workshop, Swordsmith

MongolianCavalry

The Mongolian Cavalry are a very fast and light cavalry.They have equally strong skills in shooting and swordfighting, which makes them a deadly enemy.Require: Stable, Horses, Fletcher, Swordsmith

NNormans Normans are excellent melee warriors. They wear chain

mail armour and carry a typical Norman shield, givinggood additional protection.Require: Chain Mail Workshop, Swordsmith

PPeasants The Peasants are the cheapest and weakest unit. Usually

they are armed with pitchforks and wear no armour. Theywalk in bunches, not formations, and have the lowestbasic morale of all.

Pronoias Pronoias are a medium cavalry, which emerged from thelate Byzantine feudal system and spread all over theBalkans. They are armed with a very long lance and havea very strong charge.Require: Stable, Scale Armourer, Horses, Spearmaker

RRomanInfantry

Roman Infantry are medium infantry units whooriginated in the early Byzantine military system. They arearmoured with chain mail, carry characteristic big shieldsand are armed with swords.Require: Chain Mail Workshop, Swordsmith

SSaracens Saracens are the most common swordsmen and originate

from northern Africa and Middle East. Their armour isweak but good swordsmanship compensates for this.Require: Swordsmith, Muslim religion

SlavonicAxemen

Slavonic Axemen are one of the most simple melee units.They use nothing but a rusty axe.Require: Axe Smith

SlavonicBowmen

Slavonic Bowmen are one of the simplest ranged units.They use only a simple bow.Require: Fletcher

Spahis Spahis originated from the Ottoman timar-fief system andare a medium cavalry armed with a lance. They are fastand usually appear in large numbers.Require: Stable, Horses, Spearmaker, Chain Mail Workshop

Spearman Spearmen are the most typical defensive units and areequipped with spears. They have a good charge and canbe deadly for mounted enemies.Require: Spear Maker

SteppeCavalry

Steppe Cavalry are the famous warriors who endangeredthe whole of Europe with their outstanding riding andshooting skills. They are very fast but only lightarmoured.Require: Stable, Fletcher, Swordsmith, Horses,Chain Mail Workshop

Swordsmen The Swordsmen are the backbone of every army. They arelightly armoured and equipped with swords. Their lowprice makes them very popular.Require: Swordsmith

TTemplars Templars are well-armoured infantry units. They are

famous for their sword fighting skills and are a dangerousfoe, even for the most skilled units.Require: Church, Chain Mail Workshop, SwordMastersmithy, Catholic religion


Credits

Black Sea StudiosLead Designer Vesselin Handjiev

Lead Programmer Panayot Yanazov

Lead Artist Rossen Manchev

Programming Alexander Alexandrov,Mikhail Balabanov,Michael Peykov, MihailMoskov, Oleg Zlatarski,Panayot Yanazov, TsvetanTsvetanov

Artwork Christo Christov, DimitarRusev, Julian Panov, KostaAtanasov, MiroslavLesichkov, RossenManchev, Stefan Delibeev,Stoyan Seymenov, VesselinEfremov

Additional Artwork Arsen Minkov, RossenGeorgiev

Sound Effects Borislav Slavov, VesselinHandjiev

Original Sound Tracks Borislav ‘Glorian’ Slavov

Game Design Miroslav Ianev, VesselinHandjiev

Project Management Miroslav Ianev, VesselinHandjiev

Production Miroslav Ianev

Map Design Miroslav Ianev, MiroslavLesichkov, VeronikaPeykova

Studio Assistance Julia Krysteva

Special Thanks JAR Computers Ltd.,InterBG Ltd.

SunflowersPresident Adi Boiko

CEO Wilhelm Hamrozi

Development Director Jürgen Reusswig, ErikSimon

Producer Frank Fay

Project Manager Marc Huppke

Lead Tester Alexander Brncic,Christoph Knauz

Localisation Uwe Mathon

IT & Web Anja Gruss, ChristophKlempau, Nadine

Knobloch, Ralf Praschak,Dirk Sachse

PR & Marketing Wolfgang Duhr, SonjaHuppke, Sabine Kaiser,Nadine Knobloch, SonjaTimm

Administration Lydia Brkic, Ines Köhler

Finances Ute Ziegler

Acquisitions Kay Benneman

Additional Testing Michael Backhaus

Testers Michael Bach, RomanBeck, Marko Berghoff,André Bernhardt, TimBrombach, Marion Deul,Johannes Euteneier, JulianGerhard, Johannes Hick,Angela Holzweiss, Tai vonKeitz, Seong-Jin Kim, FelixKlitschke, Daniel Kociok,Alexander Köhler, MoussahKöster, Benjamin Kramm,Thomas Lehr, FrederikLölhöffel, Dirk Meinecke,Kwame Tajo Möller,Fabian Müller, MelanieMüller, Andreas Noll,Laura Ohrndorf, ChristianRöder, Michael Röder,Max Simon, JensSchneider, MichaelSchwab, Julian Sommer,Tobias Stey, Carsten Stork,Joannis Thomas, TihomirTrcak, Alexander Werner,Johannes Zahn

External Test Group Mirco Bamberger, JochenCezanne, Patrick Galaske,Michael Höflinger, MartinKohler, AlexanderKolombar, Dirk Obenauer,Boris Schöpf, MarkusSchumacher, AndrasVerbenyi, BethelWeldesselase

Intro and Additional Virgin Lands - Animated Artwork Pictures, Frank Hessefort,

Ralf Hüttinger, Volker Jäcklein, Vito Lamanna, Stefan Spatz, Lars Wagner, Tobias Weingärtner

Additional Artwork Plastic Wax Pty, TonyPittorino

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TeutonicKnights

Teutonic Knights are amongst the best sword fighters.Additionally, they are equipped with perfect plate armourthat gives outstanding protection but makes them ratherslow, due to its weight.Require: Church, Plate Armourer, Sword Mastersmithy,Catholic religion

TownGuards

Town Guards are available in the towns to provide basicprotection. They are good soldiers and must be taken intoaccount by any attacking force. They spawn automaticallyin a Castle Assault and need not be recruited.Require: Town Watch House

Trebuchet Trebuchets are huge static siege machines. Once deployed,they cannot be moved to another location before the endof the battle. They are used to throw rocks against castlefortifications to destroy them or to crack a hole in walls.Require: Siege WorkshopRequired Marshal Skill: Engineering - Level 3

VVarangians Varangians are distant descendants of the Vikings who

migrated to South East Europe and gained prestige as eliteguards in Constantinople. They are armoured with chain mailand a big iron shield. They are armed with a sharp battleaxe.Require: Town Watch House, Chain Mail Workshop, Axe Smith

Vikings Vikings are famous for their axe fighting skills and bravecharges. Many other units are afraid of facing Vikings onthe battlefield.Require: Axe Smith


Technical Compliance GroupTechnical Compliance Joseph GrantManagerTechnical Supervisor Marcus Purvis

Lead Technical Analysts Martyn Sibley, RichardHylands, Darran Wall

QA Techs Gary Kent, Ed Carter

MasteringEuropean Mastering Steve RoseManagerMastering Supervisor Sam Roberts

Mastering Technicians Des Gayle, James Kneen,John Brunton, Vicky Rose

QA Planning Cell Andrew Miller, MitsuoHirakawa, Nathan Jacobs,

Audit Team Simon Chaney

European Certification GroupFunctional Certification Jean-Yves DuretManagerFunctional Test David Fielding, Ben JacksonSupervisorsFunctional Project Leads Andrew Chung, Paul

Richards, Dean Choudhuri-Bennett, Paul Davies

Functional Senior Testers Ollie Barder, James Bolton,Stephen Collyer, TimGoodchild, Gary Napper,Mark Painting, MichaelTakla

Technical Certification James FeatherstoneManagerTechnical Supervisor: James Arup

Technical Compliance Alan Drew, James Norton, Specialists Ashley Powell, Tim Wileman

Technical Senior Testers Rene Apperley, AndrewPritchard

Asian samplesCourtesy of Spectrasonics "Heart of Asia"

African samplesCourtesy of Spectrasonics "Heart of Africa"

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Concept Writers Darren ‘The Wolf ’ Pearce,Bill Thomas

Editing & Lecturing Gillian ‘Hellion’ Pearce

German Texts Falko Löffler, Pea Eigler

Additional Text Editing Michael Bach, AlexanderKöhler, Oliver Bönschen,Johannes Zahn

Manual Layout Uwe Mathon

English Voiceovers Outsource Media London,Trevor Bent, Mark Estdale,Jonathan Goodwin, DeanGregory, Jeremy Taylor,Mike Timm

English Voices Tim Bentink, John Bull,Ben Cowan, Bob Golding,Damien Goodwin, DaveJohn, Laurence Kennedy,Lindsey Mack, PeterMarinker, FrancisMiddleditch, Vince Nicols,Stephen Perring, ChrisRowe, Sam Taldeker, PaulThornley, Daniel Wilson,Andrew Wincott

German Voiceovers 4-Real Intermedia GmbH

German Voices Achim Barrenstein, MoritzBrendel , Mario Hassert,Peter Heusch, GillesKarolyi, Michael Lucke,Aart Veder, Karl-JürgenSiler, Dieter Gring, HelgeHeynhold, HansMittermüller, MichaelDeckner, Armin Hauser,Patrick Linke, HansZwimpfer, HelmutWinkelmann

Special Thanks Soundcheck Offenbach,Stephan Winter, TimCoupe

Electronic ArtsSenior Producer Feargus Carroll

Line Producer Darren Tuckey

European Product Doug McConkeyManager

LocalisationLocalisation Project Maria BistaManagerLocalisation Coordinator Stephane Tachon

Translation Words of Magic

LT Coordinator Lionel Berrodier

Testers Clément Duval

Language Compliance GroupLCG Projects Lead Patrick Klaus

LCG Team Lead James Fry

LCG Team Sandeep Harbias

Product ServicesDocumentation Designer Susanna Miller

Manual Anglicisation Sorcha Fenlon

Artwork Coordinator Jo Baty

Product Planner James Truter

Quality AssuranceQA Project Manager Paul Waters

QA Project Leader Stuart Pratt

QA Team Leader Piers Langridge, CraigMcLeod, Jay Huckstep,Giro Maioriello

QA Senior Tester Ben Spinks, MorganHughes, William Wan

Quality Assurance Team George Cover, ChrisWatson, Steve Inman, GregMoniz, Graham Parkings,Blake Robinson, ChinoEgembah, Andrew Lloyd,Anthony Zoghob, DanielSmith, Dario Cassini,Simon Watson, JonathanPrice, Tom Marshall, MarkFuller, John Reynes, AdamCheong, Daniel Burnett,Dan Parkes, Barry Wallis,Michael Jeffries, PaulSewry, David Rocha, JamesMcDonald, Matt Martin,Matt Carson

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Knights of Honor © 2003 - 2004 by SUNFLOWERS Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH.SUNFLOWERS is a registered trademark of SUNFLOWERS Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH.

All rights reserved.Developed by BLACK SEA STUDIOS Ltd.

Electronic Arts is a trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or othercountries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This product contains software technology licensed from GameSpy Industries, Inc. © 1999-2004 GameSpyIndustry, Inc. All rights reserved.

USES BINK VIDEO. Copyright © 1991-2004 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.

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