Welcome to Etherlords international web-site at www.etherlords.com!

Moscow — May 13, 2001 — Nival Interactive and Ravensburger Interactive announce the release of the international web-site dedicated to their new turn-based strategy title Etherlords. Welcome to www.etherlords.com.

Common knowledge suggests that the world that we see around us is but a reflection of our own conscience. As well as subconscience, superconscience, and other elements of our personality that we really know little about except for the fact that they are probably located somewhere in our heads. Would you like to see the inside of the head of someone who creates, intentionally or not, the Ether Universe?

The dedicated web-site contains full information about Etherlords gameplay, Ehter Universe and its dwellers, abilities and mutual relations of the four races, and magic spells, by means of which these mutual relations are enforced. You will learn a lot about the weak points («...since the upgrade of central and peripheral nervous systems is not completed yet, the hero suffers from relapsing tick of facial nerve-endings...») and strong sides («...can be classified as female only on the basis of hormonal composition of remaining organic tissue...») of heroes that you will eventually control. The information about various (around 300) creatures and spells that heroes of different races can summon by means of magic is going to be constantly updated. All information including gameplay, descriptions of races, heroes, and magic creatures is richly illustrated with in-game graphics and screenshots. Nearly all information and graphics on the site has never before been published.

Etherlords will be shown to industry and press for the first time at E3 2001 in Los Angeles. Come see the game at booth #6045 of Ravensburger Interactive Media on May 17-19. Etherlords is scheduled for release in Q4 2001 under the Fishtank label of Ravensburger Interactive Media.

Etherlords is a turn-based strategy bringing players a totally novel game play, which merges best of magic combat prompted by trade card games, and strategic resource management. With its high-end true 3D engine, Etherlords boasts an astounding full 3D thickly populated game world with the level of detail unique for the genre. The innovative magic system including over 300 spells allows players to create a virtually unlimited number of individual battle strategies. True 3D combat features a great variety of video effects and perfectly smooth animations. The unique battle system is specially tailored to allow dynamic multiplayer combat.