About Supremacy 1914
Supremacy 1914 is a free online multi-player real-time strategy RPG. Up to 13 competitors battle for several weeks for control of Europe. Both, military and diplomatic skills will be essential on your road to victory!
Supremacy 1914 puts you back in time into a Europe similar to that almost 100 years ago.
Industrialisation overthrew the traditional order of societies everywhere.It forged new powerful nations and put others on the verge of destruction.Obsolete aristocrats have to fear for their power whilst ambitious new statesmen,striving for gaining influence over their country's faith,emerge from the out-dated structures of the grand houses of sovereignty. 
Those nations which want to prevail in this new era have to prove their superiority and their ultimate will to power. After a number of regional conflicts, 16 equally large nations have prevailed.
16 nations... Some of them ruled by diplomatically skilled, deliberate leaders, some of them by reckless, brave men that do not wince at putting their own countries at the edge of war or even further...
All of them share one destiny: Their lack of territory that would provide those resources crucial for satisfying the needs of growing populations and for reaching for the promising fruits of industrialisation.
You and up to 12 comrades can take your places being these dauntless leaders, ruling prestigious dynasties, reaching for control over Europe, fulfilling the dreams of your fellow countrymen and to approve the confidence they put into you.
But beware before you give into your hunger for power and the ultimate control over Europe, before you try to take the continent's destiny into your very own hands. Because your adversaries will as well focus on following the one and only target:The ultimate supremacy over Europe.
Some of the game's key features:
1. Online strategy game for up to 13 players.
2. Events occur in real time - one game will take 4 to 8 weeks.
3. 7 different kinds of resources you will need to account for the demands of your fellow countrymen and that are the key for your upcoming industrialisation.
4. Identify yourself with the country you're leading and publish your own government declaration or statements in the daily European newspaper. Or simply abuse it for your spectecular propaganda campaigns.
5. An elaborate system for inter-player communication besides the newspaper that includes economic trading possibilities as well as contract conclusions that form the fundament of military cooperation or maybe high treason.
6. Long-time motivation because of technical developments that enrich the possibilities of your current strategy.
7. Java based technology. Therefore it will run on most browsers/platforms without being as boring and sterile as normal browser games.
8. Logging in once or twice a day is enough for playing during peace times.
9. Absolutely free of charge!
The Daily European
In order to really polish your international reputation and to cause tremendous sensation, you can compose an article in the Daily European independent newspaper; the number one source for breaking news, national propaganda and as well gossip. Be aware, that these articles are official statements of your government and that the rulers of Europe are not very forgiving when they feel insulted. As a small hint, you might consider delivering an article disguised as an anonymous writer.
Besides serving as a political battlefield,The Daily European is the number one resource when it comes to inform Europe’s citizens of nearly everything that happens on the continent. The objectively prepared and presented high quality information covers, amongst others, fields such as:
1. Changes in political relations, like for instance war declarations,
2. breaking news from the battlefields of Europe,
3. most recent price developments of traded goods and resources,
4. the newest technological achievements in engineering and science, and
5. above all, the Daily European Index of Power.
The DE Index of Power is an objective evaluation of the total power of the European leaders. The index takes into account factors like the moral and loyalty of the people in a nation, the military power of a nation’s army, and of course its size and productivity.
Rumor has it that a leader who reaches an index of 1.000 points can never be overthrown by his or her political foes. The person who succeeds in reaching such a tremendously high index can safely be regarded as holding:The exclusive Supremacy over Europe.
Public Realtions
The most basic steps you can take to enhance your image and to customize your public appearance can be found in the Public Relations area of your command center.
The actions you can apply here include:
1. author an official government declaration,
2. provide a picture of yourself used for official press releases,
3. redesign your nation's flag to better represent your country and yourself.
Remark:You should note that changing the flag layout or your picture multiple times a day replaces the earlier versions of that day. This garuantees that you can try things out before they get valid.
Foreign Affairs
Besides these aspects of publicity, the direct relations to your European neighbours are what matters most in a Europe where every leader is struggling for power and fighting their downfall.It is necessary to know your foes and to form strong alliances in order to stand up for a free and united Europe.
The area of Foreign Affairs in your command center is the place dedicated for cultivating these relations since you can send letters to friend or foe or to those that are still undecided, trying to convince them to form alliances may they be of military or simply economical character.
The Foreign Affairs area is also the place to specify your neighbor relations. Depending on how much you trust them you can set the following relations:
War or Peace
The change with the probaly farthest reaching consequences. Note that you could of course command your armies to attack a neighbour without first declaring war. Nevertheless, this would probably be desastrous for your international reputation. So take your pick if you want to follow the track of an honorable leader or of a sneaky, back-stabbing ruler.
Right of Way
Even when at peace, foreign armies are not allowed to traverse your soil. If you give friendly European rulers Right of Way you, in principle, allow them to march directly towards your capital and behind your border fortifications or even to attack a third party from or on your home grounds. So choose wisely whom to grant this priviledge and remember that you can use the message system to verbally pronounce some constraints connected to the Right of Way.
Army Command
Giving someone else army command grants this person to fully command all of your armies. Of course that implies that everything that is visible to your troops becomes visible to the privileged commander in chief as well.
Remark: If you have the impression that your changes to the foreign relation settings are neglected by te system, make sure you press the "Apply" button on the page!
