he official opening of the Etherlords first on-line world tournament will take place on December 21, 14.00 GMT. At the moment we are processing the registration data and preparing the duel report web-form. We greatly apologize for the delay.

Those members who have already played their duels will be able to send their duel reports using the duel report web-form. The form will be published in the "Player List" section on Dec 21. All registered members of the tounament will receive a password to access this section by e-mail. Only those duels that were reported by means of this form will be accepted for the tournament.

e sure to check the latest updates of the Etherlords on-line tournament rules in the Multiplayer/Tournament section. Sending out a duel report would be now much more convenient!

ival Interactive and Fishtank Interactive announce Etherlords roadmap. Nival plans to release a new demo version, a hot-seat mode, a strategy multiplayer game, and a mission editor for Etherlords. For more information see Roadmap section. More information on the announced updates will be available soon.

heck Multiplayer/Tournament section for the Code of Rules of the first international on-line Etherlords tournament.

egister for the first worldwide online Etherlords tounament! We are extremely grateful to Etherlords gamers for their immense help in organizing this tounament and working out the rules. Tournament results will be judged by six well-known and respected members of Etherlords gaming community.

Their nicknames are: NeXuS, DrDoom, Lucky, Pipeman, VanyaCKiller, Warper. Tournament coordinators are Commando and Microwave. Rules and techniques of this first Etherlords on-line tournaments are very simple and comprehensive.

Visit Multiplayer section for registration info regulations, tournament schedule, and related info.

njoy fresh updates for Etherlords fan site kit at the File section! Complete collection of in-game interface icons for spells, skills, and artifacts will add color and style to your web-site.

BIReviews rates Etherlords — 4/5. Read mini-review, extensive preview, and readers' comments: «I really must recomend this game. My whole family has enjoyed this game, especially the MP duels. My wife/kids are always trying to build the better deck to kick each others asses. =)» — DaMNLAG, 25 Nov 2001.

ead the in-depth review on Etherlords published at BlueSmoke «Etherlords manages to bring the card game to a whole new level, with lively and fully 3D creatures and heroes battling in all their glory. Etherlords finally harnesses the power of computer graphics to bring CCG battles to life. It's a vivid, exciting twist, and it's surprising no one thought of it before.» — Jin-Ning Tioh, www.BlueSmoke.net

ameSpot readers rate the game as 8.9/10. Read what players say about the game at GameSpot! "An amazing game that offers a new style of strategy." — Chris Chain, Dec 11, 2001

ew Etherlords patch is available for download at Files section. Patch 1.03 enhances the anti-cheating mechanism in multiplayer duel and also fixes the bug with random game crash after losing a battle. Minor bugs with the following game elements are fixed: «Alpha-strike» and «Change of Command» spells, disenchantment ability of Pteros creatures, Chaot specialization «Stones' Wrath», Kinet specialization «Winds' Wrath», transformation of a 3rd level mine into a 1st level one.

ead what those people who have bought the game think about it! Check out gamers' reviews at PCGameReview.com. "This is my best game purchase in ages." — Marc Quattromani from Beaverton, OR on 12/3/01

ownload a new wallpaper featuring one of the most beautiful female characters in Etherlords at File section. This exclusive artwork has been created by Alex Borzykh and Victor Surkov, members of the artists team for Etherlords. Priestess of Perfection, the finest adornment of the race of Synthesis, is now ready to decorate your home computer. As a true Synthet, Priestess has reduced the living matter in her body to the minimum, and replaced it with machinery.

However, due to unknown reason this increadible female has refused to undergo a most simple operation to improve her "eyesight" parameter for the left eye, which is below the acceptable value by 8%. Notwithstanding this minor disadvantage, she has been judges as the best of female warriors in "up to 30% modification" category by "perfection of appearance" parameter.

ishtank Interactive, a division of Ravensburger Interactive, announced today the expanded release of the public demo version for Nival Interactive' s unique 3D turn-based strategy game, Etherlords. The game is currently available at all major retail stores. Press release. The demo is now available at Gigex.

ou are welcome to visit the updated Support page! Now it includes a wider range of solutions to technical problems with Etherlords, a program that helps remove problems with reinstalling and uninstalling the game, contact info, and much more.

ead full review on Etherlords by GameSpot. «...Etherlords is the most successful attempt to combine the power of computer graphics with the dynamics of collectible card games. It takes its source material to the next level without compromising it.» — Tom Chick, GameSpot PC. GameSpot scrore: 8.1 (great) Reviewer's Tilt: 9

therlords English and French demo versions are now available in Files section. Engage in one-on-one combat over LAN, or play online in GameSpy Arcade!

sers of the French version of Etherlords can now download a patch for the French verion of Etherlords in Files section. See Files section for the list of corrections and improvements.

ownload a patch for Etherlords in Files section. Patch 1.02 solves a number of problems which occurred while running the game under Windows XP and Windows 2000. The patch also corrects a C++ Runtime error at the game start which was the result of the absence of one of the necessary MS Internet Explorer program components. See Files section for the entire list of corrections and improvements.

ind ways to solve most frequently reported technical problems of Etherlords in the recently updated FAQ section.

ymantec reports that the recent version of Norton Antivirus incorrectly identified the InstallShield Professional 6.31 script engine (ikernel.exe) found in Etherlords as being infected with the W32.Nimda.enc(dr) virus. Symantec confirmed that it was a false positive, and the file ikernel.exe found in Etherlords contains NO virus. You can find full confirmation here support.installshield.com. You may update the virus definitions for your version of Symantec Norton AntiVirus at www.symantec.com.

heck out Etherlords preview published at Gamitopia «The pre-battle strategy of the game lies in deck building, a wonderfully deep concept that sets Etherlords apart from all other strategy games. ...Etherlords has plenty of potential, and may very well breathe some new life into the turn-based strategy genre that the HOMM series has monopolized in recent years.» — Kent Smallwood, www.gamitopia.com

ake advantage of a unique opportunity to create your very own authentic Etherlords web site! Download a complete fan site kit in the section Files. It has everything you need, from original buttons and frames to screenshots.

ishtank Interactive announced today the release of the public demo version for their upcoming 3D turn-based strategy game, Etherlords, developed by Nival Interactive. The demo is available exclusively at www.fileplanet.com. Press release

therlords has Gone Gold! Munich - November 6th, 2001 - Let yourself be swept away into the mys-tical world of the Etherlords! Fishtank Interactive proudly announces that the German version of turnbased strategy game Etherlords has finally reached goldmaster status. Press release

ead a preview on Etherlords published at Gaming Age «...one of the most impressive aspects of game, both in battle and in the overhead map, is the animation; it looks terrific and is unbelievably smooth.» «...card-collecting fans that have been looking for an intellectual challenge should be falling in love at first sight.» - Patric Klepek, Gaming Age.

e have scrutinized all Etherlords reviews which participated in Etherlords Beta Writing Competition held among our beta-testers team, and finally chose the winners! Their names are Dominic Clarke, Gleb Sokolov, and J.J. Hermans. We agreed that these three reviews contained the most original and thought-provoking ideas. The winners will get to choose the color of their new Nival Team T-Shirts.

However, it was hard to choose winners among so many other interesting essays we have received. That is why we selected some more articles and published them here, together with the winning essays. The names of additionally selected authors are Ivan "VanyaCKiller" Gekht, Jin-Ning Tioh, George Chamurliev, and Adnel Ortiz aka Betrayer X. You will find all reviews written in English inside Game/Testers replies section. Be sure to read them - above all, they contain a lot of useful information about the gameplay! If you would also like to take a look at the winning reviews in Russian please find them in a similar section on the Russian pages of this site.

e invite everybody to visit a new section devoted to a multiplayer game and a new exchange forum called Fight club. Here you will find Etherlords duel multiplayer rules. While playing the demo, and later the full version of the game, you will be able to create your own hero equipped with a unique spell book, skills, special ability, and even a history, to launch your hero against the entire world via the new Etherlords forum Fight club. Also there is a Rating in which best Etherlords players will be included!

ead the latest preview on Etherlords posted at FBI Reviews! «Etherlords promises to be a huge hit with both strategy and card based gamers alike, and where Nival has hit upon a concept similar to the card based games, Etherlords is so well done it easily stands on its' own feet as an exciting new strategy game.» - Perry 'Porivian' Orivian, FBI Reviews. v

elcome back to another addition of the Etherlords Creature Feature at PC.IGN! «Come on in and check out the last installment of creature art and info before the game's release», - pc.ign.com

new Etherlords in-game movie has been published today at Gamespy Daily in their Today's Files section. Watch Vitals wipe out one of the rarest artifact creatures, Konung of Fire. You can download a full size movie www.fileplanet.com or go for a smaller one www.fileplanet.com.

heck Developer Diaries page in Game section for the links to Etherlords developer diaries posted every week at www.gamespy.com!

he third and final stage of Etherlords beta-test has just started. Only 50 most industrious testers from all over the world were selected to take part in it and work at the duel multiplayer mode. Press release.

heck out Files section for another movie! You will see Kinets and some of their monsters in action. The fate has not been so merciful to Kinet hero this time, but it will seldom be this way in the actual game, because the stength of Kinets is their tactics of total control.

ead a detailed preview on Etherlords published at GameSpot «Fans of traditional turn-based games should appreciate the simplicity and elegance of Etherlord's design. And if they enjoy the mechanics of collectible card games, they should enjoy the tactical battles of this game as well. While Etherlords eschews the conventions of recent strategy games, its more traditional approach could be just what fans of turn-based strategy games are looking for», - Elliott Chin, GameSpot PC.

e greatly apologize for possible instability of web-sites and forums of Nival Interactive during October 2 and 3. Temporary failure of Nival servers is caused by preventive maintenance work that will be finished in the shortest possible time.

ake a look at new screenshots published in Art section. The sights include brute fights, new battle screen, superb Kinets' defense and piles of special effects.

ave a look at a revised version of FAQ in Game section. When Etherlords demo will be released? Can players exchange resources? Can you run away from the battle field? Find out answers to these questions and more.

new feature in Game section! Nival Interactive presents the people who created the amazing world of Etherlords, brought alive its incredible creatures and their masters. Thanks to this team, the game made the difficult way from the original concept to the final product, and they sincerely hope that the result of their hard work will give you pleasure.

he Etherlords previews for online publications are beginning to hit. Today on IGN, the Etherlords preview is top story of the PC section. Check it out! pc.ign.com «If you're a thinker and a fan of turn-based strategy games and battles, then you'll probably get a kick out of this one.» — Dan Adams, pc.ign.com

smaller version of the trailer Synthets has been added to Files section. Although this trailer has smaller resolution, its size is only 5Mb and it takes considerably less time to download.

ead three latest interviews with different members of Nival Interactive team revealing various aspects of Etherlords game play: check out www.xgr.com, www.eurogamer.com and www.zocks.com. We thank all journalists for intersting questions!

he second stage of international beta testing for Etherlords has begun. The number of beta testers selected for the second stage has grown to more than 1100 players from all over the world. Pressrelease.

atch Etherlords in action: you can now download in-game engine trailer in Files section. You will see how a Synthet heroine wipes away a vile creature known under a quite peaceful name of Hopper. Hoppers aren't that harmless, though. They never linger long in the world of the dead and know how to leap out back into the sun — so, their ranks seem to never thin out.

ave a look at another Creature Feature published recently at PC.IGN. Twelve more pictures and detailed discriptions illustrate unique abilities of each of the four races.

ead a detailed preview on Etherlords beta version at www.actiontrip.com! «The most alluring thing about Ehterlords is its visual charm. When hero-characters move around the map, one instantly detects the precise and life-like animation...», — Ure "Vader" Paul, www.actiontrip.com.

therlords team has prepared the English-language version of the game to be shown at ECTS 2001 on September 2-4. Before the end of August all in-game graphics will be completed except for several multiplayer interfaces that will be added after the second beta-testing stage ends.

At the moment the team is finishing up special effects and removing bugs discovered thanks to earnest efforts of our beta-testers and programmers. The beta-version for the second beta-testing stage which is about to begin in mid September is also being prepared.

e have some in-game music in mp3 format for you in Files section. You can find there combat themes for Vitals and Synthets and adventure screen themes for Vitals and Chaots. You can decide whether you like it or not even before downloading the mp3s, because this music also plays while you browse this site.

ne more Etherlords Creature Feature is published at PC.IGN. See three more creatures from each of the four races and read detailed descriptions of their unique powers. Choose your favourite race and get a grip on its tactics today!

ave a look at three new screenshots featuring Kinets heroes and creatures in the Art section.

he application for the second stage of Etherlords beta test will expire on August 15. All candidates will be notified of their beta tester status up to August 24. We are very grateful to players all over the world for their outstanding activity and keen interest to the upcoming game.

nternational beta testing has begun for Etherlords. During the first week, www.etherlords.com received over 4,000 applications with the majority of candidates from the United States and other countries outside Russia.
Press release.

ead the first preview on Etherlords beta published today by Eurogamer! «The result is a novel system which is easy to get to grips with but hard to master, offering a bewildering array of tactics for you to explore.» — John «Gestalt» Bye, www.eurogamer.net.

ind out more details on Etherlords gameplay in the in-depth interview with the Project Manager for Etherlords Andrey Emelyanenko published today at StrategyPlanet! Many thanks to StrategyPlanet Site Director Jonathan Zook aka Dragon for the intersting questions.

oday you can finally learn how the Kinets' heroes look and what sets them apart from other races. Kinets are reserved, arrogant, and detached. Kinet sorcerers can summon extremely destructive water and air monsters. Of all the four races, they resemble humans the most. See them now in «World/Heroes» section.

therlords developer diary gets published every week at GameSpy. You can read the first three volumes now and learn how the development of Etherlords progressed since the beginning, what game design problems were faced by the team, and how we managed to overcome them. Volume #4 is due this week!

oday PC.IGN has published one of their upcoming exclusive publications of Etherlords creatures. From now on new creatures from Etherlords will appear at PC.IGN monthly. Watch the first 16 pictures and learn more about the world of Etherlords now !

clever game, Etherlords may be the turn-based strategy game this year. Its unique blend of strategic overlay, magic-based tactical combat, and sparkling 3-D graphics make a title that is both challenging and beautiful. — Mark Walker, www.gamepower.com Read the latest Etherlords preview at www.gamepower.com. Also at Gamepower: the interview with Serge Orlovsky, President of Nival Interactive, and the exclusive Etherlords movie!

ave a look at three new screenshots in the Art section. You will see heroes' stats interface. Right by the hero's portrait you can see his level, health and sight parameters, the latter also defines the distance at which the hero can move during one turn.

Below is a place for the artifacts that heroes can carry with them, hero's unique ability, skills and spells. On the right of the screen there is the price of the hero's upkeep in points of Ether, his current experience value and the amount necessary to move on to the next level. Below is a place for global spells in which this hero participates, and icons for the choice of skills to be acquired or upgraded after the hero receives a level. Each screenshot has a detailed comment on the heroes' special abilities and skills. Read more about heroes and their stats in Game and World sections.

ameSpy has posted a first look at Etherlords! Read the article.

ival Interactive signs up beta testers for 3D turn-based strategy Etherlords. The closed beta phase 1 will start in the beginning of July. Press release.

ew screenshots appeared in the Art section. Six detailed pictures give a close-up of a fight between Hongar and Delta-300 B Priestess of Perfection. While orcs deliver their crashing blows, the ñyclops, well aware of his superiority, is obviously bored...

ave a look at Etherlords E3 press coverage. Brief previews, articles, news, screens...
gamespot.com; www.gg8.com; www.xgr.com; www.gamespy.com; www.allgameguide.com

therlords web site has been reviewed and chosen to bear the 2001-2002 Golden Web Award by the International Association of Web Masters and Designers!
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ead fresh Etherlords E3 coverage:
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therlords 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.

ival Interactive presents Etherlords — a groundbreaking discovery of totally unexpected gameplay opportunities in a turn-based strategy coupled with full 3D, incredibly detailed graphics. Etherlords will be released by Fishtank Interactive in Q4'01.