<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
added	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
including	O
units	O
,	O
civilizations	O
(	O
Japan	O
and	O
Korea	O
)	O
,	O
civilization	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
hero	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
also	O
features	O
three	O
new	O
campaigns	O
:	O
Ancient	O
Rome	O
,	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
24th	O
century	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variable	O
difficulty	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
those	O
scenarios	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
received	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
patch	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
other	O
players	O
either	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
a	O
lobby	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robots	B-Algorithm
replace	O
Citizens	O
in	O
the	O
Nano	O
Age	O
and	O
infantry	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Space	O
Age	O
(	O
these	O
robots	B-Algorithm
are	O
known	O
as	O
Watchmen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nano	O
age	O
Farms	O
are	O
run	O
by	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
Space	O
Age	O
farms	O
no	O
longer	O
need	O
citizens	O
to	O
manage	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
supports	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
connections	O
and	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
were	O
taken	O
offline	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
players	O
are	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
and	O
Direct	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
campaigns	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
:	O
an	O
Ancient	O
Roman	O
campaign	O
about	O
Gaius	O
Marius	O
and	O
Julius	O
Caesar	O
,	O
a	O
campaign	O
involving	O
the	O
warfare	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Asian	O
campaign	O
involving	O
the	O
colonization	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
scenario	O
depicts	O
Julius	O
Caesar	O
's	O
conquest	O
of	O
Gaul	B-Application
and	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Britain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
Helvetti	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
lead	O
his	O
army	O
into	O
Gaul	B-Application
and	O
subdue	O
the	O
various	O
Gallic	O
tribes	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Ambrones	O
,	O
Belgians	O
,	O
and	O
Suebi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helping	O
Cleopatra	O
VII	O
gives	O
Caesar	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
large	O
city	O
of	O
Alexandria	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
starts	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helping	O
Ptolemy	O
XIV	O
is	O
dangerous	O
as	O
Caesar	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
must	O
move	O
quickly	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Alexandria	B-Application
or	O
risk	O
being	O
overwhelmed	O
by	O
Cleopatra	O
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
concludes	O
with	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Iwo	B-Application
Jima	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
shortest	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
famous	O
image	O
of	O
US	O
Marines	O
raising	O
the	O
flag	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
Mount	B-Application
Suribachi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
One	O
details	O
the	O
colonization	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
discovered	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
colonize	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
the	O
major	O
superpowers	B-Application
of	O
Earth	O
scramble	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
technologies	O
and	O
resources	O
needed	O
to	O
establish	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
UFAR	O
also	O
struggles	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
colonial	O
programme	O
competing	O
against	O
rival	O
superpowers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
UFAR	O
colony	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
is	O
eventually	O
built	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
alongside	O
settlements	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
US-Canadian	O
Conglomerate	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
of	O
Nations	O
,	O
Novaya	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
colonies	O
established	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kwan	O
Do	O
dynasty	O
has	O
been	O
overthrown	O
,	O
and	O
harsh	O
conditions	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
an	O
increasingly	O
negative	O
perception	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
governments	O
have	O
finally	O
forced	O
the	O
Martian	O
colonists	O
into	O
rebellion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
battle	O
for	O
Martian	O
independence	O
and	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Khan	O
Sun	O
Do	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
leader	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
by	O
Sierra	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
publisher	O
,	O
later	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
from	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
Studios	O
because	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
were	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
Empires	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steve	O
Beinner	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
''	O
Empire	B-Application
Earths	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
planned	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
both	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Art	O
of	O
Conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
those	O
who	O
could	O
n't	O
get	O
enough	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
perfect	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Monday	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
7pm	O
GMT	O
,	O
the	O
WON	O
servers	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
online	O
game-play	O
system	O
,	O
were	O
permanently	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
