Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War
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Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is a turn-based strategy game, available on Good Old Games. Unlike most of Warhammer vidya gaems, which have the Imperium as the centred faction, this time the Eldar are the protagonists. The game was released in June 30, 1999 for Windows 98 by Dreamforge Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations.
Campaign Story
The Eldar Empire, during its apex, had engineered countless of worlds to become habitable paradises; these are known as Maiden Worlds and a majority of these worlds had been destroyed, with the birth of Slaanesh, lost or forgotten through time. Skipping forwards to the 41st Millennium, one of these Maiden Worlds, named Davinnus, was rediscovered by Craftworld Iyanden. However the planet had already been settled by the Imperium, as a Frontier World. The Eldar perceived that they couldn't possibly reclaim the world from the Imperium, however they couldn't rely on their usual shenanigans of deceiving some other faction - like the Orks - to weaken the Mon-keigh resistance, in order for the Eldar to swoop-in and oust them out; they realised that historical records and artefacts of great power remained in Davinnus (thankfully for Iyanden, the Blood Ravens hadn't yet arrived to the planet to steal claim these artefacts), thus they tried to retrieve those items with minimal forces, for secrecy. The Mon-keigh spot them almost imitatively and attack the xenos, which shocked the Eldar as why they would fight them unprovoked.
As they continue to contest with the Imperium for these treasures, an unforseen evil was present. Turns out Genestealer cultists had infiltrated parts of the colony and they were planning to call a Hive Ship to devour the world. To save that planet from the Tyranids, the Eldar teamed-up the Imperium (which included the Imperial Guard, the Sisters of Battle and the Blood Angels) and with the power of friendship they were successful. After their victory, a truce was struck and the Eldar were let freen to finish their plans.
Faction forces
From the in-game encyclopedia and the manual:
The Eldar
Tactical Units
- Dire Avengers
- Dire Avenger Exarch
- Guardians
- Warp Spiders
- Warp Spider Exarch
- Wraithguards
Scout Units
- Mimes
- Harlequins
- Great Harlequin
Assault Units
- Avatar of Khaine
- Howling Banshees
- Howling Banshee Exarch
- Striking Scorpions
- Striking Scorpion Exarch
Aerial Units
- Swooping Hawks
- Swooping Hawk Exarch
Devastator Units
- Dark Reapers
- Dark Reaper Exarch
- Death Jester
- Fire Dragons
- Fire Dragon Exarch
War Machines
- Falcon
- Fire Prism
- Vypers
- War Walker
- Wraithlord
Artillery Units
- D-Cannon
- Brightlance
- Scatter Laser
- Vibro Cannon
Psyker Units
- Farseer
- Warlock
- Warlock Champion
- Warlock Master
The Imperium
Tactical Units
- Imperial Guard
- Sisters of Battle
- Space Marines
- Terminators
Scout Unit
- Marine Scouts
Assault Units
- Imperial Assault Squad
- Terminator Assault Squad
Aerial Units
- Jump Marines
- Seraphim
Devastator Units
- Imperial Missile Team
- Marine Devastators
- Terminator Devastators
War Machines
- Immolator
- Land Raider
- Leman Russ
Artillery Units
- Imperial Guard Autocannon
- Whirlwind
Psyker Unit
- Librarian
The Tyranid
Tactical Units
- Brood Guard
- Termagants
- Tyranid Warriors
Scout Unit
- Lictors
Assault Units
- Carnifex
- Genestealers
- Hormagaunts
Aerial Unit
- Gargoyles
Devastator Units
- Brood Missile Team
- Venom Warriors
War Machines
- Brood Land Raider
- Brood Leman Russ
Artillery Units
- Biovores
- Brood Autocannon
- Brood Whirlwind
Psyker Units
- Hive Tyrant
- Magus
- Zoanthrope