Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion (abbreviated to TPR) is a historical Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy

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 game, developed by Joymania Entertainment (since changed to Joymania Development) and published by TopWare Interactive

TopWare Interactive

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. The scenery is inspired by the Anglo-Saxon period, circa 1000 AD. The gamer plays the role of the palace guard captain whose goal is to win back all of the lost provinces that once belonged to the king.
The game was released in 2001, but only in a few countries. Later in 2002 it was released in additional countries and in 2005 it was finally released in the US. The game has not yet been released in the UK

United Kingdom

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. A digital version is available on Good Old Games.

Overview

Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion is commonly referred as a gold edition or an expansion pack for its prequel, Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom

Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom

Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom is a medieval-time based Real-time strategy game.It was developed by Joymania Entertainment and published by TopWare Interactive in 1998. The player takes the role of the captain of the palace guards and leads the soldiers and citizens to victory...

. It is a stand-alone game, but includes the 20 original missions (although strangely, the Russian release doesn't seem to include the original campaign) as well as a brand new campaign that consists of 14 missions, a scenario mode with 10 different scenarios, and new buildings and units.

Unlike most Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....

 games, Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion only has a single civilization, so all players have the same tech trees to play with.

Technology

The game's tech tree is simple and straightforward, and most new technology is accessed upon new building completion. To begin, the player can only build a school house that trains basic workers, but as the game advances more buildings and units become available. When playing a scenario or multiplayer mode, the player's technological advancement is not restricted, however in the single-player campaign some buildings cannot be built until the player progresses to later missions. The AI always begins with a technological advantage against the player, allowing them to develop at a higher level.

Economy

The economy in Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion is complex, stemming from the game's variety of resources, ranging from wood and stone, to sausages and wine. Many resources need to be transported to other buildings to be refined, and then delivered - which presents the challenge of building placement and interconnecting (every building has to be connected by roads) as the player develops.

The citizens in Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion get hungry - from workers, to farmers, to soldiers. This creates a challenging dynamic for the player - between managing combat, resource gathering, city building, as well as making sure there is a stable food supply for all the units. Unlike other RTS games, Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion has no unit cap - aside from limited map size and hunger features, which help to limit the player's sustainable unit numbers.

Citizens

Name	Occupation
Serf SERF A spin exchange relaxation-free magnetometer is a type of magnetometer developed at Princeton University in the early 2000s. SERF magnetometers measure magnetic fields by using lasers to detect the interaction between alkali metal atoms in a vapor and the magnetic field.The name for the technique...	Delivers wares
Laborer Laborer A Laborer or labourer - see variation in english spelling - is one of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor, as opposed to skilled labor. In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act...	Builds and repairs
Stonemason	Quarry
Woodcutter Lumberjack A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...	Woodcutter's
Carpenter Carpenter A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....	Sawmill, Weapons Workshop, Armory Workshop, Vehicles Workshop
Farmer Farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...	Farm, Vineyard
Fisherman Fisherman A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...	Fisherman's Hut
Baker Baker A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, Cakes and similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades...	Mill, Bakery
Animal Breeder Breeder (animal) In agriculture and in the hobby of animal fancy, a breeder is an individual animal used for selective breeding. Usually a breeder is a purebred animal bred with the intent of producing purebred or even show-quality animals...	Swine Farm, Stables
Butcher Butcher A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...	Tannery, Butcher's
Miner Miner A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....	Gold Mine, Coal Mine, Iron Mine
Metallurgist	Metallurgist's, Iron Smithy
Blacksmith Blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...	Weapons Smithy, Armor Smithy
Recruit Army recruit Recruit or army recruit is a term often colloquially used to refer to the lowest military rank in various armed services. It usually implies that the soldier so labeled has not yet completed basic training....	Barracks, Watchtower

Archers

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

Name	Attack	Defense	Special	Requirements
Rogue Thief (character class) The Thief or Rogue is a character class in many role-playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft and many MMORPGs. Thieves are usually stealthy and dextrous characters able to disarm traps, pick locks, and perform backstabs from hiding...	35%	25%	Ranged, slow attack speed	Gold x2 (Townhall)
Bowman Archery Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...	35%	50%	Ranged	Longbow, Leather Armor, Recruit (Barracks)
Crossbowman	100%	70%	Ranged, slow attack speed	Crossbow, Iron Armament, Recruit (Barracks)

Infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

Name	Attack	Defense	Special	Requirements
Militia Militia The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...	35%	0%	Storm Attack (2x Speed)	Hand Axe, Recruit (Barracks)/Gold x2 (Townhall)
Axe Fighter Warrior A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...	35%	50%	Storm Attack (2x Speed)	Hand Axe, Leather Armor, Wooden Shield, Recruit (Barracks)
Sword Fighter Swordsmanship Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in the art of the sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly used to refer to smallsword fencing, but by extension it can also be applied to any martial art involving the use of a sword...	55%	70%	Storm Attack (2x Speed)	Sword, Long Shield, Iron Armament, Recruit (Barracks)
Barbarian Barbarian Barbarian and savage are terms used to refer to a person who is perceived to be uncivilized. The word is often used either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage...	100%	25%	Storm Attack (2x Speed)	Gold x5 (Townhall)
Warrior Warrior A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...	75%	50%	Storm Attack (2x Speed)	Gold x5 (Townhall)
Rebel Rebellion Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...	25%	25%	Attack +60% vs. cavalry	Gold x1 (Townhall)
Lance Carrier	25%	50%	Attack +55% vs. cavalry	Lance, Leather Armor, Recruit (Barracks)
Pikemen	35%	70%	Attack +80% vs. cavalry	Pike, Iron Armament, Recruit (Barracks)

Cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

Name	Attack	Defense	Special	Requirements
Vagabond Vagabond (person) A vagabond is a drifter and an itinerant wanderer who roams wherever they please, following the whim of the moment. Vagabonds may lack residence, a job, and even citizenship....	40%	25%	Mounted (2x Speed)	Gold x3 (Town hall)
Scout Reconnaissance Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....	35%	50%	Mounted (2x Speed)	Hand Axe, Wooden Shield, Leather Armor, Horse, Recruit (Barracks)
Knight Knight A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....	55%	70%	Mounted (2x Speed)	Sword, Iron Armament, Long Shield, Horse, Recruit (Barracks)

Siege Weapons

Name	Attack	Defense	Special	Requirements
Catapult Catapult A catapult is a device used to throw or hurl a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during...	3x50%	25% (50% in SR2)(Not very good)	Siege Weapon (Speed x0.5)	Timber x5, Iron x5 (Vehicles Workshop)
Ballista Ballista The ballista , plural ballistae, was an ancient missile weapon which launched a large projectile at a distant target....	100%	25% (50% in SR2)(Not very good)	Siege Weapon (Speed x0.5)	Timber x5, Iron x5 (Vehicles Workshop)

Map Editors

No official map editor was provided by the developers. Due to the call for a map-editor from the game's fanbase, a handful of independent players have created their own map editors. Editing the terrain requires a "map editor" and the mission (or script) must be edited separately using a "mission editor". There are currently no fully functional combined map/mission editors.

Mods

Several Mods are available but the "KaM Remake" is the biggest mod for Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion. The KaM Remake is a complete rewrite the game engine and features functional online multiplayer. The Mod is free to download but will not install unless the user owns a legitimate copy of the original game Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion.