The nature of the combat system makes it an ideal "coffee-break" RPG - close the window in the middle of combat - when you come back your turn will be patiently waiting for you
Up to 8 characters total - 4 in your active party, giving you the ability to swap characters in and out
Each character can wield two weapons, and combat actions are based on combinations of skills related to weapons - currently 100+ possible actions
Buy/sell items from/to other players in the Market
Several Missions are in the game now, plenty more to come
Completely web-based - uses javascript and DHTML (no Flash) - use of AJAX minimizes page-loading
Cross-browser compatibility - play from practically any computer with a recent browser! Well tested in Firefox 2, but also known to work well with Firefox 3, IE6/7, Safari, and Opera (IE6 is not ideal, if you have to use IE, IE7 has better CSS and alpha transparency support)
(09/04/2007) Pioneers of Aethora got a major update this weekend. This update addresses some of the most frustrating issues with game play (most of all, how defeat in battle is handled) and at the same time adds several interface enhancements.
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