The new game view allows you to tweak the game settings before you start a new game.

Emperor Name

The Edit text will allow you to set the name of your emperor which will be displayed in the local Hall of Emperors (high score view).

In addition, you can also set the difficulty level of the game. The difficulty level primarily determines how powerful the armies mobilized by the independent powers will be, so if you are finding the game too hard, try a lower difficulty level.

Difficulty Level

The difficulty levels are as follows:

The game is intended to be played on normal - this will give the most historical gameplay. On the higher difficulty levels, the larger AI armies will mean that the map becomes extremely fluid and your empire will be extremely difficult - if not impossible - to defend. If you play in the Deity level, expect to get stomped.

Game Mode

"A Brief History of Rome" can now be played in two game modes: Historical and Random. In Historical mode, the sequence of powers that receive a major activation is fixed to follow a roughly historical pattern matching the high tides of the various powers.

The historical sequence of activations is as follows:

In Random mode, the power that receives a major activation is chosen randomly from among the currently active powers. This creates a fresh and unpredictable situation in each game.