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Are You Ready for Open-World RTS Warfare?

The Imperial Realm::Miranda is a massively multiplayer real-time strategy game in the tradition of Command and Conquer™. Fight either by yourself, or with your friends, in an all-out war to dominate Miranda, the devastated former capital of The Imperial Realm.

One World - Play with a friend (or a thousand) all in the same world at the same time with Miranda's groundbreaking single-shard seamless open-world design.
Build a Base - Create the base of your dreams using standard buildings, or custom design your own.
Create an Army - Pick a strategy, build your forces and design your perfect killing machines.
Battle the Fallen - After forty generations, the mysterious Fallen have returned to Miranda.
Challenge other Players - Skirmish outside the Blue Zone, or enter Nemesis Mode team PvP battles.
Explore - Miranda's massive 20x20KM (300x300KM planned) world is full of wonders to discover.
Expand your Abilities - Unlock additional abilities, technologies and bonuses as your commander gains experience.
Harvest Resources - Send out your harvesters to collect valuable resources from the world.
Win Loot - Collect exotic units, rare weapons and more.
Buy and Sell - Visit Vendors throughout the world to buy new toys and sell what you don't need.
Take over the World - Capture territories for your faction.

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"Miranda was a Jewel. For twenty thousand seasons she was the seat of supreme power in The Imperial Realm. Until the Emperor burned her. Fool. But from the ash, the Emperor's Ridiil discovered something unexpected. Something immensely valuable. But the secret was not to be kept for long. Not even long enough for the Emperor to act. The race to retake Miranda and control its incalculable fortune was already underway."

- Excerpt from Chronicles of The Imperial Realm 29,600-31,200 Y.O.E.

Major Update Releases

The Combat Update
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Bold New World
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Return of The Fallen
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Emperor Cauto I was hailed as a saviour when he single-handedly ended years of pitched warfare with The Fallen. Now, forty generations later, the price of his treachery is finally coming due.

Return of The Fallen is the second major update to The Imperial Realm::Miranda. Features include:

The Fallen - The Fallen AI faction provides PvE challenges throughout Miranda's huge map.
The Blue Zone - Players can engage in PvE battles, safe from attacks by other players in the Emperor's Blue Zone.
Monoliths - With the return of The Fallen, Miranda's mysterious Monoliths have suddenly come to life, providing fast travel across Miranda for players who can discover their secret.
Discoverables - Discover vendors, monoliths and points of interest throughout Miranda's huge world.

"When the explorer ships of Emperor Paine CXC came upon Miranda, it was not devoid of intelligent life. The indiginous species were unlike any creatures the Emperor's Ridiit had previously encountered. All attempts at communication were a disastrous failure. The Ridiit were unable even to determine what the natives called themselves.

Reporting to the Emperor after an entire season of effort, the Ridiit described what would come to be known as the language of The Fallen, as the 'most subtle and complex form of communication ever encountered.' The Emperor took this as a personal affront to his divine nature and ordered the immediate extermination of The Fallen. Every one.

The Fallen would not go so easily however, and a bitter conflict raged for nearly seven seasons as the Emperor's elite troops repeatedly failed to execute their Emperor's command. Then the Emperor was assassinated. And on the same day, The Fallen simply vanished from the face of Miranda. For a few days there were rumours that his successor, Emperor Cauto I had engineered Paine's demise and made some sort of deal with The Fallen. Then the rumourmongers mysteriously disappeared as well."

- Excerpt from The Mystery of The Fallen, 10681 Y.O.E.

Nemesis
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Early Access Game

This game is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should sign up for the Mailing List so we can let you know what the game becomes.

"The penultimate cause of The Burning has been determined to have been a unit conversion error maliciously perpetrated by the third assistant mathematician to the Associate Supervisory Contractor, subordinate to the Minor Projects Supervisor to the Royal Court. Since the discovery of the error this morning, she has been tried, found guilty of all charges, and executed for her unspeakable crimes."

- Findings of The Inquisition into The Burning of Miranda 30694 Y.O.E.

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FAQ

Where can I buy the game?

The Imperial Realm::Miranda is not currently accepting new Early Access players.

What is your Return Policy?

We hope you will stick with us as Miranda improves, however Secret Lair Games will, upon request via support, issue a refund for any reason, if the request is made within fourteen days of purchase, and the game has been played for less than two hours. For products which include physical merchandise, refunds will not be issued until the physical merchandise has been returned to Secret Lair Games in original condition. All refunds are processed by itch.io.

What does the asterisk mean in "Play Miranda on weekends immediately.*"

Weekend play time is from 12:00am Saturday morning to Sunday night 12:00pm GMT.

Will I be able to buy The Imperial Realm::Miranda from Steam, Epic and GOG?

Maybe some day.

Is there a free demo?

No, sorry.

Will The Imperial Realm::Miranda be available on Linux/MacOS/Android/IOS?

Miranda relies on the unique abilities of the Lair Engine which only supports Windows at this time.

Why doesn't Miranda use Unity or Unreal Engine or CryEngine?

When development started on Miranda, the game engine market was very different. Engines were mostly unaffordable, and none of them could provide the seamless open world or the complicated networking required to support hundreds of avatars for each of the thousands of players. Only one of those limitations has changed in the intervening years.

What languages will The Imperial Realm::Miranda be available in?

Miranda is available in English. We also hope to add French, Spanish, Italian, and German.

What is The Imperial Realm::Miranda's business model?

Miranda is Buy to Play in the model of Guild Wars. There's an initial cost to play the game, and there will be a store for convenience and cosmetic items, but there are no ongoing subscription charges. Miranda can't be free-to-play because it requires powerful servers to simulate hundreds of units for each player.

What are Force Slots/Inventory Slots/Design Slots?

When logging in the player selects the force, or group of units, they want to play with. A Force slot is like a character slot in other games. Inventory slots control the number of unique unit components you can store after you receive them as loot, or purchase them from an in-game vendor. Design slots are the number of custom unit designs each force can have. There are a number of standard designs which count against this limit, but they can be deleted to make room for the player's designs. Inventory and Design slots will be able to be increased in-game, or by purchasing them from the store. Additional Force slots will be available from the store.

Will Miranda have an original soundtrack?

I would love for Miranda to have an original soundtrack. I worked on the trailer music with Benedict Nichols, who is an amazing composer and sound designer, and it would be great to work with him again. That said, developing music for a game is an expensive undertaking so the creation of an original soundtrack will depend entirely on the success of this Early Access program.

Will The Imperial Realm::Miranda have a single-player campaign?

No, it's a massively multiplayer online game.

How often will the game be updated?

The game will be updated periodically during Early Access.

How long will The Imperial Realm::Miranda be in Early Access?

Until it is ready.

Will the price for The Imperial Realm::Miranda change during Early Access or after release?

The price of the game will slowly increase as Early Access progresses until it reaches its full retail price upon release.

Will the Editions offered change during Early Access or after release?

Yes. The plan is to offer unique bonus units and titles during Early Access, Alpha and Beta. Some Editions may be added or removed in the future.

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