: Developers aimed to move away from simply mining gold, hoping to introduce an economy similar to Age of Empires where players would exploit peasant farmers for resources.

: The team planned to introduce powerful hero-side creatures that would serve as functional equivalents to the iconic Horned Reaper . Spiritual Successors

The planned features for the cancelled centered on expanding the franchise from the subterranean underworld into the surface realm. Developed by Bullfrog Productions before its cancellation in 2000, the game was intended to introduce significant shifts in setting and mechanics. Core Planned Features