A central addition is the Senate building, which allows players to select a government type (e.g., Despotism, Republic, Democracy). Choosing a government spawns a Patriot —a specialized general unit that offers massive passive bonuses and unique active abilities based on the political system chosen.
Thrones and Patriots didn't just add content; it evolved the core loop of managing a nation through 6,000 years of history. A central addition is the Senate building, which
is the critically acclaimed official expansion pack to the 2003 real-time strategy (RTS) masterpiece, Rise of Nations . Released in 2004, it significantly deepened the original's "Conquer the World" mechanics by introducing new civilizations, diverse historical campaigns, and a unique "Patriot" system that redefined how players used general units. Core Expansion Features is the critically acclaimed official expansion pack to
Four new "Conquer the World" modes were added, focusing on specific historical eras: Alexander the Great , Napoleon , the New World (colonization), and the Cold War . diverse historical campaigns