

Coverage at the time directed much praise to the game's artificial intelligence, which does make for a canny computer opponent. War! Age of Imperialism is also written in Java, much like the Risk inspired Aevum Obscurum and the Lux series of games which were its contemporaries. The setup uses the Java based InstallAnywhere package by Zero G Software, an alternative graphical installer to the traditional Loki Setup tool which is rather spiffy and is still being sold to this day. Donohoe Digital's other DD Poker title was made freeware before the studio's closure, so I doubt Doug Donohoe himself wants to see his games dead. This of course is a violation of the license agreement, but I am not going to lose any sleep over it. The window will stop responding, but upon killing the process and launching the game again, the key will be accepted. Simply blank the "" line found in the client.properties configuration file, and then try to activate your key. I thought this might be another dead end like Marble Blast Gold proved to be, but I eventually discovered a way to get around the key check.
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Or at least they would be, if not for the fact that the activation key server seems to have been taken down. Thankfully second hand boxed copies of War! Age of Imperialism for Windows and Mac can still be found, and the activation keys included therein are compatible with the Linux version of the game.

This is not kept behind a paywall, but a valid activation key is required.
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That website does remain online today, and it even still hosts both the trial installer, as well as the installer for those who had previously purchased the game. The Linux version of the game was sold directly by Donohoe Digital from their website starting in December 2003 up until the bankruptcy of Eagle Games, with Donohoe Digital themselves ceasing operations in 2015. Niemeyer, as well as the indvidual game pieces themselves. Having an established ruleset left a solid foundation for one-man band Donohoe Digital to work with, not to mention a wealth of graphics assets in the form of a game board drawn by prolific illustrator Paul E. Players assume the role of a colonial empire intent on subjugating the rest of the world. War! Age of Imperialism was in the first instance a board game, designed by Glenn Drover of Eagle Games.
