The base game AI was passive. The PUK AI is vicious. It actually uses tactics, blocks chokepoints, and performs pincer attacks. The new "Super" difficulty mode ensures that even veteran players will lose cities.
There are newer entries: ROTK 13 (with its officer RPG focus) and ROTK 14 (with its pause-and-play system). But neither captures the chess-like purity of ROTK 11. The PUK, now fully English patched, elevates it from a great game to an all-time great. The base game AI was passive
By using the Fitgirl Repack, you bypass all the technical suffering that kept Western fans from the PUK for 15+ years. You get: While a few obscure debate lines remain in
The official English version released by Koei was the base game (version 1.0). The PUK was an Asia-exclusive expansion. For years, to play the PUK, you needed to read Traditional Chinese or Japanese. now fully English patched
The fan translation scene was fragmented. Early patches only translated menus, leaving scenario text in garbled ASCII. However, the current English Patched PUK (often version 1.2 or 1.3) translates:
While a few obscure debate lines remain in Chinese, the patch is functionally complete. You no longer need a guide to understand what a "Spear Pincer" does.