: A third race known as "The Elders" was planned, which reportedly drew inspiration from the "Night Elf" vibe seen in early Warcraft 3 trailers.
While the official project was scrapped in favor of EA's Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings licenses, its concepts live on through other titles: Dungeon Keeper 3 Dungeon Keeper 3
: For the first time, players would lead their evil forces to lay siege to the surface world of the heroes. This was teased in a trailer included with Dungeon Keeper 2 , showing the series' mascot, Horny, rising to the surface. : A third race known as "The Elders"
: In contrast to digging out dungeons, players were expected to build full-blown castles on the surface. Designers experimented with applying the autonomous mechanics of Imps to tasks like building battlements and interacting with forests or burrows. : In contrast to digging out dungeons, players
: 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