The buildings also emit mischievous sounds when selected, such as the fiery forge sounds you hear when clicking on the War Factory. The unit responses are very well heard in crisp and clear CD-quality sound. Each race has its own musical track to give the player a better sense of its unique culture. The audio in this game is very well done. I don't know if you call that a downside, but I would personally rather have the smaller-looking units like in Dark Reign and C&C.
And while looking great, the units are not sized accordingly to the buildings, much like the unit sizes in Warcraft II. The game only runs in SVGA and at 800 x 600, so you had better make sure your video card supports a resolution that high (and if it doesn't, it's time for a new video card).
However, this feature doesn't come without its price. This is an awesome feature that adds a lot to the gameplay and character of Seven Kingdoms. Therefore, the longer you keep a unit in a building, the more experienced it gets. Because you can send a recruit to a Tower of Science or a Fort and he will be trained accordingly. "But why recruit a peasant if it can't do anything?" you may ask. If you are at war and resources are low, you can recruit a peasant, which has no specialty. If you have the time and resources, you can train them for a certain profession such as mining or leadership. In the beginning of the game you start with a single town inhabited by about 20 peasants. The units and how they act in this game are quite impressive as well.
From that menu, you also conduct your foreign relations with other Kingdoms, establishing alliances, waging war on a common foe, or setting up trade treaties. Here you will find all the info you need on diplomacy, espionage, ranking status and more. The advanced interface is composed of the top bar of the interface. So then after reading a few chapters in the 150+ page manual, I was ready for some serious gaming. After playing a few of the training missions and a couple hours of the game itself, I soon realized that you must use the advanced functions as well to gain progress or have success in the game.