Age of Empires Anyone ?

[SilverKnight]

Is my favorite game play it ever since 9 years old all the way to present time, really a good melancholic feeling when I started playing it again.

Has/ or Does anyone ever heard/ played this great (RTS) game series?:)

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[Siginulfo]

Truly amazing game! I've played Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

[HungAryan]

I have all 3 episodes, and I still play them.

[SilverKnight]

Truly amazing game! I've played Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

Wololo " :thumb001:
The Conquerors expansion of it is really good to.

[Siginulfo]

Wololo " :thumb001:
The Conquerors expansion of it is really good to.

I'll see to buy it:thumb001: Thank you for said it.

[Daos]

I found AoE III to be rubbish. I really miss the first two titles though... There's even a meme (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/age-of-empires#.Tra72HJkEqM) based on it:

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:D

[Pallantides]

Age of Empires was my first RTS game. :thumb001:
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[SilverKnight]

I found AoE III to be rubbish. I really miss the first two titles though... There's even a meme (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/age-of-empires#.Tra72HJkEqM) based on it:

http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/10/10758/11017188.jpg

:D

Yes gotta admit there where few glitches on AOE, but overall great game the III wasn't as good and would never see it suceed as the 1st and 2nd:D






Age of Empires was my first RTS game. :thumb001:
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Mines to and the only one I'll continue playing for a long time. The only feature I hated about AOE I where no gated walls, totally naked for incoming enemies that could destroy the heart of your Empire, I had to build sort a human barrier ughh ^^.

[ikki]

oh yeah, and my style of playing... which is some 150 caravans dragging in 120 gold/trade. Meanwhile all the 40 workers are busy raising 20 wonders, 80 castles and 400 towers.

10 actual soldiers.


Yes, fighting handled by mazes of castles supported by towers.
And a knight to handle those damn trebuchets.

Lots of walls too.


..Much too bothersome to have to deal with attacks yourself..

[Sylvanus]

WOLOLO

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[SilverKnight]

AOE I -
my hairs get pointy by gaming song*

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AOE II- Conquerors Expansion, Human Vs. PC

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WOLOLO

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lol


getting r*ped by monks.
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[Tabiti]

It was one of my favourite games, especially the first one.

[antonio]

I played the first. Im not a big fan of playing computer games (I basically dont even try them) but that one keeps me apart from the real world for months. What's is more exciting from a programmer perspective is that it was a really impecable product but at times did not seem unfeasible to be conceived and developed (outside industry I mean). For example, Doom 2 (the other PC game to which I became addict) had top 3D graphics and specially a real masterpiece of graphical engine, totally out of reach for this humble servant of yours. :cool:

Ps. Specially pleasure I felt watching (and earing) the workers mining gold for me, or simply chopping and collection wood. I felt...powerful and I confess I truly liked it. :D

[antonio]

Just to add that this one is the only pure computer game (online chess is another matter) Im still remotely considering to play it again. :D

[Raikaswinþs]

Been playing The Age of Kings & The Conquerors without interruption since 1998. Now there's only one of my veteran friends whom with I play from time to time. I don't have much time for gaming either and I also like to try other strategy games.

I am a particular fan of the Total War saga (specially the shogun series) and the Starcraft games, although I also like a lot "the Cossacks", "Patricians" , "Caesar Series", "Warcraft II", the Spanish "Praetorians, and Imperial Glory" and also that old turns based game on the American Civil war who's name I can't remember:D

[d3cimat3d]

I loved that game. I'd usually play as Goths, Celts, or Huns.

[d3cimat3d]

Elite warriors cavalry archers combining with +50% faster artillery i could smash the ass of everybody.

That's when I'd pump out Goth Huscarls since they have high pierce armor and are almost invincible against arrows. :coffee:

Anyway problem with multiplayer is I would focus to much on my economy (line up the farms so they look nice and neat :)) & I was usually always on the defensive because of that.

[Talvi]

I used to play this a lot a few years back. But since i get addicted easily I decided to quit games.

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[SilverKnight]

The Mongols where brutal, gotta luv those archers in fast horses they have.

If anyone wants to play the game again in multiplayer (since MSN zone closed long ago sadly), you download a software called Gerena (http://intl.garena.com/). Easy and free to use.

[Óttar]

AoE II in a nutshell.

Standard difficulty: PWN game quickly with siege engines.

Moderate difficulty: Can't build 30 villagers (and so 6 houses) in 5 minutes with hot-keys? PWNED.

[The Ripper]

I played it, but then came shogun total war sometime in the early 00's, and I never looked back. :D

[Albion]

I used to play AOE 2 a lot and a bit of AOE 1. I found AOE 3 a let down.

I then converted to Medieval Total War II and the Kingdoms expansion.. never looked back.

[Pallantides]

I played it, but then came shogun total war sometime in the early 00's, and I never looked back. :D

For me it started with Medieval Total War and from then one I have bought every title in the TW series since.

[mvbeleg]

My favorite PC game series also.

I was an AOE & ROR enthusiast from 2001 to 2008. I was especially interested in creative scenario (map) design carefully following the works of the great designers including Rich Parker, Imhotep, Stephen Dumas, Ingo van Thiel, and Andrea Rosa. I occasionally play ROR and occasionally drop by AOE Heaven's site and forum to catch the latest AOE/ROR news and see if any small treasures have been unearthed. http://aoe.heavengames.com/

I was not quite as involved with AOE II as I was with the first title. I have not played that game in four years.

I played AOE III and its two expansions recreationally. I still occasionally play the The Asian Dynasties.

I have not had time to try the recent cartoonish AOE Online. I really do not like what I have seen.

I am hoping for an elaborate AOE (prehistoric and ancient civ) remake in the future.

[Vasconcelos]

I am hoping for an elaborate AOE (prehistoric and ancient civ) remake in the future.

There is a new age of empires with ancient civs, it's called Age of Empires Online, I play it ocasionally with the Celts, you also have Greeks, Egyptians and Persians avaliable. It's fun, but nothing impressive as the old titles were.

I play Age of Empires II a little aswell, but not that much.

[Osprey]

It's graphics were beyond amazing and had a disntinctive feel that you really were transported back hundreds of years and were the ruler of a people.
Otherwise, it was not realistic.
However it was fun.
My best Civs :
Hitties (AOE 1) Rome (Rise of Rome)
Teutons (AOE 2) Mayans (Conquerors)
British (AOE 3) Indians (Asian dynasties)

Anybody played Praetorians?
This was far more realistic and interesting from the perspective of Fighting skirmishes.

[Furnace]

Ahhh, AoE 2 were the days, I and some friends used to have exclusive AoE 2 LANs. :thumb001:

[Vasconcelos]

My best Civs :
Hitties (AOE 1) Rome (Rise of Rome)
Teutons (AOE 2) Mayans (Conquerors)
British (AOE 3) Indians (Asian dynasties)

I always liked playing civs for what they represented, rather than how they played - I would adapt.
As such in AOE2 I ended up playing Spanish, Goths, Franks, Byzantines and Bretons. I liked Teutons aswell, but the TKs were too slow and easily kited for my liking..I've always had a special furstration for kiting in all games, I'm a melee lover.

[Osprey]

I always liked playing civs for what they represented, rather than how they played - I would adapt.
As such in AOE2 I ended up playing Spanish, Goths, Franks, Byzantines and Bretons. I liked Teutons aswell, but the TKs were too slow and easily kited for my liking..I've always had a special furstration for kiting in all games, I'm a melee lover.

Yeah, every civ had its ups and downs.
The British Longbowmen mass fire was cool.
Spanish Gunfire demolished Persian Elephants.
Teutonic Knights meleed other armoured units into oblivion.
Goths were unstoppable against Mongols.
Mayan Archers 'looked cool'.
Aztec Infantry gave the Celts and Japs a run for their money.
Frankish Paladins were just majestic, standing tall with their capes flying and plumes waving.
Byzantine Array of units was simply amazing. They had every kind of bloody unit!

[Vasconcelos]

Byzantine Array of units was simply amazing. They had every kind of bloody unit!

Yes indeed, but I always loved when I could use my Cataphracts, arguably my favourite unit in the game. The splash damage upgrade was simply fantastic aswell.
I just hated the fact they didn't have all the blacksmith melee upgrades..and the fact they used islamic buildings :mad:

Oh and I loved Vikings aswell!

[Duke]

Didint play 1st one, in second my favorite were Mongs, and in 3rd Russians

[Horseman]

Which culture / nationality you choose most often? I usually played as the Byzantines.

[Duke]

Which culture / nationality you choose most often? I usually played as the Byzantines.

In these medieval RTS games, i usually favor cav heavy factions :D

[Horseman]

In these medieval RTS games, i usually favor cav heavy factions :D

Yes, the cavalry was moving well and could make quick raids

[Vasconcelos]

I think everyone likes to use cavalry in these sort of games, their speed is always useful. Lighter cav is also nice, but since they lack as much armour (and damage), their role is more specialized.
I love infantry, but they are best used as a meat shield of sorts..

Monks were something I loved doing aswell, but it was a gold sink giving them so many upgrades..

[Horseman]

And what about the naval war? For me, the Greeks were the best.

[Vasconcelos]

And what about the naval war? For me, the Greeks were the best.

Vikings and Spanish for me, I liked Byzantines aswell, their fireships rocked, but the Spanish cannon galeon with fast missile projects were great.

[Horseman]

but the Spanish cannon galeon with fast missile projects were great.

That's true but as I recall these galleons were quite expensive (I have not played in a few years)

[Vasconcelos]

That's true but as I recall these galleons were quite expensive (I have not played in a few years)

Yes, and you had to research a lot aswell, but in the end it paid off as long as you hadn't jeopardised the game in the meanwhile.

[Osprey]

Korean Turtle Ships and Viking Longboats were the ones I preferred for Navy.

[Ausência Forçada]

Classic AOE! Age Of Kings - the french cavalary in last stage was great.

[Zack_Fair]

YES! I loved that game! :D Especially AOE 1: Rise of Rome expansion. I think I'm gonna buy it again.

[Zack_Fair]

I've played each game and expansion.

[SilverKnight]

I miss this game so much, I wish had more time to play it :(

[Albion]

My favorite PC game series also.

I was an AOE & ROR enthusiast from 2001 to 2008. I was especially interested in creative scenario (map) design carefully following the works of the great designers including Rich Parker, Imhotep, Stephen Dumas, Ingo van Thiel, and Andrea Rosa. I occasionally play ROR and occasionally drop by AOE Heaven's site and forum to catch the latest AOE/ROR news and see if any small treasures have been unearthed. http://aoe.heavengames.com/

I was not quite as involved with AOE II as I was with the first title. I have not played that game in four years.

I played AOE III and its two expansions recreationally. I still occasionally play the The Asian Dynasties.

I have not had time to try the recent cartoonish AOE Online. I really do not like what I have seen.

I am hoping for an elaborate AOE (prehistoric and ancient civ) remake in the future.

MS bought the company that made it and subsequently ruined the series with their money grabbing ways by making it an online service aimed at selling extras.
I hope for a remake soon too - either a remake of the first and second one or a totally new one covering say prehistoric Europe. An AoE where you could build Stonehenge would be great.


Korean Turtle Ships and Viking Longboats were the ones I preferred for Navy.

Nah, I preferred Galleons and Cannon Galleons. I liked the expansion and played the Britain map.
I always took somewhere strategically easy to defend - Ireland, NW France or Norway on the Britain map or a island, peninsula or built a wall across an isthmus on other maps.

I used to get as many Galleons and Cannon Galleons as possible, a few demolition ships too and bombard enemies from the sea and flatten everything along the coast.
Once that was done, then send in the army to finish the job. That's how empires were made. :D

I still have both AoE 1 and 2 but I sort of progressed onto Total War starting at Medieval 2 + Kingdoms.
On Kingdoms I liked playing as England on the Britannia campaign, the Crusaders one was good too.

[Zack_Fair]

My favs:
AOE 1 : Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans.
AOE 2 : The Huns, Britons and Mongols.
AOE 3 : I didn't like it much but, Indians.

[Vasconcelos]

I used to get as many Galleons and Cannon Galleons as possible, a few demolition ships too and bombard enemies from the sea and flatten everything along the coast.
Once that was done, then send in the army to finish the job. That's how empires were made. :D

I did the very same thing myself, but I usually disliked water maps and preferred land ones.

[Zack_Fair]

I did the very same thing myself, but I usually disliked water maps and preferred land ones.

It seems that everyone uses the same strategies! :D I prefer land maps too. With lots of Wood and Gold resources.

[Minesweeper]

Age of Empires: Age of Kings is my first PC game. I still remember the day when I got it, it was December and one of the last days of 2'nd millennium. :)

Age of Empires is not just a game you play to ''kill' your free time, it was my history, geography and English teacher and I still have it on my PC together with The Conquerors expansion. :thumb001:

[Albion]

Age of Empires: Age of Kings is my first PC game. I still remember the day when I got it, it was December and one of the last days of 2'nd millennium. :)

Age of Empires is not just a game you play to ''kill' your free time, it was my history, geography and English teacher and I still have it on my PC together with The Conquerors expansion. :thumb001:

I know what you mean, I wasn't much into games before I played AoE.
I had it on PS2 originally - terrible graphics but a good point about it was that you could delete buildings on that version.

I always was more into sea maps or ones with easily defendable geography - peninsulas, islands, rivers, cliffs.
The island maps are the best - start on a single island and expand into the uninhabited ones and then nick peninsulas and strips of land from enemies by building walls and towers.

Make multiple ports and create an armada (in English that means "huge navy", in Spanish it just means "navy").
Pick one enemy at a time to flatten from the sea and then send troops in to finish the job.
Once done, occupy the island and leave a few troops - exploit minerals and farmland and make another town.

Then pick another enemy to destroy and continue the process. When you run out of enemies turn on allies.

I still play it occasionally.

[Vasconcelos]

You go with Britons? The longbowman is awesome, but it's not my favourite playstyle :p

[Darko]

Koreans were very strong in AOE Conquerors.

[Mraz]

I play AOE III in online mode, I really like this game and still play
after all those years, that's the only video game I play.
I use to play Ottomans and rush with Janissaries and Spahis
nothing better than to kill a crow of settlers.

[Duke]

In AOE3 that Russian cav with whips were beast for hunting down the peasants

[Osprey]

British Redcoats with Rockets and German Uhlans with Prussian Needle Gunners were both awesome combinations.
Dopplegangers were strong units especially with some steel upgrade.

[Mraz]

In AOE3 that Russian cav with whips were beast for hunting down the peasants

Yeah oprichnik is the best it has a bonus against civs
and has a lot of siege damages.

[Minesweeper]

I know what you mean, I wasn't much into games before I played AoE.
I had it on PS2 originally - terrible graphics but a good point about it was that you could delete buildings on that version.

I always was more into sea maps or ones with easily defendable geography - peninsulas, islands, rivers, cliffs.
The island maps are the best - start on a single island and expand into the uninhabited ones and then nick peninsulas and strips of land from enemies by building walls and towers.

Make multiple ports and create an armada (in English that means "huge navy", in Spanish it just means "navy").
Pick one enemy at a time to flatten from the sea and then send troops in to finish the job.
Once done, occupy the island and leave a few troops - exploit minerals and farmland and make another town.

Then pick another enemy to destroy and continue the process. When you run out of enemies turn on allies.

I still play it occasionally.

My favorite type of map is Arabia. Arid desert and Crusader alliance against Turko-Saracen forces. Also the Byzantine-Turkish clash is interesting and those Janissaries really give Turks the upper hand(same with Spanish conquistadors in TC)

In Conquerors expansion, I love real world maps like Holy Hand, Greece and Anatolia, Italy and North Africa, Iberia, etc.

I have also played the Age of Chivalry mod and many fan-made scenarios and campaigns from AoK Blacksmith.

[Albion]

You go with Britons? The longbowman is awesome, but it's not my favourite playstyle :p

I preferred to play as Britons and Goths.

[Vasconcelos]

I preferred to play as Britons and Goths.

My good man!

[Zack_Fair]

Haha, Britons and Goths. The best archers and the best defense against them!
I got interested in history after playing Age!

[Geminus]

I preferred to play as Britons and Goths.

Teutons are cool :thumb001:
But building lots of barracks and castles as Goths and recruiting hundreds of Huscarls is also fun :D

[Vasconcelos]

Teutons are cool :thumb001:
But building lots of barracks and castles as Goths and recruiting hundreds of Huscarls is also fun :D

Yea, but Huskarls were kind of poop against other heavy infantry, possibly the worst infantry in the game for such a role.

They were absolutely fantastic against castles, though, you could take them out without siege weapons because they barely took any damage. If I recall correctly you could take castles with 20 Elite Huskarls and only have a couple of casualties.


Having no walls and only crap towers was annoying aswell..Goths had a pretty aggressive playstyle.

[Zack_Fair]

The Teutons or Aztecs arguably had the best Infantry!!!
Teutonic Knight - Super attack power, Good Hit points and armor. But, painfully slow!
Jaguar Warrior - Good attack power, Good Hit points, nice movement speed and bonus against other infantry. Not enough armor, though. And Archers would pawn it.
Which do you think is best?

[Vasconcelos]

There is no "best" per se I think, different units for different roles. :noidea:

[Zack_Fair]

What about between the two I mentioned?

[Beethoven]

Great game but Civilization series is better.

[Geminus]

Great game but Civilization series is better.

I like Civilization III with all expansions, but Civilization IV not so much. And from what I've heard Civ V isn't a real Civ-Game anymore...

[ficuscarica]

I liked Age of Empires and was excited when I heard about the release of Age of Kings. Age of Kings was even better. I started to play online and was quite succesful with the Brits. I built a lot of castles and made tons of elite longbow men which brought down almost all enemies in a rain of arrows. There was only one problem: Horses, of which I took care with a bunch of pikemen.

[SilverKnight]

I liked Age of Empires and was excited when I heard about the release of Age of Kings. Age of Kings was even better. I started to play online and was quite succesful with the Brits. I built a lot of castles and made tons of elite longbow men which brought down almost all enemies in a rain of arrows. There was only one problem: Horses, of which I took care with a bunch of pikemen.

It got even more excited when AOE II conquerors expansion came with the Mongols and other new civilizations . Too bad they took MSN zone away in 2004, it used to be epic with everyone from all over joining games very fast. They should re make the game I think. Good times

[Vasconcelos]

I liked Age of Empires and was excited when I heard about the release of Age of Kings. Age of Kings was even better. I started to play online and was quite succesful with the Brits. I built a lot of castles and made tons of elite longbow men which brought down almost all enemies in a rain of arrows. There was only one problem: Horses, of which I took care with a bunch of pikemen.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091211014337/ageofempires/images/9/9d/Cataphract.gif

http://images.wikia.com/ageofempires/images/1/15/Huskarl.gif

http://images.wikia.com/ageofempires/images/0/05/Siegeonager1.jpg

:wink

[Archduke]

I have a great desire to play it, but i don't have enough free time.

[Vasconcelos]

I have a great desire to play it, but i don't have enough free time.

Aren't you 18? If you don't have time now, you'll only have free time after you retire in your 60s :p

[Archduke]

Aren't you 18? If you don't have time now, you'll only have free time after you retire in your 60s :p

School, exams, friends, girlfriends, night clubs. I don't spend much time on the computer. :coffee:

[SilverKnight]

No excuse not to play fellas, is out on steam long time now.. I got hobosmorf already added, we should have an AOE TA club

[Behrouz]

Is my favorite game play it ever since 9 years old all the way to present time, really a good melancholic feeling when I started playing it again.


I wonder what your fav civilization is, since there is no african civilization to choose.

[Petros Houhoulis]

Everything strategy, I'm in...

My favorites are X-COM 2, X-Com 3, Civ 2, Rome Total war all versions, Heroes of Might and Magic II, even Age of Empires I and II.

I also have a few thousand cards of Magic the Gathering...

[Ianus]

I had AoE II the age of the kings and the conquerors expansion. Now are many years that i don't play.

[Benacer]

I got AoE II HD on Steam during the sale and never really got to play it online. :violin:

[SilverKnight]

I wonder what your fav civilization is, since there is no african civilization to choose.

Spanish, is my favorite, not just only because I'm over half Spanish, but also because I love their Conquistador elite castle units, the combination of naval and ground bombard capabilities as well as a kick ass looking wonder .


I had AoE II the age of the kings and the conquerors expansion. Now are many years that i don't play.


is just $13.00 ON sTEAM

[iNird]

I remember the first one and using the cheats like

e=mc2
givemeacar

And some other ones.

:p

[King Claus]

Learn to play sc2

[SilverKnight]

Learn to play sc2


similar??

[hobosmurf]

similar??

it's a lot faster and more micro

[Pjeter Pan]

What about the total war games i love those

[SilverKnight]

it's a lot faster and more micro
gotta try it.


What about the total war games i love those


heard bad reviews of the new Rome Total war II

[Benacer]

Spanish, is my favorite, not just only because I'm over half Spanish, but also because I love their Conquistador elite castle units, the combination of naval and ground bombard capabilities as well as a kick ass looking wonder .




is just $13.00 ON sTEAM

The Spanish really are an excellent civ, and great to have as an ally for the caravan gold bonus. :D I'm also into Huns because of the lack of houses and Byzantium for cataphracts.

[Vasconcelos]

I also have AoE II HD, but I don't play it much, and have only done so against the AI.



Usually I like to play Mongols and Byzantines.

[Pjeter Pan]

gotta try it.




heard bad reviews of the new Rome Total war II
Yea its broken and all glitchy but their patchy all of that up

[King Claus]

similar??

Yea, and much better.

[Scholarios]

Used to love it when I was a kid...now there is OAD mod..

http://wildfiregames.com/0ad/


is a pretty cool open source ultimate addition of the game. when it's bugs are fixed, it will be my next addiction if I ever start playing computer games again.

[Ice]

Ottoman rush + dutch micro = best combo

[SilverKnight]

Used to love it when I was a kid...now there is OAD mod..

http://wildfiregames.com/0ad/


is a pretty cool open source ultimate addition of the game. when it's bugs are fixed, it will be my next addiction if I ever start playing computer games again.


wow thanks a lot.. downloading now..

Seems to be heavily AOE inspired, but much more realistic.

[Albion]

Spanish, is my favorite, not just only because I'm over half Spanish, but also because I love their Conquistador elite castle units, the combination of naval and ground bombard capabilities as well as a kick ass looking wonder .




is just $13.00 ON sTEAM

Or like two quid ($3.20 USD) if you buy it on a disc off Amazon.

[Albion]

What about the total war games i love those

Rome + expansions and Medieval II + expansions are good - the ones before and after those are crap though - the ones before are too old and primitive and the series went downhill from Empire TW.

[Vasconcelos]

Or like two quid ($3.20 USD) if you buy it on a disc off Amazon.

Steam sells the HD version, which is constantly being patched and upgraded. I got it, don't think it was a waste of money.

[Albion]

Steam sells the HD version, which is constantly being patched and upgraded. I got it, don't think it was a waste of money.

So what's the difference? How do they make AOE 2 HD anyway, it's ancient.

[Vasconcelos]

So what's the difference? How do they make AOE 2 HD anyway, it's ancient.

Yes, it's ancient and it shows, but you get to play in higher resolutions than you were before, there's some new textures, support, multiplayer, higher fps and the steam workshop allows you to get some new stuff. I got new unit and terrain models and they look kickass for a game with its age.

http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/595879971515382174/58D252D13A3C726CAE11B46CED2DE726A3F8B39B/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/595879971516949119/A19441FE811F4F6BC7681291BD7D9540900ABAF4/



Whether it's worth it or not depends on how much one likes the game, and how much you (would) play it.

[SilverKnight]

Yes loving the new terrain, soldiers, water and even the music you can add, this is a great bonus to an already epic game.

[MissProvocateur]

I LOVE AoE! Though I do admit that I may cheat a little too much... I just really like being overpowered. :P

[SilverKnight]

I LOVE AoE! Though I do admit that I may cheat a little too much...

:laugh: Naughty naughty :nono:




I just really like being overpowered. :P


I'm better at building a stable economy and defense then most, but yet at military offense I suck for sure and take longer to build a strong army:p

add me to steam anytime you want to play.

[Albion]

:laugh: Naughty naughty :nono:





I'm better at building a stable economy and defense then most, but yet at military offense I suck for sure and take longer to build a strong army:p

add me to steam anytime you want to play.

I'm quite good at building a strong economy because I expand early in search of resources and found colonies in resource-rich regions. My armies are usually crap, they depend a lot on cavalry to quickly mobilize and move from one part of the empire to another. So despite being limited in number (as my armies always are), they can usually react quite fast and minimize damage, thus I don't have to have garrisons everywhere, just two to three small regiments.
My armies are never very strong though and can be defeated if the enemy is very numerically superior (as they often are). I usually depend on sea power, my navies are usually very big, with ports all over the place and naval technology is always advanced. I always colonize islands and coastal regions first, I never settle continental areas that are far away from the sea unless they have some cliffs or something protecting them.

Usually the enemy attacks first and I then send in the navy and flatten their ports and ships. Then I flatten everything along their coast, very far inland if they're a small island and finally land the army to finish the job. It's a very effective way of doing it, the enemy is essentially ruined and retreats inland and have few or no military buildings left to replenish their troops.
I guess my reliance on navies is similar to how the British empire functioned.

Because my lands are usually islands or peninsulas, sometimes an enemy force does manage to land before I've built much of a military and they can cause havoc. In worst cases, an early island colony has to be abandoned temporarily or forfeited. This usually happens when you expand to fast and leave your peasant population and military too thinly stretched. My colonization of islands usually start with 2 people to build the initial infrastructure.

[SilverKnight]

I'm quite good at building a strong economy because I expand early in search of resources and found colonies in resource-rich regions. My armies are usually crap, they depend a lot on cavalry to quickly mobilize and move from one part of the empire to another. So despite being limited in number (as my armies always are), they can usually react quite fast and minimize damage, thus I don't have to have garrisons everywhere, just two to three small regiments.
My armies are never very strong though and can be defeated if the enemy is very numerically superior (as they often are). I usually depend on sea power, my navies are usually very big, with ports all over the place and naval technology is always advanced. I always colonize islands and coastal regions first, I never settle continental areas that are far away from the sea unless they have some cliffs or something protecting them.


My top Defense:

I rely heavily on the Bombard towers for defense, but I have to rush in order to acquire them, pretty expensive stuff and as you know take longer to build, so I set special building units aside for them :eek: in combination with the mighty long range artillery of those times, the Trebuchet. ... walls you can't never rely on them :laugh:, is all about muscle + some fire to flatten out a much wider crowd.


http://s19.postimg.org/vdxml1ipv/spanish10.jpg (http://postimage.org/)


http://s19.postimg.org/4rl5w2eir/Trebuchet.jpg (http://postimage.org/)








Usually the enemy attacks first and I then send in the navy and flatten their ports and ships. Then I flatten everything along their coast, very far inland if they're a small island and finally land the army to finish the job. It's a very effective way of doing it, the enemy is essentially ruined and retreats inland and have few or no military buildings left to replenish their troops.
I guess my reliance on navies is similar to how the British empire functioned.


Invasion (land/ water) :

So you are one of those long range invaders eh , I have a hard time dealing with them in island maps xD ... In this case I will also rely on my bombard towers (if I have time) if not then I'll rely on a rush navy, a prefer a fire boat which has a closer range to the bombard ships and are hit. Once I have completed retaliating, I will go for the rest of your navy and try to destroy to ports-to prevent a build up and a expeditionary navy.

If I fail to stop the naval build-up, and I have to focus somewhere else, I will just make sure my navy is strong and on guard. Once I know everything is O.K, then I will invade by sneaking into the most fragi; points possible of their island, even if it's far away. I will make ensure my builders are protected by sending with them some cavalry, I wont attack as an element of surprise.

After military colony is set in place, I build-up (rush more) and once I'm sure it's 100% okay to proceed, I will split into different ways and attack the enemy from south, north, east, anywhere possible to put on weight on them. The expansion goes on until victory is possible.



Because my lands are usually islands or peninsulas, sometimes an enemy force does manage to land before I've built much of a military and they can cause havoc. In worst cases, an early island colony has to be abandoned temporarily or forfeited. This usually happens when you expand to fast and leave your peasant population and military too thinly stretched. My colonization of islands usually start with 2 people to build the initial infrastructure.
http://s19.postimg.org/56wfp30g3/age_of_empires_2_comparison_615x346_1.jpg (http://postimage.org/)



My offensive / Land:

My favorite castle unite, the Spanish conquistador. It's very effective in my offensive. Good powder guns, very fast and I could use them to protect my artillery as well.
I then use my many Trebuchet and try to harm the enemy's military complexes as much as possible. At times I send a expeditionary unit into the heart of their Empire just to destroy their market trading which is vital as you know :cool:


http://s19.postimg.org/532m8tuyn/Conquist.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[Albion]

My top Defense:

I rely heavily on the Bombard towers for defense, but I have to rush in order to acquire them, pretty expensive stuff and as you know take longer to build, so I set special building units aside for them :eek: in combination with the mighty long range artillery of those times, the Trebuchet. ... walls you can't never rely on them :laugh:, is all about muscle + some fire to flatten out a much wider crowd.

I avoid trebuchets - they're slow and vulnerable to attack and usually get destroyed by the enemy after throwing a couple of rocks. I try to get all the firearm technology done and send in cannons.


So you are one of those long range invaders eh , I have a hard time dealing with them in island maps xD ...

I only take archipelagos and peninsulas, but I have outposts everywhere like ancient Greeks. Continents are for Germans. :D


In this case I will also rely on my bombard towers (if I have time) if not then I'll rely on a rush navy, a prefer a fire boat which has a closer range to the bombard ships and are hit. Once I have completed retaliating, I will go for the rest of your navy and try to destroy to ports-to prevent a build up and a expeditionary navy.

Bombard ships are good with a few of those ones that throw bolts (can't think what they're called). Bombard ships on their own are too slow to attack another navy effectively, the other navy just sails out of the way of the cannons.


If I fail to stop the naval build-up, and I have to focus somewhere else, I will just make sure my navy is strong and on guard. Once I know everything is O.K, then I will invade by sneaking into the most fragi; points possible of their island, even if it's far away. I will make ensure my builders are protected by sending with them some cavalry, I wont attack as an element of surprise.

I usually invade a place by looking for somewhere easy to defend first. I take a peninsula typically, build a wall with a gate and build ports and a military base. I then invade from there.
If the enemy is strong, I'll sometimes just partition the territory with a huge wall and make do with a segment of it and only gradually wear down the enemy by sending in raids.


After military colony is set in place, I build-up (rush more) and once I'm sure it's 100% okay to proceed, I will split into different ways and attack the enemy from south, north, east, anywhere possible to put on weight on them. The expansion goes on until victory is possible.

If they're an island, I sail around the whole place and flatten everything in range. If it's inland, then I send in the cavalry and archers to weaken the armies, then siege equipment to take out military installations, then the castle, then the town hall. Once that is done, I bulldoze the lot and build a new city.

[Geminus]

I'm quite good at building a strong economy because I expand early in search of resources and found colonies in resource-rich regions. My armies are usually crap, they depend a lot on cavalry to quickly mobilize and move from one part of the empire to another. So despite being limited in number (as my armies always are), they can usually react quite fast and minimize damage, thus I don't have to have garrisons everywhere, just two to three small regiments.
My armies are never very strong though and can be defeated if the enemy is very numerically superior (as they often are). I usually depend on sea power, my navies are usually very big, with ports all over the place and naval technology is always advanced. I always colonize islands and coastal regions first, I never settle continental areas that are far away from the sea unless they have some cliffs or something protecting them.

Quite the British way, right? ;)

I often harass the enemy in Castle Age with some knights to tackle their economy.
Then in Imperial Age I launch a massive attack with several trebuchets, paladins and champions. I try to rapidly destroy the enemy army and castles, so he will be overwhelmed in a short time and can't use his resources to rebuild his army.
(Well you can call this Blitzkrieg :D)

[SilverKnight]

@both,

I always make sure I scout the the enemy very well first, I remember building up a decent enclave army/ base, thinking it was enough to overpower and reinforce my invasion :picard2: xD... well what did I know,when I go do my first wave or raid, he had a pretty large cavalry combined with bombers hammering my first wave. I had no clue, I should have spied on him a bit and then see from where to attack ad how much soldiers needed.

At the end I had to request some help from an ally, I couldn't do it alone.. Ever since I send my scout ( on no-attack mode). They are sort of like the "ancient drones" literally speaking.


PM me if any wants to add me to Steam. ^

[SilverKnight]

Last night - me and Marina ( 3 vs 3 Italy map)



My colonization of Corsica. Later Sardinia and naval build up
http://s19.postimg.org/n3hbtpaf7/corcica.jpg


http://s19.postimg.org/6efvxsdtv/docks.jpg



Marina (red - Vikings) and I (blue - Spanish civilization) hammer the enemy by se

http://s19.postimg.org/7fbj965fn/naval1.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/wlchg06pr/full/)





Marina's colonization of Sicily, the enemies retreats to southern Italy and Venice regions.
http://s19.postimg.org/4u5ylng1v/sicily.png (http://postimg.org/image/xjsuiak1r/full/)



Our ally loses in Venice, becomes 2 vs 3 match, but we're still far superior.

Preparing to invade central and southern Italy.

[url=http://postimg.org/image/fc0lv569r/full/]http://s19.postimg.org/6gzrkmhhf/italy2.jpg





(We lose as the enemy builds wonder surprisingly, we could have won, good match though)

[Furnace]

It was a great game, but far too outdated to be playing now.

[RandoBloom]

Is my favorite game play it ever since 9 years old all the way to present time, really a good melancholic feeling when I started playing it again.

Has/ or Does anyone ever heard/ played this great (RTS) game series?:)

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2056/ageofempirescollectorse.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/ageofempirescollectorse.jpg/)

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3370/ageofempires.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/ageofempires.jpg/)

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4875/1228064068631ageofempir.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/1228064068631ageofempir.jpg/)

Yeah. And I have a question, who is the girl in your signature :D

[Shah-Jehan]

Yeah. And I have a question, who is the girl in your signature :D

his cousin or something...

[Jackson]

I'm up for playing some at some point. I can't at the moment, but maybe in a week or two. I used to play it quite a lot. Although i tend to focus on the peaceful side of things, when it comes to warfare i just build up a massive army and go nuts. Never been a fan of sending lots of little groups. I tend to be weak early on in the game but then get very strong if i survive to the later times. I've only played online once or twice ages ago, so not very experienced at that. I remember once on Empire Earth (different game i know, but strategy) me and a friend played and he got annoyed because i built about 5 layers of perimeter walls around my base haha.

[RandoBloom]

his cousin or something...

Where are more pics of her :D
hahaha

[Furnace]

So Marina and SK are cousins? lol i didn't know.

[SilverKnight]

Oh boy... I need to revive this thread. Love this game and still play it. Fav map - - Michi and Forest Fortress

[Andullero]

Oh boy... I need to revive this thread. Love this game and still play it. Fav map - - Michi and Forest Fortress

Will retake AOEIV after being as completionist as I can on Total War: Kingdoms of Britannia. As far as military prowess goes, the East Anglians (from the Danelaw cultural bloc) are really the beasts of the game.

As per the thread, have played the three previous ones obviously. AOEII is still the best in my book, though.

[SilverKnight]

Currently playing, about to do a 4v4 match using MICHI as the map.

Steam platform - AOE II Definitive Edition.

Time to revive this thread.

[SilverKnight]

Will retake AOEIV after being as completionist as I can on Total War: Kingdoms of Britannia. As far as military prowess goes, the East Anglians (from the Danelaw cultural bloc) are really the beasts of the game.

As per the thread, have played the three previous ones obviously. AOEII is still the best in my book, though.

AOEIV was a complete disappointment tbh

[Victor]

Age of Empires series is ok.. But I used to play more Civilization until Civ5 and Paradox games for nerds like Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, Victoria. Still have them on my Steam account I barely use. When I’m bored I play Craft the World xD

[SilverKnight]

Civilization was epic as well, although significantly different FROM AOE

[Chron]

I'm ass at AOE2, but I like the campaigns. I'm decent at AOE3, I can hold my own online most of the time. Not sure how good I'd be, but I wouldn't mind playing a match if anyone wants

[SilverKnight]

I'm ass at AOE2, but I like the campaigns. I'm decent at AOE3, I can hold my own online most of the time. Not sure how good I'd be, but I wouldn't mind playing a match if anyone wants

dOWNLOAD Steam and AOE II Definitive edition and add me bro

[placebo]

still playing with my friends but it's been 3 4 months since i played.

we play aoe2 definitive edition.

[Chron]

dOWNLOAD Steam and AOE II Definitive edition and add me bro

Got em both, what's your username?

[SilverKnight]

Got em both, what's your username?

I sent you a PM

[SilverKnight]

Just finished a Michi 4v4 match, it was fast but fun building tons of walls and bombard towards (spanish civ) we won as we did a swift / surprise attack on the enemy

https://i.ibb.co/wdR1wwB/gdfggdfgfdg.png (https://ibb.co/nwbSnn6)
https://i.ibb.co/Rz4THJh/gghfh.png (https://ibb.co/Qrjvmx8)
https://i.ibb.co/wzHMhDB/hgfhgfh.png (https://ibb.co/x7vJqVX)

[Andullero]

Just finished a Michi 4v4 match, it was fast but fun building tons of walls and bombard towards (spanish civ) we won as we did a swift / surprise attack on the enemy

Have you played the South Asian civ Single Player maps?

[SilverKnight]

Have you played the South Asian civ Single Player maps?

Nope not as of yet, why? how good are they?

[Andullero]

Nope not as of yet, why? how good are they?

They are, tough. It took a lot of time and planning to get over them, but perhaps that's because my level isn't very high, you perhaps might do a military parade on them.

[SilverKnight]

They are, tough. It took a lot of time and planning to get over them, but perhaps that's because my level isn't very high, you perhaps might do a military parade on them.

Umm ima try them out, I will play Spanish vs let say Malays and see how they perform lol

[SilverKnight]

What a fun match we had today on AOE II Definite Ed. 3 vs 3

Those Spanish bombards work wonders. We also had a nice defense, double walls (which proved effective when they enemy tried doing a last attempt at an offensive), and the artillery gave us the victory.

https://i.ibb.co/bgzVBjm/hrhtrhtrh.png (https://ibb.co/27grt0h)
https://i.ibb.co/n8C4v05/hrthtrhtrh.png (https://ibb.co/HpdRs2k)

100 trade carts, the rest soldiers and villagers. Massive amounts of gold collected to feed our military might.
https://i.ibb.co/bR04tKx/trhrthrth.png (https://ibb.co/7Nf3h1H)

[gixajo]

What a fun match we had today on AOE II Definite Ed. 3 vs 3

Those Spanish bombards work wonders. We also had a nice defense, double walls (which proved effective when they enemy tried doing a last attempt at an offensive), and the artillery gave us the victory.

https://i.ibb.co/bgzVBjm/hrhtrhtrh.png (https://ibb.co/27grt0h)
https://i.ibb.co/n8C4v05/hrthtrhtrh.png (https://ibb.co/HpdRs2k)

100 trade carts, the rest soldiers and villagers. Massive amounts of gold collected to feed our military might.
https://i.ibb.co/bR04tKx/trhrthrth.png (https://ibb.co/7Nf3h1H)

Do you play AOE IV?

I´ve purchased it months ago, but for now I haven´t played any multiplayer game.

[SilverKnight]

Do you play AOE IV?

I´ve purchased it months ago, but for now I haven´t played any multiplayer game.

Nah man, not yet :/ I barely have time for AOE II , but that one is definitely on my waiting list.
How's the gameplay (single player) ?

[Andullero]

Nah man, not yet :/ I barely have time for AOE II , but that one is definitely on my waiting list.
How's the gameplay (single player) ?

Lots of cool videos between maps, I can only say. Historical trivia too.

[SilverKnight]

Lots of cool videos between maps, I can only say. Historical trivia too.

Nice, that's the kinda stuff I like, looking forward to AOE IV

[Andullero]

Nice, that's the kinda stuff I like, looking forward to AOE IV

Also,

Your soldiers can build artillery/siege weapons in situ (as in, not needing a base to build it, just the resources).

The 60 unit cap for a battle group was done away with. You can choose to control your entire army on one sitting if you so please. Still, it is better to divide your army along squads.

I can tell you will love playing as Muscovy, repelling the Golden Horde and then curb stomping these and the Eastern Euro rivals of the faction (notably, Lithuania).

[SilverKnight]

Also,

Your soldiers can build artillery/siege weapons in situ (as in, not needing a base to build it, just the resources).

The 60 unit cap for a battle group was done away with. You can choose to control your entire army on one sitting if you so please. Still, it is better to divide your army along squads.

I can tell you will love playing as Muscovy, repelling the Golden Horde and then curb stomping these and the Eastern Euro rivals of the faction (notably, Lithuania).

Wow impressive sounds a bit more like Rome Total War type of game play. Yeah the whole having to building artillery and siege buildings gets old and annoying. You have to have villagers (whom are extremely defenseless) walk the whole map to build those closer to the enemy lines /territory XD

[gixajo]

Nah man, not yet :/ I barely have time for AOE II , but that one is definitely on my waiting list.
How's the gameplay (single player) ?

I understand you perfectly, these games need time to be played, specially playing with other persons.

I haven´t completed any campaign yet, but as I have seen they are in the same style than previous versions: the narrator tell you some historical events and at a certain moment you take control of the game and you must complete a "mission". In my case related with the norman conquest if I remember well.

I want to learn about every how to play every civilization quickly so I have played more in the opción "escaramuza" (I don´t know if in the English version of the game is used the literal translation "skirmish") and in the "easy" mode, and since I don't have a lot of time either, I have a lot to see, so I can't give a very strong opinion about the game.

[SilverKnight]

https://i.ibb.co/nBd3xBg/48c.jpg (https://ibb.co/kJb3NJH)