Stellaboz Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 So this has really taken off again at work, we've had a team event evening playing this which was great. However, it was my first time playing and I got utterly destroyed. Any hits or tips as to how to go about being decent? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Stellaboz said: So this has really taken off again at work, we've had a team event evening playing this which was great. However, it was my first time playing and I got utterly destroyed. Any hits or tips as to how to go about being decent? One of my favourite games ever. Must have been into the hundreds of hours spent playing AoE2. and I'm not at all ashamed at that level of geekery. Best strategy depends on if your multiplayer games are set up as Random Map matches or Deathmatch. With Random Map you started with very limited resources, whereas with Deathmatch you start with thousands in all the resources. Deathmatch is easy for tactics - just a couple of villagers to start, getting them to build a bunch of houses for unit capacity and then it's military military military. Random Map strategies are totally different. With them the best way to start off is to build 4-8 houses asap and keep creating villagers until you've got a small army of them collecting wood and food. Once you've got the capacity for 50 or so units (8 houses + Town Centre covers this), get a Barracks and Archery up and start creating military. Watch Towers are useful early doors as they spot the enemy coming and will kill/injure them. I don't know how basic your knowledge is, but there are a few wee things that make a difference: - send your scout for a wander as soon as it starts and get them to send all the sheep back to you. Great starting point for collecting food - location of buildings is key for productivity, eg. mill next to food, farms next to the TC or Mill as well, mining camps next to gold & silver and lumber camps next to forests - watch your unit capacity - make sure you've always got enough houses for everyone you need - don't let villagers do nothing - even if you've exhausted all bushes, gold and stone, keep them chopping wood or farming - don't ring the alarm bell. If villagers look like they're about to get attacked, garrison those ones individually somewhere safe. Ringing the bell stops them all working and is a waste of productivity. This is all just off the top of my head. Haven't played the game in a good few years, but it's a fucking classic. One thing I like is there is no real dominant civilisation and it's very balanced in that the different strengths they all have mean you can find a civ to fit your own strategy. Would recommend Teutons if you want to defend and Mongols if you want to attack - just for the elite units of both of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Nightmare said: - don't let villagers do nothing - even if you've exhausted all bushes, gold and stone, keep them chopping wood or farming - don't ring the alarm bell. If villagers look like they're about to get attacked, garrison those ones individually somewhere safe. Ringing the bell stops them all working and is a waste of productivity. You monster. Loved this game but always forget it exists, don't think I ever actually succeeded at it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said: You monster. Loved this game but always forget it exists, don't think I ever actually succeeded at it. In the second point I’m trying to save their lives! Just the ones who are about to get attacked, mind you. The others who aren’t involved can keep slaving until they’re in danger as well... Its a tremendous game, but the difference in difficulty going from Medium (too easy) to Hard (annoying as f**k) was the one real flaw I can remember. So I can see why it could be a struggle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I loved this game when I was a kid. I need to get it again. Will it run on a Mac? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It's being re-released on November 14 to celebrate the 20 year anniversary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I remember from AoE3 all the best online players went hard fast military at the start, but also built buildings after buildings continuously and had their bases protected by about a million layers of walls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I used to spend hours and hours playing this game as a kid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 We've got a big game of this happening this evening, looking forward to it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Great laugh but fucking hell, one guy is able to upgrade his Era so quickly whilst I'm scrambling around trying to get enough food and build enough houses and shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I preordered this aff Steam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Get as many peasants/workers as possible as early as possible and just consume resources. If you focus on troops first, you'll lose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 That was my old tactic. this must be due out soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Bought the damn thing off steam to play at home. The fucking Joan of Arc campaign level 3 is utterly solid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I forgot I had purchased this. Downloaded last night. Will play today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Finally managed to destroy the 3 castles but took around 4 hours to do. Utterly mad, then managed the next 2 levels easily enough. Going to complete this story sometime this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazza Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Think I bought this about 5 years ago on steam but was HD remaster is there much difference between that and this have they just spruced it up even more? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 more spruced 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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