Age of Empires II HD

[Xavier0889]

Basically, the AI and pathfinding are better. Those are the best features about AoE2 when compared with 1. You also had more complex campaigns and the expansion added the chance to play famous battles of the middle ages. There's also an improved way to work with farms, trade with caravans AND boats, better and more diverse civilization system, etc.

 

[Krash]

I think you guys will want to check this out: Forgotten Empires Expansion



Yes, that's right, a proper expansion for Age 2, with new Civs, Campaigns, AI, etc etc. It's at least as good as a real expansion, probably better. Some of the best work I've seen by modders. The AI in particular can be downright nasty, compared to the utter incompetence it displayed in vanilla.

 

[Akarnir]

Maybe a mod should merge this thread and the other one.


keep my OP

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Downloadan Forgotten Empires, I'm going to wank to it for a year! FAP FPAF FAP

No Portuguese, Tupi, Swiss, Mali, Abyssinia or Srivijaya?

 

[Delterius]

Downloadan Forgotten Empires, I'm going to wank to it for a year! FAP FPAF FAP

No Portuguese, Tupi, Swiss, Mali, Abyssinia or Srivijaya?

Random comment on the 'Civilizations' section:

'For portuguese use the Spanish'

 

[Krash]

EDIT: reminds me, has there been any newspost about Forgotten Empires? If not there should probably be one. oscar?

 

[Xavier0889]

Downloadan Forgotten Empires, I'm going to wank to it for a year! FAP FPAF FAP

No Portuguese, Tupi, Swiss, Mali, Abyssinia or Srivijaya?

That's where the incline of Empire Earth resides, you could easily create your own civs.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Dumb question, would Forgotten empires work with the HD version? "Work" as in game/Steam not freaking out and shutting down. I have my AoE2 disc here somewhere but the HD version is really cheap and it comes with AoE3 for a couple more bucks.

 

[oscar]

EDIT: reminds me, has there been any newspost about Forgotten Empires? If not there should probably be one. oscar?

I'm unable to post topics. Trash, what would you think?

While I can't promise anything any time soon, me and a few RL bros were thinking about getting back into this and giving it a spin. While RTSs aren't usually our thing, I know we covered Starcraft II so something to do with AoE should definitely be able to cut the grade.

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Random comment on the 'Civilizations' section:

'For portuguese use the Spanish'

That's just bullshit.

That's like saying 'For Dutch use Teutons.'

Also, downloaded this in university, went home and... MOTHERFUCKERS YOUR GAME HAS A ONLINE INSTALLER! AND YOU NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT IT! WHY WHY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Now I'm installing Forgotten Empires with shitty TIM 3G internet because some foreign fucktard thinks Online Installers are l33t

SEE WHAT I MEANT IN THIS TOPIC NOW, CODEX? http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...tallers-retarded-or-even-more-retarded.80991/

 

[Clockwork Knight]

http://www.destructoid.com/age-of-empires-ii-hd-is-coming-to-steam-248033.phtml

You guys all know that "Wololo" was what thte monks said in Age of Empires ONE, right? Not two? I just don't understand why everyo-WOLOLOLO-actually, I think I see what you guys are getting at now.

 

[Trash]

EDIT: reminds me, has there been any newspost about Forgotten Empires? If not there should probably be one. oscar?

I'm unable to post topics. Trash, what would you think?

While I can't promise anything any time soon, me and a few RL bros were thinking about getting back into this and giving it a spin. While RTSs aren't usually our thing, I know we covered Starcraft II so something to do with AoE should definitely be able to cut the grade.

Actually you can post topics on the front page of tcancer. Anyway, this defenitely is deserving of a newspost. Will make one later if someone else hasn't done so in the meantime.

 

[oscar]

Announcement made.

I don't get the people complaining about GameRanger. Played lots of LAN games last year where it worked fine. Changing the meat icon to corn is indeed decline though.

 

[Delterius]

Random comment on the 'Civilizations' section:

'For portuguese use the Spanish'

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Alright alright, I just forgot the

 

[RK47]

For Chinese, use Japan. Would top it off easily.

 

[L'ennui]

For French, use Franks.

OH WAIT

Anyways, aside from the resolution and some minor graphical changes, what's new?

 

[Xavier0889]

Steam support. Worth it? Don't think so.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

If it has automatic matchmaking of modern quality, that's pretty much worth it.

 

[Zeriel]

So, no LAN/TCP-IP, so I guess I'm not pirating this one. Oh well, worth the $.

 

[Johannes]

^ I don't get it... Just play the original in LAN

 

[Hellraiser]

AoM2 with Aztecs, Maya or Inca would make me hard as a rock.

Hell, why not India. Shitload of mythology to rape for RTS right there.

 

[Deakul]

I'm getting a little wary about my purchase of the HD edition now after reading about this seemingly godlike patch that's coming out in 5 days.

http://www.aoczone.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86486&sid=d2ab58fdd13c579ad57095f17038d886

I really hope that the HD edition includes all of these adjustments.

 

[JarlFrank]

AoM2 with Aztecs, Maya or Inca would make me hard as a rock.

Hell, why not India. Shitload of mythology to rape for RTS right there.

Mesopotamia for me, please.

 

[MetalCraze]

Good thing they cut out LAN and replaced it with Steamworks HD. That shit was really dated and looked like something from early 90s

 

[Multidirectional]

Also, the gameplay is much much faster in AoE3.

I really like that about it. Sometimes, when playing AOE2 with a bro, matches could take over several hours and eventually I got exhausted by it. Leveling civilizations in AOE3 made even long matches seem a slightly less waste of time, and it also made skirmish against AI more attractive. Cards didn't make you too powerful (which is a good approach to this) but they were still nice to have.
Yeah, I don't think I care about this HD release, especially since I already played AOE2 in high resolution. I would cum buckets over Age of Mythology revival in steam though, that game is loads of cool.