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    April 06, 2021

    Age of Empires II MBL, am I worthy?

    MBL, am I worthy?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:50 AM PDT

    How many acc you want to have in the top5? - MbL: "Yes"

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:56 AM PDT

    TIL camels were actually really used as anti-cavalry, apparently their smell and appearance would panic and disorient enemy horses.

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 12:39 AM PDT

    Thought this was just a random AOE2 thing... Turns out it has an element of truth in it.

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    The duality of man

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 03:51 PM PDT

    My villager when i assign him to lure the second boar from behind the trees

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:39 AM PDT

    Friends teaching you how to play

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:13 AM PDT

    1k Cup - Low Elo Tournament

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:29 AM PDT

    Hi guys

    I'm organising a little low elo tournament just for fun. The games will be casted on my stream by casters with experience with capture age.

    -The tournament will be 8 players -8xx to 10xx 1v1 rating. (800-1099) -Best of 3 - The 3 maps will be Arabia, Gold Rush and a decider if needed on Arena. -Civs to be chosen before game setup

    The first 6 players interested and who joins my discord will be entered. https://discord.gg/kp6b4ZJG

    Once you've joined the discord, send me a private message.

    There is a possibility ( albeit small ) of a prize for the winner. Any subs during the casting of matches will go towards prize pot.

    The games will be cast on my stream - www.twitch.tv/cdyms

    Times are yet to be announced due to us all being working adults and in different time zones. ( most likely a saturday/Sunday ) join the discord to ensure you don't miss any matches .

    UPDATE- We are now at full capacity. Please however join the discord to be part of the next tournament and to follow this one .

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    When I play, I drink the official beer of AOE2

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 05:49 PM PDT

    Here’s how the Fan Preview exclusive portrait medallions look! Available from 4pm gmt on April 10th. Will you be getting one?

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 10:57 PM PDT

    Are Custom Scenarios completely unplayable now? Getting constant out of sync errors

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:53 AM PDT

    Any custom scenario game (CBA, Diplomacy, Cannibal etc) deysncs within a few minutes of it beginning.

    This has been happening for around a month.

    Have the Devs acknowledged this or is it not a priority?

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    SC2 Player looking to return to AoE2: I have a LOT of questions; plz see list

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:33 AM PDT

    Hi everyone,

    I've spent the last 8 years playing SC2, loved it, will still play. But I've followed the continued success of AoE2, and what I'd call its renaissance and increasing momentum from the sidelines. The nostalgia finally kicked in too much, and the game is currently downloading. :D

    Since I've been playing SC2 for so long, and am passionate about optimization, build orders, strategy, scouting (information gathering and interpretation) and reactions, I'd love some advice on how I should being my journey on acclimatizing myself to AoE2. I'll note that I'm the type of player that is happy to dive deep into these issues, and don't have any concerns that this approach may impact my enjoyment of AoE2, as compared with the "just play" approach that is often recommended to new players.

    Here are my questions!

    1. SC2 has camera location hotkeys; I read here that AoE2 does not, but that you can cycle through buildings of a certain type. Is there a way to control which lumbercamp you go to, rather than jumping to one (at random?) and then having to cycle through until you get to the one you want. In SC2, I can see which area on the map is being harassed, and can instantly jump there to defend it. Just curious on how best to replicate this in AoE2 (mouse click on minimap, scroll, cycle through buildings, etc)
    2. I use a strange hotkey layout in SC2 called The Core, which moves the keys to the right hand side of the keyboard, to allow for easier access to CTRL, Alt and Shift. This is NOT common in SC2, but I love it, and would love to replicate something like this in AoE2. One of the main benefits of this in SC2 is that it combines the control group hotkeys with the camera location hotkeys, so that Group 1 is the same key as Location 1, but Location 1 needs a modifier. For me, Group 1 is "I", and Location 1 is "Shift + I". I suppose if there are not location hotkeys in AoE2 this is a bit of a lost benefit, but I wonder if I could do something else with modifiers so that the control groups can be modified with Shift to select building types (Mills, Lumber Camp etc?). The whole point of The Core is to compress the hotkeys into an area where you don't have to lift and move your hand to reach things (think reaching for 9 and returning to ASDF). I also want to replicate this so that I can reduce the muscle memory impact of having to learn to use another part of my keyboard (and keep the ability to shift between AoE2 and SC2 more seamlessly) due to a relatively little amount of available time.
    3. I main Terran in SC2 and love resources like Terrancraft. Are there similar sites that explain. in written form, indepth concepts and strategies in AoE2? If so, where can I find them, and which would you recommend?
    4. I love to watch pro matches in SC2 and use sites like Liquipedia to do so. This is the event page for the current season of GSL. Are there sites like this for AoE2 where I can see tournament brackets, and perhaps even VOD links?

    I think that's mostly it for now, but I'm sure more will come up as I start playing. Thank you to anyone willing to share some insights, advice / reply to these silly questions of mine. :)

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    Day 12: They still don't suspect a thing

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 09:40 AM PDT

    So it begins

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 12:38 PM PDT

    Suggestion: make player icons customizable

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 10:38 PM PDT

    in addition to unlocking player icons, one would unlock components that can be applied to existing icons . for example, winning 100 games playing with a certain color would unlock that color to be applied to existing icons. it would also be nice to be able to change frames and backgrounds. I for one like the legionary icon but would prefer it to have the regular black background instead of the "special event" glowing background.

    submitted by /u/EXTRAVAGANT_COMMENT
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    How are colours assigned in ranked?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:20 AM PDT

    Is it really just coinflip random? In 8 of my last 10 ranked 1v1s I had to play odd player numbers, giving me the clear disadvantage of having to pick an inferior colour (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcwF2a56V7k for reference)

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    The Bulgarian win rate has improved 12% over the last patch. What do you think the cause of this is? If you play Bulgarians, what kind of build orders and strats are you using with success?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:03 AM PDT

    How to x256 mod

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:47 AM PDT

    Hey. I saw a couple videos of the x256 mod and wanted to try it with some friends. We could get into the game, but many of the upgrades (horse collar, double but axe etc) would cause instant crashes.

    I tried the three most popular versions in the mod shop and all had similar results, is there something we're missing to get it working?

    submitted by /u/Cam_Nunca
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    Fast rams + knights build order for Arena

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 11:41 PM PDT

    Jordan - All Love

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 08:08 PM PDT

    Petition to change the incas lama bonus to their team bonus and change their farms built faster to all resources buildings (farms mills lumber camps mining camps) built faster

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 03:02 PM PDT

    The lama bonus isn't that big and would have a small impact on each of your teammates and yourself, while not being game changing. Plus I like the sport of their farms built faster to reference their terraced farms, but it just has so little impact on the game that it only speeds up farming by .5%, or the equivalent of one extra farmer for every 200 you have. I'd like to keep in the spirit of that bonus, but expand it to their eco buildings as well so it's not completely useless.

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    Do you expect any DLC announcement for DE on Saturday?

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:16 AM PDT

    Hope a new expansion with new civs or new units, architectures or maps

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    Magyar buff idea, what do you think? (not serious just a random thought)

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:13 AM PDT

    Magyars are kinda underpowered in early game without an co bonus so what about these:

    • Wolves killed by villagers give X food (X is up to balancing obviously. This could be a decent early game eco bonus, going out with a vill to hunt wolves for extra food)

    • Start with a free Horse (in addition to your base scout so you have superior scouting, but you cant attack with it)

    Existing bonuses:

    • Forging, Iron Casting, and Blast Furnace are free.

    • The Scout Cavalry line is 15% cheaper.

    • Villagers kill wild animals in one strike.

    • Team bonus: Foot archers have +2 Line of Sight.

    UU:

    Magyar Huszar (cheap cavalry unit with an attack bonus against siege weapons)

    UT:

    Corvinian Army (Magyar Huszars cost no gold)

    Recurve Bow (Cavalry Archers + 1 range and attack)

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    Obvious to many but still a valuable lesson for some: when and when not to fight visualised in this 15 second clip

    Posted: 05 Apr 2021 12:35 PM PDT

    Poll: Why do you have multiple aoe2 de accounts? Select the factor that is most applicable to you.

    Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:32 AM PDT

    In response to another poll I posted it seems that about 20% of players have made at least two accounts. I was interested as to why!

    Please answer honestly - this is anonymous after all! If you have one account but want to see results there is also an option for that.

    View Poll

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