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    Age of Empires II The Saladin Showdown

    Age of Empires II The Saladin Showdown


    The Saladin Showdown

    Posted: 04 May 2022 07:09 AM PDT

    I've seen requests for a sequel to the Barbarossa Brawl, so I decided to make one myself. Here is the Saladin Showdown, based on The Lion and the Demon from the classic Saladin campaign. Take command of Saladin's forces and hold out as long as you can while defending Acre and its Wonder. I'm running a leaderboard for everyone to submit their playthroughs and compete to get the highest score.

    I'm giving away 3 copies of the Dynasties of India DLC for players who earn a score of at least 40,000. To enter the drawing, record a video of your playthrough and upload it to the submissions thread by 23:59 GMT on May 8th. I'm having a 12 hour stream on May 9th during which I'll draw the winners.

    More information and contents rules are on the AoEZone thread: https://www.aoezone.net/threads/saladin-showdown.181835/

    submitted by /u/Kanye_TWest
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    Docks on BF be like….

    Posted: 05 May 2022 05:20 AM PDT

    Someone cheats by taking control of my units and buildings in the ladder

    Posted: 04 May 2022 07:43 PM PDT

    What’s up with calling teammates/opponents noobs in a ranked game? You’re similar elo ffs

    Posted: 05 May 2022 02:38 AM PDT

    Rise of the Elephants appreciation post

    Posted: 05 May 2022 12:53 AM PDT

    No spoilers, just wanted to express how good the tournament has been so far. Not a weak set or even game so far. I'm really loving having such great content in such quantity for AoE2 again!

    GG to Nili for hosting and Gamer Legion for sponsoring.

    submitted by /u/PhDMg
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    Are bombard towers worth it? When if ever should you use them?

    Posted: 04 May 2022 04:58 PM PDT

    did hitboxes change with the latest update?

    Posted: 05 May 2022 01:11 AM PDT

    I was wondering if it is just me but I noticed, that villagers fail to do tasks quite often since the update. Example: gathering point on a straggler tree - vills gather around the tree but do not chop it. Or Shift-queueing vills to another ressource - they go there but refuse to gather. My only explanation so far is that I suddenly fail to precisely hit the object but place the flag next to it. Just wondering why this would happen all of a sudden, never happened in the past. Anyone else noticing similar problems or having an explanation?

    submitted by /u/ffffllyyy
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    Dravidian elephant trample damage does ignore armour with Wootz Steel

    Posted: 05 May 2022 03:22 AM PDT

    I wasn't sure if this was the case or not, so I did some scenario editor tests and found it to be true.
    I could be getting my numbers wrong, but against enemies with more that 2 melee armour, the Dravidian trample damage is stronger than the Khmer elephant trample damage with Tusk Swords.
    It's definitely most noticeable vs units with very high melee armour, with the Dravidian battle elephant always doing a flat 4 trample damage to unit like boyars and teutonic knights.
    Probably doesn't make Dravidian battle elephants more viable, but I thought it was an interesting piece of trivia to keep in mind.

    submitted by /u/PMar_Project
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    Capitals of AI Players of the AOE2 Dynasties of India expansion and patch plotted on a map

    Posted: 05 May 2022 07:07 AM PDT

    Forged in the heat of battle achievement

    Posted: 04 May 2022 07:26 AM PDT

    Lord Basse strikes again

    Posted: 05 May 2022 03:18 AM PDT

    He goes 2/2 for another worthy S-tier campaign with Rajendra Chola. Excellent gameplay, story and mechanics.

    submitted by /u/n0mad_539
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    Account Suspension

    Posted: 05 May 2022 07:27 AM PDT

    Noob here! Anyone know how to see exactly why you get suspended from multiplayer?

    I've gotten a 24 ban multiple times. Idk what I did or how to prevent it.

    Saw the list of potential reason. I always say gg, etc. I'm not doing anything based on the list.

    I work 50+ hours a week and just want to play some AOE to decompress and smile.

    submitted by /u/BrandonAdams_AJC
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    [BUG] Game freezing in MP

    Posted: 05 May 2022 06:48 AM PDT

    When you click on the chat symbol in the top right corner, the game will freeze in MP if you open it the second time

    You are unable to move the camera, click units or even resign unless you Alt+F4

    The bug is not reproduceable in SP

    Version: 101.101.61591.0 8647032

    submitted by /u/Syryktam
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    Early look at win rates for Dynasties of India

    Posted: 04 May 2022 02:54 PM PDT

    Early look at win rates for Dynasties of India

    Hi all,

    Its still super early days for Dynasties of India but I thought I would share a quick sneak peak at the win rates for the 28th April - 3rd May:

    Solo; All Maps; >1200 Elo

    https://preview.redd.it/90cs428l8jx81.png?width=1692&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa3912aa5806559b2a13e926415c130c72fa71e4

    Solo; Open Maps; >1200 Elo

    https://preview.redd.it/yudodemh5jx81.png?width=1832&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8b691894ad88127ae9bbdac24e17ba8845cf199

    Solo; Closed Maps; >1200 Elo

    https://preview.redd.it/atylwybf5jx81.png?width=1838&format=png&auto=webp&s=0cce738e51697660348b8383b7fa10d4e312aa62

    Needless to say this is based on an extremely limited set of data which contains significant biases from people trying out the new civs so its hard to draw any meaningful or concrete conclusions. That being said there appears to be some evidence leaning towards suggesting that the Bengalis are UP whilst the Hindustanis are OP. Will be interested to see how this plays out as more data comes in.

    For reference I run a statistics website for aoe2 here, though I wont be updating it with the Dynasties of India data until it is slightly more mature.

    submitted by /u/coolio9876
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    Why is the maximum number of units you can select 60?

    Posted: 04 May 2022 09:30 PM PDT

    Spirit Of The Law - Best Camels in AoE2 (updated for 2022)

    Posted: 05 May 2022 08:22 AM PDT

    Are Bengalis just worse Vikings?

    Posted: 04 May 2022 10:02 PM PDT

    think about it, forget the elephants and it seems that they both have really similar playstyles. Well, except the unique unit, the berserker has actual use and doesnt melt against trash units. And the fact that vikings still have knights and one of the best barracks in the game. Feel free to change my mind though.

    submitted by /u/Irgynoth
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    TIL if you want to counter mass Paladins as Burgundian, your alternative to Flemish Revolution is to just play Cannon Galleons

    Posted: 04 May 2022 07:58 AM PDT

    Add draw option

    Posted: 04 May 2022 10:25 PM PDT

    I really would like it if it was possible to agree on a draw. Elo already is built for handling draws, since it comes from chess and i think in a 5 hour game where the one side then disconnects because they have to go to bed, nobody won.

    Edit:
    Of course both parties have to agree on a draw... my suggestion would be that there would be a button similar to the resign button in the escape-menu.

    submitted by /u/joendter
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    Elephant Archers with Parthian Tactics should get +4 attack against spears

    Posted: 04 May 2022 05:41 AM PDT

    Bengali Elephant Archers get +2 attack against spearmen with Parthian Tactics, but they should get +4 because they are a Cavalry Archer by armor class, but not a Unique Unit. Welcome to my TED talk.

    submitted by /u/theAlmondcake
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    Dravidians food bonus

    Posted: 05 May 2022 05:33 AM PDT

    Does anyone ever noticed that; food bonus doesnt work for Dravidians? Today I played my first game with this civ and cant take the 200 food bonus in fedual?

    submitted by /u/West-Construction-56
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    Help me find a custom Scenario Please!

    Posted: 04 May 2022 11:18 PM PDT

    Ok, this post might sound weird but last night i had a dream that i was playing age and it felt like a Genghis khan campaign, i play a lot of age but i haven't played a single campaign since i was 8 years old.. i'm 27 now.. but lets get back to the point.. it felt like a campaign and it felt like deja vu like i played that same game before.. but i woke up i browsed through all Genghis khan campaign i didn't find it, so it must a be a custom scenario i might have played when i was little or maybe my brain doing tricks

    So the scenario started something like this, i start with Genghis khan, some cav archers and light cav and only 1 siege workshop, no villagers.. I'm at the bottom of the map and there are walls right above us. the 80-90% of the map is covered with random heroes and my final target is at the top left corner of the map, so i immediately thought i got the most powerful hero lets just go and kill the main boss, but as i went through i skipped some heroes, just walked passed them and in the middle i tried killing a hero but my Genghis khan was too weak like it doesn't have fletching..

    then i thought i might have to restart and start killing from 1st hero so i gain power!

    It kindda felt like Roll the dice scenario power gain, but only killing heroes gave me some power

    So, has anyone heard of this type of custom scenario?

    i mean i have it so strong in my mind right now that i can create the map, put the heroes in and all the decorations and pathway but i lack the coding part to make that scenario come to life!

    submitted by /u/msuroxy
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    AOE2 Scout Cavalry

    Posted: 05 May 2022 08:44 AM PDT

    Why doesn't aoe2 allow you to create new scouts or light cav with the scouting function? I think this would be a very useful addition to the game as fog of war exploration becomes so difficult if your scout is killed early on or runs into an enemy tc on autoscout. Was this a deliberate choice from the devs or an oversight?

    submitted by /u/POLARISCOPE_
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    Should there be a sound effect of elephants stomping as they move?

    Posted: 05 May 2022 08:35 AM PDT

    That way you could hear them coming?

    submitted by /u/oreduckian
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    Is total resources spent more important than "gold used" for calculating cost-effectiveness of units in castle age?

    Posted: 05 May 2022 07:55 AM PDT

    Like in castle age wars, map control matters way more than gold piles, and gold is also faster to mine than it is to acquire food, so this means that a knight is more "cost-effective" vs a pikeman?

    submitted by /u/inquilinekea
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    Cahokia Civ

    Posted: 05 May 2022 07:16 AM PDT

    https://images.app.goo.gl/94po1Jn22sycgLQt5

    Infantry and archer Civilization

    Farms are 4 tiles instead of 6 Squires free Archery units move 15% faster Can make Canoes instead of fishing ships Can make Hilltop forts instead of Castles

    Unique units: Coyote runners (cheap hussar replacent) https://images.app.goo.gl/SNLvPkpb7tint9PG6 Siege slingers: a siege unit made in siege workshop

    Unique tech:

    Chunkey Stone Games: Barack's, archery range and hilltop forts units regenerate health (except trebuchets) Mound Building: villagers get plus 1 carry capacity

    Team bonus: can build palisade walls and walls 80% faster

    Wonder: monks mound https://images.app.goo.gl/YMwTy7Pveg3sT8yL8

    Siege slingers:

    A bipedal human that throws up a round projectile the size of a Hussite wagon cannon ball that's on fire.

    Replaces bombard cannon. Could be made in the castle age. Strong against buildings and siege. Range 9, hip points 60

    Could be upgraded to elite in imperial age

    Canoe: a boat with fishing ship hp. Can shoot one arrow starting in feudal. Can fish. Can transport 1 unit.

    Coyote runner:

    Made in Hilltop fort. Scout, Light and imperial versions

    Has same hp, attack, attributes of light cav. Same food cost. Takes bonus damage from pikes. Half of the damage light cave take.

    Hill top fort: same size as the krepost: can be made in the feudal age. Starting at 1500 hp

    Same hp as the krepost in castle and imperial

    300 stone cost

    Cahokians won't get castles

    Cahokians get eagle warriors

    Campaign: 3 missions fighting the Spanish and their Allies during De Sotos foray into the Mississippi River area.

    https://images.app.goo.gl/UyMfddyKjJG1GaY66

    Civ icon: this bird looking man

    https://images.app.goo.gl/ig7q2yTojaXNkXjE7

    submitted by /u/Desh282
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