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At 6/13/09 11:28 AM, Corky52 wrote: I won't be playing that again until I go to college and I might play with my one friend that also played it. We use to use a strategy where he would build just military and I would just build the economy. He would build next to me so he could easily protect the both of us.

So with his 100 soldiers or so he would protect us and I would feed both of our economies with trade. There were times where I had so many farms and plantations built (infinite source of food and gold) that ever couple of seconds I had another 1,000 gold and food. Works great if one person doesn't mind not destroying things all the time.

That's a good, commonly used strategy, but if the opponent managed to destroy the economy player, the other one would be vulnerable since he would run out of resources. But once that both bases are set up, it can be an easy path to win :D

Usually while playing alone against friends I rush to build military units and catch them without nothing to defend themselves (my friends always end up getting angry, lol). While playing on teams, I sometimes use something similar to the strategy you just mentioned. Especially if I'm in the same team than a certain friend who is kind of a turtling guy who builds impossible-to-destroy fortresses.

And I don't think we've ever built a wall in number 3 while playing. In number 2 I used them all the time. Sometimes in layers of 5 or 6 walls when I had the resources.

Yeah, while playing AoE 3 I usually have the feeling that walls aren't that necessary. However in 2 I usually build them if I see the game will take too long, or if I'm playing against several people.

Also, on an unrelated RTS note, I want to reinstall Starcraft but I can't find the damn cd >:(

I managed to improve my Russian Rush. But it feels as if sometimes it isn't as powerful as others. Perhaps the effectiveness is determined by how many resorces I can find at the start of the game (treasures). Never the less, hopefully the newest update will have stopped double deckers!

Bump?

I havn't played for awhile T_____________T

So do you guys actually have matches with each other?
I think since Ensemble got the boot from microsoft their servers and online won't work.
Also, good news for you guys if you havent heard.
Ensemble made a new company, Robot Studios.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5155454/new-ensemble-s tudio-working-on-new-game

^^^
Hopefully they'll update their multiplayer servers.
Anyone thinking AOEIV?
Or maybe another RTS to match the standards of Halo Wars?

Here's my favorite stratagy. Ok so i admit that i use cheats, but i still beat the whole game without them, i just went back through the storyline and used them. Alright back on track, i usually play skirmish mode, and i'll put the difficulty on medium and such, but i won't have any allies, because they get in the way. So first i build up my forces, build a multi-layer wall around my base, and then procede to build walls that seperate me from enimes,like on the Caribbean level. Oh wait i forgot to say that i play AoE3. sorry bout that. so after i build the seperating wall i reinforce the shit out of it so enemy attacks are useless. I then sit around and whore rescources until i make a massive army and go and tank the enemies. oh and pardon the spelling, i'm tired. I would also like to join the AoE club.

At 7/3/09 10:44 PM, lawlmaster wrote: Here's my favorite stratagy. Ok so i admit that i use cheats, but i still beat the whole game without them, i just went back through the storyline and used them. Alright back on track, i usually play skirmish mode, and i'll put the difficulty on medium and such, but i won't have any allies, because they get in the way. So first i build up my forces, build a multi-layer wall around my base, and then procede to build walls that seperate me from enimes,like on the Caribbean level. Oh wait i forgot to say that i play AoE3. sorry bout that. so after i build the seperating wall i reinforce the shit out of it so enemy attacks are useless. I then sit around and whore rescources until i make a massive army and go and tank the enemies. oh and pardon the spelling, i'm tired. I would also like to join the AoE club.

That's a Good, method, i usually like to do the same reinforcing, and gathering resources, its good fun working on other things than Military for a bit.

We'd love you to Join the Club, make sure you speak to SpiffyMasta about becoming a member on IGZones, unless you already are, but otherwise you can join the NG Club, on there.

Come back soon to post!

I have the first 2 and the expansions. The complete AOE 1 and 2 with expansions gold set.
I know some codes.
I have beaten the fist 2 and the expansions.
I love AOE 2 Conquerors. Because i can play as the Aztecs plus Your villigers work with out being moved. You just build klike a mine and they start mining.Unlike in previos ons where you have to point and click them to mine gold of cut trees. Plus they do not stand around long. If there is no gold they just go on to the next gold deposit and start mining. They do it until the iland is out of it or the map is.

At 7/3/09 10:32 PM, Bloodman101 wrote: So do you guys actually have matches with each other?
I think since Ensemble got the boot from microsoft their servers and online won't work.
Also, good news for you guys if you havent heard.
Ensemble made a new company, Robot Studios.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5155454/new-ensemble-s tudio-working-on-new-game

Thats fucking awesome! Hopefully they'll make a new AoE? I'd love a remake of number 1.

Hey its me again.

I'm bck posting on this account again, i was gunna continue but my music Production has failed miserably :(
lol

So.. any hoping for another AOE game, i sure am, adding some new features and a proper online matchmaker, that isn't gonna turn down would be Great !

At 7/8/09 01:16 PM, chrisG755 wrote: Hey its me again.

I play Empire Earth II, is that good enough for me to join?

hmm.. yeah i think it is as long as you dont confuse us with characters that are different in the game and what not mainly at the moment were talking about Economy V Military, which I'm sure you have understood and had the dilemma of using them to your ability's.

Ha, I see, a club made for the first video game I've ever played in my life.

I've played Age of Empires when it first came out as a very very young toddler.

Then I spent the whole 6th gen of gaming with Age of Empires 2 and the Conquerers expansion.

Now Age of Empires is dead with Age of Empires 3, which I thought was fun, but not as great as the older titles.

At 7/9/09 02:25 PM, Grubby wrote: Ha, I see, a club made for the first video game I've ever played in my life.

Same :D

I've played Age of Empires when it first came out as a very very young toddler.

Same again. I remember watching my mum play and shouting stupid stuff like "OMG MUM, A LION, KILL IT!!!" I was such a noob. Then when i dug the game out again, i'd have about 6 villagers going into the bronze age. I'd suck so hard...

Then I spent the whole 6th gen of gaming with Age of Empires 2 and the Conquerers expansion.

Yeah, realising they made a no.2 was a mindfuck for me and i love it <3

Now Age of Empires is dead with Age of Empires 3, which I thought was fun, but not as great as the older titles.

Age of Empires 3 was a major let down for me. I hated it. Everything that had changed. The graphics were good but that was it. I just plainly hated it >:I

Ive started playing online alot more now, but i can't seem to win...

At 7/8/09 01:18 PM, Spiff wrote:

At 7/8/09 01:16 PM, chrisG755 wrote: Hey its me again.

I play Empire Earth II, is that good enough for me to join?

Haha your nickname makes me laugh. And no that is not my alt.

But Empire Earth II is a pretty cool game, but it's no age of empires. I remember playing it for a while and never enjoyed it as much.

We really need to get organized on some multiplayer games...

guys I have been on IGZ and you guys are never there. and im sucking without some people to guide me in stratagies. cmon guys were r u?

If you send me your MSN address if you have it, then i will get back at you, ive been so busy lately with other stuff, and this being the summer i haven't had a chance in ages.

PM, and i might be able to give you a game soon!

Hey everyone, id like to make suggestion, for when we are playing together Online, we need to establish a Password so we can join whoever is hosting our Newgrounds game.

I say something simple - Newgrounder, or something along those lines, like New111 or New123.
I think we should discuss something simple so that everyone can remember so that we can Join games in the Lobbys entitled Newgrounds Crew, or along those lines.

And not have the trouble of sending passwords on IGZones to each other or even worse having to add people to do so, which will only slow our games.

Please everyone id like some potential Pass's discussed.. Thank you.

How about.

NGers.

yeah most lightly.

Hey, didn't notice this here

I love Age of Empires 2, one of my favorite games ever :)

Great -your Welcome to join make sure you post regularly, there hasn't been much discussion lately!

At 10/15/09 01:16 PM, chrisG755 wrote: Great -your Welcome to join make sure you post regularly, there hasn't been much discussion lately!

It's a shame people can't discuss this epic game

At 6/18/09 08:29 AM, ArmouredGRIFFON wrote: I managed to improve my Russian Rush. But it feels as if sometimes it isn't as powerful as others.

Here's my standard build order for the Russians. If you don't feel like you can pull off a rush simply build your blockhouse near your base. Russia can turtle effectively without the need for walls.

* initial 5 settlers collect crates then 4 gather food
* remaining settler builds house then gathers food
* settlers 6-8 gather food
* settlers 9-11 gather food
* first HC shipment is Distributivism (300 Wood in vanilla)
* shipment arrives - build market and 2nd house
* settlers 12-14 gather food
* settlers 15-17 chop wood
* advance to Colonial Age with The Quartermaster (400 Wood)
* task around 9 settlers on food and 8 on wood
* send one settler ahead to build a forward blockhouse
* reach Colonial Age - collect crates - queue 10 Strelets at blockhouse
* second HC shipment is 5 Cossacks (set to blockhouse)
* build 3rd house and queue another 10 Strelets at blockhouse
* third HC shipment is 4 Cossacks (set to blockhouse)

I am having problems with AOE the original. i get killed off to fast. Anything i can do to make myself last longer? i get killed like in the first 5 min of even the random map on easy.

At 10/26/09 08:44 PM, gamer30hrplus wrote: I am having problems with AOE the original. i get killed off to fast. Anything i can do to make myself last longer? i get killed like in the first 5 min of even the random map on easy.

locking teams or creating defense's would help. Place watch towers around your cities so that you can be warned of invaders.. or you could just play a death match or start off in the Imperial age which is easier but a lot less fun.

At 10/27/09 05:19 PM, chrisG755 wrote:

At 10/26/09 08:44 PM, gamer30hrplus wrote: I am having problems with AOE the original. i get killed off to fast. Anything i can do to make myself last longer? i get killed like in the first 5 min of even the random map on easy.

locking teams or creating defense's would help. Place watch towers around your cities so that you can be warned of invaders.. or you could just play a death match or start off in the Imperial age which is easier but a lot less fun.

thanks. i have been trying for like 2 years. on the original. the others are easier and AOE 2 the conguers i have beat like 3 times already.