• @[email protected]
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    1819 hours ago

    The computer was probably cheating too. Creating AI that understands the strategy of resource management is hard so most devs just give the computer a steady stream of resources and faster build times. That way the computer doesn’t need to worry about planning, they can just spam build.

    • idunnololz
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      416 hours ago

      Apparently the AI in AoE2: DE does not cheat. They did in the original though.

    • @[email protected]
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      619 hours ago

      It’s a lot less noticable these days I will say. And I even see my hard boys acting differently than my friends hard boys. Meaning they adapt somewhat to my testudo ways

  • IninewCrow
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    2320 hours ago

    “robin hood”
    “lumberjack”
    “cheese steak jimmy’s”
    “rock on”

    • IninewCrow
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      919 hours ago

      … and the one I always forget … and only use when I get bored and run out of time …

      “how do you turn this on”

  • Ephera
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    315 hours ago

    So, a few years back, I checked out this game made by a community of AoE2 fans.
    I figured, I’ve played RTSs before, normal difficulty for the AI should be fine.

    Man, never have I gotten my ass handed to me so quickly. The AI rushed me before I even had the thought of building defenses. It just slaughtered my whole village.

    Anyways, I did enjoy the game after setting the AI to very easy and giving myself an AI ally. 🫠


    The game is free, no strings attached, so here is your legally required ad segment: https://play0ad.com

  • @[email protected]
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    920 hours ago

    One of my favorite things to do in Crusader Kings II is to play as God. First select a character, use console commands to make them an immortal demi god. Step 2 type in observe into the console so you can just watch how it plays out. Then come back a few hours later to see what your champion has accomplished.

  • @[email protected]
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    619 hours ago

    Hittites: “We have all but routed the Mongols.”

    sports car engine turning over

    Hittites: “What was that sound?”

  • @[email protected]
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    318 hours ago

    In Rise of Nations you can use weapons from future ages without cheating against your opponents 😊

  • @[email protected]
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    621 hours ago

    You can literally summon futuristic soldiers with laser guns in AoE4. One shots pretty much everything AND can take down a whole TC solo.

    • @[email protected]
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      1121 hours ago

      You could actually get laser boys, nuke gunners, and machine gun cars in the first title too!

      • andrew_bidlaw
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        319 hours ago

        Wait, what? I’m a wololo guy who got set with the second game years ago so I didn’t know the first one has that.

        • lime!
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          419 hours ago

          yeah, in aoe1 there’s a laser gun guy (“photon man”), a car that shoots rockets, archers that look like trees when standing still and can walk on water, and a catapult that fires cows

          • andrew_bidlaw
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            118 hours ago

            mind: blown

            I need to look into that. Is that in original and how it translates to remasters?

            • lime!
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              117 hours ago

              did they ever remaster the first game? don’t think it’s in the sequels anyway

              • andrew_bidlaw
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                DE did cover it too.

                On August 19, 2019, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition re-released with a new client on both the Windows Store and Steam, with cross-play available between the two platforms. Existing Windows Store players need to manually download the new client in order to receive game updates and multiplayer compatibility. At the same time, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has also become available through Xbox Game Pass for PC.

                IIRC AoE2 had like three remasters: HD one, DE and something else. AoE had at least one of those.