tobapopalos
Hydroponics Developer
You don't have to pay for AoE.
Age of Empires II
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Dax
Hydroponics Developer
...Nyis.
tobapopalos
Hydroponics Developer
He is.
Dax
Hydroponics Developer
He was just really weirdly enthusiastic about something that doesn't really validate it
tobapopalos
Hydroponics Developer
Well I've spoken to him on irc and he has a recruitment thread, so...
Dax
Hydroponics Developer
I'm not often on le PC (or Bush, either) anymore, so I don't check threads that I could have no personal interest in
Looks like we're going to be seeing The Forgotten Empires for the 'HD' version too.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/08/19/after-14-years-an-aoe2-fan-mod-becomes-an-official-expansion/
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/08/19/after-14-years-an-aoe2-fan-mod-becomes-an-official-expansion/
Hippie
Harvester
woohoo!
since i went to the steam version, my mods have been missing my play time.
this is great news
No-Dachi
Official Helper
Have anyone found any cool fan made co-op campaigns for the steam version?
Dax
Hydroponics Developer
To be honest, I've yet to see a reason to get it on Steam as opposed to just using my old version.
Does it have Steam Workshop support? Good mods + the multiplayer would be a decent reason.
Does it have Steam Workshop support? Good mods + the multiplayer would be a decent reason.
Dax
Hydroponics Developer
Prot - Hit me up with torrent ID's if I see you on IRC? I'll get it when I next get paid on Steam but I want to see the performance increases for myself to justify spending the money.
Likewise. If it becomes available on Steam as part of some mega-sale I'll probably stump up a few quid (especially as (I think someone already mentioned) they're working on releasing the unofficial "Forgotten Empires" expansion for the Steam version.
In my mind the entire re-release was a complete waste of time without seriously upgrading the graphics (a few texture touch ups here and there was laughable).
[Edit] Incidentally, I've just found that the fan-made "Forgotten Empires" unofficial expansion has just been made "official" and is now an expansion pack. You can pick it up on Steam if you have the HD version already:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/239550/
I literally lold when I saw they're charging £6.99 for it. They've literally took the fan-made work, polished the textures to the same barely noticeably different standard of the "HD" version, and stuck a price tag on.
Amazing.
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Seeing first-hand the amount of work that was put in not only to Forgotten Empires but the patch that went with it, I can't help but feel the person who made it has been swayed by the promise of money for a project that once started as non-profit...
Hippie
Harvester
there are a few changes between the unofficial mod and the official expansion.
there is no AI settings (barbarian etc)
sometimes, the computer players can't get their villagers to do anything. they build a farm and the auto-farm once completed setting seems to be missing. same thing for all resource gathering actions.
played an 8 player 2v2v2v2 and only 3 other computer players actually were able to build...
makes it stupid when that happens.
there is no AI settings (barbarian etc)
sometimes, the computer players can't get their villagers to do anything. they build a farm and the auto-farm once completed setting seems to be missing. same thing for all resource gathering actions.
played an 8 player 2v2v2v2 and only 3 other computer players actually were able to build...
makes it stupid when that happens.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/
Few of us have bit the bullet at £7.50 (50%) off.
Well worth it. Pick it up and get involved on Steam!
Few of us have bit the bullet at £7.50 (50%) off.
Well worth it. Pick it up and get involved on Steam!