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Age of Empires

Age of Empires is the critically acclaimed, award winning Real Time Strategy (RTS) game with a legacy spanning over 20 years and nearly a dozen titles in the franchise. subtitle

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  • [ROR] All New Custom Campaigns and a Classic Surprise!
    You can find them at the official website (ageofempires.com) or opening the game, going to the mod manager (the gear icon in the top right), and searching the titles. If you look for Filthydelphia you should find them, as well as my many campaigns for normal Age of Empires II! Source: 12 months ago
  • Question about new Chieftains effect
    Based on the April update release notes on ageofempires.com: "Chieftains effect now also provides infantry with gold generation while attacking villagers, trade units, and monks.". Source: about 1 year ago
  • What would you think of this idea regarding the leaderboard ?
    While I understand the idea and intentions it isn't practical. Our leaderboard is a 1:1 reflection of the actual game leaderboard (which funnily enough can't be browsed inside the game) that you can also see on ageofempires.com. Source: about 1 year ago
  • i won the 25th anniversary giveaway
    Hey there, I'm the social media manager for the Age of Empires series, sorry to hear that you haven't been able to get in touch with anyone! The official Age forums (on ageofempires.com) and Discord are the fastest ways to get into contact with people on the community team. Source: over 1 year ago
  • i thought i played with the real viper but it was someone spoofing his account and cheating :(
    This happened to me last week. The devs are aware but not sure if that means it's close to being fixed... Needless to say report it on ageofempires.com if you see it. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Custom game’s constant sync-error detected
    Error loading match results An unexpected error has occurred due to a possible de-synchronization of match participants. Match data may not be accurate and final match results may not be available. If this problem persists, please visit http://ageofempires.com for support. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Curious speculation: Forgotten Empires has taken over the development of the game from Relic
    Ornlu has a video with the roadmap here. (sorry at work and ageofempires.com is blocked, but Reddit & YT aren't). You can see that Fall has "It's somebody's birthday isn't it?" which could mean AoE2 (Age of Kings released 30 Sep 1999, DE released 14 Nov 2019) or AoM (released 30 Oct 2002, Titans released 30 Sep 2003). So a lot of "birthdays" that could be referenced (Most/All of AoE 3 and DLCs were also released... Source: over 1 year ago
  • Login page to the official forums stays stuck
    I own the game on Steam but always connect through my Microsoft account. I can connect no problem on microsoft.com, it's ageofempires.com (or forums.ageofempires.com) that's the problem. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Is it possible to create new units ?
    On the forum of ageofempires.com you can find more info about how to use this. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Bohemians should have used Central European Architecture
    Here is their Official Civ description on https://www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeiide/dawn-of-the-dukes/. Source: about 2 years ago
  • The game doesn't take my local mod. What did I do wrong?
    I'm at my wit's end here. I read the posts on both steam and ageofempires.com on how to make local mods. I made one, but the game doesn't take. What went wrong? Is there any AOE3DE modder could spare some time to proofread my command lines? Source: about 2 years ago
  • New account doesnt appear on ageofempires.com or aoe4world stats?
    I just made a new account to practice a new civ and I cant seem to find my ELO. When I search my username on ageofempires.com or aoe4world it doesn't appear. If I search the name of someone I just played, I can view the match we just played, but it doesnt show who they played against, just a blank where elsewhere it would include the users name. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Ageofempires.com AoE4 leaderboard coded impractically?
    Try searching for yourself on https://www.ageofempires.com/stats/ageiv/. I have honestly never seen this before - if anyone from the ageofempires.com team is reading this, can I please suggest that search parameters be expanded to match the logic use in Aoe2.net? In that, partial matches are returned in descending order of ELO and it's pretty easy to find people. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Anyone else having issues with linking Xbox Live account?
    I think I need more info than that I'm afraid. I'm in my aoe profile and all I have are communication preferences. I don't see anything else. This is ageofempires.com right? Source: over 2 years ago
  • How many of you have opened or forwarded ports to improve network performance?
    Why not? These instructions are on the ageofempires.com website for game optimization. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Ban system is a great concept, but broken..
    Then Vote on the maps! Every month on ageofempires.com there is a vote for the map pool! Source: over 2 years ago
  • No ladder when the game is released?
    "When the game launches we will have multiplayer up and running. We have a quick match system... It will have an ELO rank generated for you and will match you up against people who share the same ranking. You will be able to check out that ranking at ageofempires.com so you can check where you fall in the leaderboard, keep track of your progress against other poeple... We already ran this system during closed beta... Source: over 2 years ago
  • Where can I download custom scenarios?
    I found CBA and KingTe on ageofempires.com but can not for the life of me find Militia Defense. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Game crashes when selecting TC after clicking a stone/gold mine
    I would like to report that bug on ageofempires.com as well, but I always get a 414 error when I try to log in. Maybe someone who is able to log in can mention my observation in this thread or in a new one. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Polish Folwarks will make nearby farms give instant food when built.
    The civ info on ageofempires.com says that Folwarks increase nearby farm efficiency. The achievement could just be about doing that (and gathering 500f from Folwark-boosted farms). Source: over 2 years ago
  • How to install mods?
    I downloaded some mods from ageofempires.com. They come in the form of zip files. I think I am supposed to extract them somewhere. Where should I extract them? Source: almost 3 years ago

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