Age of Empires 2: 14 Tips For Beginners
- 1 Don’t Underestimate Trash Units.
- 2 Make A Beeline To Your First Castle. …
- 3 Get Out Of The Feudal Age Fast. …
- 4 Don’t Waste Your Wood Either. …
- 5 Build Farms ASAP. …
- 6 Don’t Waste Your Food. …
- 7 Knowledge Is Power. …
- 8 Put Your Town Center To Work. …
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How do you beat the aoe2 campaign?
Beyond that, though, I have a few tips that will make going through this game a lot easier:
- Learn to micro your units. …
- Use control groups. …
- Speaking of siege units, understand friendly fire. …
- Don’t sleep on trading. …
- Protect unique units. …
- Watch the clock. …
- Know your surroundings.
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How long to beat aoe2?
When focusing on the main objectives, Age of Empires II: HD Edition is about 31 Hours in length. If you’re a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 130 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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What is the easiest faction in AOE 2?
Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition: Best Civilizations For…
- 1 Teutons.
- 2 Britons. …
- 3 Mongols. …
- 4 Byzantines. …
- 5 Franks. …
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What is the best civ in Age of Empires 2?
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition: 14 Best Civilizations,…
- 1 Lithuanians. The Lithuanians began their Age of Empires 2 lives with the Definitive Edition, and they’re popular with both professional and beginner players alike.
- 2 Vikings. …
- 3 Mayans. …
- 4 Britons. …
- 5 Persians. …
- 6 Chinese. …
- 7 Cumans. …
- 8 Huns. …
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How to WIN Every Battle in AOE2
What is the most overpowered Civ?
Most OP civ is Scythia hands down. Kurgans give way too much of an early boost to faith and gold. You can spam horses which are arguably the best classical unit in the game. All of your units gain +5 combat str against wounded enemies and heal for 30 when you defeat them.
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What are the strongest walls in Age of Empires 2?
The Fortified Wall is a wall in Age of Empires II that becomes available once the Castle Age is reached. Fortified Walls are stronger than Stone Walls and an essential part in any fortification.
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What is the strongest single unit in AoE2?
Every troop has weakness for balance play but Cataphract is the most powerful unit. Some might say it’s Paladin as Paladin will beat Cataphract but when it’s pikemen, Cataphract works much better as compared to Paladins.
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What is the hardest Age of Empire 2?
The Forgotten campaigns are a decent challenge, Bari is probably the hardest. The African Kingdoms campaigns are pretty hard, with Tariq being a pretty good contender for the hardest campaign imo, since in every single mission the enemy has fortified bases and infinite resources while you often have a slow start.
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What is the most op unit in Age of Empires 2?
The War Elephant is the most destructive elite unit. Paladins are the quintessential all rounders. Longbowmen fire from miles away. Mangudai can finish off a bunch of units and get out of sight even before you scroll to see what’s going on.
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What is the shortest AoE2 campaign?
With only three scenarios, the original Bari campaign is the shortest campaign in Age of Empires II and expansion packs.
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What is the longest match in AoE2?
An Age of Empires 2 match between Rubenstock and Andre_2i has passed over 70 hours of game time. When Rubenstock and Andre_2i joined into a game of Age of Empires 2’s 1v1 Ranked Queue, they almost certainly did not expect to end up in a grueling marathon lasting over 70 hours.
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How long is 200 years in AoE2?
Age of Empires II
Build and defend a Wonder for 200 years (16 minutes and 40 seconds). Capture and hold all Relics on the map for 200 years (16 minutes and 40 seconds). Kill all enemy Kings (only in the Regicide game mode).
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What is the fastest attacking unit in AoE2?
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There are some units with a faster attack: most notably the Fire Ship with a ROF of 0.25, which has by far the fastest attack. Quite a few units have a slower attack, though.
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Is AoE2 addictive?
It’s not unique to AoE2 but video game addiction is really powerful almost like a drug you take, the endorphins and dopamine you get from playing become something you need to feel good.
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What is the best way to destroy a castle in Age of Empires 2?
The destroy a Castle, you will only need Battering Rams. These are best equipped to smash fortifications due to their high pierce armor and attack bonus against buildings. Garrison units inside of these rams to make the rams move faster and to increase their attack against buildings.
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What is the strongest castle in Age of Empires 2?
The Teutons with Crenellations (+3 range and garrisoned infantry fire arrows) have the strongest Castles in-game.
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Are the Vikings good in Age of Empires 2?
Their economy is arguably the best in the game from the mid-Feudal Age to the late game due to free Wheelbarrow and Hand Cart, which give a 5 Villager advantage, a boost to Villager collection, and saves a sizable amount of resources (475 food, 250 wood).
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What beats archers in AoE2?
Cavalry is also quite effective against archers, since they can close the gap quickly and have high pierce armor. But the easiest counter against archers is the Skirmisher, a trash unit that is cheap, easy to mass, and does both resist archer attacks and deal bonus damage against archers.
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Who are the strongest monks in AoE2?
Of all civilizations, the Aztecs have the strongest Monks in late game, having access to all religious technologies and receiving an extra 5 hit points for each one researched. If every technology is researched, Aztec Monks have 95 hit points – more than twice as much as a regular Monk with Sanctity.
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What is the best build order for AoE2?
Age of Empires 2 Fast Castle build order
- First 3 villagers build houses and then harvest sheep.
- 6 sheep.
- 7 build lumber camp.
- 7, 8 and 9th villager chop wood.
- 10 villager builds house and lures boar.
- 11 and 12 villager chop wood.
- 13 villager builds mill on berries.
- 13, 14, 15 harvest berries.
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Which map is best in Age of Empires 2?
The 10 most competitive Maps in AoE2:DE
- Arena.
- Golden Pit / Gold Rush (5 points) 4-5) 4 Lakes [Cross] (4 points) 4-5) Akropolis / Team Akropolis (4 points) 6-7) Hideout (3 points) 6-7) Islands / Team Islands (3 points) 8-13) Land Madness (2 points) 8-13) Valley (2 points) 8-13) Golden Swamp / Cup (2 points)
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Who is the oldest civ leader?
Gilgamesh is the only leader whose leader ability changes depending on the game mode. Provided he existed, Gilgamesh would be by far the oldest leader in Civilization VI and its expansions. If legends about him are to be believed, he was already dead in 1800 BC, which would make him at least 3800 years old.
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