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I do appreciate the additional challenge (I play with the forests on), but constant massive waves of barbarians mean perpetual war and exasperating whack-a-mole micromanagement. They invade more often and they destroy your improvements because you have no chance to prevent that, then you need to...

Well, take the Mekara Order. What do the Luchuirp have that is comparable to them, except maybe much later down the road? Money: Mekara wins - no upkeep for basic defence units is a giant boon; Hammers: Mekara wins - big early bonus from slaves in cities, early additional +25% hammer wonder...

What civs would make for the most challenging game without playing them inappropriately (e.g., early war with Kuriotates or no coastal cities with Lanun)? My noob version (haven't tried all civs): 1. Sheaim 2. Luchuirp 3. Svartalfar *** Why I'm asking: While I like AoE, every game that I have...

I am certain that somebody has noted that already, but there is a general bug with improvements that need a certain distance from one another (forts, dwarven mines, coves, etc.) Once you start building one of those buildings, the game registers it as if you have already finished them, even if...

I like the theme of slavery and human experiments; they don't seem incoherent. I was reminded of Geneforge. However, they need to be balanced. At the moment, they have: - Strong, low-hammer, free early defence (conscripts); - Low-hammer workers that do not hinder city growth (by contrast...

Capture animal and boarding parties don't seem to work for the Lanun, at least not for ships with undeclared nationality. I have not checked it with Lanun ships with declared nationality, but it works works for other civs, both for the player and the AI. I suppose it is fair, since the Lanun are...

I'd play it, but the version is inappropriate, and does not work with the current version of AoE.

I'm actually more upset by the fact that yet another non-national leader had to be included into the game. At least Britain's Victoria and Holland's Willem belong to the same meta-ethnicity as the nations they represent, but it appears that two out of three leaders of Russia are foreigners...