Age Of Empires 3 Nations

Age of Empires 4 is in development by Relic Entertainment, creators of the Company of Heroes series and other beloved strategy games. It's the first new entry in the series in well over ten years—AoE 3 was released all the way back in 2005.

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Other than its existence, and the intention to publish the game exclusively on Windows 10, publisher Microsoft Studios has revealed almost nothing about the project since it was announced back at Gamescom 2017. Below, we've collected everything we know about it so far, as of Summer 2019.

If you're looking for something to play in the meantime, check out our list of the best strategy games, or see what we thought of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition in our review.

Age of Empires 4 release date: likely in 2020 or later

There's no announced release date for Age of Empires 4, and the game has almost entirely skipped 2018 when it comes to news beats—nothing's really happened since the Gamescom 2017 announcement. This year, though, we've been promised that we will hear more, just not quite yet.

It's also worth noting that Microsoft has been a little quiet on the definitive edition of Age of Empires 2 since the remake of the first game was released. Expect info on that one soon, though.

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How far along is Age of Empires 4's development?

Microsoft has been pretty tight-lipped about Age of Empires 4, including at E3 this year when we tried to needle Phil Spencer (Microsoft's EVP of gaming) for more info.

He did say that the game is 'making good progress' and that Microsoft has been impressed by the capability of the team at Relic developing AoE4. Apparently Microsoft and Relic are both learning a lot about the AoE community's hopes for AoE4 thanks to the concurrent development of the Definitive Edition for Age of Empires 2, which is being developed by a brand new studio dedicated to Age of Empires.

Spencer promised we will hear more about Age of Empires 4 later this year, saying 'I want us to make sure we're doing that in the right context '

Age of Empires 4 has the same composer as The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3 composer Mikolai Stroinski announced on his Facebook page in January 2019 that he'll be composing the soundtrack to Age of Empires 4. Perhaps this is a sign the game is making progress, and that we'll hear more about it soon.

Age of Empires 4 trailer: here's the reveal from 2017

Super sonic 64 rom. This trailer is all we've seen of Age of Empires 4—it leaves the style of game totally open to interpretation, though we anticipate some mix between Relic's in-depth style of strategy with the resource-balancing and long tech trees of AoE.

Age of Empires 4 is being made by Relic, creator of Company of Heroes

Relic added a few words on its own website about Age of Empires 4 back when it was announced. '[We] couldn’t be more proud to be a part of the legacy,' the blog post reads. 'We can’t wait to tap into our strengths as a studio to fuse historical context with deep strategic gameplay, and to bring this franchise back to the forefront of gaming and into the hands of its beloved community.'

Age of Empires 4 will be Relic's first game produced for a publisher other than Sega, its owner, since it was purchased by auction in the selling off of THQ's assets in 2013. Speculating, it's likely that Microsoft paid Sega for the right to work with Relic, as it probably did for Creative Assembly, the Sega-owned studio that developed Halo Wars 2.

In 2009 Microsoft disbanded Ensemble Studios, the original creators of Age of Empires, eight years after acquiring it in 2001.

When is Age of Empires 4 set?

Judging by the animated concept art in the trailer, Age of Empires 4 won't take the series to a singular new era. Instead, a variety of armies from previous games in the series are featured in the footage: Native Americans, British Redcoats, Roman legionnaires, Japanese samurai, and others. It's unclear whether these are the units or factions we'll control in Age of Empires 4. Hopefully they won't take the form of individually purchasable armies, as Relic did with Sega's Company of Heroes 2.

Age of Empires 2 and 3 remasters are also in the works

In other Age of Empires goings on, a remaster/remake called Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was released last year. It didn't blow us away, even though its revamped graphics looked nice, but it's not the only series revival on the horizon. Age of Empires 2 and 3 are also in the queue for a similar treatment. Expect those to arrive before Age of Empires 4 does, though neither has a release date either.

Finally, hat tip to Bill Gates, who presumably got this whole Age of Empires 4 thing rolling after answering this question in a Reddit AMA in March 2016:

Need something to play in the meantime? Check out our best strategy games on PC, and check out our Imperator Rome review if you're after more historical strategy.

Age of Empires III

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Age of Empires III (also known as AoE III) is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The PC Version was released on October 18, 2005 and is the third title of the Age of Empires series.

Two expansion packs were released; the first, The WarChiefs, was released on October 17, 2006, and introduced three Native American civilizations; the second, The Asian Dynasties, released on October 23, 2007, included three new Asian civilizations.

A remastered version was announced on August 21, 2017.

Setting Edit

The game is set where Age of Empires II left off with the discovery of the New World and the beginning of colonial times between the 1500s to the year 1850. Age of Empires III follows in the style of the previous games of the series, with the player taking a European colony from a small settlement into a powerful empire. The player also progresses through five 'Ages', a system of tiered advancement in which each tier offers increasingly powerful units and upgrades.

New features Edit

• Experience Points (XP)
• An Explorer (Hero unit)
• More Unique units than any other game of the franchise
• Collect treasures from the maps
• Forge alliance with natives
• Hire mercenaries and outlaws (expansions only)
• Build trade posts to get more resources and experience
• The use of the Havok Game engine, for more destruction and cleaner unit animations.

Gameplay Edit

The player starts the game with a Town Center, an Explorer, and several Settlers or only a Covered Wagon and an Explorer depending on the type of game selected. Unlike the other Age of Empires games, this game includes much prominent gunpowder warfare, including artillery and rifle companies. When the game starts the exact terrain of the map which includes, the position of the enemy, native tribes, and trade post sites are blacked out. If the player has teammates, they and the land they visit are visible. Players must explore the map and begin gathering the natural resources, food, coin, or wood which are used to train more units, create more buildings, and upgrade their technology. The actions such as training units, constructing buildings, and killing enemy units can give the player experience points. When the experience points reach a certain threshold the players earn shipment cards that can be shipped from the Home City to the player. Then as their economy and military improves they can destroy the enemy colonies or the enemy may offer to resign (if allowed).

Ages Edit

As with most RTS games, the player can advance through technological phases, which provide access to greater improvements, units, or buildings. In Age of Empires III, these phases are called 'Ages', and represent historical time periods. Before advancing, the player must choose a politician and each can provide free units or crates of resources. They are five: the Discovery Age, which represents the discovery and exploration of the Americas by Europeans and allows the player to explore and develop their economy; the Colonial Age, which represents the European Expansion into the 'New World' and unlocks early military units; the Fortress Age, which represents the fortification of the European colonies, unlocks forts, and allows the player to have a more complete military; the Industrial Age, which triggers a strong economy, due in part to factories—advanced buildings that produce resources or artillery—and unlocks all units and cards; and the Imperial Age, which unlocks all buildings and upgrades.

Similar to the Age of Mythology'sminor gods, Age of Empires III utilizes a Politician System as a method of granting bonuses on a successful advancement to another age. When a player chooses to advance to the next age, they are given the choice of two or more politicians. When the player selects a politician, they are granted a bonus along with the age advancement. The politician is given a generalized title from the period that reflects the bonus that it gives (for example, 'The Naturalist' gives a reward of four cows). As the player's Home City increases in level, more politicians are unlocked at a rate of one every ten levels.

Civilizations Edit

Main article: Civilizations (Age of Empires III)

Age of Empires III allows the player to play as eight different civilizations:

Note that these are just some of the greater changes between the different civilizations. There are other civilizations playable via the campaign, which include: the Knights of St. John, John Black's Mercenaries, and the Falcon Railroad Company (United States) (which are played as the Spanish, German and British civilizations, respectively, with slight modifications. Non-playable campaign civilizations include the Pirates, the Circle of Ossus, and the Native Americans, although these civilizations are playable using the Scenario Editor.

Twelve different tribes of Native Americans are in the game as well; these are not playable factions. However, players can gain access to unique units and improvements by forming an alliance with the tribes by building a Trading Post at their camps. Three of these tribes were made playable in the expansion pack Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs: the Iroquois, the Sioux, and the Aztecs.

Strategies Edit

Age of Empires III features various competing schools of strategy. These are usually conflicting opposites, such as the ideas of massing large amounts of non-upgraded units versus small amounts of expensive upgraded units. These strategies differ between each AI, and when playing online, one can expect to come across various different styles of play.

They are primarily divided into three main categories.

• Turtle (Rock)
• Boom (Paper)
• Rush (Scissors)

Multiplayer Edit

Multiplayer matches can be played through the bundled Ensemble Studios Online (ESO) application or via a direct LAN or IP connection. On a Mac, a player must Gameranger(free) or LAN to play multiplayer.

Age of Empires III includes a free multiplayer account on ESO. Similar in function to Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net, ESO allows players to play matches and chat with other players. Each copy of the game supports one ESO account.

On ESO, the player may establish Home Cities, as in single player, and is given the default military rank of Conscript. As the player defeats others in multiplayer battles, they can be promoted, gradually earning higher ranks. This ranking system is based on a 'power rating' system that determines rank based on the difficulty of matches and activity in the game; for instance, more points are awarded for beating a player with a higher-level Home City than the victor. Likewise, more points are deducted for losing to a player with a lower rank.

Scenario Editor Edit

Unlike the previous two installments, Age of Empires III does not include a campaign editor which would allow you to create your own custom campaigns for you to play or share online with friends. Instead it allows you to make your own scenarios/maps mirroring the same engine from Age of Mythology, by creating your own unique maps with cinematics, triggers, and scripts, while also still allowing you to test your units while in edit mode.

Trivia Edit

• The first Age of Empires game to not feature either the Persians or Koreans as playable civilizations
• The first installment in the series in which selected units speak modern English when selected (albeit exclusive to mercenaries and the campaign).
• Ensemble Studios initially requested that Age of Empires III become a spin-off, much like Age of Mythology due to the fact that the game was set in a time with very few empires, and went too far to continue being about 'Starting entirely from scratch'; however, this was denied by Microsoft so they can sell more games. [citation needed]
• The first Age of Empires game (aside from spinoffs like Age of Mythology) to not include a campaign editor or custom campaigns, though you can still create scenarios or random maps in the complex map editor.

Links Edit

Age of Empires series
Age of Empires	Definitive Edition · The Rise of Rome
Age of Empires II	Definitive Edition · The Conquerors · The Forgotten · The African Kingdoms · Rise of the Rajas
Age of Empires III	Definitive Edition · The WarChiefs · The Asian Dynasties
Age of Mythology	The Titans · Tale of the Dragon
Other games	Age of Empires IV · Age of Empires Online · Age of Empires: Castle Siege
Handheld games	Age of Empires: The Age of Kings · Age of Empires: Mythologies
Mobile games	Age of Empires II Mobile(Deluxe) · Age of Empires III Mobile · Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Mobile · Age of Empires: World Domination
Tabletop games	Age of Empires: Expandable Card Game · Age of Mythology: The Boardgame · Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery