From Robot Entertainment: Hello everyone. My name is Aloysius and I'm the Community Manager for Robot Entertainment. We are going to be handling Age of Empires 3 customer support, community, forums and the online multiplayer component, ESO. There are no planned changes in the level of support for Age of Empires 3. You'll still be able to buy the gam...
MrMilo just got back from the World Cyber Games and he was kind enough to write up a report about his experiences. If you ever wondered what it would be like to go to one of these large professional gaming events, this is your chance for an inside look. Here is a quote from his WCG experience: I arrived on Friday morning, along with Raghav (that’s Parfa...
Colonel_UGMO has created a map specific guide to Deccan, one of the maps in The Asian Dynasties expansion. He has included screenshots of different map setups and a list of optimal gameplay strategies. Here is an excerpt: Resources: Food: Near your town you will get a herd of hunts, 2 Elephants, Berries and 2 Buffalo. The hunts don't all run when yo...
Ever looked at the "Units" section on AoE3 File's left menu? If you have, then you surely remember seeing, well, nothing. Age of Empires III Files recommends using Cyclohexane's unit chart for reference. It contains every detail of all units in AoE3, including name, cost, line of sight, hand attack, attack speed, and every other value. Cyclohexane even used...
Quoted from MosheLevi: The Tapir Witch Contest has been concluded and now it is time to announce the winners. First I would like to congratulate KevTheGreat for figuring out how to defeat the Tapir Witches. Per his choice KevTheGreat won Rise of Legends and Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War. His prizes were already shipped to him. The following is the...
Moshe Levi at HeavenGames has created a custom scenario that he is using for a contest. Yes, real prizes will be involved! The Story (Fictional) Legend has it about a strange land in the new world where Gold and other resources fall from the sky. Many armies went on a quest to find this strange rich land but none of them has returned. It is beli...
Mr.Milo has created a multiplayer-viable strategy that lets players rush (as Russia) while using minimal villagers. Here is a quote: Get Ready to Attack! There are a bunch of things you have to do right as you hit the second age. First, don’t train any villagers! Next, task vils around your town center to the wood crates from your politician. As soon...
Expert gamer Parfait has put together another VOD (voice-over demo) on RTS Professional, this time on the value and methods of spying on your opponent. His demo includes two recorded games, including one of iamgrunt, the winner of last year's World Cyber Games championship for Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. Here it is: http://www.rtsprofessional.com/g...
Mr.Milo has written up another strategy article, this time using the Iroquois who can field a versatile force. He also includes another voice over demo (VOD) that shows him using this strategy against another player. The VOD can be found right here on filefront: http://files.filefront.com/Iroquois+Option+Strategy+oavi/;9976887;/fileinfo.html Here's a quo...