Sister site to Age of Empires Heaven, Age of Kings Heaven is a great resource for AoK gamers and the most popular AOK fansite on the net.

AoK Heaven is similar to AoE Heaven in many respects. It continues the traditions of using in-game building names to describe its separate sections, such as the University for tactical information. Although this feature is not as well integrated as in the AoE site; for example the sidebar has "downloads" listed, but the title of downloads page is market when you access it, which can be a bit confusing.

Due to the huge amount of information available at this site, the site administrator has had to find an effective way to sort the information and has done so admirably. The site map is listed with adequate sub-headings and each section has some form of search capability, usually as searchable database with a number of protocols enabling you to define what it is you are looking for. To cater for those who are familiar with the site, most sections have some form of "in recent additions" listing as well.

The forums at this site are split into eleven sub-categories covering everything from general waffling to history, strategy and Mod Pack or scenario designing forums. They are well frequented and any posts you make are bound to receive at least a few responses within an hour or two. Take some care as to what you write here, including which forum to post at (don't post mod pack questions at the general forum for example). You will be rewarded with a number of answers to whatever question you may have, often posted by a long time agers and/or Ensemble employees (affectionately known as Angels) who are cruising these discussion groups.

Having spent some time searching this site, the most impressive features by far are the huge number of user created scenarios, campaigns, Mod Packs and so forth that are archived here. As the most popular non-official web site for AoK, this site is the first port of call for anyone interested in the more cerebral aspects of the game. All the resources here are fully searchable by name, category and so forth, making finding what you are after fairly simple.

An interesting feature of this approach to the RTS hobby is the Heaven Games AI Tourney. Here AI designers pitch their computer player creations against one another to see whose "bot" is the superior program. As a result of this odd fixation, Heaven Games is a particularly informative site for those interested in any aspect of AI design. AoK Heaven also receives my recommendation for people who are new to AoK online resources. It is clear, easy to navigate and has information that is easily digested by new comers to the game.

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