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posted 09-23-08 10:44 PM CT (US)   
Know of any news that deserves to grace the front page of the mighty Age of Kings Heaven? Post it here and we'll be sure to do it justice! And now, a quick Q/A so you can understand what we're looking for in this section:

Q) I don't have a forum account but I have some really interesting news! How do I get it to you?
A) If you cannot post here for whatever reason, feel free to e-mail your news to the webmaster at sebastien [at] heavengames.com.

Q) Why are there so many closed threads in this forum? Is someone drunk?!
A) Many news items already have threads dedicated to them and where discussion is underway, so closing is our way of redirecting the conversation elsewhere; we always provide a link. Remember, our news serves two purposes: bringing attention to a certain topic, and encouraging discussion.

Q) Could I request a news thread about something unrelated to Age of Kings?
A) Keep news requests related Age of Kings and the site, since they're both our specialization. If your news submission follows this criteria, but is off-site, please provide a link.

If you have news about anything else, feel free to post about it in our Town's Crier community forum. If it's particularly interesting, we may post about it.

Q) Could I have my project featured in the Work-In-Progress Spotlight (incomplete projects) or Blacksmith Features (complete projects)?
A) If you would like to recommend your project for either of these features, send an e-mail to the respective administrators in charge of each. Although the administrators generally pick themselves, there may be a thread for recommendations in the future. Alternatively you could post a showcase yourself in our Scenario Design & Modding forum.

Q) I made a great discussion thread, but nobody's posting in it! Could you wonderful people post about it in the news so it gets more attention?
A) We're always on the look out for any great discussion threads on the different aspects of the game, and we may post about it if we decide it's worthy of front page coverage. However, remember that it must be a well-made discussion; we wouldn't touch topics like "What civilization is the best?" or "Where can I find the gold in the editor?" with a ten-foot pole.

If you have any questions about existing news items or the News Discussion forum, feel free to ask in this thread.

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posted 12-11-11 01:09 AM CT (US)     51 / 146  
The response is kind of late, but while I really enjoy such threads, a drawing thread is similar to an art, music, or history thread. They often appear from time to time, so they aren't exceptionally newsworthy. That doesn't mean you can't work hard to make the thread exceptionally newsworthy.

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posted 12-11-11 07:26 AM CT (US)     52 / 146  
Oh yes i will surely work hard enough to keep the thread on track.

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posted 01-07-12 08:32 AM CT (US)     53 / 146  
Welcome Weekend Warrior -- the tournament awaits only your arrival to begin!
Since that thread is locked, i will ask it here:

How do you get that huge elephant graphics (i once also saw it from a cataphract)? That gif is bigger then the orginal game graphics, but there are still no pixels visible.

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Demon Town ~ Scored 1st in the HHC11! ~ "...as unique as an AoK scenario can get." - Panel ~ Official Rating: 4.2

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posted 01-07-12 11:16 AM CT (US)     54 / 146  
You could of asked in the Weekend Warriors thread.

AoKH happens to have a few of these on their servers. I assume they got them from doing a search for animated .gif images for AoK units.

After doing a search for such images, I couldn't find any of those sites, but they're out there somewhere. I found them before.

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posted 08-09-12 07:58 AM CT (US)     55 / 146  
No news post about Tetsuo beeing red?

D E V A S T A T O R
Paradise Lost ~ Scored 1st in the ACSC12! ~ Voted Best Cinematic Scenario of 2013 ~ Official Rating: 4.7
Demon Town ~ Scored 1st in the HHC11! ~ "...as unique as an AoK scenario can get." - Panel ~ Official Rating: 4.2

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posted 08-09-12 10:10 AM CT (US)     56 / 146  
Yeah! Promotion thread or it didn't happen.

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posted 10-10-12 09:45 PM CT (US)     57 / 146  
This was just released today. Interesting info on the history of the studio and Age of Empires.

Kenny Newell interviews Tony Goodman. Ensemble Studios, Robot Entertainment and PeopleFun founder


Fantastic news for all Ensemble fans. Our expert audio interviewer Kenny Newell has managed to bag an absolutely superb interview with Tony Goodman, founder of Ensemble Studios. Tony was kind enough to invite Kenny into his house to talk about Ensemble and his newest venture, PeopleFun over dinner. The hour long interview takes fans right through Tony’s video gaming career starting right at the beginning when Tony first formed Ensemble Studios with close friends and colleagues from Ensemble Corp. This interview is an absolute must listen for all Ensemble fans where for perhaps indeed the first time you can listen to Tony first hand explain how the Ensemble journey began and his motivations. There is great insight into life at Ensemble and how the Age games came together. The Ensemble Studios acquisition by Microsoft is also discussed at length.


Here is a link to the full audio interview
posted 10-27-12 08:51 AM CT (US)     58 / 146  
What happened to community spotlight?

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posted 10-27-12 10:10 AM CT (US)     59 / 146  
Yeah! We want more community spotlights!

D E V A S T A T O R
Paradise Lost ~ Scored 1st in the ACSC12! ~ Voted Best Cinematic Scenario of 2013 ~ Official Rating: 4.7
Demon Town ~ Scored 1st in the HHC11! ~ "...as unique as an AoK scenario can get." - Panel ~ Official Rating: 4.2

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posted 12-28-12 03:54 PM CT (US)     60 / 146  
Hey guys! The Unofficial Expansion Pack, Forgotten Empires has released today, can there be a news article for it?

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posted 12-28-12 04:20 PM CT (US)     61 / 146  
Hey guys! The Unofficial Expansion Pack, Forgotten Empires has released today, can there be a news article for it?
YES! YES! YES! Pretty pleeaase!
posted 12-28-12 06:52 PM CT (US)     62 / 146  
should give aofe it's own forum on the aokheaven forums! I think it can thrive!
imagine that, 4000 Downloads in 2 hours from just one mirror. Who knows how many more mirrors there are, how many more people downloaded.
Im guessing 10,000 - 20,000

but yeah, in any case, give it a news section! maybe you can announce a new AOFE forum on the board

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posted 12-30-12 09:59 AM CT (US)     63 / 146  
Age of Forgotten Empires is Released!
You've got "Numerous Balance Changes" twice

D E V A S T A T O R
Paradise Lost ~ Scored 1st in the ACSC12! ~ Voted Best Cinematic Scenario of 2013 ~ Official Rating: 4.7
Demon Town ~ Scored 1st in the HHC11! ~ "...as unique as an AoK scenario can get." - Panel ~ Official Rating: 4.2

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posted 12-30-12 09:47 PM CT (US)     64 / 146  
Edited. Thanks for the catch.

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posted 01-12-13 08:10 AM CT (US)     65 / 146  
Hello, I have question regarding the installation of the Conquerors expansion, where shall I ask it?
Thank you.
posted 01-12-13 08:34 AM CT (US)     66 / 146  
posted 02-25-13 12:36 PM CT (US)     67 / 146  
Hello guys, we are happy to announce a huge update for the Age of Empires II: Age of Kings has been released. The update is called Aok 3.0 and has made some key improvements to Aok. Voobly is fully committed to offering the very best place for the Aok community to continue to enjoy this great classic game! Below is a list of some of the key updates Aok 3.0 brings to Aok. We hope you enjoy the new features!

List of Aok 3.0 features:

Random Teams - You are now able to chose random teams "?" in the multiplayer screen, instead of having to try to figure out how to make a team, each player can now simply chose "?" as their team and the teams will be automatically created when the game starts.

Mirrored Civilizations - This option allows each team to receive the same civilizations as the other team, providing a more even match up in your game by eliminating the possibilities of having a team with all weak civilizations.

250 Population - This option increases the population limit from 200 to 250, providing even more possibilities in unit combinations and strategies.

Widescreen - Voobly provides full widescreen support to all Aok user's, to enable widescreen in your game room click on "Game" and select the "Resolution Tool" and click on "Force Desktop Resolution in Game".

Anti-Cheat - Voobly has spent over 7 years developing and updating the only working Anti-Cheat System for the Age of Empires Series which is now integrated into the Aok 3.0 Patch to provide the best protection against all cheats.

Window-Mode - It is now possible to launch your Aok in window-mode, simply click the "Game" button in your game room and select "Directx" and check the "Render in 32bit color" and the "Start in window-mode".


For a list of other key features offered to the Aok Community that no other gaming client offers visit Here.
posted 02-25-13 02:22 PM CT (US)     68 / 146  
So, Voobly has implemented features from the Userpatch?

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posted 08-06-13 02:37 PM CT (US)     69 / 146  
I am Tetsuo

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posted 08-06-13 02:54 PM CT (US)     70 / 146  
It includes all three games? is it free? Cuz if yes, then its a viloation of the Cock.

D E V A S T A T O R
Paradise Lost ~ Scored 1st in the ACSC12! ~ Voted Best Cinematic Scenario of 2013 ~ Official Rating: 4.7
Demon Town ~ Scored 1st in the HHC11! ~ "...as unique as an AoK scenario can get." - Panel ~ Official Rating: 4.2

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posted 08-06-13 03:17 PM CT (US)     71 / 146  
"Page Not Found". It was probably against that sites terms as well.
posted 08-06-13 03:44 PM CT (US)     72 / 146  
No, it was a full blown pirate site.

Banned forever.
posted 08-07-13 07:59 AM CT (US)     73 / 146  
D_E, just making sure that you received my email. Mine's been having sporadic issues lately, so let me know if I have to resend it.

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posted 08-07-13 08:04 AM CT (US)     74 / 146  
posted 09-12-13 10:27 AM CT (US)     75 / 146  
UserPatch v1.4 (!!!) has been released!

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posted 10-25-13 02:05 PM CT (US)     76 / 146  
forgotten empires now has a release date!

"For all you players of Age of Empires 2 HD: on the 7th of November, Forgotten Empires will be available as an official expansion pack on Steam!

PS: in the coming weeks, we'll probably give some sneaky previews of all the novelties that are coming
"

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posted 11-09-13 12:30 PM CT (US)     77 / 146  
Lego Age of Empires 2 Project! Support now:
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/52276
Includes, Town center, barracks, stables,archery range,dock and a Castle!
also, a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO6-J8N3fxA&feature=youtu.be
posted 12-05-13 06:37 PM CT (US)     78 / 146  
Two words.
The Forgotten.
posted 03-22-14 10:59 PM CT (US)     79 / 146  
hi...

i really badly want the rms file of age of empires 2 kings trail costal map...
i lije that map and can anyone link the file or atleast tell the seed of the map!!!


thnx...
posted 05-12-14 09:00 PM CT (US)     80 / 146  
Time for a new Blacksmith feature? (9 months since the last one)

Might I suggest Lord Basse's recently released campaign The Relics of Athalen?

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posted 05-14-14 01:00 PM CT (US)     81 / 146  
It would be nice. Hopefully at some point soon we'll have someone on staff with the time to work on this kind of thing.
posted 05-14-14 03:52 PM CT (US)     82 / 146  
Sounds good- good luck!

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posted 06-10-14 03:21 PM CT (US)     83 / 146  
Just in case anyone's interested, AoK:HD and the Forgotten are on sale at GreenManGaming for a total of $8 USD. I thought it was relevant.

Obligatory link: http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/strategy/age-empires-ii-and-forgotten-expansion/
posted 12-15-14 12:38 PM CT (US)     84 / 146  
Hi, I don't know if this is the right place, but i'm trying to find the Age of Empires 2 mod: The Last Conquest
released 7 years ago...rs
http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=9,37348,330,all

the old link doesn't work, but if someone has the mod can upload it?

Sorry for my english
posted 04-09-15 01:42 AM CT (US)     85 / 146  
Another interesting piece of news just announced - The HD version of AoK is getting a new expansion!
posted 05-17-15 05:28 AM CT (US)     86 / 146  
Quoted from Seonid
Another interesting piece of news just announced - The HD version of AoK is getting a new expansion!
Why this news hasn`t published?I also found this today.Here is the links
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posted 05-17-15 07:07 AM CT (US)     87 / 146  
It was published, over a month ago. Here is the link.

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posted 05-17-15 09:58 AM CT (US)     88 / 146  
Oh!Sorry I hadn`t noticed it.
posted 06-21-15 12:41 PM CT (US)     89 / 146  
Hello. I am a new here.
I have a few questions, I do not know where to ask.

I'm looking for tutorial scenario editor (triggers atc.), but link on this page is misplaced. Is it a some theoretical possibility of repair or improvements of scenario editor (bugs, required triggers and efect)?

I have AoE II Conquerors edition. I looked at Forgotten... the "Slavs" civilization is style of eastern slavs. It is very different (architecture, units, religion atd.) to western slavs. It's a different civilization (). The western slavs (Bohemian kingdom or Bohemian lands) are still forgotten for AOE.

I'm sure it will be very interesting for you to read something from history. The Duchy of Bohemia established in the 9th century raised to a Kingdom in 1198... atc.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Czech_lands)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bohemia)

More interesting for you maybe will stage battles (for example the 15th century):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussite_Wars
(among other things, there were about five major anti-Hussite crusade campaigns against.
Crusaders all lost.)

New unit and weapons or technology: hand-cannons, field-cannons and pistols (first time regular on battle in Europe), wagon-fort, scythes, lances, flails, field-buckler atc. and singing too.

And forgotten hero: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice (The One-eyed). Žižka is considered to be among the greatest military leaders and innovators of all time and is one of several commanders in history who never lost a battle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Zizka

It is a topic for long campaign!

a sample from an old movie (two little battles):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtCGXfc20PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxiyVyYjZxE
posted 07-31-15 03:50 AM CT (US)     90 / 146  
Ryan 'Ryz0n' Chaply is fired and layoffs at Age of Empires team at Microsoft Studios.

"Please direct AOE3 inquires to @AgeofEmpires. Unfortunately my group was impacted by layoffs and I no longer work there / on the servers." July 29 2015 https://twitter.com/RChaply/status/626440409405730817
posted 08-28-15 01:02 PM CT (US)     91 / 146  
African Kingdoms Dev Blog #4 is out:
http://www.forgottenempires.net/age-of-empires-ii-hd-dev-blog-4-african-architecture

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posted 08-28-15 03:27 PM CT (US)     92 / 146  
Haha, you beat me to it! I'll put up a proper news post in a sec

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posted 09-11-15 03:04 PM CT (US)     93 / 146  
Hey guys!

I did want to post this as a new thread in the news because i think this is worth for a new topic, but i am not allowed to open a new topic here.

Have you guys noticed that Age Of Empires II: Conquerors crashes in Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 after you (or WU-auto-update) install the latest Windows Update named KB3086255 ?

I have found one similar problem so far here:
http://www.voobly.com/forum/thread/228235

According to this, and the description of the KB at M$, it is the secdrv causing this problem.
I have tried to re-enable the secdrv service by manually editing the registry and rebooting, and now the problem has been fixed.

It seems the whole KB3086255 just disables this service only.(maybe this is why it is only 43 KBytes)

What i do not understand, is why Microsoft just disables this service instead of fixing the vulnerability in the driver?
They are lazy, or they just want to annoy us?

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posted 09-13-15 05:55 AM CT (US)     94 / 146  
I haven't heard of anyone encountering the bug yet, but thanks a lot for telling us!
posted 10-05-15 06:33 AM CT (US)     95 / 146  
African Kingdoms is coming out on the 5th:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/0/#p2

I predicted the 7th as the release date, so I feel pretty good about myself

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posted 11-07-15 08:45 PM CT (US)     96 / 146  
If I may offer a suggestion, to get rid of the black diamonds with the question marks on the front page, don't copy/paste news articles from word documents (or various other places), as many of them use a slightly different character for apostrophes, quotation marks and dashes than html typically does.

I remember having to go back through many of my early news posts and replace all the apostrophes and other symbols.

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posted 11-07-15 09:48 PM CT (US)     97 / 146  
Ah, I've always wondered what caused that issue. Should be fixed now

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posted 11-08-15 05:30 PM CT (US)     98 / 146  
Wonderful - glad to be of assistance! I remember being very, very frustrated with them, and was glad that Aro shared that tidbit of information with me.

- ک

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posted 11-08-15 09:25 PM CT (US)     99 / 146  
A similar issue seems to occur in reviews as well. When I've got a bit more free time on my hands I'll have to go back through some of those as well, as I've had the cautious habit of writing review drafts up in a word doc first and then pasting them over into the text boxes at AoKH.

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"Deyr fé, deyja frændr, deyr sjálfr it sama; ek veit einn at aldri deyr, dómr um dauðan hvern." - Hávamál 77.
posted 11-11-15 08:39 PM CT (US)     100 / 146  
I could be wrong, but I think text files (.txt) or wordpad ones are okay... memory is a bit fuzzy on that one, though. (Also don't know the Mac equivalent of those files, either.)

- ک

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