Are many people aware of the original Age of Empires 2 graphics?

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Are many people aware of the original Age of Empires 2 graphics?

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ELiTE TEUTONiC
Squire

posted 01-15-11 08:55 AM CT (US)

I'm not sure if there are many long termers here (by long termers I mean original Age of Empires 2 fans who were around with its inception) but the game actually had different graphics to what you see in the final game. This version was scrapped, and to be honest with you I find the original graphics quite appealing. I will try and find the original magazine pictures and scan if for you.

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[This message has been edited by ELiTE TEUTONiC (edited 09-12-2011 @ 09:14 AM).]

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ES_MattP
VIP

posted 06-25-12 04:26 PM CT (US) 876 / 1201

Lots of good stuff today. It's out of my hands to discuss, so for now I'm going to just chill out.

[This message has been edited by ES_MattP (edited 06-25-2012 @ 05:17 PM).]

AOE_IS_SWEET
Squire

posted 06-25-12 06:39 PM CT (US) 877 / 1201

Lots of good stuff today. It's out of my hands to discuss, so for now I'm going to just chill out.

And I'm not. No way I can chill out after you say something like that!

TOAO_DaVe
Squire
(id: Tonto_DaVe)

posted 06-25-12 07:30 PM CT (US) 878 / 1201

Too much teasing. Need answers!

Signed,
DaVe.

Plastic
Squire

posted 06-25-12 08:08 PM CT (US) 879 / 1201

Lot's of good stuff?!?!?!?!? :-)

-Plastic
AOEO player (Gamertag: Plasticcaz), and beta tester.
AOKH blacksmith fan.

Basse
Squire

posted 06-26-12 09:58 AM CT (US) 880 / 1201

ARE WE CLOSE??? You've been teasing us for months now

Thompsoncs
Squire

posted 06-26-12 10:51 AM CT (US) 881 / 1201

ARE WE CLOSE??? You've been teasing us for months now

And he isn't even a beautiful female stripper

But seriously, have you got news for us?

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[This message has been edited by Thompsoncs (edited 06-26-2012 @ 10:52 AM).]

Feliks
Squire
(id: Joshooarh)

posted 06-27-12 06:05 PM CT (US) 882 / 1201

I've been visiting this thread regularly since it was news'd. I too would like to know what you've heard!!!

Thompsoncs
Squire

posted 06-30-12 04:19 PM CT (US) 883 / 1201

Btw, I've heard Rasteve say that it is possible to add more lines to the language.dll or languagex.dll. But he never explained clearly how it can be done. Does anybody here know that? I can imagine that for example the age of chivalry mod ran out of dll lines too.

Also, does anybody know how to add more frames to an existing slp? The current largest slp in rise of rome is 100 frames long (for the tech icons), but I actually need more than 100, mostly for the unit icons.

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Alexastor
AoEO Seraph
(id: Kastor)

posted 07-07-12 05:53 AM CT (US) 884 / 1201

And we're still waiting...

And weird...

Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation
Domain Administrator
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Email: domains@microsoft.com
Domain Name: ageofempires2mobile.com
Created on..............: Thu, Jun 09, 2005
Expires on..............: Sun, Jun 09, 2013
Record last updated on..: Wed, Jun 06, 2012

Was this domain ever in use (for the Gameboy version perhaps)?

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Thompsoncs
Squire

posted 07-08-12 08:20 AM CT (US) 885 / 1201

Another question.

In aoe1 you can use the question marker to see the description of units and buildings. It isn't hard to find the corresponding language line.

I expect this language.dll line is specified in this data line:
civ_*_unit_*_help_language:

The problem is, how are the two connected.

Examples:

Language line of slinger description is 39814
The help_language line is -25722

Another example: 39588 matches with -25948 and 39776 matches with -25760.

My question is how is the help_language number generated. At first I thought about this idea by Rasteve, but I can't figure it out. I expect there is some conversion to hexadecimal being used.

Or am I wrong and does the help_language line refer to the external help and not the ingame help.

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Dead_End
Cavalier

posted 07-08-12 08:34 AM CT (US) 886 / 1201

And we're still waiting...

And weird...

Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation
Domain Administrator
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Email: domains@microsoft.com
Domain Name: ageofempires2mobile.com
Created on..............: Thu, Jun 09, 2005
Expires on..............: Sun, Jun 09, 2013
Record last updated on..: Wed, Jun 06, 2012

Was this domain ever in use (for the Gameboy version perhaps)?

This has both AoE and AoE III listed. Would make sense that Microsoft also looked into creating a mobile version of AoK.

...

Whilst making this post I checked the mentioned website with the "Waybackmachine" internetarchiver. The site seems to have been active in 2006 and has some interesting stuff. It's indeed a version of AoK for cellphones. Review found here.

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ES_MattP
VIP

posted 07-09-12 04:36 AM CT (US) 887 / 1201

I've been on vacation for a week guys and I just got back. I'm not sure what the deal with the domain name, but I'll ind out. (ok, I see it was for a 2005 cell phone game.. and of course a 2005-6 cell phone doesn't even compare to today's smart phones.

Ok, I feel real bad for teasing everyone as much as I did, because ... hypothetically speaking of course... if something wonderful did happen that involved other people ... I probably couldn't be the one to let the news out in a unofficial way. So either I have nothing of substance to report, or I have something of substance to report but I can't talk about it freely until someone official reports it. I should have seen that set of outcomes coming, and spared everyone the roller coaster ride of wondering. And if it was the latter case then I would ask everyone here to not cross-post or let the speculation spread outside this thread until such time as it was speculation no more. If there was something awesome to speculate about that is.

Basse
Squire

posted 07-09-12 11:29 AM CT (US) 888 / 1201

Well, continue teasing us then! Can't wait

AOE_IS_SWEET
Squire

posted 07-09-12 12:46 PM CT (US) 889 / 1201

Hmm, confusing post there matt, but it does seem like things are moving in the right direction at least....

Plastic
Squire

posted 07-12-12 05:19 PM CT (US) 890 / 1201

He's saying he probably shouldn't have said anything about the possible whatever-it-is, as game-developers insist on a lot of "quiet" about their developments.

Something is probably happening, but he is likely not the one to be saying something about it. He may know something about it though.

He is not in the position to give official news. Like if you were to ask him about the game he's working on at the moment with his day job... he's not allowed to talk about it with us. I imagine he's under NDA.

-Plastic
AOEO player (Gamertag: Plasticcaz), and beta tester.
AOKH blacksmith fan.

Feliks
Squire
(id: Joshooarh)

posted 07-12-12 05:39 PM CT (US) 891 / 1201

Here's a Wayback Machine link. I searched it on there before I read Dead_End's post. It looks like the site went from "actual site" status to "generic register-this-domain" site between July '08 and October '09.

Now tell us something useful, Matt... or I'll... I'll... I'll march to Seattle and throw peat at you!

scripter64
Wolved

posted 07-12-12 09:35 PM CT (US) 892 / 1201

John Black
Squire

posted 07-15-12 03:46 AM CT (US) 893 / 1201

Hey Matt, gotta say, I'm a big fan of ES, it's probably the one game studio I followed as a kid. What you guys did was really special.

I was directed here because I posted a question about how Ensemble Studios managed their tilesets to create elevation and so forth. You answered that on page 2 of the thread but it seems like you basically had the map editor calculate everything from blending to how to present the elevation.

So question: I am working on an indie game and I have been using Tiled so far--should I just create my own map editor like several other indies have done, like these

Nowhere
Squire
(id: NowhereT)

posted 07-15-12 04:50 AM CT (US) 894 / 1201

There's definitely sufficient interest to get this thread to 1000 posts. Just look at all the lurkers coming out of the woodwork!!

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ES_MattP
VIP

posted 07-16-12 00:56 AM CT (US) 895 / 1201

John, the map editor (scenario editor) always was integrated into the rest of the genie engine for a couple reasons. First was the lack of alternative tools at the time, but even more important to AoE & AoK was the degree of specialization needed in the editor. Since the game and engine code was under constant development, the scenario editor needed to use the same code so it could always be current with development.

Doctor Jim
Squire

posted 07-16-12 02:58 AM CT (US) 896 / 1201

There's definitely sufficient interest to get this thread to 1000 posts. Just look at all the lurkers coming out of the woodwork!!

And I am one of them! After an 8 year hiatus on this game, I'm loving it more this time, especially AoKH and this thread, been reading it start to finish non-stop. If all the work Mr. Pritchard is doing pays off, this will be incredible. Eagerly awaiting every post.

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[This message has been edited by Doctor Jim (edited 07-16-2012 @ 03:01 AM).]

Plastic
Squire

posted 07-23-12 00:57 AM CT (US) 897 / 1201

So... Anything new?

-Plastic
AOEO player (Gamertag: Plasticcaz), and beta tester.
AOKH blacksmith fan.

Alexastor
AoEO Seraph
(id: Kastor)

posted 07-24-12 07:54 PM CT (US) 898 / 1201

Some very insightfull stuff from Mark Terrano, Lead Designer of AoK and design director of Hidden Path (were MattP also works):

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/x319b/iama_game_designer_mark_terrano_ama/

Like Matt, he doesn't sound opposed to a spiritual successor to AoE2.

I wish you guys could (or let's say MS let you) do an AoE4...

[This message has been edited by Alexastor (edited 07-24-2012 @ 07:55 PM).]

Keisari Tapsa
Smith

posted 07-25-12 01:08 AM CT (US) 899 / 1201

You surely know that there is already AoE 4, it's called Age of Empires Online. By looking at its files you'll notice the number 4 there (at least when it was closed beta).

So let's hope for AoE 5.

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Plastic
Squire

posted 07-25-12 01:46 AM CT (US) 900 / 1201

Alexastor knows full well about AOEO. He is on their forums.

-Plastic
AOEO player (Gamertag: Plasticcaz), and beta tester.
AOKH blacksmith fan.

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