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I prefer AoM too, it's IMHO the best RTS game of the AoE series. It was the first 3D game of the series, nevertheless had a very nice graphics. The AI is certai

by frik 11y ago

I prefer AoM too, it's IMHO the best RTS game of the AoE series. It was the first 3D game of the series, nevertheless had a very nice graphics. The AI is certainly the best of the series. And the random map generator was great too. (as well as the music, etc) AoE3 was great too (superb graphics and physics engine - very nice even today), but I wasn't so fond of the timeframe and several design decisions (8 tower limit, no random maps, the trains concept. AoE 2 has a buggy AI, it gives up way too often. It was an improvement in every respect to AoE1. AoE 1 was great for it's time. Less units than modern games, so every unit was worth more. One could create unlimited amount of towers - I played tower defence style gameplay in AoE 1 in 1997.

Mikeb85 11y ago
AoE 1 endgame was basically just building 50 heavy catapults and a bunch of towers. AoE 2 at least had fairly compelling multiplayer with a variety of options. Although town centre rushes were a dominant tactic in the original version...
- frik 11y ago
  I almost exclusively play RTS in single player mode on random generated maps. And the AI is very good in AoE/AoM series (well except for the AI bugs in AoE2, in both the original as well as in the "HD" re-release). Whereas other RTS games (e.g. EmpireEarth) cheat a lot, that's not very rewarding. The developer at least tried to create an AI that doesn't cheat with resources. Playing an RTS for several hours in multiplay against friends (LAN) is fun (as long both are almost equal). Internet gameplay isn't that fun, when someone suddenly leaves the game, or just doing a common rush strategy. Nowadays some of them found their niche with League of Legends, etc. For me, AI gameplay in single player is more fun.
Houshalter 11y ago
BTW, if you don't like the original AI, it's quite easy to replace it with custom AI scripts made by other players. There is a whole collection of them here: http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/lister.php?category=ai http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/lister.php?category=ai

by frik 11y ago

Mikeb85 11y ago

AoE 1 endgame was basically just building 50 heavy catapults and a bunch of towers. AoE 2 at least had fairly compelling multiplayer with a variety of options. Although town centre rushes were a dominant tactic in the original version...

frik 11y ago
I almost exclusively play RTS in single player mode on random generated maps. And the AI is very good in AoE/AoM series (well except for the AI bugs in AoE2, in both the original as well as in the "HD" re-release). Whereas other RTS games (e.g. EmpireEarth) cheat a lot, that's not very rewarding. The developer at least tried to create an AI that doesn't cheat with resources. Playing an RTS for several hours in multiplay against friends (LAN) is fun (as long both are almost equal). Internet gameplay isn't that fun, when someone suddenly leaves the game, or just doing a common rush strategy. Nowadays some of them found their niche with League of Legends, etc. For me, AI gameplay in single player is more fun.

Houshalter 11y ago

BTW, if you don't like the original AI, it's quite easy to replace it with custom AI scripts made by other players. There is a whole collection of them here: http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/lister.php?category=ai http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/lister.php?category=ai