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Seek and you shall find my friend! But glad I could bring back some fond memories!

Feels almost too balanced in some respects. I wonder what would happen if the developers gave more strengths to unique units.

Yeah, it's a bit surprising a second Rise of Nations was never released. Guess we will have to dream and wonder what could have been....

At that point, I wasn't thinking more about how to get my economy on track and less about the best building placement in event of another nuke being dropped. Building on the edge of the economic zone is the right idea, as the nuke are less strong, but I had placed my cities too close together, which i didn't account for.

Yup, don't deny it!

I feel if i do that, then I leave myself defenceless against another AI, with my economy down the drain. But you're right, it's a valid option!

On toughest, they don't give up!

Such a bad scenario. If they ever remade it, it'd be cool to see this re-worked into something more challenging

Be the change you want to see in the world!

@ that is true so I might upload a rise of nations video i have uploaded videos in the past (but they are not the best!)

@@Dampbutter Give it another shot! Try jigging the settings a little bit (I used OBS studio for recording) and try to go from there!

@ I used obs and I don’t know what anything means and my pc is pretty low end so it just lags everything up when I record

Probably single games but might have a gander at some multiplayer stuff.

Cheers for the kind words! I'm a bit stubborn, so if I think I can still win I'll keep going. That's definitely correct! Although, in most of those maps, I'm on the defensive and so have limited room so everything is bunched up together. If I had more room, I'd definitely do that. And also if I wasn't under pressure!

It depends. Archers help add to a fort or towers' garrison power. Since they never usually see the front lines, you end up with more of them after a battle and with any sort of tank, they're getting off lots of volleys. I probably built too many in that scenario, but their range also helps me to snipe out certain units in the battlefield and producing them helps give other resources a bit of time to replenish and doesn't strain the economy as much over a long time. Plus, sometimes you just need units on the field! But good points!

Cheers!

Glad I could showcase it in some small way!

Haha, thanks! I think I could be even faster if i bothered to learn all the hotkeys, but I've played RoN for a few years now, so I know the game intimately and on toughest, the AI doesn't give you any rest, so you have to be quick!

They were intense! I couldn't give the AI any time to get on top as they would be merciless if I gave them a chance.

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, it's a good change of pace from other scenarios! I wouldn't mind having to grab more territory on harder difficulties though. It's also interesting that in the early ages, the strategy is simple. But in the later ages, you can use copters, or tanks, or towers and win with a bunch of different methods.

Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed it!

If you have a computer with Steam installed you can purchase the game!

That's a good point, I think in the moment I was concerned I wasn't going to be able to hold it or that it was more disruptive to just straight out deny it being completed.

Wasn't keen on attacking the Bantu as it kinda locks yourself into Africa. With Europe there's more possibilities to be flexible, or at least more chances to knock out other civilisations.

Sweet! Hope you enjoy it!

Yes, once you land on their territory and can grab some territory, the land battle is much easier.

I was also prepared to spam cannons in case towers weren't going to the job.

You should see some other scenarios where the timer gets below 5 minutes! XD

I think I addressed that in the description but it's definitely worth mentioning again. After my first few failures, I managed to defend long enough to produce a military. But then I was outnumbered and that's due to the colossus. One of the benefits the Colossus brings is an extra 50 population. Now I don't know about you, but taking on an extra 50 population is tough, so to level the playing field I had to raze it down. The extra challenge is nice but I would have liked to have kept it for future battles! I am no monk but thanks for the compliment. Ha!

Yeah, three armies would have been helpful. The American card is indeed strong, but I'm playing this challenge run with no tribute and no cards allowed.

​@@vcq8856wow, that makes it extra hard. I hope you sucseed in the end with having the whole world. Does it mean the enemy can't use cards either? You can't build a wonder with your card?

Yeah, something I need to work in the late game.

He is definitely helpful, but I think I was more concerned about economy and military at that point. Need to get cities and their buildings up, so the senate isn't a huge priority at that point.

​@@vcq8856but he heales the troups

@@danielwickli1564 He does but I can do that with a garrison and early in the scenario it's not a strong priority.

You still generate resources even going over the limit, just not as much if i understand it correctly. That's been helpful in difficult scenarios like this one as I need the excess to trade at the market when I'm running low on a particular resource. But i definitely could macro manage the economy better at that stage in the game.

​@@vcq8856I'm in a vacation in Greece at the moment, but when i get Home i will definitaly try a hardcore worldconquest on my PC. I will combine some of your methods with Mine and hopefully sucsessful.

The extra cities give me more territory, which is important as I deny the AI, and get more out of taxation upgrades. I also reduce the distance of potentially getting to the capital. Lone fortresses are good as an alert, as they give you time to assemble a defence.

Ideally, I'd have a few more for each army as you can position yourself quicker, but decoys, ambush and forced march are super helpful at any stage of the game.

Hey there! Haha, thanks for the nice words. Yeah, the strategies and tactics in games are almost like a puzzle waiting to be solved, which is why I like them. That's a good balance between military and economy. I can't relax in toughest difficulty and go full boom as I know the AI will be on my doorstep in moments, so I do have to commit some resources to military or towers/forts just to hold them off a little while.

Hahaha, nah, I'm pretty ordinary. Just know how to beat the AI, haha. But thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you've enjoyed the playthroughs!

I always wonder how the game would evolve if it got the same attention as the Age of Empires series.

Glad you enjoyed it! :D

I lived there for roughly 10 years. 🇦🇺 Man, how time flies.

At this point in time, I've recently beaten Kalameet but not Manus. I'm a bit of a completionist, so I definitely feel the DLC is necessary but I get your point, haha. So far the run hasn't been too bad, there's been some frustrating moments for sure, but nothing where I feel helpless as of yet. I have just Manus and Gwyn left and I agree. Manus is definitely proving to be the hardest obstacle.

@@vcq8856 Actually I agree now. I thought about it and if you really are doing a challenge run then depending on what you want to do, trying to beat everything as level 1 is more glorious than just beating the game. And like you beating the black knights in the undead berg as well is a part of that challenge. It's not necessary to do but it makes it more interesting to watch.

@@zonefreakman Well said and it's a bit of fun and exploration. Some areas and enemies are a lot harder when you don't have as much health, stamina, poise or damage. That's it, gotta go for glory!

Thanks mate! Thanks for your support!

Less upsetting in the endgame but always hurts to lose a decent amount

Yup, the transition is a bit of a jump since you also have to split your focus between managing your military and economy. Getting too caught up in one can see you lose track of the other.

Greetings from Aus!