Age of Empires II - Easily the hardest RTS I've ever played

Cymro · 05-08-2004, 02:37 PM

Fuck me is this thing hard, I'm on mission 6 of the French campaign and I am totally stuck, I've tried it about 15 times now and progress is slow, but I am getting there, but the amazing thing is, I'm on the easy setting! The problem I'm having is in keeping myself in troops as I'm attempting to gather the recources to get more troops. I suppose it doesn't help that I'm not used to RTSes with sword Fights, as troops having no range at all it a little weird.

Also, since I switched monitors, the menus have been coming out weird on screen, though the gameplay itself is fine, for some reason, 3 inches of the screen have been cut off at the top and appear at the bottom, and the mouse seems to be doing the same thing. This may be a weird reaction to my new resolution, which is 1280x1024, but the game does support this, so I don't know, maybe it's just a problem with the hack...

Overall, good game.

Bean · 05-08-2004, 05:44 PM

Does your montor support that resolution though? And your Video card? A problem with a hacked version likely wouldn't cause an issue like the one you describe.

Anyways, yeah AOE II is one of my favourite RTS's.

Cymro · 05-09-2004, 09:15 PM

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Bean stopped drinking long enough to mumble

Does your montor support that resolution though? And your Video card?.

Please don't insult my intelligence. As it turns out, my monitor's auto-adjust feature was just not turned on.

Sirgets · 05-10-2004, 04:00 AM

I think he was just trying to help there man

Cymro · 05-10-2004, 04:52 PM

Well, there were lots of reasons why the answer to both those questions were no, plus it irritates the hell out of me when people assume all computer problems are caused by ignorance. I'm not trying to be an asshole here, but if I switched monitors, then it's logical to assume I'd have already tested out it's range, just like when you get a new car, the fist thing you do is find a nice quitet stretch and put your foot down

Bean · 05-11-2004, 12:36 AM

Yeah, well in the future I won't bother with trying to help

Cymro · 05-11-2004, 06:29 PM

No, acctually, please do. Sorry for the bad temper, but I've been a little edgy of late due to lack of sleep plus the fact that my father is awaiting life-saving heart surgery. I've been getting snappy with everyone recently.

Bean · 05-11-2004, 07:12 PM

No problem, I'm probably the last one that should hold a grudge around here for having a short temper.

05-08-2004, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	Age of Empires II - Easily the hardest RTS I've ever played Fuck me is this thing hard, I'm on mission 6 of the French campaign and I am totally stuck, I've tried it about 15 times now and progress is slow, but I am getting there, but the amazing thing is, I'm on the easy setting! The problem I'm having is in keeping myself in troops as I'm attempting to gather the recources to get more troops. I suppose it doesn't help that I'm not used to RTSes with sword Fights, as troops having no range at all it a little weird. Also, since I switched monitors, the menus have been coming out weird on screen, though the gameplay itself is fine, for some reason, 3 inches of the screen have been cut off at the top and appear at the bottom, and the mouse seems to be doing the same thing. This may be a weird reaction to my new resolution, which is 1280x1024, but the game does support this, so I don't know, maybe it's just a problem with the hack... Overall, good game. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

05-08-2004, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	Does your montor support that resolution though? And your Video card? A problem with a hacked version likely wouldn't cause an issue like the one you describe. Anyways, yeah AOE II is one of my favourite RTS's. __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

05-10-2004, 04:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sirgets AKA SIRGETS Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: CANADA EH! Posts: 1,118	I think he was just trying to help there man __________________ Abandoning your fears is your first step on the road to enlightenment, and giving Stag a blowjob----cymro

05-10-2004, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	Well, there were lots of reasons why the answer to both those questions were no, plus it irritates the hell out of me when people assume all computer problems are caused by ignorance. I'm not trying to be an asshole here, but if I switched monitors, then it's logical to assume I'd have already tested out it's range, just like when you get a new car, the fist thing you do is find a nice quitet stretch and put your foot down __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

05-11-2004, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	Yeah, well in the future I won't bother with trying to help __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

05-11-2004, 06:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	No, acctually, please do. Sorry for the bad temper, but I've been a little edgy of late due to lack of sleep plus the fact that my father is awaiting life-saving heart surgery. I've been getting snappy with everyone recently. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

05-11-2004, 07:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	No problem, I'm probably the last one that should hold a grudge around here for having a short temper. __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

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