![]() Speaking of that, remember those moments when you decided it was time to turtle in AoE2? Me too! Check these bad boys out! Those walls are thick! When your castle is within the castle! Castleception! Another similar screenshots but now look at that entrance! “My arrows will blot out the sun!” – Me, 2018. It’s amazing how some things only get better as they age. ![]() The community has never been so active in pumping out custom made content. There are a ton of mods you can try out and have some fun right now in the Steam Workshop. Since my clairvoyance skill tree has been maxed out this week, I am providing you with a string of screenshots showing the same scene with Jorgito’s mod turn off: You might find troubling the fact that you can’t immediate perceive what each unit is. VII and Jorgito’s Unit Reskins Collection what you see next is what you get. What follows next is some eye candy goodness provided by these texture makers artisans! With Ozhara’s Extended Texture Pack Ver. Once more, when one thought a classic like AoE2 couldn’t improve, it was time for Steam Workshop modsmiths to prove me wrong one more time! I am here today, my fellow strategy gamers, to introduce you two amazing mods for one of my favorite RTS’s of all time!Ĭheck out the amazing things some of these heretics made to this staple in the RTS genre! How dare they improve on near perfection! *Microsoft starts unloading expansions for AOE2 14 years after it’s original release and adds the Portuguese to the game* – This is it!- Said I, as my arms wailed about- This! Is! It! I’m done! *Microsoft releases HD version* – “Oh my, the only way you can make this better is by adding the Portuguese! But I guess that never will happen, what a shame!” Note: I have no idea why he chose that name.*Age of Kings gets released* – “There is no way you can make Age of Empires 2 a better game!” This makes identifying units behind and around trees much easier. Ozhara’s Default Pussywood Pack (By Ozhara) – This mod makes all trees 40% of their original size. I believe this is because grass and sand is easier on the eyes and it’s easier to identify units/structures with a grass/sand background.Īlignment Grid (By Clarkton) – This adds a grid pattern overlay that is useful for placing buildings, identifying gaps in your walls, and estimating range for tower rushes and units, as 1 range is 1 tile. So snow maps will appear to have grass or sand instead. Also important to note – this mod replaces snow textures with grass or sand. It also makes the outline of units behind buildings more prominent. Smoothie (By Snabelbraxen) – This mod makes buildings and units pop out more, making them more distinguishable from each other and makes the game look crisper. ![]() Personally, my units often get stuck between gates and high walls, and this mod makes units and buildings easier to see. Short Walls (By Thiago) – This mod decreases the height of all stone walls in order to reduce the degree to which they obscure units. You can of course still find idle villagers with the idle villagers button, however I find this to be very useful, especially early game, as a reminder to use your idle villagers button and a great visual for newer players to keep villagers working. Here are some mods that I personally use to enhance my AoE 2 gameplay:Īdvanced Idle Pointer (By linetyreborn) – This adds exclamation marks above villagers heads when they are idle. ( You can do this by clicking on “subscribed” for that mod or by navigating to Browse>Subscribed items, the Browse menu being by the search bar on the workshop page.) If you wish to disable a mod, it can be done from the Steam Workshop menu in AoE 2 or from the workshop. If you had AoE 2 open, restart it, and the next time it is launched it will have that mod enabled. Type in what you are looking for, select that mod, and click subscribe. You will use this search bar to find mods. Near the top right side of the page you should see a search bar. Left click on either “View Community Hub” or “View Community Guides”Īt the top of the page there should be tabs, in order from left to right: All, Discussions, Screenshots, Artwork, Broadcasts, Videos, Workshop, News, Guides, and Reviews. Log onto steam and navigate to your library, which should have a list of all your games.įind Age of Empires 2: HD Edition and right click on it. The process for installing mods is very simple and streamlined. Mods are a great way to customize gameplay and often add essential modifications for professional play. This is HoDa reporting in on the topic of mods – AoE 2 HD mods to be specific. Click here for the upcoming Age of Empires II: HD Event! ![]()
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