AGE OF WONDERS 4 | Early Game Hands-On Gameplay & Tips (Beginner's Guide)

[@PartyElite]

Learn more or grab the game for yourself here - play.ageofwonders.com/PartyElite ! Check out the faction creation guide video here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmmriIJ8f652atk ! We take a look at all the options you have to choose from when designing your faction. Otherwise, keep your eyes peeled for more videos to release on the channel real soon!

[@maxmustermann-zx9yq]

so did I see that right? buildings have no upkeep aka as long as you can afford to build a new one, there isn't any reason not to

[@clemguitarechal]

@@maxmustermann-zx9yq yeah no upkeep to buildings. Upkeeps are divided into troops (either gold or mana), spells/enchantements (mana), and diplomacy (either gold or imperium ; maybe mana as well ?) I've watched everything that I could about the game ; but maybe I missed a couple things here and there. Cheers !

[@clemguitarechal]

Come on ! Let them flow ! We need some gameplay to end the week end in a proper fashion :D

[@clemguitarechal]

Hey PartyElite. Thanks for the stream yesterday ! By any chance, will you be able to release the VOD of the whole stream on KZbin or Twitch ? I'd like to share it to some friends ; but I can't find it anywhere :( Cheers

[@MC-zk7pj]

I wish you were featured on the official Age of Wonders 4 channel. You do the best job at delivering the information and I’m looking forward to watching you stream later. Thanks for the content!

[@janstraka8674]

Quick Necktaker... hmmm I wonder where the inspiration came from :D

[@jessebetts4968]

Wonder too yes, yes.

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

Could you possibly do an in depth break down on the starting units of each of the cultures and what they are effective and ineffective against. I notice some cultures have two mounted units in the background and others don't. Perhaps also throw in a few of units gained by tomes such as Pyromancer? Would be good to know if any of the cultures have a slight advantage in either infantry, cavalry or magic and why.

[@rolf565]

AoW 3 was one of my favorite Games of all Times. Still playing. I Hope AoW 4 can overthrow it !

[@drkmgic]

Congrats on getting the sponsorship.

[@Kimbosong0080]

this game will be legend

[@raleigh9019]

The game looks amazing in terms of options variety, also the UI seems to be really polished, something new in Age of Wonders series :) I really hope that AoW4 will be successfull.

[@silvermknight]

"Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."

[@psychedellictoxin1195]

Quick Necktaker hahaha good pun.

[@Reddotzebra]

I'm definitely going to go magic and research heavy and then name my first empire the RoUSaCD. The Rodents of Unusual Size and Cunning Demeanor.

[@koolunit]

Quick-quick! Call-yell the GW lawyers. I smell-sense copyright shenanigans. But seriously,sounds like a cool empire!!

[@AgeOfWondersOfficial]

Thank you for a great video! :)

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@Erligan]

Having Noble Wolf Riders, with Tome of Beasts seams like a strong build, with all those bonuses for staying close, only problem AOE. Will be trying Wolf Knights pretty early. Spider riding archers could also be interesting, depending on, how well "Web and Shoot" combo works.

[@franzmann3744]

Feudal Wolf riding Cat Lords! Will be my start

[@volimcvarke8437]

I want tooo play it now

[@teambellavsteamalice]

Nice fast paced video, looking forward to seeing some gameplay! 😊

[@ItachiUchiha-69]

Quick necktaker huh? Couldn’t be related to Queek Headtaker right? Of course not. Shame no one’s pointed out the Warhammer reference yet.

[@epencrep]

Was a huge fan of planetfall but I tried AOW3 and just couldn't get into it but this does look like it might peak my curiosity enough to actually play it

[@tharrigan5661]

This video helps a lot. I’m familiar with 4X games but have never played an Age of Wonders game.

[@adamlfa4546]

Battlefields and character models look excellent.

[@__-tp4tm]

I like to rush research and get as many transformations and enchantments for my units as possible. Eventually they turn into literal gods.

[@GG21188]

very good and well put together video. Well done sir, are you going to be doing a playthrough any time soon as i see some other youtubers doing 2 hour streams ?

[@samm7322]

Quick Necktaker, Queek Headtaker noice ratman x-over there Party 😅

[@crimsonsun2000]

I can't wait to get my hands on the latest in the series of AoW games!

[@Turnil321]

Can you do a deep dive into all the tomes of magic?

[@hopeandpiece]

Love that they rolled out the skaven as the example

[@lexmats6709]

Definitely going to go for an evil circus playthrough. Why? "It's time my enemies share my dread" - Batman

[@gunnergoz]

Can't wait! Great job explaining game processes and strategies: kudos, kiddo!

[@beastmode3776]

"Yes-yes! No one dare touch Queek’s trophies. No one touch Queek’s trophies but Queek!"

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Justify my eye! Really good introduction to the game mechanics! I own all the previous AoW games, and I think I shall play AoW 3 still a long time before moving onward. The things I really really wanted in that game is more leader appearance customization and bigger battlefields.

[@BonafideJas]

Loving it all. Didn't get into AOW until very recently so this is awesome

[@delryn256]

Queek Headta-, I mean "Quick Necktaker" 😂

[@Marksnus]

Good explanation. Nice and easy to understand.

[@tzarkolbaska2746]

Where is your long gameplay video you were supposed to release on 22nd?

[@dennismader4609]

I love the names you gave them!

[@pureplay7071]

Can the combat screenshake be turned off ?

[@pornets]

I dindt know they release age of wonders 4, nicee..

[@4verse79]

Great Video! Cant wait for the mid/late game guide!

[@jeffreysoutherland774]

Thanks for posting and I enjoyed the Skaven vibe.

[@LaPunaisedu31]

my first race gonna be frost tigrans in tribute to my aow3 two favorite races👌

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Huh, did not realize you can give a whispering stone to your own cities too... that'd have come in handy.

[@mrbigglezworth42]

Paradox may be the publishers (with all their dlc laden chicanery) but I'm here for Triumph and their solid strategy games, which I hope this is.

[@Garethadvertiser]

Great video, as always. The game looks promising.

[@WARGORELORD]

Cool stuff

[@sarpedon7970]

I love like the game looks and consider to play it, but it feels like complex science to me 🙂

[@Wvk5zc]

Can I make faction with samurai aesthetic in this game?

[@Macaf4r]

I know Skaven when I see them lol

[@superbit415]

Does this game not have a campaign like AOW Planetfall ? I couldn't find anything about a campaign.

[@al_wombat]

Good

[@lukedemler4421]

Lol that almost skaven copyright

[@emstorm1725]

Nice video. Been wishing for a new Heroes of Might and Magic game for a long time. This might be it!

[@stamatiostentsos4957]

Same. It looks way more involved than heroes of might and magic when it comes to town management, diplomacy etc though. It'll take some getting used to. I still hold some hope we might get a descent heroes of might and magic sequel some day.

[@invisiblestoo]

“Quick Necktaker” you say 😑 just taking the neck? Not, for example, the head? 😝😂

[@Redridge07]

it appears that this play just like Master of Magic

[@hihosilver1234]

Should I play this on Xbox? Anyone play it on there?

[@snowdawn]

Excellent video. I look forward for aow4. For the meantime, I'll play aow3 and aow planetfall.

[@clemguitarechal]

Finally ! This augurs the start of a great campaign !

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

Can you redesignate one of your other cities to be your throne city?

[@hailforge7038]

Yes, you can.

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

@@hailforge7038 Thanks. Good to know especially when your starting city doesn't always end up in the best of spots.

[@Gobblin_Goblin]

Quick Necktaker lol

[@gakhouse1636]

Odds on this running on steam deck? Looks decent

[@Necreon021]

This all looks amazing, however as an owner of Civ6 and Total War Warhammer everything I find it hard to justify buying this. My needs are already fulfilled by those. .. a demo though might convince me

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

I hope relationship isn't harmed just because you won't forgive a grievance. That would be annoying as I've seen where factions want you to forgive grievances so they can declare a war on you cause of your grievances.

[@battlemode]

Today I learned that PartyElite on 2x speed turns into Ben Shapiro

[@baconq3361]

pls planet zoo

[@Ayay01]

Every time i see those Rats i see Splinter, and wonder where are the Turtles ??

[@L4sz10]

You can create toadlike faction with ratlike leader, so... 😉

[@cristianponcea1660]

Age of Wonders Planetfall copy/paste in a fantasy world.

[@Aayren]

Very professional Party! I am closer and closer to become your subscriber.

[@redliquid6775]

I still can't help but think like the actual faction traits are lacking, like they should give them more to stand out given that races don't have unique units anymore. But maybe I am wrong.

[@ombra711]

YOU make them unique, you can create your entire rival roster as well as your own ruler and play the game as you like.

[@redliquid6775]

@@ombra711 Yes, but if all races play basically the same, the novelty will wear off quite quickly. And the traits just don't seem like they'll lead to any gameplay variance. "You can play as you like" only works if you have the tools to do anything differently, but as is I fail to see the options to do so, but maybe the races don't all feel the same. But again, from the videos it feels like there is lacking options to actually create variety, a problem that, as fun as planetfall was, that game also had, as I rarely felt any need to replay it like age of wonders 3 or other games of these genres.

[@jacksheldon8566]

@@redliquid6775 races only have 2 unique traits. Rest is cosmetic. Any race can be anything. It's the culture that define your race gameplay and units now. Then you upgrade your race depending on tomes you take. For example, taking the soul tome give you the ability to manage unique soul ressource. You earn it by killing units to launch specific spells or build armies of skeletons. And in late game you get to transform your race even further, permanently.

[@redliquid6775]

@@jacksheldon8566 Yeah, and as I said It looks like it'll be just like planetfall, a game which relatively quickly becomes stale due to a lack of gameplay mechanisms, especially early on, where all races feel samey, it gets a few DLCs which don't really make up for it and then gets abandoned.

[@jacksheldon8566]

@@redliquid6775 planetfall was just finished. After a few patch and the promised dlc they just moved on AOW4 development. I do not agree about planetfall. It had lots of interesting units/mods combo and faction were unique enough to not feel too samey.

[@clubardi]

since this is your latest video i thought i'd have the best chance of a response. Do you have any plans for a new vicky3 campaign after your current let's plays? i really enjoyed watching your sikh skills in the campaign you did (had to lol)

[@Nyrufa]

You promised us a RAT stream on the 22nd. It's almost 8 pm as of the time of writing this, and I do not see any RAT streams on your channel! You have betrayed us!

[@rbursell1]

I really don't like rats... Are there other character choices

[@Leo619858]

Oh yeah, based upon videos I saw, there's a wide variety of races you can used as your own faction to customize. Human, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Cats, Rats, Toads, Goblins. There's so many to choose from. I just hope the customization within those races are numerous as well.

[@JRadziminski]

Gameplay wise, is it basically Planetfall with a fantasy theme, or is there more to it?

[@franzmann3744]

I think it expands on the planetfall imperium idea allowing some multiverse/realms shenanigans especially with human Multiplayer

[@JRadziminski]

@@franzmann3744 Thank you for clarifying.

[@vassilisvassiliou3747]

Quick Necktaker? Skaven fanboy spotted!

[@SuperDoggy99]

Just when you think they don't exist ... it's those damned R.O.U.S.'s again!

[@EngagedSMiLEY]

Hah. That mini map looks like a chicken's face

[@philmiller3813]

game look like it has some nice improvements (provinces, tactical battles) but imho triumph has made it way too complicated (so many resources, justifying wars). good job partye

[@franzmann3744]

If it is close to older age of wonders you can either ignore many of the synergies and power through or you can go deep and complex

[@nordicpush1452]

TBH its kinda sad all this awsome customization gona be use to recraft warhammer/warcraft/lotr factions....

[@stevens9625]

It's disappointing the diplomacy options haven't improved one bit since Planetfall compared with almost every other mechanics.

[@Akazury]

I'd recommend watching the DEveloper stream on Diplomacy. While not much has changed, the whole system has been streamlined, polished and overall improved.

[@armelior4610]

Favoring the underground kingdom for rats ? How very skaven of you

[@seasand6705]

rodents of usual size. lol

[@WhaleTasteGood]

Can u eat ur wizard instead?

[@Aurinkohirvi]

So you are more likely to go for war with your neighbors than factions further away? I feel already that I'm gonna HATE the justified war system.

[@franzmann3744]

Learn to use it

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@franzmann3744 That doesn't make a mechanics nice.

[@franzmann3744]

Often we dislike mechanics we dont fully grasp

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@franzmann3744 Haven't yet tried the game, so I only know the idea of it. But I like to declare wars without justification, just looking at the world map what I would like to do next, where to expand. If the game punishes me doing that... I don't find that an attractive idea. I hope it won't be that bad. But that alone doesn't make me not to buy this. It is just one negative expectation.

[@christophervole2790]

@@Aurinkohirvi There will probably be skills or spells to offset the penalty for unjustified wars, especially for evil cultures. Also, picking fights is pretty easy. Settle near them, demand resources frequently, insult them. Before long they will declare a justified war on you!