Rise Of Nations - 4 vs 4 - Nations at War

Time to crank up the action, and how do we do that? We do that by adding way more players into the pool. I think a 4 vs 4 match seems like a fitting upgrade. :D
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[@stormflower7025]

This game brings so much memories eh... I remember playing this like 12-13 years ago. and to be honest it was one of the best.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Same here. There are so many good memories and stories in these older games that I'm so happy to share. I'm not the best player, or even a good one, but I do love playing these old titles and I'm glad you enjoy them as well. ^_^

[@user-mo7dd1vt1s]

It's the best, fk your one of the best cringe

[@natehuber2650]

This was my childhood

[@JohnMegacycle]

Then I can tell that you had a good childhood. ^_^ Yeah, I must be an older pup as Dune 2 and Command and Conquer was mine.

[@xDelee]

this game brings me back man i used to play this when i was like 8 or 7 years old and used to dominate one of my top fav childhood games! thank you for making this video!

[@JohnMegacycle]

Absolutely, you are welcome. You can pick this up on Steam, as well as Rise of Legends, if you ever wanted to relive the good old days. :D

[@xDelee]

JohnMegacycle I totally just got it on my pc love it

[@JohnMegacycle]

That's wonderful! :D

[@NoRushpk]

No way I totally remember playing this game. Thanks a bunch for making a video of you playing - it's truly appreciated! Glad to know I was never alone at that age haha.

[@JohnMegacycle]

John Conway A solid game like this, I'm glad you were able to get into it. You are very welcome. :D

[@majesticturd9291]

Sometimes, i have games vs the ai that go for over 12 hours in total

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Majesticturd Absolutely and I've been in that boat as well. I just don't know if people want to watch that much if I released that as a single episode or even separated it.

[@1lsgaming27]

those long diplomacy games vs ai are my favorite. i wanna download the extended edition so i could play with other people

[@kuxjunior6028]

1.L.S Gaming I tried playing multiplayer today but no one plays that part of the game sadly 😔

[@Bloodlyshiva]

That's mostly because the AI is seriously bad at offence, but keeps most of its stuff at home.

[@CernobilRS]

This was really good game. I liked it even more than AoE.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Yeah, it moves a bit faster than AoE and I prefer it in terms of research and resources.

[@dannywynne12]

This game and age of mythology are my favorites.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Both are solid choices, indeed. :-)

[@dannywynne12]

Yes one of the reasons I like playing mythology because I can build walls.

[@JohnMegacycle]

masterchiefxo2 Walls are always a simple, but nice touch.

[@Archie86199]

masterchiefxo2 AoE, RoN and Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge, definetly the best strategy games ever ^_^

[@totenkopf8584]

I think it's the best playing this game in the Information, Modern & Information Age. Never really liked older history than that. Also, nice gameplay, I sometimes even go to sleep and put this playing while I sleep.

[@JohnMegacycle]

I'm delighted to hear that. Yeah I agree, the early stages can be a bit rough, but I do think that they did a good job making it flow together.

[@jfsmith881]

nice vid! i might give waterhole a go. I play with the Draxsath's Population and Technology mod. it slows the age progression and extend the population cap a little. it makes for a more enjoyable experience but games can last over an hour when playing 8 play maps. I like a good 15 minutes in each epoc really give ya a chance to duke it out with spear, lances, muskets and tanks

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Jay Smith That sounds pretty awesome. ^_^

[@PFCHarris]

This game was my childhood and this was a beautiful game

[@JohnMegacycle]

It's really solid. I just wish I could play it better to really show it off.

[@xQtNemesis]

so thx man

[@theguitarist1290]

Man I missed this game! Luckily it's now on steam \o/ lol

[@JohnMegacycle]

Steam makes many things beautiful. :D Including, but not limited to, games, dynamos and a saucy xxx scene. That may have been a bit much but I was laughing like a mad man when I wrote it.

[@8LeoRodrigues]

Time to grab some food and start researching on how can i play multiplayers mode without steam! What a nice piece of a video, sir! :P

[@JohnMegacycle]

Thank you! I'd recommend looking into applications like Evolve, Hamachi or GameRanger. Those may help you out a bit. ^_^

[@8LeoRodrigues]

+JohnMegacycle I did enter Evolve but wasn't easy to find someone to play against.But before i try harder to find them i need to stop being owned by Moderate AI in my single battles :P Don't want to make humans waste their time with such a lousy player!..eheh Thanks for the tips anyway! Merry X-Mas!!

[@JohnMegacycle]

Well, you are welcome to join my Discord server. We have a lot of people playing a lot of different games there. discord.gg/TtVgNaV

[@xQtNemesis]

guys in rise of nations you did know that when you make a new village you can name it what ever you like

[@JohnMegacycle]

That's a good point.

[@creslyadambardon6580]

I just redownloaded the game because I got fucking confined in a hospital due to covid. NOw after playing it for 8 hours straight. I decided to watch in youtube and behold this is the first recommendation. I don't know how they spied on what I was doing but it's okay. I'm gonna watch either way. It's not like there is something about me that is remotely interestesting.

[@JohnMegacycle]

I hope for your quick recovery. Covid is no joke and I'm looking forward to your future messages when you say you are back to healthy and are doing well. I know this isn't a game I'm good at, but I really enjoy playing it. I hope I can bring some good memories and fun to you. 😁

[@goxdie000]

Love how Lvov and Sevastopol are part of Russia 🥰

[@nathanholcomb818]

Do you have any tips to play a custom scenario multiplayer? Im having a old school LAN party sometime next week.

[@JohnMegacycle]

I find that this game requires a more sensitive touch in between economy/science/expansion/military. Other games like Command and Conquer really don't have too heavy of a concern over research, and though there are technologies in those games they aren't as heavy as this one by a long shot. That being said, I'd say that you try to balance each of these game aspects as concentrating on one for too long will exhaust you in other areas and expose your nation in some manner. For example, if you 'turtle' and stay in a corner while working on tech and economy, your opponent has free reign to expand and scoop up territory, which helps their taxes, I believe. In addition to this, be prepared to be diverse in your resource collection and army composition. This game relies heavily on 'rock, paper, scissors' methodology, so be sure to include horsemen with your foot soldiers and your arches, for example. This game will take anyone a good amount of time to master, but if you stay mindful of these things, I think you are off to a good start.

[@thedkm-4894]

@@JohnMegacycle Thank you very much for your advice. :)

[@JohnMegacycle]

@@thedkm-4894 Absolutely! Happy to help. ^_^

[@justderp5713]

We clearly know the best tactic is to play as Gandhi and get nuclear weapons in 3rd era and launch the 30 nuclear weapons required for the secret ending

[@JohnMegacycle]

LOL, you are not wrong, my good sir. xD

[@xQtNemesis]

ok the man

[@parkerfife9266]

Can you help me how did you make a group of units say support 1 or 2 or army 1

[@JohnMegacycle]

Select some units, then hold (ctrl) and hit a number. Those units will now be selected every time you hit that number. Best of luck on the battle field. ^_^

[@generalbinks123]

bought the game today on the steam sale, loving it

[@MinecraftPlanetChan]

general binks yeah good stuff

[@zohanalexix]

+general binks do people play it multiplayer on steam? I played it on gamespy until the community died off

[@Thentorn]

+zohanalexix yeah, you will find people still active on the steam version. I'd say there are 1-4 games active always.

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Thentorn That's good to know. Maybe it's time for me to brush up my skills. This is one of those games that I know I'm not good at, but really enjoy playing.

[@Thentorn]

+JohnMegacycle The only thing I gotta say though, is you may find more competitive games where most people will know all the regulars so it can be hard getting a game if you are not already known. However, if your lucky there may be some people willing to help you out and improve.

[@user-sh3ih9jz9g]

صراحه استمتعت

[@JohnMegacycle]

اشكرك

[@MrSimon098]

bro do more of this vidz..

[@xQtNemesis]

hey how do you start the teams I've been trying for days to Set the teams up

[@JohnMegacycle]

You setup teams when you setup the skirmish. There you can specify how many players Vs how many players and who they are allied with.

[@vladcva1408]

I played this game 50% of my life and i have 13 years old

[@JohnMegacycle]

It's a solid game and I'm glad you were able to enjoy it. :D

[@vladcva1408]

you know how i can get it free ? because i think i will play it 1 time and that's all

[@lovo_1122]

childhood

[@kalebjewell2157]

I love this game, you should upload an info age deathmatch, but set it up for peace for like 15 minutes, and set it to 4 vs 4. It gets pretty crazy.

[@JohnMegacycle]

I did it, and you are right. It goes from 0 to crazy in a short amount of time after the peace treaty is lifted. the best the game could provide was 'peace until Industrial Age', but I certainly got the idea.

[@kalebjewell2157]

Right it still escalates pretty crazily after peace ends. It was like world war 1-5 lol. Anyways u should upload one like that, they'd be awesome to watch

[@JohnMegacycle]

Kaleb Jewell Should be up sometime this weekend. Let me know what you think.

[@kalebjewell2157]

Ok will do, keep up the good work!

[@xQtNemesis]

I've got like a big empire its a curcel ha lol a big one

[@parley1994]

whenever I play these games I usually let the computer allies to their own fate. I'm a bit more helpful to human allies.

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Parley Eubanks Same here, but I still don't like taking losses of any kind, even if they are of my artificial "intelligent" allies. ^_^

[@spaidar32]

like

[@janjansen9604]

Why don't you have the Rise of Nations Extended Edition? Lol

[@JohnMegacycle]

For whatever reason, I didn't have it at the time. Not sure why.

[@xQtNemesis]

so that's how you do it are you sure

[@lovreivanovic1111]

How can I make the all my buildings have colours? Becouse I don't have colours on my buildings

[@JohnMegacycle]

+lovre samac I think there was something in the 'Options' to set it, but I don't remember honestly.

[@lovreivanovic1111]

OK, thanks.You tried to help.Keep palying rise of Natoins,you're doing well. ;)

[@JohnMegacycle]

+lovre samac Thanks much. ^_^

[@ninja.saywhat]

Aww I miss this game!

[@JohnMegacycle]

Its a classic in my book and I enjoy coming back to it. You can find the whole series for cheap on Amazon, I'm sure.

[@Lughrochben]

JohnMegacycle I liked this game a lot. Also like Rise of Legends. Took forever to beat that game's campaign though.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Edward Probst Yeah. When every single mission could be an hour or more, depending on map and play style, you really have a marathon of a campaign waiting to be played.

[@Lughrochben]

JohnMegacycle What did you think when you saw what the timer said on the last mission?

[@JohnMegacycle]

Edward Probst I apologize for the late reply. To be honest, I never got to the final missions. I was having more fun with the skirmish mode that I often forgot that there was even a full game attached to it. :D

[@CNK-et6rw]

I was BORN in 2003 is it too late to be playing this?

[@JohnMegacycle]

It's never too late to enjoy an amazing game! ^_^

[@whatsappvideosandgifs4315]

i still play this in 2020

[@lyxesbs7502]

@@whatsappvideosandgifs4315 2021😃

[@thedapperfire2613]

Got the same copy the original one

[@juliocesarfurtado473]

ola boa noite, voce tem o link do jogo ? Obrigado.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Dia bom. Segue o link do jogo: store.steampowered.com/app/287450/Rise_of_Nations_Extended_Edition/

[@paolagarcia3009]

It does not happen to you that when they play as a team with 3 other countries that the PC controls, they do not help you at all, whether they are attacking you or that you need support when attacking, they just stare calmly, that is a game error or that pass?.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Correct. In most games like this 'team' just means the CPU won't attack you and will attack those on the other team. It doesn't necessarily mean that they will support you or reinforce your position when attacking of being attacked.

[@paolagarcia3009]

but they do not even attack those of the opposing team they stay there is no more like watching a movie between you and the bad side with popcorn and everything, and those of the opposite side do not attack them as if they were all in peace except your team , is that still part of the game or is the game already damaged?

[@JohnMegacycle]

@@paolagarcia3009 I couldn't say for sure what the root issue really is, but I do agree with you. They really aren't very helpful.

[@paolagarcia3009]

Even the AI in all the bell modes when you are allies if they do something even if they are raised against the rival team but at least attack lol. That's why I like AOE2 more in the sense of AI by teams, because RON adores the gold edition as well as the extended edition, which are practically the same but one improves graphics and multiplayer XD.

[@JohnMegacycle]

@@paolagarcia3009 lol, I agree! XD

[@xQtNemesis]

how do you change you're name?

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Kushla Jackson In the game, or for google? In the game, I believe you just create a profile, while in the game, and name it whatever you want. For Google, you may as well create a new email account. ^_^

[@xXxMrPredatorxXx]

can I crack download it somewhere ?

[@JohnMegacycle]

Sorry, I can't help you with that.

[@Pakhavar]

u shd have taken out ceo or morach.. which gives u armor, healing or concession plus higher commerce limit..

[@JohnMegacycle]

Pakhavar That's a true point. Thanks for the tip.

[@jfsmith881]

Pakhavar one problem there Pakhaver he is playing Rise of nations, not rise of nations throne and patriots.. no opportunity for it

[@JohnMegacycle]

***** That's right. I knew I played the add on before, so I was a bit confused. Thanks for the save. :)

[@timothyb1708]

i know you don't play this game anymore and you probably won't read or see this comment, but i got triggered at 34:00, because versailles is the best wonder by far. It let's your troops become healed by your supply wagons, which is a huge bonus. also another good one, especially with russians. is the colosseum. because it gives you bonus attrition to enemies. and with russians.... it's insane.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Personally, I try to reply to every single comment, so thanks for the message. ^_^ After playing quite a bit more after this, I absolutely agree with what you say. That healing really keeps things moving.

[@timothyb1708]

JohnMegacycle I know you always respond I just said so becusss it's been so long since you made a rise video

[@timothyb1708]

I play a lot more now because the extended edition on steam. So it also has thrones and patriots and it's cheap haha.

[@JohnMegacycle]

It's all good, mate. ^_^

[@JohnMegacycle]

Very true. I''m loving that GoG/Steam and others are re-releasing older games. ^_^

[@hamoudmeguenouche578]

tell me john how dowload command and conquer general

[@JohnMegacycle]

+Hamoud Meguenouche Check out Origin.com and look for the 'Command and Conquer Ultimate Edition' or similar. It has every Command and Conquer game ever made for 20$ USD total.

[@hamoudmeguenouche578]

+JohnMegacycle itss free?

[@JohnMegacycle]

Hamoud Meguenouche No, it's 20$ USD. I can't help you find it for free.

[@hamoudmeguenouche578]

Is here any site web to downlaod this game(comand and conque general)

[@JohnMegacycle]

Hamoud Meguenouche Dude, use Google, not my comment section to find games. This is your last warning.

[@alexanfung]

Seems like I am not too late to comment on this... Should we put the Science tech in 1st priority instead of Econ/ Huma?

[@JohnMegacycle]

True. Econ is a bad weakness of mine, meaning nothing is more annoying than hitting that max production cap and have it flashing in my face with how poorly I planned my resource spend. This is certainly one of those games that I do enjoy, but just need more practice with.

[@alexanfung]

+JohnMegacycle what I think is that sci tech always reduce the resources needed in all tech and increase the speed， so I even dun care about the other 3 kinds of tech until I get to 4th age. Certainly if I was attacked too early， I will be dead.

[@JohnMegacycle]

That's the really fun thing about this game. You could have 8 players of the same nationality and they could all play really really differently, especially with the tech. And yes, I would be dead too.

[@thedkm-4894]

Nice memories but you should definitively add the subtitles, please.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Add subtitles? I think KZbin auto generates their own subtitles.

[@thedkm-4894]

@@JohnMegacycle Yes normally YT do it, but sometimes you have to activate it manually.

[@littlemort1923]

If ur still alive. Is this cd version?

[@JohnMegacycle]

Of course I am :D This was the CD version, but my latest season of Alexander the Great was with the Steam version.

[@Pakhavar]

have anyone played against toughest computer level?

[@gensaikuroki1793]

I have...I got owned

[@gensaikuroki1793]

I still won at the end but most of the war was me taking my capital and losing it continuously before my allies opened the war on another front and then i pushed hit back and cut deep into its territory.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Kuro_Hitokiri Yeah, the AI does a good job here and won't think twice about running you over. I'll need way more training to get good enough to record that.

[@MinecraftPlanetChan]

Pakhavar Nah, but moderate is very weird if you ask me. Sometimes they're really easy to steam roll and other times I'm locked into hours long stalemates

[@fisher00769]

Pakhavar I beat it. It's only about trying to survive until you have nukes and world government and then smashing through their capital with an instant win. I can't win by playing it fair.

[@grantarmstrong9648]

Isn't it a coincidence that your allies have the Inca and Greeks which were the nations you played the last two videos.

[@JohnMegacycle]

I... Holy crap I never noticed that. XD

[@grantarmstrong9648]

@@JohnMegacycle makes this video even more epic doesn't it?

[@JohnMegacycle]

@@grantarmstrong9648 Absolutely does. Even though I'm garbage at the game, I'm just delighted to share it and your observation nailed it.

[@grantarmstrong9648]

@@JohnMegacycle actually my observation goes further than that after watching this video countless times (yes I enjoyed it that much) I actually figured out the nations of both teams from reading all the text during gameplay and achievement boards first there was your team which contains the Russians (which was you Red) the Inca (Blue) the Greeks (Purple) and the Turks (Green) then there was your enemies team that contained the Romans (Orange) the Germans (White) the French (Cyan) and the Russians again (Yellow) yes I pay that much attention to detail in these RTS games really blows your mind doesn't it?

[@JohnMegacycle]

@@grantarmstrong9648 You are certainly more observant than most I've met. (tips my hat) well done. 😁

[@abdallagamal4345]

Please put the download site

[@JohnMegacycle]

Here you are: store.steampowered.com/app/287450/

[@abdallagamal4345]

thank you so much

[@scarypanda6251]

JohnMegacycle

[@sreckomilinkovic1351]

Play command and conquer zero hour ? best game in my opinion

[@JohnMegacycle]

I have well over 100+ videos of Generals Zero Hour and I do plan to get back to it soon.

[@DJRevera2]

you should start doing 2v1 to improve more

[@JohnMegacycle]

That's a good point. Thanks for that. I always get caught up into the bigger battles with more players.

[@MrSimon098]

and try winning by total annihilation

[@JohnMegacycle]

+simon angelo cruz Yeah, I want to crack this game open and give it a Total Annihilation victory. Thanks for the reminder.

[@pratyooshgawade2582]

Avg play

[@JohnMegacycle]

Certainly so. ^_^ I never said I was good at it, but it is a game I do enjoy.

[@enzogabriel1004]

xd

[@nasalimbu3078]

Sam units

[@JohnMegacycle]

Ye, Surface to Air Missile, aka SAM.

[@25drop]

1v1 plz

[@JohnMegacycle]

+25drop It will take me a while to get back to this game, since I have so many requests for other game play, but I do hope to get back to this one. It was such a good title.

[@xQtNemesis]

can you play a game with me on solo multiplayer not the i spy one the other one right now eany one thats playing utter

[@JohnMegacycle]

It will take me a while to come back to this one, since I've gotten so many requests for Command and Conquer videos...

[@xQtNemesis]

sorry my name is jaydin Kushla is my mum

[@JohnMegacycle]

No worries. Welcome. ^_^

[@xQtNemesis]

why did you play the Russians

[@JohnMegacycle]

I wanted to play as the Russians for the attrition bonuses as I was trying to play turtle style, where as I should have rushed instead.

[@jimbach3159]

Empire Earth 2 copied a lot from that game lol

[@JohnMegacycle]

That's still a title that I really want to try but have never been able to get it working. Is it one that you would recommend?

[@jimbach3159]

I prefer EE1, gameplay is better imho, but EE2 is a really good game too, just different to EE1. Graphics and amount of units ect are really amazing. I tested it on win 10, it works on windows 10 with a patch called ee2 1.5 (incl. multiplayer server), you can buy the game on gog.com and download patch on ee2.eu ;) have fun

[@PascalLuchs]

u play so unefficient

[@JohnMegacycle]

No argument there, but I play to have fun, so it doesn't bother me. ^_^

[@priyamagarwal8495]

You are wasting precious resources by investing in useless stuff in the early ages, plus very slow game play.

[@JohnMegacycle]

Agreed. This is a game that I never said I was good at, but it's a game that I do enjoy playing. Still, thanks for checking out my videos and channel. :D

[@xQtNemesis]

so that's how you do it are you sure

[@JohnMegacycle]

Yeah, that's how I set it up for this video you are watching. ^_^