The Smallest High Tides Ever!

[@ysolda9614]

This map should seriously be called Low Tides instead. The main strip of land in the middle looks like a passage way that only reveals during low tide.

[@ImperialHarbinger]

On the flip side of that, the water on the map could also possibly only normally be there at high tide.

[@chavzone]

@@ImperialHarbinger I don't think you understand the point he is making

[@rooftopmentality1996]

​@ImperialHarbinger why would the water be on both sides of the land then though? Is it a peninsula? An island we can't see the borders of?

[@ImperialHarbinger]

​@@rooftopmentality1996 If you look at images of river deltas, you can see that there are mounds or "islands" of varying sizes interspersed throughout the water level. Some of these places are at lower elevations than others, and it's conceivable that a moderately tall mass of land or sand will still stick out while water flows around it at high tide.

[@KalaAltheaBalik]

Lets call it Miami

[@KaszanaKaszani]

Feels to me this one was a particualrly bad gen for El Matador with the majority of their trees being very close to Ozone.

[@KL-cv3ee]

Definitely, ozone had way more safe resources than Matador

[@imchris5000]

it goes both ways on these in the long term its worse but in these fast games having more safe space to build is a big advantage

[@Just_A_History_Nerd]

Ozone had more safe wood at the back, this is why he collected more of it

[@alvie1974]

7:11 Villagers hammering away at ships with oars that don't move... about sums up the game right? Chaos all around!!!!

[@taco-bellleftovers1816]

Honestly, I would say that tide is perfectly average...

[@Sparktan24]

😂

[@LlywellynOBrien]

My wife says it is plenty!

[@mikelangelo-m4m]

Absolutely unfair for El Matador, he only had 1 safe wood whilst Ozone had 3.

[@matthewsisk2983]

Absolutely love these small map videos

[@ptbasedev]

University and guard tower was the final reason he lost. What a squandered early castle/siege opportunity

[@MaksymCzech]

Why would the guy go for guard tower and never bothered to research fletching?

[@arcan762]

skill issue

[@MaryamMaqdisi]

Probably choked because of the messiness, random demos popping non stop and random harassment elsewhere in the map, it's easier to remember when you watch this with a UI like capture age, not when playing lol

[@charleysaiz]

Love these guys, Love when y'all team up and do 3's. Would love to see those Late night T90 streams that you used to do on FB. T90 you are flawless and make Zero mistakes!

[@tomtenthij5676]

11:11 Bless You T90!! For all your hard Work!!!

[@JoycenatorGaming]

I don’t think it’s like the biggest difference maker probably, but I’d like to see it tweaked so that castles can still out-range mangonels. Still great that the range on buildings have been nerfed but it might be a fun wrinkle to still have that dynamic

[@MicrophoneMichael]

Crazy the madness of a game, I’d like to see those relics taken

[@jerrygreen8965]

Love the small maps! Honest question, first to castle age, why not go monks and relics? Yes it’s a heavy investment… but you might just need it. Then maybe go mango/knights or something?

[@maximilianbondi6297]

i hereby applaude those two players for their amazing and clutch plays 🎉

[@LukeMunwalker]

I think it would be fairer if towers were double the cost instead of half range. against archers they feel useless

[@ns-islandsroblox]

After you're done with this series, we would like to see a LARGEST map ever series. That would be fun, with super long games

[@skdword]

loved this one!!! Woohoo!!! Thanks Ozone, Matador, and of course T90!!

[@jointskondar8944]

Think this one should have been considered a re-do. It came down to wood being the limiting factor, and one player very clearly had the distinct wood advantage from the very start.

[@nathanfranks1476]

Man…matador had this game man….if he would have just made a castle instead of those two towers….he could have secured the rest of the wood and been golden

[@dgthunderer]

I think one or two mangonels instead of the guard tower upgrade and this would have been a very different story.

[@jahnmark2864]

anytime T90 posts its a great day

[@PetrichorPlays]

I am new to online AoE2 Play, Is there somewhere I can find all of his amazing community maps? Are they easy to import? T90 thank you for renewing my decades long love affair with this game.

[@bont3]

You can find the map packs under the mods sections. Search for hidden cup or any other maps. Also lots of scenarios and campaigns to download

[@treepotato9273]

that was rough, seems like a map for a Civ that doesn't need as much wood

[@rodrigoffdsilva]

Just keep repeating it because we are old and we forget things 😂

[@eastonsears5642]

👏 well done i applaud you guys from KZbin

[@Rhino_Aus]

These maps are SOOOOO much better without devolving to tower wars every single round!

[@jupp9999]

That was a great game... should do more of these small maps when you don't have enough time to watch a full game , this is AoE lite

[@BruceRKF]

Honestly, I enjoyed the tiny map games more without the modded balance settings, even though it was mostly towers. At least, the range of units should be adjusted as well. This game, I think the map generation also favoured Ozone with the wood in the back. On the other hand, Ozone also made better decisions in what to produce (i.e. archers), overall.

[@silicondave2797]

gg great watch. Thank you

[@alecmacpherson2696]

**applauds**

[@DarthChrisB]

This is the WEF end game: When the people that invent, create and consume a product do not control the product.

[@RickJaeger]

Green grass and high tides forever

[@ctaaj]

sorry, not a frequent visitor but I am curios about the real tournament… will it be in mini maps or normal size?

[@gd8838]

Normal size

[@nafnaf0]

HC5 will be on normal sized maps. I do hope that T90 makes a tiny maps tournament though, it would be great. People are just starting to figure out the half range tower / castle meta. The tournament would go fast since the tiny maps don't take long

[@taylorgletscher]

I lost a friendly game before because I ran out of wood, it's a desperate situation.

[@imchris5000]

t90 you really should find someone that can make custom silver coins and have them make a few for smallest map prizes 20$ worth of silver makes a nice small prize that someone would treasure

[@why_wait]

Why not add a mangonel when they outrange everything

[@Sids1192]

They cost 160 wood, in addition to the siege workshop costing 200. Add to that, they can be destroyed in the blink of an eye. Sure, repairing can help protect the investment, but that costs even more wood.

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

Not enough wood 🪵.

[@b0kkeee]

"Applauds"

[@arcan762]

GUARD TOOOOOOOOWERRRRRRRR!! NOOOOO!!!

[@eodo14051]

*applauds*

[@davidkendal1361]

20 bucks is 20 bucks.

[@RobotShield]

Ozone consistently having huge idle TC time early on… but the maps being so small making matador extra vills not making up the difference. There’s no time before aggression for res and space to build up

[@Rath_9]

Every one of these games between these two seem the same. Ozone plays archers with upgrades and towers. Mat goes early ages without any real plan and just loses from investing resources with no plan

[@Zeldrake]

the meta's as I thought it would be: archers. you deny SO much with archers that now cannot be stopped by towers. Ozone won this game the moment he abandoned the water and started queing up archers: Matador simply couldn't do anything about them

[@jarg_64]

I am no expect on AoE2 but I feel like Teutons and their castle +3 range upgrad along with free murder holes could be useful on this map. Assuming the +3 didn’t also get nerfed Edit: assuming you can make it to imperial age, I thought Crenellations was in castle age (which is ironclad)

[@johndukes6323]

Also that is tuetons not Turks.

[@jarg_64]

@@johndukes6323 oh haha 😅 like I said, I am definitely not an AoE expert. Thanks for the info

[@hatimzeineddine8723]

I would have like to see the persian tc drop

[@Yungwerra]

more fun with normal range

[@mawit4543]

They remind me of DauT and MBL

[@riveness]

5 to 6 minutes to repay fishing ships?

[@markdowse3572]

Ahhh-chooo chooo - The sound of the "Sneeze Ram"! 🤣 M 🦘🏏😎

[@Herintruththelies]

Gotta be honest, I think half range is too much of a nerf. Mangonels killing castles isn't balanced. Maybe 2/3rds range?

[@vakkkero]

Matador should have gone for stable and knighs instead of university

[@jamiethomson7780]

The settings are silly: If the buildings get less range because there is limited space, then all ranged units should also get less range and all units should move slower. Changing only buildings upsets the balance of the game.

[@scottdebrestian9875]

The whole point was to change the balance of the game away from buildings.

[@jamiethomson7780]

@@scottdebrestian9875You can do that without making buildings essentially powerless. Nerfing units and buildings gives more room to move and means towers and castles are no longer as strong. When you only nerf buildings this goes too far.

[@paulinasieron9261]

Its was literally pain to watch

[@m4st3rm1nd9]

Half range is stupid. Should play with normal buildings.

[@Marqrk]

I really do appreciate the nerfed towers, actually makes it worthwhile to make actual units to fight instead of just rushing a bunch of towers around the 2 resource spots on the map

[@xXpawawapXx]

is there a smallest forrest nothing yet?

[@iwilltrytotry]

are you saying mast-ador?

[@Omni0404]

What's hidden cup? hahaha just kidding

[@brohvakiindova4452]

Is it just me or does T90 sometimes say "Mattsador"?

[@silver_kestrel]

Wood wasn't fair

[@yeajray231]

Does matador ever win any of these ? Lol everyone i see hes getting smacked by ozone

[@loopicc2130]

He’s won two

[@wombolino2343]

Matador has good micro, but rather poor situational awareness. Ozone has good micro and decent situational awareness. In the long run ozone will win 100%.

[@R3stor]

Shouldn't it be called Low Tides then?

[@schmeed0000]

matador all aim no brain

[@Gotmilk0112]

I'm really loving "nerfed towers" Smallest Maps. Leads to a lot more interesting shenanigans instead of games that just end in feudal tower spam.

[@TheRagingHardon]

The range changes have turned this into a full on mod where theres lots of different unusual interactions with units. Please revert to vanilla, it was better.

[@loopicc2130]

No the range changes were good, the towers were so oppressive

[@silver_kestrel]

+1 vanilla smallest maps was better

[@daniladergachev]

we should let players vote for who they think they played against. To get a feel for HC5

[@b2bobbylon]

Stop screaming!

[@wombolino2343]

Nerfed towers are good, now we need to sub in players that actually understand that the towers are nerfed...

[@DarthChrisB]

It just escapes me how such a nerdy thing like a mod site can be infested with mainstream normie politics. Imagine an HR lady being present at a basement D&D evening.

[@FlawlessRuby]

Reduce range is making those game so much more enjoyable. More aggresion, more macro, more actions!

[@KilledWithStyle]

Post #34 asking for a youpudding white phosphoru duel on tiniest maps

[@sebastianwendl603]

fifth?

[@j1g2w3]

Fistr

[@MP-eo6rf]

I’m the 3rd viewer 😊