1v1 vs Aoe3 DE's New "Extreme" AI

[@dylanjhmorgan]

Playing as any colour other than red as the British is a capital offence

[@koldfire_kf]

Too bad i set them as blue (i pick red for ottomans)

[@Harsh12351]

Doesn't matter if you select the Thin Red Line upgrade from Special Church Improvements

[@baraaorabi]

That single house left incomplete for 10 minutes is so annoying

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

English spoken by the Brits in this game reminds me how different the language was during Elizabethan times.

[@mundee7792]

I believe they're speaking Middle English, which by the early colonial age had pretty much been completely replaced by early modern English. So the game seems to be inaccurate in that regard by roughly a few centuries. By the 1600s the English spoke at least in a way that we can understand in the modern day, although it was much more archaic than how it's spoken now.

[@justhair17]

Dude here making extreme look easy, while I struggle to defeat even the hard one :)

[@user-so4dp]

Same 😂

[@Abdu_401]

Yea 😂 😂

[@cyclonegaming443]

I feel hard is easy, hardest is to hard, wish they had harder

[@NbJrNbicus]

you can always try giving the hard ai a handicap or yourself a handicap agains the hardest ai to try and compensate then lower it by a single tick each time @@cyclonegaming443

[@erikonthefloor]

Yes! And even when I can easily defeat moderate even on 1v2, why do I keep getting bodied by hard ai?

[@mohithalder3169]

T-west:- uploads pacifist runs, and mourns even single deaths in campaigns Also T-west:- Let's do cannons 'cause cannons are bloody fun eh?!

[@derdurstbursch]

"let's cannon the villagers"

[@mohithalder3169]

@@derdurstbursch yeah!!

[@philipbanks632]

Looks like Gustavus just got a slice of humble pie.

[@T-West]

Today, you will hear me ROAR!

[@dragon-gr3xt]

​@@T-West Is British powerful?

[@T-West]

I don't really know the civs that well in Aoe3, not sure about how strong they are.

[@dragon-gr3xt]

@@T-West I played aoe 3 till TAD and I can guarantee you that British was always the strongest civ in TAD .

[@dragon-gr3xt]

@@T-West Many things may have changed ever since DE has been released

[@ignacejespers8201]

Gustavus Adolphus when online: HEAR ME ROAR Gustavus Adolphus IRL: rawr

[@mohithalder3169]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@duaijhutari]

You made the extreme look so easy

[@cory8606]

Because the extreme is very easy

[@suffer8318]

Can't wait to play this next week.

[@ApofKol]

T-West: Extreme AI is eazy Me: Gets his ass beaten by normal AI

[@RiceMonger888]

5:40 so when the enemy rushes you, with say 10 pikes or something, he cannot just siege your barracks for free, but you can use your towncenter fire to protect your barracks.

[@RG001100]

15:22 well that wasn't very pacifist.

[@laservsvecchiette]

I really loved the AOE3 campaigns, they have a good connection and story (John, Nathaniel and Chayton Black are nice, and also Japanese and Indian ones). But for some reason, I always found the skirmish games too repetitive. But I pre-ordered anyway because I am looking forward to give it a try!

[@MrHanderson91]

Try different civs, strategies and maps. So much to explore...

[@alexandrearagao6050]

Its a good idea to pick it up if you ever wanted to play it Costs about HALF as much as the non-DE version But i wonder how will the multiplayer be, since i'm not one of those 4000 apm players nor hardcore AoE3 strategist There were also some matchmaking connection bugs back then, hope i never encounter one

[@nathangamble125]

I play the "Wars of Liberty" mod, which makes the skirmishes a lot more fun by adding a load of new civs and mechanics.

[@Taylosh545]

Repetitive? Bro get out of here

[@martinsvetoslavpolovka4590]

you can always use scenario editor for better skirmish experience or more unlimited fun

[@wintersummers3085]

"Every moment I live...is agony."

[@Jixxor]

I got the feeling this AI would lose to AOE2DE medium AI.

[@Mrjablin]

Or even aoe3 ai

[@tb124.gaming]

Aggreed, the DE AI is just stupid. For some reason it only spams cannons, even with the chinese they just spam that weak small cannon :/ I hope they fix it

[@lopadova_]

@@tb124.gaming the AI was building freaking mills at age 2 lol

[@edbartlett9757]

Never really got in to AOE2 but I love AOE3 and have been enjoying all your content, so this is a massive win win for me!

[@AntonioZL]

I'd like to see you playing 0 A.D. It's a free, open source RTS that started 20 years ago as an AoE 2 mod, but developed into it's own game with it's own engine. The time period is roughly around AoE 1 but it plays a lot more like AoE 3. Great game.

[@flxdrv5020]

ngl, even through youtube compresion at 1080p the new game assests and models look really good, and the shaders more realistc, can't wait to try it out! really hope there is a good 21/9 support :p

[@osprey2310]

I feel like AoE2 players will find AoE3 'extreme'ly easy. I love both games and I actually started off playing AoE3. It took me a long time to learn AoE2 but I realized that had automatically made me a much much better AoE3 player. Imo the key is to never keep the TC idle!

[@zonetropper]

That's mostly due to how the AI is scripted and how aoe2 has lot of simple aifunc libraries in a much simpler game logic sense to implement because the most complicated thing to what matters to the ai is dodging projectiles and converting each unit individually which is built in the .per file. In aoe3, you have treasure creeping, shipment management, Trading post management, Revolutions, Special abilities, Wonder abilities, Consulate management and few others i'm forgetting. To properly program this in a deterministic way for the ai to know when to put more escrow than not is quite not as easy as making the aoe2 ai. Doesn't help that userpatch introduced lot of more functions for ai scripting while aom/aoe3 engine is pretty hardcoded to giving scripters new tools to work with.

[@osprey2310]

@@zonetropper that makes sense. Also the unit classes in AoE3 are so much more complicated. It must be hard to code appropriate counters given so many different units in the game, no? For instance hand infantry usually counter hand cavalry but using a group of musketeers against Lancers isn't an optimal choice, while using them against Cossacks is okay. Not that musketeers are hand infantry haha. But then again, that is really what I love about AoE3. In AoE2, I feel like I'm playing chess sometimes.

[@zg4705]

personally, i've found aoe3 online much harder than aoe2. but for AI battles you're absolutely right, the aoe2 battles are harder. i think zonetropper's reply is 100% correct.

[@zacharyshoemaker835]

@@osprey2310 Consider some units as specialists. Lancers and Mahuts for example would be anti infantry specialists. While muskets are good against cavalry as a whole they will not counter them. So you use anti cav specialists as a hard counter sams, dops, rods. Or you can choose to ignore their specialty all together and just send huss against them

[@Adrian-mw7us]

@@osprey2310 You'd think with so many intricacies to making a good AI that they would just resort to machine learning for AI development

[@RiceMonger888]

btw, xp early is always worth it, since it brings you faster to your first (or second) shipment compared to your enemy. If you send your 3 vills 10 seconds earlier than your opponent it makes quite a difference. Usually games are won by getting ahead of your opponent little by little. However if the choice is between wood and xp, wood is probably preferable. Generally its wood>food>xp>all other however it actually really depends on the situation, russians for example would prefer food over the all others, sometimes 50 coin can also be quite strong, or lamas/cows when you are india... and so on

[@ThePeacemaker848]

I remember when AoE3 came out. I was in university, tried a bit of it, but didn't have time to really get into it. I remember back then how the new 3D graphics for RTS were the new thing but it was honestly pretty bad. Colonial Period is my favorite historical age so I was disappointed back then. I think I'll be getting AoE3 DE within a couple weeks of release - after watching review videos like this of course :)

[@1963felonee]

It was the big game for me when I was younger and I was just infatuated with it ever since, it's a game I hold really near and dear and almost don't wanna see major more of updated graphics and such, but some of the changes are nice, I just don't wanna see it become aoe2 de, that game seems so meta driven now instead of a relaxing fun RTS it just feels, like everything is the same, and everything has to follow the individual meta instead of being able to have some creativity and individuality

[@Daniel-pg9qh]

@@1963felonee What do you mean by meta?

[@1963felonee]

@@Daniel-pg9qh that you really have to follow the build order, like age up at this many villagers, do this now, if you completely disregard the build order you can end up needing a lower level opponent but if you follow it and aren't good the ai is too hard or not hard enough. And in AoE3 you can have real dynamic battles not relying on any build order

[@nicolaspanain8374]

the sounds and music are so nostalgic to me "yes" "ready" (and words that I can't spell). oh how I wanted to play this 😭

[@vladimirlagos2688]

Jeez, I have never been able to defeat the extreme AI, and he just wings it without even knowing the units that well. Wow, amazing skill!

[@Pilafcg]

I love how he got all nervous and spammy after he saw that cannon

[@mq7447]

have you heard of the dreaded French strategy of instant Cuirassier? I wonder if they've already patched it

[@RG001100]

No? Is it possible to learn this power?

[@T-West]

Not from an Aoe2 player.

[@gatowololo5629]

It has been patched for DE :)

[@sohamdas7314]

@@gatowololo5629 good 2020 got better

[@RiceMonger888]

Have they actually nerfed cards? Damn, cant wait to see. The "instant cuirassier" strat was one of the issues that made this game quite imbalanced, especially for longer lasting games, and france to be quite OP. Basically the Cuirassier is french special cav unit (3 pop, 150 f 150 g) that can have up to 1150 hp and around 60 atk with 3 area damage. So quite a strong unit per se. The problem with this unit are the supporting cards, (fast cav age 2, reducing cav training time by 40%) and more so the age 4 card that reduces training time AND reduces cost to 127/127. Plus the church tech, another 40% faster training. That means you can create this unit instantly, in every single game, very annoying. Will be interesting to see how they nerfed certain cards.

[@timotay22]

The outlaw riflemen are weaker in melee (at least they were in aoe 3 original).

[@timotay22]

P.S. to take the treasure with two outlaw riflemen, I set my explorer's attack mode to melee, stand him next to one rifleman, crackshot the other guy, and shift-queue him to them attack the guy standing next to him. He'll lose very little HP.

[@IschmarVI]

@@timotay22 same goes wor the blowpipe guys as well - they suck at melee range

[@andrescastro8592]

Gotta be honest... extreme AI is way easier than I thought... play a free for all or a 3v1 there u can have a better experience

[@BoTisHerE1]

no. its the sweden ai that is easy

[@caracatoacacepe]

This man must have some brave DNA, because I've never seen anyone love wood more than him! Imagine going into the 3rd age, and your first thought is to get 1000 wood, instead of the 2 cannons that will firmly solidify your lead!

[@srbishkrst]

T West we are so happy you are finally back and uploading frequently New vids! You will get more subscribers Just be patient your time will come!

[@andrewramadhanar]

That extreme aoe3de ai looks like hard difficulty ai on aoe2de 😋

[@TheLive100]

the AI always was trash in aoe3. a wonder he did it tho with his knowledge.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

Hunts rot at 0.7 food per second, just slightly less than the rate at which a settler collects food from it (0.84). So yes, rot matters if you've only got a few villagers collecting from each animal, it's more efficient to concentrate them on a few animals and leave the rest alive.

[@mrgiock]

great video! didn't expect you to play that good honestly kek about the treasure in the early game: xp is very good early on, it allows you to get shipments faster. and you should've used your hability on the outlaw, its a tougher unit (it didnt seem so in DE so im not so sure anymore)

[@mathis5803]

Geez the timing of the background music was perfect

[@latbat58]

Thank you kind sir. I was literally searching for and extreme ai 1v1

[@atomictoad88]

Dang man I can barely keep up with AOEs hard Ai. You're a champ

[@kingeruchannel6704]

when i do team AI skirmish, i always hate that the AI enemy TARGETED for the player only, even there AI ally near them and not attack it

[@sir8923]

Frankly for me the ai targets the closest player (which is always the teammate ai😋😂)

[@MelvinPonce]

@@sir8923 for me the others AI always target spanish AI

[@cs.birdman]

Does herding the hunt towards your TC have any passive benefits? Or is it just a simple protect your villagers incase you get raided thing?

[@T-West]

It doesn't affect the gather rate, it just protects your Villagers and decrease the walk time towards the hunt.

[@Gonger02]

holy fuck your early booming is disgustingly perfect

[@MCdouchbag]

does this game have hotkeys for techs, like how AoE II DE did? I don't quite remember but I don't think AoE III had that.

[@T-West]

Oh, I just checked the hotkeys menu real quick, and I didn't see any.

[@GarfieldRex]

I wonder if Wars of Liberty Mod will also be available for AoE3 DE (this is aoe3wol.com, like the biggest age of empires game ever).

[@jdawg7374]

How come you and Aussie drongo have your map on the right and building interface on the left, is it actually beneficial or is it just how you prefer it?

[@T-West]

That's just where I'm accustomed to things from Aoe2.

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

Fun part of AoE3 is not just cannons Its also rushing with grenadiers and retreating before the enemy allies have produced the force to counter

[@samtate2011]

I play with British too and as soon as I get into 2nd age they attack none stop until I'm dead...and that's on hard :( I'm as fast as my opponent but regardless of how many troops I make they still overwhelm me.

[@korke_]

weird, why did the AI went to farms so early? and on great plain out of all maps.....

[@LamppuKioski]

Why is it building mills in age 2? ._.

[@elitecassidy8258]

Damn I must be trash cause I get my ass kicked by “hardest” AI

[@theowlogram888]

0:59 Geography 101

[@visaug3680]

here is my man

[@CmD-TheDarkGuard]

Extreeeeeeme AI, here we go!

[@osprey2310]

I wonder if this is as easy to do as the Ottomans. They are a harder civ to play because their Dark age (lol AoE2 terminology!) is very different. They're like the opposite of the British - while the British get more settlers easily, it's actually very hard to build an eco with Ottomans early on.

[@oscarrich1221]

if your wondering what treasures are good to get, anything that says el gupo polllo is the best. maybe not from a strategic viewpoint, but i always loved collecting the boots of the lost explorer "the handsome chicken"

[@TazzSmk]

dang can't wait to play it :)

[@Sehruhark]

Playing old AOE3 and then AOE2 DE and then coming back to this really makes the difference in AI obvious. With far less effort you can get a significant lead over 3 DE AI, while the 2 AI really shows it has had more development time, and benefits from a more developed and consistent meta. Of course, it's not just the meta, though, 3 AI is just more stupid in general. Moderate AI for example literally walks groups of settlers into your army/occupied territory for res. Hopefully there's still room for improvement there, otherwise 3 won't have nearly as much content for those that like to play singleplayer. There is one thing I can already say I really like about the Swedes though. The Hakkapelliita actually speak Finnish instead of Swedish, as they should. These kinds of things are nice, even if they're missing their most signature battlecry.

[@generalhyde007]

I would suggest you play as Brits and go against 2 AI next time. Thanks for the heart!

[@thelegitdude_1232]

How did you know he gave you a heart your comment Isn't editted so you typed that while you were typing your comment

[@thelegitdude_1232]

So you sir are a fortune teller

[@seltin1988]

will you do the campaigns in this game? would love to see how you do them :) on hard if possible, please and thank you!

[@T-West]

Not sure if I'll do all of them, but I'm planning on doing at least the first one.

[@seltin1988]

@@T-West thanks! i know that aoe3 is not that popular but i do love the cheesey story :D

[@baiwuli6781]

Disappointed, this new extreme mode is too easy

[@heeje90]

That’s cuz its not.

[@yeshyadav8754]

That house which was unbuilt triggered my OCD but gg mate

[@prabhureubenthomas6052]

Did you train longbows.. I am seeing this now after commenting the other vid..

[@xoxogaming1356]

Bro AoE 4.... Have you any news for that

[@T-West]

Nope.

[@rainbowstarunicornprincess4391]

Something must be wrong here: im counting a lot of kills

[@jedis9897]

Try to play the 20min Treaty mode. After 20 minutes they come with full army with artillery :D it's kinda fun to defend your city then :D

[@Skilliard]

Is the AI actually smarter at higher difficulties or does it just cheat with a resource bonus? What difficulty does the AI get normal resources?

[@T-West]

I think it does get smarter, but I'm not sure how the Aoe3 AI cheats. Maybe someone else will know.

[@We_Are_I_Am]

Extreme Ai gets 40% economy boost.

[@duartecanotilho7773]

The Ai still does the same errors that the hardest AI did. It does not raid, it does not counter your units (it makes the pre define units) it has a really bad deck, and it creates random buildings

[@ShahTalks]

"Canons are fun" Can't agree more,canons are a blast of fun

[@a2falcone]

I like canon law too.

[@jcbo8906]

How you feel about the game right now? is good or still bugged like the another DEs at release?

[@T-West]

I tried playing ranked TGs, but it wouldn't allow me to invite other people to my party. And when other people invited me, it wouldn't search for a match. I think that single player will be mostly fine, but multiplayer will be rather buggy and lacking in features.

[@jcbo8906]

@@T-West Damn is so bad, I even suggested dome things for ranked games during the beta but seems that I was ignored lol, Hope at least the game gets better soon post launch.

[@zonetropper]

I don't get why the ai didn't crush you when they got Colonial, they practically outclassed you so hard yet you didn't do anything special to win the upper hand they somehow stopped producing units or something?

[@leonardosternberg5093]

Heya, does anyone know if the AI cheats?

[@ਗੁਰਸਿਮਰਸਿੰਘ]

Yes, ai cheats now but much less than original

[@leonardosternberg5093]

@@ਗੁਰਸਿਮਰਸਿੰਘ ohhh, was really looking foward if the AI wouldn't cheat but would kick ass like in aoe2 DE. But thanks for the info!

[@ਗੁਰਸਿਮਰਸਿੰਘ]

@@leonardosternberg5093 welcome

[@santiagollamico3381]

Of you can beat original one this will be like steal a candy from a kid

[@TacoMeat555]

it is a real shame that you couldnt upgrade your "explorer" like add new skin or even add diffrent weapons. diffrent abilitys... make him more important into every since online battles... real shame

[@amitvishwakarma7210]

Well could you recommend some remade campaigns of Aoe2 as I play what is called a aoe2de mod for tc..... As always love your videos...

[@T-West]

What do you mean by "remade campaigns"?

[@amitvishwakarma7210]

Those with cpx of cpn extensions....

[@T-West]

@@amitvishwakarma7210 Oh, if you look on AoKHeaven, there are quite a few there. Just search their scenario and campaign sections. You can find ones with high review ratings or lots of downloads.

[@amitvishwakarma7210]

Thnx...

[@kingsarues1586]

From what I've played of aoe3 is that settlers and resource gather speed upgrades are worse than straight up resource shipments. Also if you have map control build trade posts. shipments win games.

[@konsumkind99]

Its really depending on the Situation. If you have already a eco of more than 30 Vills, sending in a 30% gather speed card will have a good impact. The 700 resource crates are great early on and for the first push, but i dont like the Idea of being dependend on the XP

[@ShubhamC24]

Dont you think the viewing angle of aoe3 is weird?

[@T-West]

It feels weird to me how the camera "tilts" when it zooms in, otherwise it seems normal.

[@ShubhamC24]

@@T-West aoe2 viewing angle is very good. Most prefer the 45° angle of aoe2 than this 85° angle of aoe3.

[@rRaiyan2]

Am I only one who looks at the UI and thinks, Look how they massacred my boy!

[@StarshadowMelody]

good thing this one has options, hehe.

[@rRaiyan2]

@@StarshadowMelody Oh thank God!

[@carlobobba]

Why not building trading posts ?

[@T-West]

That probably would have been good at some point.

[@zg4705]

why does this seem easier than the normal expert aoe3 ai????

[@monsG165]

They havent added an AoE2 like camera perspective, its very confusing and hard to adapt to coming over from AoE2.

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

I really am looking forward to playing as Swedes and Incas...

[@alidegirmenci3375]

I've been playing the game since 2005. I've been playing definitive edition since 2020. I have a bad habit. At the beginning of the game, I watch market improvements and workers. I'm trying to collect wood and build towers. I do not produce any soldiers. I'm trying to skip a beat. I've been waiting a long time to send out soldiers and attack. Enemies earn a lot of money in a short time and become extremely powerful. They are coming with their armies. I am dying without fighting because I am busy with different things. Even raiding resource-gathering workers at the beginning of the game is very useful. But I don't get soldiers from the deck of cards, I constantly get cards that increase building and resource production or military statistics. So I don't even get soldiers as gifts. I think I need to change myself

[@BrandoniTheGreat]

Can you build walls over the trade post? One of the most annoying things ever is to have to build your base in two because of that lol

[@T-West]

I don't think so, but then I've never really tried walling in Aoe3.

[@pseudonim2048]

Why do u space out the houses?

[@T-West]

I just kinda built them wherever. There's probably a much better way to do it.

[@pseudonim2048]

@@T-West Alright, ty, I just build them next to each other but I can't even beat a hard bot :P

[@ateium2409]

T-West after Pacifist Gengis Khan - I'm taking a break from the Pacifist runs . *Uploads El Cid the next week* T-West after Pacifist Montezuma - I'm heading to the Battle of the Conquerers . *Doesn't upload for a month*

[@kabalofthebloodyspoon]

I’m a Swedish plumber

[@MichaelPohoreski]

=== Deck === I: Exploration Age: 3 Settlers, Exotic Hardwoods II: Commerce Age: 4 Settlers, 5 Settlers, 700 Food, 600 Wood, 700 Wood, 700 Coin, 6 Longbowmen, Musketeer/Grenadier Damage, 6 Musketeers, Cavalry Hitpoints III: Fortress Age: 8 Settlers, 1000 Wood, 10 Longbowmen, Yeomen, 9 Musketeers, 5 Hussars, Cavalry Combat, 2 Falconets, Royal Mint, Refrigeration IV: Industrial Age: 3 Congreve Rockets, Factory, Robber Barons === Actual Deck === I: Exploration Age: 3 Settlers II: Commerce Age: 4 Settlers, 5 Settlers, 700 Food, 600 Wood, 700 Wood, 700 Coin III: Fortress Age: 1000 wood

[@K-Von]

They should rework the skirmish AI in DE, in my opinion. Aside is almost identical to the HD version.

[@jatin1995]

whats your PC config?

[@T-West]

Built it 5 years ago, got a new GPU 2 years ago. CPU: i7-4790K GPU: 1070 Ti RAM: 32 GB DDR3-1600

[@seanchen7391]

Brits grenadiers are actually very powerful in II age and you can easily end this game with them 8 mins earlier. Just try the "Improved Grenades" and you will be good.

[@IschmarVI]

I think that british grenadiers are generally underrated. What's great about them is that, if you decide to tech into readcoats, most of their upgrades also benefit grenadiers which means, it is extremely easy to combine these two.

[@crazypiikkis]

Why do english speakers call Gustaf Adolf Gustavus Adolphus but Ptolemaios Ptolemy and Pompeius Pompey etc.?

[@TehDanny]

Hm at least it doesn't look like the AI is cheating. The hardest AIs in many RTS games cheat with things such as faster gathering rates and full map visibility. But I'm hoping to see improvements at launch or within a couple of weeks after.

[@baronmunro1494]

Pretty disappointed they left that speed penalty for being attacked by melee units in. That was the number one thing I wanted changed in AoE3 DE.

[@IschmarVI]

snaring is a mechanic that I personally really like. it allows melee units to actually catch up to ranged units without turning kiting into a non-factor. However, while it works pretty well in aoe3 imo it is definitely a mechanic that doesn't suit every game so I am kinda glad that they didn't reintroduce it to aoe4

[@Hirschgang]

Idk but if i play against the extreme ai...it rushes XP to get shipments faster then me to rush me with early units i cannot defend...after that they just push with infantery and you cant ever really build up. And you here didnt even get rushed ...so kinda confused here

[@T-West]

No idea how the AI has been updated since release, but I imagine it has lots of different strategies. I didn't really have to do anything special here, but the AI may have gotten better since I played this.

[@guard6069]

i mean is more easy to defeat the extreme AI when you are on fortress because you have more upgrades you can make falconets dragons etc. as i say even more more easy

[@ubbx7716]

Will you continue aoe2 de

[@T-West]

Yes.

[@Stormfox93]

Torp = Croft (a small rural dwelling and agricultural unit).

[@RiceMonger888]

3:04 read the stats... ranged attack 40, hand attack 12 short answer: yes, pls melee them, at range they will actually kill you lol.

[@alexandrearagao6050]

One misleading thing about range vs melee is that on most cases, melee attacks attack twice as fast as ranged ones So (not the outlaw case here) if you see a unit with 12 ranged dmg and 6 melee dmg, its the same dps Exceptions include - but are not limited to - the British Longbowmen and the Sioux Rifle Rider, which fires 2x faster than normal Also, the units have damage resistances too, might want to take a look into that aswell. IIRC, the outlaw musketeer has 30% resist to melee and explorers have 30% to ranged, so even if their damage is well distributed, you want to fight these from range

[@RiceMonger888]

@@alexandrearagao6050 Lol no? Which single unit attacks faster melee than ranged? thats just wrong... The outlaw has 30% RANGE resist, that means if you attack from range you do 70% of the damaged compared to melee atack... and explorers have 10% range resist... damagewise, its either 40x.90 from range which is 36 damage per shot that your explorer takes, or 12 damage per melee shot... short answer: you will take 300% of the damge when you fight him from range rather than melee him...

[@alexandrearagao6050]

@@RiceMonger888 I'll make a vid (on the normal AoE3, not the DE version) about the attack speed thing. About the outlaw renegade, yes it is far stronger in range than in melee, but i used the outlaw musketeer as the example, which is a different unit

[@RiceMonger888]

@@alexandrearagao6050 You mean that 450 hp unit that only appears in the campaign?? Well thats a bit rare of an example, but in that very rare case you are right. 30 range atk, 20 melee atk, however it atacks 50% faster in melee, considering additionally its 20% melee resist you should atack this very specific unit via range. (However 450 hp, so usually only crackshot it) Besides its really a bad example, since this kind of guardian doesnt appear in regular games. Basically, all ranged common guardians, outlow rifles, outlaw pistols, blowers, Thuggs etc. generally do several times as much range damage compared to melee.

[@alexandrearagao6050]

​ @Paul Wunder The outlaw musketeer shows up in some asian dynasties maps too, mostly guarding the silk road trading posts IIRC. I'm gonna confirm that later tonight. I indeed choose a very bad example. Lets take a look at other units then? I tested the Navajo's skirmisher unit, the ashigaru musketeer and the yumi archer on vid, which should be coming in the next hour if all goes well. Any suggestions for another pick? Its also quite annoying to showcase, since it requires very artificial scenarios, which are difficult to do in normal matches

[@RiceMonger888]

hmm, like canons eh? check brits or dutch age 4 shipment that cost 2000 gold, 3 lil bombards. very worth it!

[@chapcity739]

How can I download the game

[@T-West]

You can purchase the game on Steam.

[@sergeantmemeswaraj7048]

I had this doubt that why teleporting vils thro tc by garrisoning not famous in aoe2 unlike In aoe3

[@petersmythe6462]

"It doesn't matter they're all the same" Laughs in no building requirements Khmer and houseless Huns.

[@InfernalBudgie]

i beg you t-west,to make a pacigfist run you promised 3 weeks ago

[@granviellelee4744]

Yo my AoE 3 looks nothing like this what the hell

[@Denniz665_]

Lets see how long it takes T-West to do the AOE3 campaigns Pacifist Style 11

[@jovankuzmanovic1457]

I think that in the first mission, T-West would need to kill some bombards :P