hehe No!
There is a partnership with Le Louvre Paris, Museum
A exhibition of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt!
Remember that is already quite represented in the game with Abbasids and Ayyubids
Why did they show this ? maybe is variant civ
AoE IV is only mentioned because they are featured in Abbasids and Ayyubids, as said above. This event is more for AoE 2 than 4, there is a special scenario that they released for this event that can be played in 2:
To celebrate the Age of Empires collaboration with the Louvre, and the Mamluk sultanate, we have created a new scenario to bring a moment of their storied history to life!
Created by beloved Age of Empires campaign designer and World’s Edge Senior Business Manager, Ramsey Abdulrahim (AKA Filthydelphia), players can experience a new scenario titled “Ayn Jalut”.
This new mission puts players in charge of the Mamluk army as the Mongol army approaches. Live this monumental victory by the Mamluk army and see how you fare as you take control and strive to emerge victorious!
When they reference AoE4 they just tell people to go play the DLC campaign to experience it, oh well. (AoE 3 is also briefly mentioned, as it features the Mameluke unit as well)
Well Mamluk Sultanate is in fact the successor of Ayyubid Sultanate
It could be, actually! Maybe in the near future
AoEIV in the Mamlouks Exhibition in Le Louvre Paris.
If you read this article carefully, you’ll see that they show exactly what parts of the current AoE2:DE, AoE3:DE, and AoE4 games mention the Mamluk Sultanate.
In the case of our game (AoE IV), they are represented in the “Sultan Ascend campaign” as a Campaign Civ. For the Exhibition, they use it for 2 scenarios:
- The Battle of Aq Yaluq (1261)
- The Capture of Acre (1291).
The Mamluk Sultanate in the Campaign
The Mamluk Sultanate is currently a campaign civ. It has notable differences from the Abbasids, such as its technologies and unique units.
They have the Turkic Horse Archer as a unique unit, replacing the Camel Archer, the Dervish, and several different technologies in the House of Knowledge ( Food Reserves, Berry Cultivation, Ancient Relics, and Construction Drills).
During the Siege of Acre, they possess a unique Landmark with two super rock throwers, with the ability to deal area damage to certain parts of the map.
In fact, with those characteristics, and the idea of ​​​​variant civs, they could also be a good candidate for a future Abbasid variant.
It would be great to have the two campaign-signature rock throwers in the game, and it would really be nice to have the “Mameluke” as a unique heavy cavalry unit like in AoE3.
I hope it wasnt real french got 2 variant and now if the abbasid get another variant too it will be absurd like only this 2 civ can get variants.
Regarding AoE 3, they also have an interview with a historian that says the Mameluke depicted in AoE 3 is more accurate than the AoE 2 one.