Hello,
I edited a new map on the editor mode of AOE2 for those who might be interested.
I recreated the battle of Minas Tirith from the LOTR books/movies. The map is based on the movie and the game Battle for Middle Earth 1 where you can play this battle.
I didn’t represent the death army and heroes from LOTR in the game but it could be an add-on for later.
The game is played by 2 sides :
Gondor and Rohan from a side (Byzantins and Franks) in post-imperial age
Rhûn / Mordor on the other side (Malays and Persians) in castle age.
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Gondor is locked in his city with some armies (bombard cannons, archers, infantry, good light cavalry), medium ressources but can get more during the game thanks to the wealth of the city. They also have military buildings to get more troups and help to defend the base. There is not a lot of space remaining but you could build more buildings if needed.
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Rohan starts with 1 forum, few villagers and locked palladins in big walls. They can build and create more troups but they lack of space in their walls so they need to wait for the trigger to work (see below).
The game has a trigger with the arrival of Rohirrims from Rohan with plenty of Paladins arriving (Franks palladins embodying the best cavaliers of the game).
The trigger is unlocked when the last door of the city is destroyed, it unlocks the door where the paladins are locked and they go into the battle.
Rhûn and Mordor form an alliance with 2 civilizations invading Gondor and his city :
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Malays were chosen for their junk and crowded army = Karambits representing Orcs, they can build more army and start with lot of resources but they cannot get more ressources.
They also start with siege towers and siege onagers representing the siege army in the movies.
They have several military buildings, one forum and 1 villager (but can get more villagers), they cannot build economic buildings but the market. -
Persians start with Ghulam Units and archers Elephants (chosen for their look close to the Rhûn men in the movie). They have the same ressources as the Malays and can do more units but they cannot get more ressources.
They start with several military buildings, one forum and 1 villager (but can get more villagers), they cannot build economic buildings but the market.
You can choose what side you want to play or you can play against AI.
The goal is to destroy the opponent in Conquest mode.
Let me know if you are interested to try the map, I would be glad to get your feedbacks and fixings. And how can I share it ?
Thanks