My takes -
- Bersekers will wield 2 weapons. It can be customized to wield 2 axes or one sword and one axe.
- Longboats can transport warriors while also attack
- Elite Berserkers will wear wolf fur on head
One thing that gives me some comfort is that they finally didn’t put those stereotypical horned helmets on the Vikings.
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It is not known, out there, the horned helmets ended up using the elite unique units…
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source: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/1t0i11r/comment/oj9hy7i/?context=3
Let’s hope they’ve not replaced the horned helmets with tropey semi-nude barbarbarians.
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So it seems that the Viking period is the main inspiration.
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Yes, that means they will be “Norse” (793-1523) as in AoM/AoEO and not “Vikings” (793-1100) per se as in AoE 2…
And yes, just like in AoE 2…
Nah, if it didn’t fit in AoE 2, it’s even less likely to fit in AoE 4… they might include the Woad Raider in AoMR when they add the Celts…
I mean the bare chests of the Vikings in the picture remind me of Woads.
Yes, it has a certain…
Well, so far the Swedish Vikings in the game (Macedonian Varangians) don’t have horned helmets, so I guess everything’s fine for now.
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Time period
This confirms that the Vikings will indeed be “Vikings” in the sense that they represent the Viking Age (793-1100). At least that’s the understanding given that their timeline is slightly different from that of other civilizations in the game (800-1600).
Perhaps we can expect “Denmark” with late medieval elements and landmarks for a variant, maybe like Kalmar Union, I don’t know.
It would also be interesting to wonder if they’ll have bombards or handcannons, because historically, the Vikings didn’t develop this technology due to their period of decline (around 1100), which marked the end of that Vikings era and the beginning of the Norse kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It would be great to see what Imperial units (IV) they replace them with: Berserker Corps? Jomsvikings destroyers? Giant Rams?
No Macedonian Sweden Vikings recycling
Okay, so the Vikings won’t have Ridaris with +6/+6 heavy armor.
That’s fine, the Vikings weren’t known for having powerful heavy cavalry; they were an infantry civilization.
They only began to have cavalry after suffering their first defeats, and even when they created their first heavy cavalry corps, they did not stand out much nor were they their main force, because it was difficult to raise horses in Scandinavia.
Zero Empires’ comment does not confirm that. He does not say they will only represent that shorter timeline.
It actually sounds like he is hinting the opposite.
Yes, for me it could be Vikings as the main civ and then the first variant, the Kalmar Union, more focused on the late Middle Ages…
Yes, they’re probably like the Norse from AoMR, and like the Templar Knights, they don’t have gunpowder, but they do have battering rams and trebuchets…
The generic units unique to the Norse (and not just cosmetically unique) are:
Civilians
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Gatherer: Gathers all resources but cannot construct buildings (other than Ox Carts, Farms, and Houses). -
Ox Cart: Mobile drop site.
Human soldiers
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Town Center and 
Longhouse:
Berserk: General-purpose infantry. Can be trained from the Town Center, or transformed from Gatherers. Can also be trained at the Longhouse, Dark Age onwards.
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Throwing Axeman: Feudal Age infantry good only against other infantry. -
Hirdman: Feudal Age infantry good only against cavalry.
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Raiding Cavalry: Feudal Age cavalry good only against archers. -
Jarl: Castle Age cavalry good against soldiers.
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Huskarl: Castle Age infantry good against archers.
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Portable Ram: Castle Age siege unit good against buildings. -
Ballista: Imperial Age siege unit good against units and ships.
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Heroes
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Temple and 
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Godi: Castle Age ranged hero. Collects Relics and passively generates gold.
Ships
Norse warships have greater attack compared to their contemporaries in other civilizations.
So in that case, the Vikings would be from 793-1523 (from the first Viking attack to the end of the Kalmar Union) with fully Viking units, and then with the Kalmar variant you can include later units and even gunpowder units…
Yeah, I doubt they’re trying to represent Danes up to 1523, at least with the Main civ, but the Norse period.
The thing is, if the Main civilization is going to have Longoats and even Berserkers, I doubt they’ll reach an age where they were banned or replaced (Longboats → Hulks).
On the other hand, if they’re going to make a Viking-themed Crucible, using only that civilization, and they expect them to continue raiding even with post-Imperial units, I doubt they’ll change their look or Viking units for the Danish ones from the Kalmar era.
In any case, I would really like a variant like you say, Kalmar or Denmark, or Norway, because these countries had very beautiful medieval landmarks, although of course, later than the Viking period.
Anyway, we’re just theorizing.
Uhm… acabo de pensar, incluso con su variente, ÂżCual serĂa la maravilla? Una iglesia de madera gigante?
Es muy extraño la verdad.
No entiendo estas decisiones del estudio
Para que hacer ahora una civilización Vikinga, cuando tienes 2 civilizaciones con elementos y mecánicas vikingas?
Primero que nada se hubiesen evitado y ahorrado tanto al tomar otras decisiones en el diseño y desarrollo del juego como la dirección de arte/estilo visual, las infames civilizaciones variantes y las campañas
Se hubiesen ahorrado bastante en las lineas de audio y los documentales, y hoy por hoy no hubiesemos tenido variantes sino civilizaciones propiamente dichas, además de mayor y mejor contenido de campañas y nuevos modos de juego.
Una pena, aun con todo estos cambios y añadidos seguirá a la sombra de Age of Empires II
Age of Empires 4 is already one of the most played RTS games, with only half the player base of Age of Empires 2.
At this point, comparing it to Age of Empires 2 is pointless: The people who have stuck with that game do so because they prefer the 2D design, their computers can’t handle Age of Empires 4’s graphics, the custom campaigns have been around since 1999 (27 years), the focus on micro over macro, or because all the civilizations are nearly identical with few variations.
No loco, deja el fanatismo. Hay que leer todo el libro, no solo el capitulo.
Algo que vemos y muy preocupante es que la franquicia se va a estancar y se va a quedar en el II. ¿Por qué crees que invierten más en el II que en los otros?
Microsoft y Worlds Edge seguiran manteniendo su gallina de oro mientras que a los otros solo le daran las migajas del pastel
Mira lo que paso con el III, tiene demasiado potencial y ahi lo tienen abandonado al juego.
Yes, I hadn’t thought of that… they could be the same Viking units, but starting with Castle Age they change their attire to Danish or Hanseatic League clothing…
Pues sĂ, como en AoE 2…
Pues sĂ, es algo que temo que pase a la larga…que Microsoft simplemente diga “para que hacer un AoE 5 si con AoE 2 podemos vivir hasta que nos cansemos de la saga?”…
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Exacto, y no es algo que queremos obviamente que pase. Pero para estos individuos seria mas facil matar los demas juegos y quedarse con el II
Fijate que incluso ya lo estan preparando para lanzarlo en macOS
Por eso vuelvo, con Age of Empires IV hubiesen vuelto en grande pero ellos mismos no hicieron bien las cosas en un principio, Y hoy por hoy andamos como andamos.
Es ahi que surge la pregunta para que invertir en los otros juegos, si este les da lo que buscan. Ni para pensar en hacer un Age of Empires V.
Lamentable mi hermano
Fanatismo es ir a un tema de vikingos a hablar de porque AoE4 no llega a AoE2 asĂ de la nada. Bueno, solo digo esto porque no me gusta la palabra.
Y ya lo dije, tenemos más de 15’000 jugadores diarios en horas pico, solo en Steam y las ventas en PS5 también son geniales. Estamos, “más o menos bien”, al menos en términos de RTS, que no es un genero que se juegue tanto.
No sucede lo mismo con AoE3:
- AllĂ tuvieron la idea de hacerlo Free-to-play (gente que juega y no paga nada).
- Nunca se preocuparon en hacer un modo de Editor para crear Campañas Personalizadas (Con un sistema de cartas fandom)
- Los recientes DLC tenĂan Batallas histĂłricas, que esta bien, pero da pena no tener más Campañas largas.
- La gente que no le gustó cuando salió (por el sistema de cartas cansino, campaña ficticia, mala representación histórica,), no volvió a tocarlo en su version DE.
En fin, si crees que debemos incrementar la cantidad de jugadores, supongo el contenido single player va a ayudar. Hacer un juego 3D a la larga tiene costes más elevados que uno 2D, como AoE2, asà que entiendo porque se tardan en algunas cosas.
Al menos los problemas en 2024 sirvieron como feedback para el 2025, tenemos variantes más históricas, y mejor aprovechadas como Caballeros templarios o Sengoku.
Vuelvo a decir, estamos bien, o al menos no es para que cancelen el desarrollo del juego como en AoE3.
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