# How did ransom "Used" to work?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-did-ransom-used-to-work/216236 "2022-10-23T13:08:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/how-did-ransom-used-to-work/216236/1 "2022-10-23T13:08:54Z")

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So I was bored and since the ransoming mechanic seems to be (one of) the source of the OOS problems with the game, I decided to see if there was anything obvious ( i dont know shit about programming)

The only I can tell is that there is a DERansom tech which seems to be the current ransom tech in the game but it was kinda empty so I decided to look in legacy and I cant find any kind of ransom tech.

There is a ransom command but there is nothing that describes what happens. its not something hard coded into the game it is?