If you could include new mechanics, features or functions in AOE-3, what would you implement?

[KarlosBR96]

@OperaticShip743

Give Europeans a fourth resort. What could it be called and what would it be used for?

Science? Coal? Faith? Political Power? I can’t think of something that fit the game without being too gimmicky. I don’t think a new fourth resource is really necessary. Perhaps the devs could retroactively give the “exports” mechanic to european nations as a special currency to hire mercenaries and unique units or bonuses from other civs. This would be tough to do without messing with the balance and not making the Asian nations feeling less unique.

@OperaticShip743

Imperial cards and increase the limit to 30.

Not sure about the Imperial cards, but it definitly could be fun to have larger decks options for casual play.

@OperaticShip743

Make the pillars of the wall cost no wood.

If people keep deleting pillars to save a few bucks on walls, they might as well make it free…

@OperaticShip743

Be able to trade like the ‘Age of Empires 1- 2’ did and like AOE-4. (It could be a ‘supply wagon’ moving between the market and a coin-generating trading post.) Maybe a limit of 2 per player.

I think that the trade routes are a much better mechanic and more period appropriate that the old school trade carts. Perhaps the devs could add a mechanic where markets somehow benefit from being built near trade routes…

Everything else seems pretty reasonable.

[NearbyDrake3062]

Ranked team games in lobby, being able to see players decks in lobby, being able to sort by games in lobby by the available slots and status of your friends easily accessible.

Fix / add these first

These changes will go a long way compared to other features suggested here

[OperaticShip743]

@KarlosBR96

@OperaticShip743

Give Europeans a fourth resort. What could it be called and what would it be used for?

Science? Coal? Faith? Political Power? I can’t think of something that fit the game without being too gimmicky. I don’t think a new fourth resource is really necessary. Perhaps the devs could retroactively give the “exports” mechanic to european nations as a special currency to hire mercenaries and unique units or bonuses from other civs. This would be tough to do without messing with the balance and not making the Asian nations feeling less unique.

I am aware that it would be very difficult to implement. That is why I was not able to propose how.

@KarlosBR96

@OperaticShip743

Imperial cards and increase the limit to 30.

Not sure about the Imperial cards, but it definitly could be fun to have larger decks options for casual play.

For the treated mode most of all it would be good.

@KarlosBR96

@OperaticShip743

Be able to trade like the ‘Age of Empires 1- 2’ did and like AOE-4. (It could be a ‘supply wagon’ moving between the market and a coin-generating trading post.) Maybe a limit of 2 per player.

I think that the trade routes are a much better mechanic and more period appropriate that the old school trade carts. Perhaps the devs could add a mechanic where markets somehow benefit from being built near trade routes…

This without replacing the current mode. We would have 2 ways to trade.

@KarlosBR96

• A map selection screen that features a world map and you select the map type by clicking on whatever region on want to play in.

As in AOE-4, being able to choose the biome?

@KarlosBR96

-Allowing cattle to generate food over time in livestock pens and similars.

I have also thought about cattle:

Renewals to the original content and its first two expansions

My intention: If the game continues the trend of improving as it progresses, I hope that in the future it will be renewed and things will be implemented to the base content and its first expansions to live up to what the DLC ‘The African Royals’ offered us. I have thought about some things that have already been discussed and others that I would suggest, but it is better to collect them to represent common interests, so they do not become irrelevant forums over time. ¡Let’s start!: Africa…

Nearly outdated stuff that could be useful. (Potential improvements)

I have been reading some forums and I have found that some things such as native villages are not used enough (Although we like this mechanic) because most of the time they are impractical in the short term. Its improvements are usually good, many of its units too. But they still don’t contribute enough. This made me think about the almost obsolete things that are in the game like for example the priests. What does this unit do in the game? So below I made a list of things that could be impr…

@Valagos2

-Eliminating the limits to the amount of naval units you can build of each kind.

At least extend the limit a bit.

@KarlosBR96

@OperaticShip743

Make the pillars of the wall cost no wood.

If people keep deleting pillars to save a few bucks on walls, they might as well make it free…

It is a pretty useless building. Maybe you can build a wall in a linear way, and only include the pillars in the corners.

[pwaopwao]

The option to age up to imperial with a wonder for all the civilizations.

-In this way, wonders for all the civilizations can be included.

-Each wonder gives some bonus as the Asian wonders. If chosen, this bonus replaces the other imperial politician’s age up bonuses. Those wonder bonuses may not be exclusive and some of them can be shared among some civilizations (making things easier for the developers).

-Maybe (just maybe) the wonder can be reconstructed if destroyed at cheaper price.

-Some adjustments can be made for the Asian wonders for balance reasons.

-This wonder age up mechanic can be implemented in an Asian related expansion (makes more sense)

[KarlosBR96]

@OperaticShip743

@KarlosBR96

• A map selection screen that features a world map and you select the map type by clicking on whatever region on want to play in.

As in AOE-4, being able to choose the biome?

You know the map artwork that appears when you’re loading the game? These maps:

Imagine if they were the map selection screen instead. You click on the map to choose where to play instead of picking from a drop-down list.

[OperaticShip743]

It would be a nice touch. Although I would also like the ‘Choose biome’ system that AOE-4 has, where you choose the type of environment and ecosystem, and also choose the type of relief.

It would be nice to be able to configure in custom games:
The size of the map.
The amount of game, trees and mines.
The population limit (Up to 300).
The mersenarios that may be available.
The number of natives available, and the type of natives.
The number of trade routes and trading posts.
The amount of treasures.

It would also be good if they added game modes that have never been official:

Lost. (You start alone with the explorer on a strange and giant map and you must collect treasures in order to build the urban center.

The game mode ‘colosseum’

[MUTYLATOR5553]

It would be much more convenient and more transparent.

[MUTYLATOR5553]

I think it would be nice to see new Politicians portraits adapted to each European civ - their functions as well.

Germans civ could have HRE Electors and Brits civ could have Lords for example.

[karthikriyer]

I agree with choosing biomes, like in AOE 4.

[OperaticShip743]

In fact this function would be better in AOE-3, than in AOE-4 (Unfortunately). Because even the base game of AOE-3 is more diverse in fauna and flora than in AOE-4.

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I would like the loading screens to have tips or fun facts.

Or as it happened in the main page of ESO where it showed the friends available in green, curious historical data.

I would like the developers to do little in-game surveys, or make simple announcements of something they have in mind or the like. (Some games do).

[Konahrik1140]

Que tal si los animales pudieran repoblar como en Empire Earth.
La idea seria que cada manadas de animales estén limitadas por población, mientras sobreviva uno de la especie la manada puede repoblar, pero sin pasar su limite de población.
Ademas existen bisontes en su etapa infantil, ¿porque no también los demás animales?

El sistema de crecimiento de los animales podría estar relacionado con el alimento que dan, similar a la mecánica de los animales de corral.

[Soldeo]

@OperaticShip743

It would be a nice touch. Although I would also like the ‘Choose biome’ system that AOE-4 has, where you choose the type of environment and ecosystem, and also choose the type of relief.

It would be nice to be able to configure in custom games:
The size of the map.
The amount of game, trees and mines.
The population limit (Up to 300).
The mersenarios that may be available.
The number of natives available, and the type of natives.
The number of trade routes and trading posts.
The amount of treasures.

It would also be good if they added game modes that have never been official:

Lost. (You start alone with the explorer on a strange and giant map and you must collect treasures in order to build the urban center.

The game mode ‘colosseum’

All of the suggestions above plus Reveal Map settings like the one in AoE 2 DE. I want to reveal the map whether skirmish or any game mode instead of just deathmatch.

[Azlisle]

Yes please devs add the Reveal Map settings to AoE 3 DE as well. Other suggestions here are great as well.

[OperaticShip743]

New Features Wish List | Devs please check this out!

As the title says, these are the features that I would like the developers to take into account for future updates, I hope we can see them in the future! We will start strong, so fasten your damn belts, this is the completely polished and renewed Interface that I would like them to update, with not only a better organization, but also new features, such as: [Skirmish Setup] Map Size: Give us the possibility to choose the size of the map, whether normal, large or gigantic, w…

[Soldeo]

Thanks for the link.

[SecretHunter91]

Maybe more than 50 units that can be selected, 100 would be more than enough but if it´s too much, maybe 75, or at least 60…

[OperaticShip743]

@StatelyPlayer64

oh y el 4 recurso europeo podrían ser especias, un recurso capaz de permitirles reclutar nativos y que con este recurso permita mejoras tanto en el numero de nativos que puedes entrenar como el daño de estos (aunque me gustaria que no se viese tan similar a lo de los asiaticos)

A fourth resource should represent the actual alliances that civilization had with lesser nations or factions at the time.
The truth is that it does not seem too complicated for me. After all, Asians and Africans can obtain homologous technologies and units from other factions. For the US we could say that it already has its fourth resource with the unlockable cards through the states. However, they might as well have it.

It would be difficult to balance, but it would be very interesting. If in the future a DLC sits in Europe arrives, it would be the opportunity to reinvigorate these civilizations with new elements.

[MUTYLATOR5553]

I think the 4th resource for European civs could be - Progress. It would be produced by Factory and Arsenal (also by the Dutch bank). The European DLC could also add new content for European civs, e.g. new Buildings (e.g. Hospital as the default European building - would heal friendly units in its vicinity. Surgeon could be trained there), new Unique Units (1-2 completely new for each civ), new mercenaries and more advanced battle formations.

In addition, the European DLC could add new architecture sets and make bigger visual differences between European civs - different variants of the same unit or building adapted to a given civ e.g. Musketeer (Unique models for each civ).

Due to the fact that the creators strive for the greatest uniqueness of the new civs, I think that the old civs should also receive new content - to make them more unique.

Let the European DLC be like TWC and TAD - lots of new content. Thematically, this DLC could focus on the period of the Napoleonic Wars. These DLCs could add three brand new European civs that were very relevant during the Napoleonic Wars period.

Finally, I will just add that these DLC would add completely new European maps with completely new Minor Nations and new Historical Battles (due to the fact that there will probably not be new Campaigns, the number of HB could be much higher - 6 new HB). The price of this DLC would be higher than the USA civ DLC and the TAR DLC but that’s understandable due to the larger content.

After the premiere of this DLC, another European DLC (more like The African Royals) could appear, adding 2 civs (Danes and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), Eastern European maps and 3 Historical Battles.

[MUTYLATOR5553]

@MUTYLATOR5553

new Historical Battles (due to the fact that there will probably not be new Campaigns, the number of HB could be much higher - 6 new HB)

1. Battle of Lepanto, 1571 - Spain ally with Italians* vs Ottoman Empire
2. Battle of Gravelines, 1588 - England (British civ) vs Spain
3. Battle of Poltava, 1709 - Russia vs Sweden
4. Battle of Valmy, 1792 - French vs Prussia*, Austria* and Holy Roman Empire Army (Germans civ)
5. Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - United Kingdom (British civ) ally with Prussia*, Holy Roman Empire (Germans civ) and Netherlands (Dutch civ) vs French Empire
6. Battle of Königgrätz, 1866 - Prussia* vs Austria-Hungary* and Saxony (Germans civ)

New civs - Italians*, Austria-Hungary* and Prussians*

[Jonasnee8581]

@MUTYLATOR5553

Let the European DLC be like TWC and TAD - lots of new content. Thematically, this DLC could focus on the period of the Napoleonic Wars. These DLCs could add three brand new European civs that were very relevant during the Napoleonic Wars period.

so denmark-norway napoleons most loyal ally.

@MUTYLATOR5553

Austria-Hungary* and Prussians*

you already know that aint going to happen.