Hi all! I’m building an AI coach for Age of Empires IV and I’m looking for players of any level to test it.
What it does
- Before the match: on the loading screen it reads the map, the players and their civs, looks at how your opponents played their last matches (from the game’s official stats) and makes a plan for you. It’s usually ready before the match starts.
- During the match: it reads your HUD (resources, villagers, population, age) and says each step of the plan out loud at the right moment. It warns you about idle villagers, houses and an idle town center, and every 5 minutes it reviews how you’re doing. Say “hey coach” and what you see (for example “they’re going cavalry”), or type it, and it changes the plan.
- After the match: a summary from the official stats: what went well, what to fix next time, and how the plan held up.
Safe to play with: it only looks at your screen, like a Discord screen share. It never clicks, never presses keys and doesn’t read the game’s memory. Nothing to install: it runs in Chrome or Edge. It doesn’t play for you.
What you need
- AoE4 on PC in borderless or windowed fullscreen, ideally at 1920×1080 (GeForce NOW and Moonlight work too)
- Chrome or Edge open next to the game, in another window or on a second monitor. No second monitor? Your phone next to the keyboard works as one.
- A headset, so the mic doesn’t hear the coach
- A Google account
What I’m asking of testers: play some matches with it, and at the end of each one give it a score from 0 to 10 and say what could be better. I read every score. While we’re testing, please use it in Quick Match or against the AI rather than in ranked.
It’s free while we test, and by invitation. To get one, open AI coach for Age of Empires IV, sign in with Google and ask for an invite. The page also has a step-by-step guide and lists exactly what leaves your computer: the AI is Anthropic’s Claude, and your voice never leaves your PC.
It speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Japanese and Chinese.
Happy to answer questions here! This is an independent project, not affiliated with Microsoft, World’s Edge or Relic Entertainment.
