Having in consideration the fact that in AoE DE we will be able to zoom-out quite a whole lot, should I expect increased map sizes? I’d really like to see beefy maps, the bigger the better!
And with map size increased, will the max population stay the same? IMO bigger map means more space to build, fight and have tons of fun with.
I would go absolutely insane if I wouldn’t be able to zoom-out on an battle of epic scale in DE. I’m talking about armies of at least 200 soldiers. A population-cap of 500 should seem rather convenient, but never enough.
More options would certainly be nice. It should still be possible to choose the smaller map sizes and populations for those who want an experience closer to the original, but bigger map sizes and populations should also be there for those who want to play with them.
an army of 200 soldiers would be a pain in the ■■■ if they don’t significantly revamp military unit management, though. And I’m dubious that they will…
I think max Population of 300 is enough and its dosent need more.
By the Map size its can be good when its give a LudaKris map (4x bigger than the gigant map), but only when it can work in the Multiplayer.
I hope there will be at least the same options as in AoE2 HD.
Bigger maps will also mean much harder to manage troops and bases. So its a bit of a double edged sword. They could always make a few new maps that a bigger and keep the old ones the same. That way theres something for everyone.
I think they should leave the option to choose the pop cap open to the players somewhere in the gamesettings, or connect it directly to the map size.
And please keep the map-editor alive!
I think it would be nice if they could create official “specific” random maps for 1v1 or 2v2 etc. That way, it pretty balanced in starting areas for players and comes down to tactical/strategy action.
More troops, more vils and more buildings will cost a lot of RAM and CPU, and internet.
I don’t think they’ll put this to the maximum. Also yes, the micro will be painful.
@Der_Richterrr said:
More troops, more vils and more buildings will cost a lot of RAM and CPU, and internet.
I don’t think they’ll put this to the maximum. Also yes, the micro will be painful.
So they should leave the option to the players how much they want, so everybody can be
happy with his CPU/RAM.
The same for the micro, everybody selects the needs of his skill.
Mm just like any game big maps, little maps why to limit to just a size.
I hope more than 300, though i never reach more than that is always good to have room for more.
@Manello1 said:
So they should leave the option to the players how much they want, so everybody can be
happy with his CPU/RAM.
The same for the micro, everybody selects the needs of his skill.
You’re right ! 500 pops and Realist map as in Age of Empires 2 HD are a good way to go (but really tough!!).
Just going above is, in my opinion, maybe a bit too much. But if they do it well optimized, why not give it a try ?
An option for the players to choose this should be available. I mean if you wanna play a huge world map war with your friends whose machines are capable of running a big scale map with many units they should at least give the opportunity atleast for custom games.
Increasing the population count to 100 would be enough really. If they do increase the pop. limit they also need to change the pop. increase with houses from +5 to match the increase.
I hope they can change the combat to be more like the total war games with exhaustion and morale mechanics, but with individual soldiers that can be grouped.
@ownerpr0 said:
I hope they can change the combat to be more like the total war games with exhaustion and morale mechanics, but with individual soldiers that can be grouped.
That’s very unlikely because it’s a remaster and it would be a “radical change” but I like your idea maybe we shall see it in another game
@ownerpr0 said:
I hope they can change the combat to be more like the total war games with exhaustion and morale mechanics, but with individual soldiers that can be grouped.
Try Stronghold !!! You’ll have all that an more! But play Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusaders HD
c,mon, guys… so you all just all want to keep the game the same?.. that’s crap!!! There’s nothing wrong in increasing the limit of units in game, or making bigger maps. It would make a better game experiencie. More units, awesome battles, higher resolution maps… just perfect
I would also like an option to play on a map that supports up to 16 players at least, so we can play 8v8.
I don’t think this should be a problem on newer systems, but then again I’m not a developer, so just saying…
It all depends on if they are rebuilding it from nothing, or if they are going to use old pieces of code i guess… If they build it fresh they can possibly do whatever they/we want with it, with reusing old pieces of code i can assume not everything is possible… but lets see!