I do not understand why the developers do not just pay this modders some money and then incorporate the architecture sets into the game.
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I hope if they do so, they do so after I design my Caucasus set.
I find castle ages architecture set arenât that good. Iâm a bit bothered by the change of styles with the castle age, for Instance with western European set. I donât like the central Asian forum roof too at this age.
I also think, that Microsoft and the devs should finally do something in this direction, because with soon 45 civs and only 11 architecture sets, this balloon will otherwise get bigger and bigger and therefore more confusing in the game itself.
The most other city-building and real-time strategy games manage to always use their own architecture for each of the civ, which they create, only Age of Empires 2 do not manage this since for around 24 years, even it is otherwise one of the best games in this genre. The whole thing is just incomprehensible.
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Which games does this?
The list is too long to mention them all⊠but I am sure, you know this fact too. 
I dont play a lot of games so I really dont know.city builders I have played zeus pharaoh caesar all had only one faction.
Okay, of course I mean all the games, which have multiple factions.
Can name a few games like that?
The Settlers, Cossacks, Command and Conquer, and so on⊠The listed games are among to the heavyweights of both genres.
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Since the Persians are currently undergoing a revision, I will post some pictures of an architecture mod for Age of Empires 2 HD for the Persians below.
Credits goes to âOmar_ggâ.
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I appreciate the desire for more variety, but for Britons, this set seems less appropriate than the current one to me. In Castle Age in particular, having buildings made entirely from stone with (what I assume are) stone flagged roofs feels weird, as does the complete lack of timber framing. The current Feudal and Castle Age buildings are very appropriate for Britons, itâs just the Imperial Age ones that could do with a replacement (e.g. something Tudor-style).
This set might well be appropriate for Ireland, where I think building in stone was more common â but it does look to me like a mash-up of Irish castles and Norman churches.
Isnât this based on Hanseatic architecture? I think it also looks a bit Flemish. It doesnât seem right for Goths to me.
The sudden change from thatched roofs to tiled ones isnât strictly accurate, but I think it makes sense as an artistic decision. A mix of roofing styles in Castle Age would probably be more realistic, but would probably look messy.
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The Celtic architecture mod is for me the second most controversial mod. Nonetheless it does not stand out so much as the Gothic architecture mod. One can certainly use this mod for the British and Celts, but the listed points which you doubt, would then have to be improved yes.
Agree with that.
The Goths mod has for me no resemblance to the architecture of the North German Hanse.
I am also this opinion, that there can be a connection to Flemish architecture.
I share your concerns about the architecture of the Mod for the Goths. It also seems to me to be the least authentic of all the sets shown.
A modder or the devs themselves could do an even better job here. The Goths have something semi-nomadic about them because, as already mentioned, they moved around Europe in several times. Therefore should an new architecture set go in this direction.
Below you can see an impression of Goth hikes in Europe.
My goodness, thatâs hideous. WAY too complex.
Everything is fine, beautifully and clearly arranged. Now we have unfortunately a huge, opaque salad.
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I donât deny that the set is well-made, but itâs not very easy on the eyes. I prefer simpler sets.
All these glorious modsâŠ, but none of them are portable on DEâŠ
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These great mods simply show me, what can be possible in this game to make it better in terms of architecture for the respective civs.
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The scale of several wonders is off. The Colosseum is far too small.
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This isnât really remade properly. Just some textures from the Middle East set copied around.