Small Request: Allow all "Multiplayer Only" maps to be played in singleplayer

If you attempt to play certain maps against an AI opponent, you receive the following error message:

Can we remove this or allow players to start the game anyway?

  1. It would allow us to at least test the map out before committing to an online game with other humans
  2. It allows AI modders to try and get a playable AI on these maps
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Just hire this guy to improve the AI. Lot of complaints about AoM AI as well.

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As much as we love Assertive, and want him to make the AI better, the moment he gets hired he’ll probably be sucked into AoM and AoE3 will be the last thing on his mind.

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I second this. Playing with his AI it’s a totally different experience

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Maybe I’m the crazy one, but don’t you think that doesn’t matter? If they hire him, the only thing that should matter to us is that they pay him well and let him work comfortably. Besides, if they hire him, nothing prevents him from improving the AI ​​of this game as a hobby, assuming that he wants that, of course.

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I’m sorry but I’d hate to lose a member of our community to people who don’t care about us.

So it absolutely matters.

Getting proper pay and treatment should be a bare minimum. I’m assuming that’s a given (and in case it’s not, then shame on WE).

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I appreciate all the kind words! As much as I’d love to do a little part-time improvement to 3DE’s AI, that’s probably the most I would even be interested in doing. I only play 2 games: AoE3:DE and WoL.

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It’s only a loss if he decides he doesn’t want to do more stuff for AOE3 and I think that’s up to Assertive to decide, whether it’s because of Microsoft or because he’s tired of making mods, we can only wish him the best.

I also think we are making a storm in a glass of water, Assertive is still an active modder and given that Microsoft has been cutting staff lately, I doubt they will hire anyone in general. Even so, if it happens I’d be happy for him.

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I can only hope that you are right about the storm in a glass of water.

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No sé pero su mod se está volviendo un requisito obligatorio para jugar a gusto

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