The curious case of AoE 4 graphics (lots of screenshots)

[MadMax8915]

@GorbMort

Not to be a downer, but those models also look to have significantly more polys than the ingame versions as well.

It might be that that they could create graphical settings for textures and models, higher than normally exist, and use those there, but there’d have to be comparable assets for every unit in the game for that to be viable.

I already mentioned this in another thread, I even replied to you! So you can check it out for yourself.

There’s nothing new about this.

Our colleague @jimmy19846071 had already shared this information back in 2022.

But many people have forgotten.

@MadMax8915

AoE4 doesn’t utilize the full potential of the Essence Engine, as I’ve already mentioned regarding the effects and animations of the siege engines; however, this also applies to the game as a whole: overall graphics and modeling.

Everyone should already know that originally, Age of Empires IV was intended to be closer to the quality level seen in the Company of Heroes series… however, they decided to completely change the game’s design to what we have today.

Photos below of the first realistic models from AoE4: