Hi everyone, so aoe4 is finally getting out of these dark ages we lived through 2024-2025. We are getting new civs, we just got a new campaign, great. Things are moving forward again.
However.
There are some issues that should be, well, made priority before we get the next age of empires game, we know things are moving behind the scenes as Worlds Edge and Forgotten Empires are looking out for UE developers so before moving to the next aoe game, i think its time to seal the deal with aoe4 in a good note, that has a couple of implications.
1-) Modding Situation
So modders need their complete tool, remember, the tool is still in beta with little to almost no changes in the last 3 years, a situation that should not continue being as it is. Modding is the backbone of any game that wishes to survive the test of time and age of empires 4 needs to get their things together in this matter, changes need to be done.
Recently a game breaking bug that caused a controversy in the modding scene was revealed.
See it here: Crash when joining a custom lobby with new mod
And reddit post here: We Lost Another Great Modder : r/aoe4
2-) More civilizations and campaigns.
This is the current map of aoe4 civs, credits be to @Seicing for this awesome illustration.
Looking at the map, some really important medieval areas are still not represented, the iberian peninsula needs representation as the reconquista was one of the most important events in medieval history, and the longest war as well. Lots of players have been asking for a while for spanish civilization too… Eastern europe is also missing the lithuanian and polish common wealth, hungary… America is not represented at all either, and we have some really cool empires to represent in the americas, like the incas and aztects. Asia while fairly represented, Khmer is missing.
These are all civilizations that should be added, eventually.
3-) More Customization Options
Do you know why Advanced Game Settings has half a MILLION downloads? Because aoe4 still lacks some important match customization options, and disclaimer, i dont think adding all the customization options AGS offers is either realistic or necessary, but some of them are and should be added.
More player colours would be awesome, or heck even better why not, a full colour picker!
4-) Improved Graphics and textures
Hey, this is not an unrealistic thing to ask for, the guys at Relic Entertainment have been making small but important graphical changes in the last months, first with water in the japanese landmark & byzantine cistern, then with metal reflections in some unit weapons, keep it up!
Also, what about that saturation slider you guys promised at 2019, it was something you guys announced after the first gameplay showcase, it would be neat to have it, along a bloom slider to make the game look like it was back in 2019, when the game was way more colorful and live than it is now.
Some textures and models should also be definitely looked at too.
