The UI needs a 6th column!

Age of Empires II: DE II - Discussion
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The AoE2DE UI needs a 6th column because we are running out of space.

Many things can’t be added to game or require stupid workarounds:

  • 3 Kingdoms have the Trebuchet at the Siege Workshop because of the Hero at the Castle
  • The Archery Range UI is extremely crowded if you have a Berber ally
  • Dock rework removes Demo Ships from civs with unique ships
  • New buildings like Shipyard can’t be added
  • New mechanics like Cuman Mercenaries can’t be added because there is no space in the Castle

Both AoE3 and AoM have 6 UI columns. They even add a 4th row that has none grid hotkeys. That gives overall 9 more buttons/keys. But just adding a 6th column would give us 3 more buttons/keys. Both of those games don’t even need a 2nd page for buildings.

If you look at your keyboard might notice that there are way more then 6 columns. We could easily add a 7th too.

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I agree! There is another issue, some buildings get very crowded in Full Tech Tree mode. Archery Range/Stable even gets second page in case of some civ, if I remember it correctly.

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Easiest fix is to stop adding more and more unit/buildings.

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