Original AOE II - Conquerors Expansion Forgotten Empires also Invokes No Need CD>>>
I still play this here-there was recently searching out a no-CD solution when finding the Forgotten Empires Expansion, Which, When Installed then whole game needs no CD whatsoever...
Now this is for the original AOE II which game out in 1999 & the Conquerors Expansion that came out a year or two later. NOT the 'steam' or 'HD' or any of that...
It's a 5.3 MB installer, does alot, I originally found it on the wayback here-
https://web.archive.org/web/20130519132209/forgottenempires.net/
But looking current it is still here, but barely-
https://forgottenempires.net/fe
It will make the game harder & dynamics change, AI is smarter, enemies know to 'cache-up' on troops then attack with allies which suck if your own allies are doing poorly...Better at countering with 'proper' units... Better at bypassing everything to hit your Trebs or Rams first... Rams seem insanely fast especially mongols with upgrades (cavalry cannot overtake)...
Rams are stronger & no more 'one lob' from a bombard tower to crush a Ram. Hell you need 4-5 Bombard towers lobbing balls from the second of LOS to defeat them before they start ramming. Archers seems more potent on horse or foot. Unless you are a civ that has GOOD wall-structure upgrades plan on them coming down. In any area suspect of encounters I wall up 6-12 walls-gates thick in case I'm not ready...
Now this is for the original AOE II which game out in 1999 & the Conquerors Expansion that came out a year or two later. NOT the 'steam' or 'HD' or any of that...
It's a 5.3 MB installer, does alot, I originally found it on the wayback here-
https://web.archive.org/web/20130519132209/forgottenempires.net/
But looking current it is still here, but barely-
https://forgottenempires.net/fe
It will make the game harder & dynamics change, AI is smarter, enemies know to 'cache-up' on troops then attack with allies which suck if your own allies are doing poorly...Better at countering with 'proper' units... Better at bypassing everything to hit your Trebs or Rams first... Rams seem insanely fast especially mongols with upgrades (cavalry cannot overtake)...
Rams are stronger & no more 'one lob' from a bombard tower to crush a Ram. Hell you need 4-5 Bombard towers lobbing balls from the second of LOS to defeat them before they start ramming. Archers seems more potent on horse or foot. Unless you are a civ that has GOOD wall-structure upgrades plan on them coming down. In any area suspect of encounters I wall up 6-12 walls-gates thick in case I'm not ready...