Age of Strategy Forums

I completely agree. I would like gunpowder to be an option for setting up a new game just like spells. Almost everything is a 1-hit kill late in the game and we just have armadas of double cannon ships supported by a few galleons rushing at each other and wiping each other out depending on who gets ...

Yes you can! It brings up the ghost image like other production and you can drag it around.

Yes, it consumes both. Same with a mining cart (depending on the value). Doesn't seem like it's worth it in most situations because you're using 4 turns' worth of TC building for a 2-turn unit. More useful when you have some extra mining carts available near the front lines.

Yes thank you! I just tried it out in a skirmish. Looks like at least one of the couriers can even be 2 tiles away instead of adjacent, and even the ore works.

Trying to figure this out in a skirmish and just can't get it to work! I put him in an open field, tap the "hire Varangian" button, and it says "need 2 units". I tried putting other units around him and he has 6-7 turns left and could even pay himself. Do I need to have a mining ...

Daniel, I just got the March 1st update and now the game crashes immediately when I click "Multiplayer Games", but not the other buttons. I have a Google Pixel 2. I've been having frequent in-game crashes with this new phone that have been frustrating but i exit often to save progress on l...

So I was excited about the pallisade, but then when I tried it, it still takes 2 turns to build, just like a wall. So why would I ever build the pallisade if it has 1/3 the HP, less armor, and takes the same time to build? The first turn the worker places it with 1 HP, then finished it the second tu...

Out of 100 turns, I would say 2-3 times.

It's happened in about half of my games, and of those that it happened, it's usually only once or twice per game. Sometimes early, sometimes late in the game.

Sorry, I don't understand what you're asking.

Daniel, 1) Complete turn in multiplayer 2) Game says "sending to server", brings you back to main screen 3) Later or next day, turn notification with fresh 24 hr timer 4) Open up game and units are back at where they were at the beginning of last turn 5) Complete turn in same or different ...

Love the image. Looks like a "shipyard". Maybe that should be the name of the upgrade? If we're trying to stay within the same historical age, then maybe my idea of a floating fortress is a little far fetched? I would be plenty happy with a dock upgrade for now. It would definitely be cool...

So before I was thinking that on a per-turn basis the expensive units would be "cheaper" in pop units. But, you're right, that causes the same problem. Why would you make a Hoplite that costs 4 pop when a fully upgraded Man-at-Arms is just as good and only costs 2? I think one flat is the ...

Maybe there needs to be two separate adjustments? I just hate that docks are such easy targets yet everything you build there takes 4-8 turns so you often have 6 turns invested in a cannon ship and something comes along next turn takes it out. I'm thinking along the lines of upgrading it to a "...

The exact number could be adjusted. I'm just trying to suggest a trend that favors more expensive and specialized units. That's just the adjustment I think the game needs. I'm not sure if others agree with that, though. If the blacksmith techs affected all units I think it would do the same job, but...

If you implement a simple formula or categories for the cost-to-pop ratio, you could encourage the use of the more advanced units. Personally I think all the great work that has been done to implement Hoplites, Legionnaires, Templar Knights, Hussars, etc is going to waste because they don't get the ...

Have you tried tapping on your badge at the top when looking at the multiplayer page? It's possible you weren't actually getting skips but you just don't have enough active games to keep your badge up.

An upgraded dock would be nice, but I also think it would be cool if a mending ship could build some sort of water fortress out on open water to act as a kind of hub or waypoint for ships to seek protection when needed.

Over the last few weeks I've really seen a need for some way to protect my ships from hordes of fire archers and towers. An island map riddled with fire archers makes any ships other than cannon ships essentially useless, and even cannon ships become close to useless if the fire archers have +2 rang...

I have had this problem for a while now, and assumed it was known but it has gotten worse. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - Basically, I'll make my normal turn in a multiplayer game. It'll send it to the server, then the next player will go, or sometimes an entire round of players. The next day ...

I agree that they are useless. But I wanted to show a picture from my vacation in South Korea this summer. I found a replica full-sized turtle ship in the town where it was invented by an admiral to defend against the Japanese invasion in 1592! The town is Yeosu. The point of the ship was that the J...

Ah OK, good to know! I guess that makes it a little more competitive then.

I'm currently playing in a 4-person game called "Xaniro" where we have kicked two inactive players that are now AI, and llXaniroll and I are playing the rest of the game. "Enable Upgrades" is set to "no" but one AI is hitting me with Broad Swordsman and the other has po...

Thanks for the clarification. I was under the impression it just had to do with how quickly you played your turn. I feel like if I'm in only 3 good long private games at a time but I always make my turn in 10 hrs or less, I should be considered a dependable player. I guess I'll join a few more games!

Hello, this is "goose88". I had achieved the highest activeness badge as of about a month ago. I went on a trip where I had poor service last week, so I resigned in 2-3 games where I was about to die so as to not hold the games up (or get skipped), and I think I ended up getting skipped ma...

Also thought this would be great. I'd love to know the relative skills of the other players, both for planning with a teammate or who to watch out for the most. Should keep track of wins, losses, and games played. Would be nice if you aren't penalized for quitting a game where 3-5 other players quit...

After a month of playing I finally noticed that my Swordsmith lvl 1+2, infantry armor, and cavalry armor upgrades via the Blacksmith do not actually updgrade some of the bonus units that should fall into those categories. Was this an oversight or done intentionally? Once you've got a few upgrades do...

It would be helpful to be able to see the progression of movements of your opponents in multiplayer when you launch the game for your turn, instead of just seeing the final result. You can watch the movements in the campaign maps, so I'm not sure why this wouldn't be an option in multiplayer. It wou...

Thanks, yeah I mean buildings and towers have the "lights on" indicator which helps and I think it would also be helpful for transport units. I remember back to StarCraft or Command & Conquer, they had little dots or solid bars above the transport units indicating how full they were.

I would love it if units like transport ships, wagons, etc had some type of visual indicator for whether or not they are carrying anyone (just for that player). Even better, if it has 3 spots, an indicator as to how many spots are taken. This would make it a lot easier when ferrying people back and ...