Age of Empires II

Dark_Angel · 09-04-2009, 10:20 PM

[edit] 26/2/2013

See the following announcement for an update.

--

So - Martin grabbed me today and asks whether I want a game of AoE II.

Me, him and Maxi- fiddle about forever on IRC, trying to connect to each others games.

We then came up with:

http://www.gameranger.com/

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It's a third party program that basically helps you to connect to other people in order to play online.

Me and Maxi- had it going in minutes and had a pretty lag-free game of AoE! (In which my arsed got kicked, it must be said).

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Anyway, anyone who has a copy of Age of Empires - and wants to play online with some guys from Bush:

Download GameRanger from http://www.gameranger.com/
After signing up - Post your nickname here so we can add you to our friends list! (Alternatively, find your account number, and post that instead (you can add a friend by their nick, their account number, or e-mail)
Important - Please don't update your game past version 1.0c ! !
You may need to open port 16000 / UDP - in order for gameranger to work - How?
N.b If you want to find out your account number so people can add you by that, you have to "search for user" - then enter your email address.

Bush Users @ GameRanger: (Will update)

DA - 357856
MattM - 357885
Azzer - 358029
Martin - 358030
Hippie - 357989
Maxi- - 357857
Lanky - 358040
JJB - 359516
Markb - 359559
Changer - 359876

MattM · 09-04-2009, 10:26 PM

MattM, 357885

Age of Empires II is a classic. Get the Conqueror's Expansion if you haven't already as well, it's a great addition.

Hippie · 10-04-2009, 06:00 AM

Hippie

357989

MattM · 10-04-2009, 12:08 PM

Only way I could find out was by searching for my email address on 'find user' :S

Azzer · 10-04-2009, 12:09 PM

358029, just signed up so I could have a blast against people. I do suck at games like this online though - I usually like to play with a couple of set 'rules' when playing an RTS online, eg;

* No rushing/no attacking for the first X minutes.
* No building "remote" bases (can only construct buildings in your quarter/half/whatever depending on map size & players of the map).

So that there's time to actually get in to building a cool base, and you only have to focus on one real base/city to build and defend so you get some epic battles in one location, rather than a zillion buildings all over the map and it's just about zerging units to clear the map.

Martin · 10-04-2009, 12:09 PM

I'm 358030

DarkSider · 10-04-2009, 01:52 PM

That's not much of a strategy game Azzer is playing, just simcity :p

Garrett · 10-04-2009, 02:07 PM

i'm an infrastructure guy. i like to build up my core 'simcity' first

Hippie · 10-04-2009, 02:27 PM

the only way to win those games is to get 2 or 3 bases going as fast as possible, especially around resources

Azzer · 10-04-2009, 08:50 PM

I don't play for the win, I play for the funs (and building pretty "sim-city" bases

).

Martin · 10-04-2009, 10:30 PM

UNBEATEN! DA sucks worse than a baby, and MattM tries his bestest ;D

MattM · 11-04-2009, 10:07 AM

Pffft. We lost the 2v2 because we foolishly decided to put both kings in DA's base so he could wall it up.

Then we realised he was the Goths

Hippie · 11-04-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattm

pffft. We lost the 2v2 because we foolishly decided to put both kings in da's base so he could wall it up.

Then we realised he was the goths :p

lmfao!!!

Godsend9701 · 12-04-2009, 12:15 PM

358771 is mine

ViVi · 13-04-2009, 02:18 AM

What about AoE III?

09-04-2009, 10:20 PM	#1
Dark_Angel Super Moderator Landscape Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,896	Age of Empires II [edit] 26/2/2013 See the following announcement for an update. -- So - Martin grabbed me today and asks whether I want a game of AoE II. Me, him and Maxi- fiddle about forever on IRC, trying to connect to each others games. We then came up with: http://www.gameranger.com/ - It's a third party program that basically helps you to connect to other people in order to play online. Me and Maxi- had it going in minutes and had a pretty lag-free game of AoE! (In which my arsed got kicked, it must be said). - Anyway, anyone who has a copy of Age of Empires - and wants to play online with some guys from Bush: Download GameRanger from http://www.gameranger.com/ After signing up - Post your nickname here so we can add you to our friends list! (Alternatively, find your account number, and post that instead (you can add a friend by their nick, their account number, or e-mail) Important - Please don't update your game past version 1.0c ! ! You may need to open port 16000 / UDP - in order for gameranger to work - How? N.b If you want to find out your account number so people can add you by that, you have to "search for user" - then enter your email address. Bush Users @ GameRanger: (Will update) DA - 357856 MattM - 357885 Azzer - 358029 Martin - 358030 Hippie - 357989 Maxi- - 357857 Lanky - 358040 JJB - 359516 Markb - 359559 Changer - 359876 __________________ Last edited by Dark_Angel; 26-02-2013 at 08:57 PM. Reason: More information added

09-04-2009, 10:26 PM	#2
MattM IRC Operator Tree Surgeon Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 677	MattM, 357885 Age of Empires II is a classic. Get the Conqueror's Expansion if you haven't already as well, it's a great addition. __________________ "It's like the classic debate of why measuring the position of an electron changes its momentum and vice-versa. The only correct answer is to get drunk and set fire to things."

10-04-2009, 06:00 AM	#3
Hippie Harvester Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Posts: 240	Hippie 357989 Last edited by Hippie; 11-04-2009 at 04:35 AM. Reason: found my number

10-04-2009, 12:08 PM	#4
MattM IRC Operator Tree Surgeon Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 677	Only way I could find out was by searching for my email address on 'find user' :S __________________ "It's like the classic debate of why measuring the position of an electron changes its momentum and vice-versa. The only correct answer is to get drunk and set fire to things."

10-04-2009, 12:09 PM	#5
Azzer Administrator Garden Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 1,195	358029, just signed up so I could have a blast against people. I do suck at games like this online though - I usually like to play with a couple of set 'rules' when playing an RTS online, eg; * No rushing/no attacking for the first X minutes. * No building "remote" bases (can only construct buildings in your quarter/half/whatever depending on map size & players of the map). So that there's time to actually get in to building a cool base, and you only have to focus on one real base/city to build and defend so you get some epic battles in one location, rather than a zillion buildings all over the map and it's just about zerging units to clear the map. __________________ - Azzer. www.bushtarion.com

10-04-2009, 12:09 PM	#6
Martin Super Moderator Garden Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 968	I'm 358030

10-04-2009, 01:52 PM	#7
DarkSider Tree Surgeon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 798	That's not much of a strategy game Azzer is playing, just simcity :p __________________

10-04-2009, 02:07 PM	#8
Garrett Landscape Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,695	i'm an infrastructure guy. i like to build up my core 'simcity' first __________________ I'm the kind of guy you hate 'til I'm inside you.

10-04-2009, 02:27 PM	#9
Hippie Harvester Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Posts: 240	the only way to win those games is to get 2 or 3 bases going as fast as possible, especially around resources

10-04-2009, 08:50 PM	#10
Azzer Administrator Garden Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 1,195	I don't play for the win, I play for the funs (and building pretty "sim-city" bases ). __________________ - Azzer. www.bushtarion.com

10-04-2009, 10:30 PM	#11
Martin Super Moderator Garden Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 968	UNBEATEN! DA sucks worse than a baby, and MattM tries his bestest ;D

11-04-2009, 10:07 AM	#12
MattM IRC Operator Tree Surgeon Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 677	Pffft. We lost the 2v2 because we foolishly decided to put both kings in DA's base so he could wall it up. Then we realised he was the Goths __________________ "It's like the classic debate of why measuring the position of an electron changes its momentum and vice-versa. The only correct answer is to get drunk and set fire to things."

12-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#14
Godsend9701 Harvester Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 193	358771 is mine

13-04-2009, 02:18 AM	#15
ViVi Pruner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Luton, UK Posts: 87	What about AoE III? __________________