Sign Up
Follow the instructions in the sign up thread here: https://www.aoezone.net/threads/civbuilder-ffa-sign-up.180472/
Sign Ups end on Monday, March 28th at 23:59 GMT. Afterwards I will announce the participating players and they will have until Wednesday, March 30th at 23:59 to submit their civilizations.
Date and Time
Friday, April 1st, 2022.
- Low Elo: 14 GMT
- Mid Elo: 17 GMT
- High Elo: 20 GMT
Mods
The Data mod is used when playing games and contains the data changes to support the custom civilizations. The UI mod is used both when playing and spectating and contains all of the updated tech trees, unit names, and other interface changes.
Data Mod: https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/53798
UI Mod: https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/53799/
Map Mod: https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/53769/
Currently these mods do not have any custom civilizations. I will update these mods shortly before the tournament to include the player-submitted civilizations.
Civilization Building
Use the CivBuilder website in order to create your civ: https://krakenmeister.com/civbuilder
Civilizations must meet the following requirements:
- At most 275 tech tree points spent.
- At most 6 civilization bonuses.
- 1 unique unit from the base game (custom units not allowed).
- 1 Castle Age tech, 1 Imperial Age tech, and 1 Team Bonus.
- Cannot use the Lithuanian Relic Bonus or Cuman Mercenaries (for potential incompatibility reasons).
When finished building a civilization, click on the "Share" button and send me a "View" link through a direct message either on Discord or here on AoEZone by Wednesday, March 30th at 23:59 GMT. I'll keep all civs private until I update the tournament mods.
To test a civilization in game, use the "Combine Civilizations" option on the CivBuilder website to create a UI mod and a data mod. Unzip the files, rename them if you want, and then copy these mods into your game's Local Mods folder and use them in game. Your Local Mods folder typically is located at:
C:\Users\<your-windows-username>\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\76561198003545293\mods\local
Game Settings
All players must select the No Team option by picking the - icon. All games use the King of the Hill game mode with the Regicide option selected. The lobby settings should be as in the following screenshot.
Maps
The maps may be downloaded from the mod here: https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/53769/
Note that these maps disable the resource trickle from holding the Monument and prevent the creation of Trade Carts and Trade Cogs.
- Low Elo: City Ruins
- Mid Elo: Nomad
- High Elo: Cracks of Ornlu
Prizes
A defeated player may win if their King dies but they still control the Monument when the countdown ends. There is no allied victory; only the player who controls the Monument may win when the Monument timer expires.
- Low Elo: $20
- Mid Elo: $30
- High Elo: $100
Streaming
I will be casting all 3 games at: https://www.twitch.tv/twestaoe
The event is open streaming. Everyone is free to stream the games, stream their PoV while playing, cast the recs, and use the mods.
Use the UI mod to get the updated tech trees and in-game information for the custom civs. CaptureAge is not compatible with this mod, and I recommend casting directly in DE.
Questions
Questions may be posted in the Question and Answer thread here: https://www.aoezone.net/threads/civbuilder-ffa-questions-and-feedback.180475/
Future
If people are interested in this type of event, I'd like to host a larger version of it in the future. I'm keeping this initial one small so we can get used to using the CivBuilder website and work out any problems before hosting a more expansive event.
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