Replicating the Empire Wars mode in the old AoC we use in Voobly is virtually impossible. Definitive Edition introduced several new commands on the map generation scripts that allow placing villagers near resources and have them working at the start of the game. All this allows random map generation so that every match is different.
There is however one thing we can do to mimic Empire Wars on Voobly: custom scenarios. Through the scenario editor it’s possible to create a base, populate it with villagers and set them to work right away so that the game feels like an Empire Wars game. You can see an example for that in the scenario “2021-08-25_pancrol” currently included in v1.6 Game Data. Unfortunately, through custom scenarios we can not have random map generation as the scenarios are created manually, one at a time.
And this is where I want to ask for the help of the Voobly community. It is very simple to have a folder full of Empire Wars scenarios and have a script that selects one randomly so that, every time you play a game, you get a different map. For that to work, we need people helping out to produce a large enough sample of Empire Wars maps.
Follow this link for the Voobly post and the full guide:
A big thanks to everyone willing to collaborate on this endeavor.
There is however one thing we can do to mimic Empire Wars on Voobly: custom scenarios. Through the scenario editor it’s possible to create a base, populate it with villagers and set them to work right away so that the game feels like an Empire Wars game. You can see an example for that in the scenario “2021-08-25_pancrol” currently included in v1.6 Game Data. Unfortunately, through custom scenarios we can not have random map generation as the scenarios are created manually, one at a time.
And this is where I want to ask for the help of the Voobly community. It is very simple to have a folder full of Empire Wars scenarios and have a script that selects one randomly so that, every time you play a game, you get a different map. For that to work, we need people helping out to produce a large enough sample of Empire Wars maps.
Follow this link for the Voobly post and the full guide:
Empire Wars on Voobly
Voobly is a free social gaming network where you can play multiplayer games and interact with your friends online! Popular games on Voobly include Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, Age of Mythology, The Rise of Rome, and many others.
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A big thanks to everyone willing to collaborate on this endeavor.