Kings And Conquerors: an Age of Empires 2 Podcast

The year comes to an end. And how better to end the year than by all new DLC and updates to our beloved games. We apologize for the delay. We had nearly finished our november episode when our paternal duties called for us. Now, yet another patch later we patched up the episode out of different takes and recordings. We cut a lot out and hope that the Chimera that remains is to your liking. We had picked 2023 to commit to our current format and are currently evaluating how it went. We ask for your input about the future of the podcast. You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or give us your feedback about the podcast! Or you can send us a digital carrier pidgeon at [email protected] An overview of the segments can be found below: Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:30) Notable News  (0:12:14) Talk of the Show (0:39:51) Civ of the Month (2:27:16) Goodbye (3:04:19)

Do you hear Ozzy's iconic voice while reading this title? If so you are a champ!

This is a minisode and only features Penn. It explains why the full episode hasn't released at this moment in time and what you can expect from the podcast in the upcoming months.

Afterwards Penn talks about some of his thoughts about AoE right now: Monaspa cheese strat, Monks and finally he looks back at the concluded TTL3 tournament.

We will keep you posted on the Discord and hit you up with a full and proper episode as soon as we can.

We also ask for your input about the future of the podcast. You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or give us your feedback about the podcast! Or you can send us a digital carrier pidgeon at [email protected]

As ever, we hope you are entertained!

With pride we present our 10th episode, double digits: HUZZAH!

We follow the same structure as always and have some scoops for what we want to do with the next episodes.

This episode focusses on the clergy of Age of Empires 2. Despite of being perpetually unchanged, monks have been added to the game balance discussion recently. Perfect time to take a closer look at this special unit and how to play them.

We ask for your input about the future of the podcast. You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast! Or you can send us a digital carrier pidgeon at [email protected]

An overview of the segments can be found below:

Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:27)

Notable News  (0:10:08)

Talk of the Show (0:39:29)

Civ of the Month (1:42:56)

Goodbye (2:16:24)

Welcome to another episode of our show! And this time we do things a bit differently...

Based on your feedback we tried keeping it a bit shorter this time around.

Also we already announced the main topic last time: If you were an AoE2 dev; what would you like to add/change/do with our beloved game? And asked our community for input to discuss in our episode.

As a final shift from our traditions we invited our very first guest on the show: Juda-Ben Gordier! Co Founder, project manager and character artist at Pajama Llama Games. In short: an actual professional who knows what he's talking about, in stark contrast to the podcast hosts.

So this episode will be somewhat different, we hope it is all to your liking.

An overview of the segments can be found below.

Notable News  (0:02:38)

Talk of the Show (0:27:03)

Civ of the Month (1:25:53) 

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

It's that day of the month again, a new Kings and Conquerors podcast episode to boost your knowledge about Age of Empires 2 or just to listen to some nerds talking nonsense.

In this episode we talk about team games in a competitive setting and try to give you some new insights in how to play them. We hope it proves helpful.

We also want to ask for your input for our next episode, a questionaire will be added for Spotify or you can comment in our Discord.

As usual a detailed overview of this episode can be found below.

Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:27)

Notable News  (0:11:13)

Talk of the Show (0:42:03)

Civ of the Month (1:53:09) 

Goodbye (2:21:58)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

Jive into July, for the summer is upon us. No better time to stay in the comfort of your home and play some Age of Empires 2.

But if you must stroll outside, we have some new podcast content to comfort you.

This seventh episode of the podcast (darn they add up quickly) is dedicated to the campaings in Age of Empires.

Of course the newest balance patch is also the highlight of the news section.

We hope you enjoy!

As usual a detailed overview of this episode can be found below.

Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:26)

Notable News  (0:04:41)

• (0:05:34) new patch (hosts instantly get sidetracked)
• (0:09:06) bug fixes
• (0:11:59) general balance changes
• (0:20:42) Britons
• (0:22:31) Bulgarians
• (0:25:45) Burmese
• (0:28:00) Chinese
• (0:29:35) Hindustanis
• (0:32:15) Italians
• (0:33:25) Koreans
• (0:35:26) Magyars
• (0:37:15) Malay
• (0:39:16) Malians
• (0:39:55) Persians
• (0:41:55) Portuguese
• (0:43:08) Romans
• (0:44:25) Slavs
• (0:45:35) Turks
• (0:47:29) Vietnamese
• (0:52:30) New AoE2 Podcasts: Town Center & AM Podcast
• (0:57:30) Reddit Drama
• (1:01:40) MoA
• (1:05:09) not so notable news

Talk of the Show (1:06:27)

• (1:08:03) William Wallace
• (1:14:24) Joan of Arc
• (1:19:17) Barbarossa
• (1:23:02) Saladin
• (1:25:00) Ghenghis Khan
• (1:28:56) El Cid
• (1:30:08) The Campaign Experience (as a kid)
• (1:40:40) The Campaign Experience (as an adult)
• (1:43:00) The New Campaigns
• (2:01:27) Return to Rome Campaigns
• (2:07:11) Closing Thoughts

Civ of the Month (2:12:16) 

Goodbye (2:37:34)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

Jolly June! Another month, another Kings and Conquerors episode.

The Roman Empire was notorious for its well organized and mobile army.

So of course this transfers to the worst pathing in RTS gaming history.

But on a more sincere note, we dedicate this month’s episode to the revisiting of the original Age of Empires game with the release of the ‘Return to Rome’ DLC for Age of Empires 2.

We cherish our nostalgia and try to give you some guidelines for jumping into this game with an AoE2 background.

Of course we also discuss some of the latest within the community and finish with your trusted civ of the month!

We hope you enjoy!

As usual a detailed overview of this episode can be found below.

Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:26)

• (0:01:08) Holidays and Travelling

Notable News  (0:11:35)

• (0:12:00) Pathing Issues = Pathing
• (0:20:33) KOTD5 Finals
• (0:31:07) Nations Cup
• (0:35:47) MOA7
• (0:40:58) Not so notable News

Talk of the Show (0:48:11)  

• (0:49:15) Nostalgia
• (0:55:04) Updated Mechanics
• (0:57:30) AOE1 Buildings Explained
• (1:08:20) Military Units and where to make them = Age of Noob Video
• (1:25:10) Campaigns
• (1:27:40) Alternate Victory Conditions
• (1:29:25) The Civilizations
• (1:40:00) Competitive Scene, will Vietnam play this?

Civ of the Month (1:50:15) 

Goodbye (2:19:49)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

Hurray for May: Spring sprouts your monthly Kings and Conquerors!

Do you feel stressed out from playing ranked all the time? Sick of the grind? About to have a nervous breakdown because your elo just dropped 100 points, despite all of your efforts?

Join us for this episode which focusses on alternative game modes. Because we all feel way too stressed out at times from trying so hard to succesfully play this marvellous videogame, and now we just want to have some casual fun with friends.

Of course we also discuss some of the latest within the community and finish with your trusted civ of the month!

We hope you enjoy and if you are inspired to play a game with us, let us know in the Discord⁠⁠⁠!

As usual a detailed overview of this episode can be found below.

Welcome to the Podcast (0:00:26)

Notable News  (0:05:57)

• (0:06:45) Return to Rome
• (0:17:00) Xbox 2v2 Masters Cup
• (0:19:59) Nations Cup
• (0:32:05) KOTD5
• (0:38:48) Rage Forest
• (0:41:40) Not so notable News

Talk of the Show (0:56:07)  

• (0:57:47) Free For All (FFA)
• (1:20:42) Diplo(macy)
• (1:31:19) Our Favorite Civs
• (1:37:55) Regicide
• (1:45:08) King of the Hill
• (1:52:32) Sudden Death
• (1:56:07) Wonder Race
• (1:59:11) Battle Royale
• (1:59:54) Conclusion

Civ of the Month (2:02:32) 

Goodbye (2:32:50)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

Sweet April showers do bring May flowers. And the devs of AoE2 shower us with a new gamechanging update patch!

And the biggest one ever for AoE2:DE at that!

Therefore we dedicate this month’s episode to the changes being made this month. We talk about it in detail as our minds wander, contemplating new strategies that are sure to arise here on this altered battlefield.

We are really grateful for all the support and following of the show.

Keep letting us know what you think and share our show with your fellow AoE enthusiasts if you think they might like it.

A detailed overview of this episode can be found below.

 Welcome to the Podcast  (0:00:26)

Notable News  (0:02:52)

• (0:03:17) Xbox update
• (0:06:47) Return to Rome
• (0:09:55) NAC4
• (0:28:51) Nations Cup 2023
• (0:33:51) KOTD5
• (0:36:17) Rage Forest
• (0:40:14) 'Rigged' Map Pool Voting
• (0:43:47) Not so notable news

Talk of the Show  (0:47:05)

• (0:48:54) small trees & idle vils
• (0:51:14) Eagles
• (0:52:42) Militia upgrades
• (0:54:46) Pikeman upgrade
• (0:57:42) Gambesons (new tech)
• (1:00:17) Elite steppe lancer
• (1:02:02) heavy scorpion
• (1:05:20) murder holes
• (1:06:55) sappers
• (1:09:22) Elephant archers (official patch changed this to (Elite) Elephant Archer train time decreased from 34 seconds ▶ 32 seconds and Elite Elephant Archer upgrade cost reduced from 1000 food and 800 gold ▶ 900 food and 500 gold... probably for the best 11)

• (1:12:14) Siege elephant upgrade
• (1:13:55) Genitours
• (1:15:20) Cannon Galleon
• (1:19:42) Aztecs (official patch added buff for Jaguar Warrior (Elite) pierce armor increased from 1 ▶ 2)
• (1:24:06) Bengalis
• (1:27:48) Berbers
• (1:28:52) Bohemians
• (1:30:20) Britons
• (1:32:16) Bulgarians
• (1:34:24) Burgundians
• (1:40:29) Burmese
• (1:41:30) Byzantines
• (1:44:46) Celts (official patch added buff to Woad Raider (Elite) HP increased from 65 (80) ▶ 70 (85) and Woad Raider (Elite) Attack increased from 10 (13) ▶ 11 (14) )
• (1:46:00) Chinese (official patch reverted these changes, Penn is pleased)

• (1:53:38) Dravidians (official patch added a buff to Medical Corps cost reduced from 350 food and 250 gold ▶ 300 food and 200 gold and effect increased from 20 HP/minute ▶ 30 HP/minute)
• (1:55:03) Ethiopians
• (1:58:48) Franks
• (1:59:19) Goths
• (2:00:14) Gurjaras
• (2:03:03) Huns
• (2:04:06) Incas
• (2:08:47) Japanese (official patch added buff to (Elite) Samurai cost reduced from 60 food and 30 gold ▶ 50 food and 30 gold )
• (2:10:35) Khmer
• (2:11:40) Koreans
• (2:12:21) Lithuanians
• (2:17:49) Malay
• (2:19:38) Malians & Persians
• (2:24:23) Poles
• (2:24:39) Portuguese
• (2:26:11) Saracens
• (2:27:13) Sicilians (official patch added buff to farm upgrade bonus increased from +100% ▶ +125% food per upgrade )
• (2:30:42) Slavs
• (2:32:37) Spanish
• (2:37:04) Tatars
• (2:37:15) Turks
• (2:37:50) Teutons
• (2:38:36) Vietnamese
• (2:40:00) Vikings (here Penn has a brainfart: 'cheaper' infantry should be 'stronger' infantry)
• (2:45:42) Our thoughts on these changes

Civ of the Month  (2:57:28) 

Goodbye  (3:20:19)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the ⁠Discord⁠!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our ⁠Discord⁠ or give us your feedback about the podcast!

The merry month of March has manifested your monthly Kings and Conquerors episode. 

If you enjoy our show, feel free to share it with your AoE2 friends!

Special thanks to GamerLegion for their promotion for our show! 

The title hints at the big talking points, but a detailed overview can be found below.

Welcome to the Podcast  (0:00:26)

Notable News  (0:04:22)

• (0:04:47) XBOX Release
• (0:14:41) Patch Update / Civ Balance
• (0:39:24) TTL2
• (0:52:53) NAC4
• (0:58:22) NC2023
• (1:02:03) Queen's Clash 2
• (1:02:57) Not so notable news
• (1:10:10) Duel of the Fates

Talk of the Show  (1:11:25)

• (1:13:56) the cost of walling
• (1:19:59) the merit of walling
• (1:24:03) checking for holes
• (1:28:11) team walling
• (1:30:50) early stone walls
• (1:32:30) wall HP
• (1:34:23) semi open walling
• (1:41:26) agressive walling
• (1:44:35) closed maps
• (1:51:23) civ bonusses
• (2:05:02) the history and future of walling in AoE2

Civ of the Month  (2:22:37) 

Goodbye  (2:52:21)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the Discord!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our Discord or give us your feedback about the podcast!

February is here! The month in which you celebrate that special loved one, and we all know that special loved one is Age of Empires 2.

If you follow us on our channels you already know what this is about (if not: go follow us right now) and otherwise the title probably gave it away: this episode focusses on CHEATING in AoE2!

If you can't (or don't want to) listen to it in one blissful session we have this little overview for you:

Welcome to the Podcast  (0:00:26)

Notable News  (0:06:06)

• (0:06:50) upside down issues
• (0:09:35) TTL2
• (0:21:29) NAC4
• (0:28:02) NC 2023
• (0:31:39) XBOX release 
• (0:33:59) Hera's new projects
• (0:36:56) Not so notable news 
• (0:37:52) Cursed Mumm's road to 1500.
• (0:40:33) Pennenbuisje's Wheel of (mis)Fortune experience

Talk of the Show  (0:47:01)

• (0:47:39) Light Zone (cheat codes)
• (1:11:10) Grey Zone (mods)
• (1:36:51) Dark Zone (hacks)  => GIF1 / GIF2 / GIF3
• (1:57:12) Closing thoughts

Civ of the Month  (2:06:59) => Reading tip  

Goodbye  (2:37:15)

We hope you enjoy! Until next month or in the Discord!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our Discord or give us your feedback about the podcast!

Huzzah! We are thrilled to present the first proper episode of the podcast, as promised! 

We cover a lot in this one so we have this little overview for you:

Welcome to the Podcast  (0:00:27)

Notable News  (0:01:43)

• December Patch( 73855 )  (0:02:30) 
• Upcoming things from the devs  (0:37:54)
• Grand Melee  (0:52:14) 
• TTL Season 2  (1:12:17)

Talk of the Show  (1:13:25)

• Getting started with AOE2  (1:15:43)
• Hotkeys  (1:19:53)
• Art Of War  (1:27:58) 
• Mastering the Basics  (1:30:18) 
• Multiplayer  (1:51:44) 
• Ranked Games  (1:56:32) 
• Replays  (2:02:55) 
• Improving  (2:05:15) 
• Mindset  (2:14:39) 

Civ of the Month  (2:25:20)

Closing thoughts  (2:46:06)

We hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

You are very welcome to join the discussion on our Discord and give us your feedback about the podcast!

We were invited to make a guest appearance on the ASAPweekly Podcast

This is the bit we did there, shared here for your entertainment. 

We found a XMAS unit in AoE2! For the full episode check out the ASAPWeekly Channel 

We hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

Join the discussion on Discord !

In this third and final trial episode we review the RBWL 2022 event, talk about tournaments in general and also look ahead at what is to come for Kings And Conquerors: an Age of Empires 2 Podcast.

We apologize for keeping you waiting, but we hope our announcement at the end can make up for it.

We hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

Join the discussion on our Discord !

For an in depth look on the RBWL 2022 check out ASAPWeekly Age of Empires Podcast

If you want to participate in some casual tournaments, keep an eye out in the discord of Paradox303

In this second trial episode we aboard the hype train to Heidelberg Castle for Red Bull Wololo: Legacy 2022, arguably the biggest Age Of Empires 2 tournament this world has ever seen. We discuss the game mode, the maps, the players and the show itself. And of course we debate our favourites for this epic clash of giants within the world of professional AOE2. 

We hope you enjoy!  

Sincerely, 

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje 

Join the discussion on our Discord

As for every big AOE2 event all details can be found on Liquipedia

Or you can check out the official website

In this first (trial)  episode we dive into the latest Age Of Empires 2 game patch (66692) and discuss the impact of the changes that were made. 

A special focus on the new cost of the crossbowman and arbalester upgrade. 

This episode can be seen as a prequel or demo for what is to come for this podcast. As of now, we are still in the investigative phase for what we want to do with this podcast as well as making technical preparations. 

We hope you enjoy yourself and maybe even learn a thing or two.

Sincerely,

Cursed Mumm and Pennenbuisje

Join the discussion on Discord!