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.
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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
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