AOE3 demo!!!

[LeftEyeNine]

Aah ! That's the best single player AOE experience ever (what AOE series were always accused of lacking) !

The two (or three?) scenarios were absolutely not enough to satisfy me.

The explorer unit is a very interesting invention. It carries the Warcraft's hero invention and montages it into AOE series, though it is not as RPG-oriented as it is in W3.

Graphics are tremendous, I absolutely need a new graphics card to have a smooth and eye catching AOE3. However, I am curious about the functionality of the Havoc physics engine used in the game. I could not notice any significant effect of the engine, maybe it's just because the demo is short and I only had 2 hours of fun, could not pay attention to that. I am not a game critician.

Homecity adds a brand new strategical element into the game - that's for sure. Congrats to ES on inventing that.

That's all I can make up to summarize my AOE3 demo experience right now. But I am really hopeful that AOE3 will help me enjoy the forthcoming winter in front of my PC.

[Dutch_guy]

It seems ok , but being a demo it does have it's flaws though

what to think about the Tomohawk soldiers that you're not able of seeing... the only thing I see is a black circel on the ground were the soldier is supposed to be.
And there isn't an easy way to see the current population cap, haven't seen it in skirmish.
And to bad walls can't be upgraded.

That said , I do like the whole idea of trade posts and native americans , and the graphics look great.

[Krusader]

Haven't tested it as much.

But does anyone else feel like the UI/HUD or what it's called is a bit TOO big?
It almost takes up half the screen.

[The_Doctor]

what to think about the Tomohawk soldiers that you're not able of seeing

I have seen (or not as the case may be) that problem.

And there isn't an easy way to see the current population cap

There is an option you have to switch on. I think it is called show gather numbers, or something like that.

And to bad walls can't be upgraded.

Walls can be upgraded in the church.

[Sjakihata]

This is a better mirror: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../aoe3trial.exe

[LeftEyeNine]

This is a better mirror: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../aoe3trial.exe

Yes this is the most reliable thing ever belonging to Microsoft.

[Sjakihata]

in fact it is, since you'll have to wait a good hour on fileplanet before the download begins, whereas from the mirosoft database you can download right away.