Age Of Empires III

[shadytree]

Out today.

Anyone into these type of strategy games?
I followed the recomendations on here and bought Rise Of Nations (excellent). I'm hoping the gameplay is as good on AOEIII, the graphics look awesome.

[fidgits]

I have the first two from a while ago - i really liked the format of the game, especially the free-form multiplayer parts.

[scorp]

I can't wait to get my hands on AOE3 - Rise of nations is simply the king of the genre for me (i was a big fan of the original AOE, and the star wars galactic empire spin offs).

Some very promising reviews of the game have been put up already.

>> Edited by scorp on Friday 4th November 11:57

[Alex]

Civilisation IV is also out. Which to buy? Any opinions? These types of games are great to play on a laptop.

[Royton Blue]

Alex said:

Civilisation IV is also out. Which to buy? Any opinions? These types of games are great to play on a laptop.

Be careful about Civ IV because it only seems to play well on the top-spec machines, a lot of people are having major problems (have a gander here). Needless to say I cancelled my AoE order a few weeks back due to Civ IV's release and now the bloody thing won't even play on my decent computer & laptop, which is a shame because the key to Civ's success has always been its simplicity.

[shadytree]

Just installed AOEIII on the Laptop ready for the journey home. Had a sneak preview, and it looks the dogs

[fidgits]

i'd love to have AOE 3 on my laptop - but i have to pull the CD drive for travelling (when i'd play it) to get the extra battery in...

Is there a 'version' that can run soley from the hard drive..?

[Alex]

Sod it, just ordered them both.

[shadytree]

fidgits said:

Is there a 'version' that can run soley from the hard drive..?

Not sure, didn't see that option on the instal.

[Marki]

shadytree said:

fidgits said: Is there a 'version' that can run soley from the hard drive..? Not sure, didn't see that option on the instal.

Dont think you can

[fidgits]

bum!

oh well...

[Alex]

There are vitual drive utilities available which can simulate a CD/DVD-ROM drive, maybe that would work?

[Einion Yrth]

Alex said:

There are vitual drive utilities available which can simulate a CD/DVD-ROM drive, maybe that would work?

Test it first though, some of the copy protection software is clever enough to notice, 'Rome: Total War' being a case in point.

[scorp]

Einion Yrth said:

Alex said: There are vitual drive utilities available which can simulate a CD/DVD-ROM drive, maybe that would work? Test it first though, some of the copy protection software is clever enough to notice, 'Rome: Total War' being a case in point.

No s**t, wasted £35 on that

(Daemon tools was the culprit) Fails on all SafeDisc V4 titles (Quake4 too included). Uninstalling the application does not fool safedisc.

[d-man]

There will be a 'no cd' type patch available soon enough. The exact copy protection system used will just determine how long it takes and how much of a fiddle it is to use.

[Mr E]

Einion Yrth said:

Alex said: There are vitual drive utilities available which can simulate a CD/DVD-ROM drive, maybe that would work? Test it first though, some of the copy protection software is clever enough to notice, 'Rome: Total War' being a case in point.

Didn't notice mine....

[Hilts]

fidgits said:

i'd love to have AOE 3 on my laptop - but i have to pull the CD drive for travelling (when i'd play it) to get the extra battery in... Is there a 'version' that can run soley from the hard drive..?

Sure just install as normal, then get the fixed 'age3.exe' download and replace. It was released on the 18th.