tiglath pileser
Clubman
posted 04-02-10 01:16 AM ET (US)
I just discovered Age of Empires 1 and even though it is 13 years old I have been enjoying playing it. However, I am having a lot of trouble trying to beat the AI in a 1v1 random map match on Hardest difficulty. Hardest is waaay harder than Hard and I think the AI starts with extra food. Usually it reaches the Tool Age in less than 5 minutes and Bronze Age in less than 10 minutes. My regular strategy of reaching the Bronze Age as quickly as possible and attacking was pretty unstoppable against the AI on Hard but is worthless on Hardest because the AI already has a massive defensive army of Bronze Age units sitting in his base by the time I get to the Bronze Age.
What strategies can I use to defeat the computer on Hardest?
singla1234
Clubman
posted 05-25-10 11:58 PM
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Another trick to play hardest on 1 vs 7 is team match.
Make 4 groups ,1st of yourself , 2 group of 2 players and 1 group of 3 players. I always win on this trick
Basse
Clubman
posted 05-26-10 09:28 AM
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27 / 37
Then it wont reallt be 1v7 because the other teams will attack eachother
singla1234
Clubman
posted 05-26-10 11:15 AM
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28 / 37
Then it wont reallt be 1v7 because the other teams will attack eachother
They attack each others true but human player has 7 opponents
Basse
Clubman
posted 05-26-10 11:22 AM
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Only the human player experiences 1v7, if you go to the other "computer" teams, it will be 2v6, 3v5 and so on. A "complete" 1v7 is to make computers in same team so they have 7v1
Suppiluliuma
AoEH Seraph
posted 05-30-10 10:27 AM
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30 / 37
1 vs 7 in Hardest! this is madness and we're not sparta.
Rasteve
Clubman
posted 08-09-10 01:59 PM
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1 v 7 on hardest? I would say both triple wall(!) and try to establish several footholds on the map. Sneaking a handful of CAs out into an enemies gold mine always buys you time. If you can survive the first 20-30 mins you should be able to win it.
The biggest challenge is when priests back up stone throwers/chariots.
Suppiluliuma
AoEH Seraph
posted 08-14-10 05:49 PM
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1 vs 7?? well basse's right if you can hold your position for some time the AI players crumble after 30 minutes but the first 30 minutes would be hellish!!