June 9, 2001
Tournament News
Due to the fact that I was unable to administrate this saturday or the previous saturday, anyone that was unable to play may make up those games this sunday, next weekend, or the next. I am very sorry for this inconvenience
June 3, 2001
The Tournament is on the GameSpy Arcade
Like it has said on the AoD Tournament page for a month now, the tournament is in the Arcade, not the zone. Anyone going to the zone to compete will have an automatic forfeit from now on.
May 26, 2001
Second Day of Singles Competition Today at 4pm EST
Don’t forget about the second day of the singles competition later today at 4pm EST, that’s 3pm CST, 2pm MT and 1pm Pacific.
May 26, 2001
Singles Competition Today at 4pm EST
Don’t forget about the start of the singles competition later today at 4pm EST, that’s 3pm CST, 2pm MT and 1pm Pacific.
May 25, 2001
AoD Tournament to be Played Via IP
Due to the fact that the GameSpy Arcade does not host any RoR game rooms, we will use the AoE room as a “meeting place.” The tournament will go just as planned, except the competitors will play the game via IP. One competitor will host the room, and will tell the opponent their IP number on the GameSpy AoE room. For questions, please contact me via email or on the Arcade, my username is HG_Socrateius.
May 25, 2001
AoD Entrants List
There are now lists of the competing single players and teams in the AoD tournament. If you are not on the list and have registered, or are on an incorrect day, please notify me.
May 25, 2001
Singles Competition Starts Tomorrow
Don’t forget about the starting day of the AoD Tournament tomorrow if you’re a single player registered for Saturdays at 4pm EST.
May 24, 2001
AoD Tournament Teams Competition Delayed 1 Week
There was a rather large mistake in the teams settings section of the AoD Tournament site, stating that the map size for most games will be Large. The intended instruction was that Large is the initial map size, but it can change to a larger or smaller map with both teams’ consent. Due to this mistake, the teams competition and signup will be delayed 1 week, with the signup ending on Friday, June 1st and the competition beginning on Saturday, June 2nd. I apologise for any confusion this has caused.
May 14, 2001
Anniversary Forum Party: Last Day
With the AoEH anniversary here, the last day of the anniversary forum parties is today! The zone game room is Quirinaland the room passwords are HUNTER.
May 14, 2001
Anniversary Forum Party: Day 2
Be sure to take part in this 2nd day of the anniversary forum parties! Again, the zone game room is Quirinal and the room passwords are HUNTER.
May 13, 2001
Anniversary Forum Party: Day 1
Don’t forget about the 1st day of the anniversary forum parties! The zone game room is Quirinal! The room passwords are HUNTER.
May 11, 2001
AoEH Anniversary Celebration Press Release
Age of Empires Heaven: 4 Year Anniversary Celebration Press Release
Friday, May 11, 2001
6:00 PM EST
Age of Empires Heaven has announced the celebrations for her 4th Anniversary
Age of Empires Heaven will reach her 4th anniversary on Tuesday, May 15. Because of this momentous occasion, several events have been organized to celebrate. They include interviews of the most influential people in AoEH’s history, the already announced Age of Darkness Tournament, and forum parties with AoEH celebrities. The page dedicated to the celebrations has a wealth of AoEH historical information, including an extremely detailed timeline of AoEH’s entire history and all of her past logos.
For any information regarding AoEH’s 4th anniversary celebration, contact Angel Socrateius atsocrateius@heavengames.com.
AoD Tournament signup deadline extended
Due to circumstances, the deadline for the tournament signup has been extended 10 days, making the signup due date May 20th. So anyone that thought it was too late to sign up, you have an extra 10 days 😎
May 9, 2001
Age of Empires Heaven 4 Year Anniversary!
With the 4th Anniversary of AoEH approaching, the AoEH Anniversary page has opened!
If you don’t already know, AoEH’s 4th anniversary is very near, May 15th. This site is dedicated to the celebration of Age of Empires Heaven. It has a timeline detailing the history of AoEH, interviews with some of the most influential people in AoEH’s history, and many more. As you can see, some of this site isn’t entirely completed, but I’m only an Angel 😎
Be sure to check out the celebration information page!
May 7, 2001
AoD Tournament Forum Opens
The AoD Tournament Discussion forum has finally opened, so go check it out. You can talk about anything concerning the tournament there, war stories, organizing teams, etc.
May 5, 2001
AoD Tournament: More Prizes
Microsoft and Ensemble Studios have graciously donated a number of prizes to the Age of Darkness Tournament: Motorcross Madness 2, Mechwarrior 4, and another AoK:TC hat.
Be sure to sign up for the tournament and try to win these great prizes.
May 3, 2001
Microsoft to partner with ES and publish AoM
Microsoft has announced that it will acquire Ensemble Studios. Along with partnering with the Age series creator, Microsoft will also publish ES’ upcoming mythological RTS game, Age of Mythology. Here are excerpts from the press releases:
REDMOND, Wash. – May 3, 2001 – Microsoft Corp. today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Ensemble Studios Inc., the games developer responsible for the top-selling, award-winning Microsoft® “Age of Empires®” game franchise. Under the terms of the agreement, Ensemble Studios will continue to create titles from its Dallas headquarters as part of Microsoft’s growing pool of top-tier development talent.
REDMOND, Wash. – May 3, 2001 – Microsoft Corp. and Ensemble Studios announced today the development of its latest PC game, titled “Age of Mythology.” “Age of Mythology,” a real-time strategy game, is set in a mythological past when heroes battled monsters of legend and gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. “Age of Mythology,” a branch of the “Age of EmpiresÒ” franchise that has sold over 8.5 million licensed units worldwide, features a new proprietary 3-D engine enabling stunning visual effects, animated water, mythological characters and hundreds of on-screen units.
April 30, 2001
Announcing the Age of Darkness Tournament!
Age of Empires Heaven: Age of Darkness Tournament Press Release
Monday, April 30, 2001
9:00 PM EST
Age of Empires Heaven has announced a new Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Tournament, The Age of Darkness.
Possibly the last great AoE tournament, The Age of Darkness will pit players and teams from the gaming world against each other, in a fight to attain the title of the greatest AoE: RoR Random Map player and Team of the Dark Ages. It will be held on the GameSpy arcade, starting on the last Saturday of May, the 26th.
“The Age of Darkness…will take the dust off the Age of Empires, renewing interest in the great, yet old, game. The Dark Ages have begun, and times of Kings & Castles and mythological beasts have begun along with it. Give the aging game her last rites, and fight for eternal glory in the history of Age of Empires.”
“…All of Europe is in turmoil, people must fight just to survive in this cold, unforgiving world. With the civilization or Rome dead, all hope of stability and safety are washed away, like sand on the decks of a ship. Such is the Age of Darkness, where Barbarism is rampant, where fighting is the only way to survive…”
The prizes include an HGS t-shirt for a lucky randomly drawn winner, an AoE2:TC White T-shirt, 4 More Music from the Ages CD, an AoE2: TC Hat -and of course- bragging rights.
If you would like to register, please visit the main tournament page for more information. The registration deadline is May 10th.
For any information, please contact the Tournament Director, Angel Socrateius at socrateius@heavengames.com
April 21, 2001
Dark Angel speaks
Hello, Angel Soc was talking to me earlier today. He couldn’t talk much, but he said something about Rome falling and fighting for survival. I’m not at all sure what he was talking about, but this is exactly what he said: Rome has fallen, the time has come to fight for survival. We must determine who will live and who will disappear into the sands of eternity.Mysterious, isn’t it? Those Socratic riddles are tough to crack…
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April 19, 2001
A new cloud in the skies
Another slice of heaven has opened: Age of Wonders Heaven, lead by the lawgiving Angel Draco. AOW is a turn-based fantagy game, combining the best elements of strategy, roleplaying, and adventure.
Be sure to visit this new piece of heaven today!
April 16, 2001
RTSIII = Age of Mythology
The true name of RTSIII was unveiled today: Age of Mythology! Here is the press release released by Ensemble Studios:
At E3 this year, Ensemble Studios will reveal and demonstrate publicly for the first time, a stunning new strategy game titled AGE OF MYTHOLOGY. The subject matter, gameplay, and technology of AGE OF MYTHOLOGY have been topics for endless speculation within the gaming community while development was carried on in secret for the past several years. Be among the first to see it and play it at E3 this year.
The setting for AGE OF MYTHOLOGY is long ago, when legend and myth are real. Three mighty cultures struggle for world dominance. Gods and their minions are meddling, attempting to favor one group over another. Players are the guiding spirits of one civilization, employing their heroes, their cultural resources, the favor of their gods, and rare mythical creatures to conquer the world.
AGE OF MYTHOLOGY is the next generation in real-time strategy game development from Ensemble Studios, the creators of Age of Empires and Age of Empires II. It features the full 3D software technology of Ensemble Studios’ BANG! engine. Strategy games will now lead the technology curve, not lag. AGE OF MYTHOLOGY is stunning in 3D, maintaining the Ensemble Studios’ signature of creating vivid realistic worlds.
At E3 the lead designer, Ian Fischer, and the senior designer at ES, Bruce Shelley, will conduct demonstrations of AGE OF MYTHOLOGY. The game will be available also on the show floor for hands-on play.
Ensemble Studios is one of the world’s most successful entertainment software developers. They are best known for creating the four titles in the Age of Empires series of games (published by Microsoft) that have sold over 8.5 million copies worldwide so far. The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences voted Ensemble Studios’ games Strategy Game of the Year for 1997, 1999, and 2000, and PC Game of the Year for 1999.
You can find more information about AOM in the July issue of Computer Gaming Monthly.
Thanks to Angel Thunder for the CGM news
April 15, 2001
Orange is the color of Seraphs
Angel Socrateius(myself) and Angel Et Flavius have been given wing extenders and made Seraphs of Cossacks Heaven, our sister site. Wear your big wings proud Et, you certainly deserve it! 😎
Cossacks Heaven Contest
CDV has donated 5 copies of Cossacks: European Wars to HeavenGames, and those 5 are being given away! Just fill out the form in the following link, and you’ll have a chance at winning a copy of Cossacks!
Happy Easter
I’d like to wish all of my fellow agers a Happy Easter. Be sure to check what the easter bunny left for you 8-). Anyone that’s not busy celebrating with their families, why not go play a game of AOE on the Zone in the AOEH Easter Forum party?(Room: Quirinal)
April 5, 2001
Ensemble Studios Scenario Contest
Ensemble Studios is hosting a new AOK scenario contest. The prizes are a brand new computer, an ES gift package, and much more, so start making your scenarios.
Want world wide fame? (and a new Computer!) Test your scenario making skills against the best in the world. Can your Charlemagne rise to power? Your Harold Haardraade lead the “Viking invasions” in England? Will Salah al-Din attempting to prevent Richard the Lion-Heart from taking Jerusalem? Only your scenario designing skills (and history 🙂 will tell. Enter your finest scenario to win one of several awesome prizes from ENSEMBLE STUDIOS.
More information can be found here.
New RTS3 Screenshot
The second RTS 3 screenshot has just been shown by ES. It appears to be set in Ancient times, with a warship, ballista, cavalry, and a couple -what appear to be- Roman or Greek buildings.
Thanks to Angel Thunder for the heads up. And thanks to Derfel Cadarn for giving Thunder the heads up 😎
April 3, 2001
The AOEH Academy has been reopened!
The resource-rich academy has been reopened. But this isn’t the newer academy, it’s the old, old academy the AOEH veterans used to visit. It’s full of information, moreso than the newer academy. Go ahead and refine your AOE/ROR skill in the reopened(and fixed) academy, you can find it here. But this academy doesn’t just have strategy articles and AOE overviews, it also contains AOE FAQ’s, Technical Information, and editorials.
Be sure to check out certain articles such as the AOE Walkthroughs written by former Academians Hemlock and Mister-E;Team Methods, by former Academian Malachi; and Ensemble Studios game designer Sandy Peterson’s Gaming Tips.
April 1, 2001
It’s no April fools day joke… the Granary has been updated!
No foolin’, local Granary-master Grenadier has updated the Granary with 5 new ROR campaigns, 1 new AOE campaign, 1 new ROR single player scenario, 1 new ROR multiplayer scenario, and 2 new AOE multiplayer. If you’d like to add any files to the granary, just go to the submissions page.
March 31, 2001
Fora happenings: An ager marriage?
A little Forum Wedding has concluded. This drunk monk here passed out just after the couple were married, so I don’t know what happened during the latter half of the ceremony 😎
Fora changes
Thanks to Zen, the AOEH forums have a new look, with an attractive yellow theme. The older title and “post/reply” graphics were also replaced with newer ones. The “new” forum looks great, so check it out.
March 30, 2001
Just a reminder…
The EEToon Contest, held by Empire Earth Heaven, is still going. There’s a winner each week, and each receive a very nice EE Calendar, signed by Rick himself. Be sure to enter at least once, there’s nothing to lose 😎
March 25, 2001
The forums are a’changin’
The fora for all of the heavenly sites have had a facelift, with a couple new abilities for the forumer. It is able see all of those wily lurkers in the forum, plus a neat little listing of all of the threads and replies posted and forumers registered. Great work, Zen!
March 19, 2001
The warriors are all worn out
An old old site of the AOK community, the AOK Battlefield has decided to close its doors. It stayed alive during thick and thin, providing the best and most up-do-date AOK information this side of the net. The weekly forum parties gave many people countless sleepless nights. It will certainly be missed, many wonderful memories were had here.
Live Long and Prosper, Braven and the others, may your future endeavors be as sucessful and long-lasting as this one.
March 15, 2001
Beware the Ides of March
Tis the 15th day of the 3rd month, the day Julius Caesar was murdered by his enemies. Honor his memory, hate him, but remember the day that the first Caesar died. Many other Caesars suceeded him, the Roman Caesars(Emperors), the Russian Tsars, and the German Kaisers, but he was the first. Today is the day of mourning or of celebration.
E tu Brute?……
March 9, 2001
AOKH has 4 Million hits
Age of Kings Heaven, our sister site, has had its 4,000,000th visitor.
From its humble beginnings as an offshoot of Age of Empires Heaven created by the current ES webmaster Archangel, AOKH showed its future greatness, which was shadowed by the greatness of AOEH. Weeks became months and months became years, the site aged and remained under the shadow of AOEH. Under the dutiful eye of the dedicated angels and cherubs, the site continued to entertain the anxious fans awaiting for AOK’s eventual release. When Age of Kings was finally released, AOKH showed a blossoming that had never been seen before. We all played and enjoyed the game, and lost many hours of sleep doing so. Many people, including myself, remember the dreary morning that they had spent waiting for the opening of their local software store, to get AOK the first day it was released. Many new people ventured into the site and forums, and some were even made cherubs and angels of the site. People who were near and dear to our hearts came and left, but AOKH was still a site thriving with people and content.
Congratulations to the Angels, Cherubs, and forumers of AOKH, you all deserve this. You all have made what it is, and what it will be. The memories are too much to bear, I miss all of the events and people that have come and gone. It’s getting a little misty here. Live Long and Prosper, fellow agers.
Empire Earth Punk opens
SCN Punk Heaven has opened EE Punk, lead by Shadows and myself. Like its sister site AOK Punk, EE Punk will be one of the best map making resources on the net, as well as having one of the finest team of scenario designers. Here is the press release:
Empire Earth Punk Press Release
Friday, March 9, 2001
5:30 PM ESTEmpire Earth Punk has officially opened its doors
Empire Earth Punk, sub-site of SCN PUNK, has been in the making for over an entire month. As of today we are finally opened to the public.
EE Punk, lead by Age of Kings Map Expert Shadows, is a scenario design team and site. Our large experienced team of map makers, graphic artists, voice actors, and other staff we plan on creating A++ scenarios for Empire Earth by raising the level of excellence in EE map making as our past AOK Punk sister team did. We can gratatee that our campaigns won’t disapoint you and have you craving for more. We have the experience, people, and resources to create new kinds of scenario gameplay.
Not only do we plan on creating great scenarios, but we’ll help the new map makers in various ways. We plan on doing this by having the most detailed and largest scenario design articles, a public sound database, interviews with top designers, and our expert staff answering your questions in our forums. We realize also that there are many freelance experts and great teams out there therefore we will work together to create even better scenarios and host other teams to give them a home for their site and forum. Please give us a visit here.