What To Know When Starting Out With ‘Age Of Empires IV’

When you’re not cutting down archers or laying siege to an enemy castle, take a moment to appreciate the period-accurate details like trees, rocks, and deer, all of which existed at some point in history.

Ignore the death cries of your soldiers for they are soulless automatons that exist merely to fulfill your will.

This is generally regarded as the most efficient way to get the cute little horsies.

For the first time in the franchise, players will have to prove their real-world citizenship before being allowed to select their in-game country.

Advances in physical modelling and access to higher end graphical processing have all culminated in a stunning visual display that accurately depicts being on a helicopter hovering over a war in the Middle Ages.

Special care has been taken to make the histories of the civilizations more relatable, episodic, and easily pitchable to Netflix.

It’s worth spending a couple days around America or the United Kingdom to get a handle on the finer points of resource management, native suppression, and territorial conquest.

It can be tempting to ignore this tricky mechanic in the game’s earlier chapters, but it’s absolutely essential to master before the difficulty spike halfway through the Norman Campaign.

As your empire grows and develops, you’ll inevitably have to choose which side of the circumcision debate you land on. This will have a lasting impact on the genitals of your citizens for the rest of the game, so do your research!

If you see a senior citizen sitting in the park alone, they’ve probably been around for long enough that they have lived knowledge of what it was like to actually fight against Napoleon and see his cunning tactics as a ruler and general in action!