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A special thanks to Winston and TheShadowDawn for their excellent forum courtesy guide, of which I got much of this content from. Also thanks to Dark Side of Day, to whom made the original post.

Welcome to the Age of Kings Heaven General & Strategy Discussions forum! This forum is where people meet to talk about the game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and the strategy part of the game. Be polite and mature, and you will probably be accepted into the community very quickly.

Before you post a question... read this post; Chances are it will answer some of your questions for you. And if it doesn't, the next step is to use the forum's "Search" function, which can be found at the bottom of the topic page. Entering a subject such as 'Turks' or 'Flush' will return all the past threads related to this topic. Your questions has most likely been answered in the past. One reason for this is because members who have been here a while tend to get sick of the same questions being asked over and over. Also check out The University, AoKH's strategy section. There are various strategy articles within it that are very helpful.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• THE BASICS
  
• A LITTLE MORE DETAIL...
  
• MAKING THE RIGHT CIVILIZATION CHOICES
  
• HOW DO I...?
  
• FORUM COURTESY GUIDE
  
• G&SD FORUM FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What's the best CIV? Best unit?
There are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ civs, each and every one excels under circumstances and is generally used for those situations. In the same way, there is no best unit, each one has strengths and weaknesses, even if some are used more than others. However, to check how units measure up against other units, have a look at Stendecca's tests summary, which contains the links to each of his unit match-up tests.

What do all these words that you people use like rushing and flushing mean?
Have a look at the Words Guide to work out what some of the ‘jargon’ means. These are mostly either abbreviations of game attributes – like ‘HP’ means hit points – or names of commonly used tactics – such as ‘flushing’ means Feudal rushing.

How can I play with other Age of Kings players online?
You can play Age of Kings or The Conquerors on the MSN Gaming Zone. All you need to do is register before you can begin playing with other gamers.

What is a clan?
A clan is usually a group of players who play together and against other clans. Clan members often have a prefix before their username like members of the Tonto clan have Tonto_ before theirs and members of the Lonely Knights Clan have LKS_ before theirs. Some of the clans that frequent AoKH are Tonto, LKS, Ravenslayer, TML, Candid2K Clan and TOAO. You may see members of these clans posting in the forums from time to time.

How do I add those cool smilies and text effects to my messages?
The Forum FAQ contains this information, along with a lot of other answers to your questions about the functioning of the forums.

What do some of the abbreviations people use mean?
AoKH has a list of the definitions of the words many forumers use: Abbreviations

THE BASICS
Newbie Guide for AoK by Captn_Kidd
This is a series of seven easily-understood and applied chapters covering the most basic points on getting started and moving in the game, understanding basic economic tactics and game workings. The Newbie Guide for AoK will get you moving playing the basics in Age of Kings.

On the Road to Expert by DaRq_Darkjihad
On the Road to Expert is a series that covers many basic game points in more detail, and while some points are outdated, these are mostly still applicable to the game in general.

Here are a few articles written by ArmageddonUnlimited that you will find helpful...

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More to come as suggestions warrant...
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FORUM COURTESY

This is a reminder that the people in these forums deserve respect and common courtesy. It is also a reminder that this is an Age of Kings forum, so off-topic posts are not welcome.

Please use the SEARCH Option provided at the bottom of the thread listing page to find topics you are looking for. Before posting a new thread, please do a search so you will save the trouble of having to post a new thread.

Please read the FAQ on General and Strategies that is provided so you can pick up fast, reliable information without having to wait for replies.

For OFF-TOPIC posting, please go to the TOWN'S CRIER, Age of Kings Heaven's Community forum. Alternatively you could go to OUTSIDE DISCUSSIONS located at HeavenGames' main forums.

To participate in the AOKH Forumer's Ladder system, just reply in the Ladder thread.

Please understand this is an English based website and the majority of forumers are English speakers. This means that to get the most out of the forum, please post in English.

Do not use words that are considered "cursing". Do not use words that emulate them with * or another character that still shows exactly what the word is. Please try and be clear, concise, and consistent in your use of wording. "Suck" is not a good word.

This is a great forum, and needs your support to keep it running as well. Please observe all the common sense rules and also if you see something you like on an advertisement, click through and look at it.

GENERAL & STRATEGY FORUM FAQ

Purpose
The G&S FAQ purpose is to alert new and returning players to the information that they are seeking. This is a collection of answer threads to your common questions.

Topics Overview
1. The Flush -- Revisited
2. Computer Performance for AoK
3. New to Age? New to the Zone?
4. Custom Scenarios: Where and what are they?
5. Guide to the Douche Strategy
6. Player types on the Zone. PartA
7. Player types on the Zone. Part B
8. 2 vs. 1 Strategies
9. Amusing Strategy:C Flush Flush Strategy
10. Amusing Strategy: Pop 300+ with Aztec Strategy
11. Little Known Secret of the Great Series
12. Rushing Strategies - See Detailed FAQ Content
13. King Scouting
14. Cheesy's Guide to Succesful advertising for Zone Games

FAQ Content - Detailed

11. Rushing Strategies

Elite Knight's Fast Castle Strategy

Pantheon's Gush Strategy

HERO's M@A Rush Strategy

icewall's Douche Strategy

micr0boy's Tower Rush Strategy

To ADD things to this FAQ, please provide a description and a link to the thread that you wish to highlight via a reply.

[This message has been edited by Angel Aro (edited 09-07-2003 @ 01:00 AM).]