Age of Empires II (2013)

Age of Empires II (2013)

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Zetnus's Black Forest Rivers
   
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Zetnus's Black Forest Rivers

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Description
It's Black Forest ... with rivers.


I have tried to create a Black Forest style map, but with a couple of rivers snaking through the middle. You may be separated from the other players by water, or you might on the same piece of land as an ally ... or an enemy. In any case, the rivers provide an extra dimension beyond your standard Black Forest experience. Often it may not be enough to just wall off the shallows.

This is a random map script, so it will be different every time and should scale reasonably well to every map size and any number of players.

To play choose the following when setting up a match:
Map style – Custom
Location – ZN@BF_Rivers
(LR version if you want to have an insane amount of resources)

Get this map for the Definitive Edition[www.ageofempires.com]
Alternate download at AoK Heaven [aok.heavengames.com]


Known issues:
The starting areas can sometimes very small and cramped. I have tried to reduce the frequency of this happening, but there is no way I can completely prevent it without ruining the feeling of the forest. This can sometimes impair AI performance.


As always, feedback is welcome and appreciated so that I can fix bugs and improve my maps.


If you want to learn about random map scripting, check out my Random Map Scripting Links and FAQ[aok.heavengames.com] and my Updated New RMS Guide [aok.heavengames.com]
72 Comments
pinkbutton7 Jun 24, 2020 @ 8:25am 
Yeah I can but I guess standard black forest doesn't have all the extra resources that your map has
Zetnus  [author] Jun 24, 2020 @ 3:41am 
Can't you just play the standard Black Forest map for that?
pinkbutton7 Jun 24, 2020 @ 1:07am 
@Zetnus This is an excellent map, lot of resources as well. I am very poor at water maps is it possible to make another version of this map without the rivers and shallow ?
Zetnus  [author] May 10, 2020 @ 10:58am 
small update to improve forest mixing
Zetnus  [author] Apr 8, 2020 @ 11:01am 
Updated the elevation scaling and updated the LR version for DE
Raybingo Mar 25, 2020 @ 3:43am 
Ten years ago I have been maded maps like this (Voobly)
Zetnus  [author] Feb 5, 2020 @ 6:00pm 
small update that tweaks the resource distribution and improves beach generation
Zetnus  [author] Jan 10, 2020 @ 12:10pm 
This upload has been updated to v3, which tweaks a bunch of minor things, while leaving the overall map structure intact. Additional forest mixes and an African biome have been added. If you play this version on DE, the beaches are now blocked by reeds, plus you get even more content. Here it is for DE: https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/2861/
Let me know if you have any feedback
danny_colderwood Jan 9, 2020 @ 1:33am 
nice cant wait to play them
Zetnus  [author] Jan 7, 2020 @ 6:44pm 
Yup, I have added several new forests. The standard oak/pine mix will be the most likely, but you will be able to get dragon forests, and several of the new DE forests as well.