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hey does anyone have this game for pc? i got it yesterday and it seems really cool. just had some questions if anyone knows.

the trade boats which trade food/wood for gold. can u give gold and get food in return?

can the horses,scouts get on the transport boat?
how do u get more stone to build wall? to bad you couldn't trade gold for stone..

And when other tribes tradeships enter your dock, the number of goods starts going up and it goes to a 100 and then when another boat comes it goes back to 80 for some reason? like the goods dont' get added to your total or something. Do you have to get your people to transport the goods from the dock to the tribal house thing?

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Originally posted by RahimK
hey does anyone have this game for pc? i got it yesterday and it seems really cool. just had some questions if anyone knows.

the trade boats which trade food/wood for gold. can u give gold and get food in return?

can the horses,scouts get on the transport boat?
how do u get more stone to build wall? to bad you couldn't trade gold for stone..

And w ...[text shortened]... ave to get your people to transport the goods from the dock to the tribal house thing?

thankz
I loved that game about 4 years ago. Now they have a bunch of new ones out. In chronological order: AOE, AOE Rise of Rome, Age of Kings, Age of Kings Expansion, Age of Mythology (which is a big change from the others but still good), Age of Mythology The Titan's Expansion pack.

I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability considering it's been a good few years.

I believe that the trade boats only earn you gold and don't cost anything. You can trade resource x for resource y at the market itself, but they charge you a lot extra. And the amount it costs is based on your need. So if you need gold, it'll cost you a lot to trade for it at the market. Your best bet is to mine it or use your trade boats.

Yes, you can put any kind of unit on a transport boat.

Stone can be mined for as well. There are patches of stone skattered across the map. And you can trade anything for stone at the market, but only if you're willing to be massively overcharged.

I'm not sure what you mean in your last question. Your gold should be added when the boat comes back to your dock.

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oo i never knew you could use the market that way cool...

the last question...i see other tribes boats coming into my dock, and then i click on my dock and theres a picture of some pots and clay products like vases and the number starts going up and when it get to 100 it stops. and then after a while another boat comes in and the number starts at 80 or somethign and goes back up to 100. i don't get whats happening there. my food,wood,and gold numbers are still the same. These are not my trade boats by the way... it seems like they are diplomacy? like they give me good for free or something? i've never checkout the diplomacy thing though..

also when a opponent ship comes to you dock to trade x for gold, can you decline that offer? the computer ships come to my dock and do somethign and then leave..not sure whats going on there

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Maybe we're talking about a different game. Do you mean Age of Empires with town centers, villagers, and the lot?

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ya same game. age of empires... the first one.... the market, i don't think u can trade goods.. i think u can just pay tribute there... like give other tribes money so they don't attack u.

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Originally posted by RahimK
ya same game. age of empires... the first one.... the market, i don't think u can trade goods.. i think u can just pay tribute there... like give other tribes money so they don't attack u.
you can sell any resource such as wood or stone for gold, but the more you sell the lower the price goes

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Originally posted by RahimK
ya same game. age of empires... the first one.... the market, i don't think u can trade goods.. i think u can just pay tribute there... like give other tribes money so they don't attack u.
If I recall, you have to have 2 markets in AoE to create trade caravans. In Age of Mythology you build a market and send caravans to your town centers.

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Originally posted by RahimK
oo i never knew you could use the market that way cool...

the last question...i see other tribes boats coming into my dock, and then i click on my dock and theres a picture of some pots and clay products like vases and the number starts going up and when it get to 100 it stops. and then after a while another boat comes in and the number starts at 80 or som ...[text shortened]... he computer ships come to my dock and do somethign and then leave..not sure whats going on there
I believe you can send a merchant ship to anyones docks to trade, that is what those boats are doing. Build a tower by your dock, that should put an end to it.

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Originally posted by CliffLandin
If I recall, you have to have 2 markets in AoE to create trade caravans. In Age of Mythology you build a market and send caravans to your town centers.
Yes, but you can also send your caravans to enemy markets to trade. They usually just get killed though.

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Rise of Nations crosses AOE gameplay/military with Civilization management. Very cool.

AOE 3 coming soon...very cool looking....just hope they don't screw around with the core mechanics.

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thankz guys. i found a AOE forum so i'll ask those guys there....

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great game.. you should also try and get "stronghold"

Wood Neeeded 😀

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I also love Rise of Nations. Wasn't that crazy about Stronghold though. Too hard to do anything.

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