/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2890609

In fact, I'll elaborate further, since most people seem to think that AOE2 HD is the second coming of the man Jesus or something:

Forgotten Empires should have:

-In general focused on the Renaissance, like Ensemble should have done to begin with.

- Added the Italians, Slavs, Incas, and Indians.

-Fixed the outstanding bugs from the last Ensemble release of AoC.

-New art style for the Italians.

-No new art style for the Slavs (the use West European).

-Move Spanish over to Italian art set.

-Indians use eastern art set.

-Italians do the whole "2 unique techs" thing (the Italian city-states were absolute _monsters_ in the art of innovation once they get back on their feet in the Renaissance, so it is very historically accurate).

-New classic-style (coherent story) campaigns for Slavs, Inca, and Indians.

-New Conqueror's-style (many single-story missions with coherent theme) campaign for the Italians.

-Updated graphics, taking advantage of acceleration were possible but _no_ true 3d garbage.

-Open up the goddamned netcode officially. OK, we get it Microsoft, you're never releasing the entire source code in full. At least allow the new devs behind the scenes to refactor out the multiplayer netcode into a separate module and release _that_ portion of it to the public, so anyone can host a match.

-No CD check.

-new soundtrack (commission the Rippy brothers), with old ones in lossless quality so no CD of any kind is required again.

- New Random map, Death Match, et al maps, playing on the newly available locals like India, Russia, Peru etc. etc.

- New game types perhaps?

-Easier mod capability. Write a point 'n click editor for every type of file that is game-specific (AI Scripting, CTY plans, RMS scripting). Allow advanced actions in the editor like direct editing of unit/building HP through creation of custom units and buildings.

...Need I go on?

>>2823523

I think _I'll_ be the judge of how to best emphasize my words and phrases, you condescending little prick. And traditionally, all-caps connotes shouting, not emphasis. Of course, you'd know that if you were on the internet before the goddamn millennium, scrublord.