Age of Empires minus the priests?

[Khor1255]

Is there any mod or tweak that removes the priests and their effects from Age of Empires?

I really like that game but have never liked the magic part of it.

Anyone familliar with any mods of the pretty old Microsoft game?

 

[Angthoron]

I think you can turn them off in the map editor tech/building editor thingy stuff. It's been a while though so I'm not sure.

 

[Hoodoo]

 

[Khor1255]

I think you can turn them off in the map editor tech/building editor thingy stuff. It's been a while though so I'm not sure.

Thanks man. I've played around with the map editor quite a bit and while I think you might be able to make a custom map without them (can't really remember if that is possible) I am talking about removing them from random generated maps as well.

 

[Phelot]

Can't find anything for that though I'd like it as well. Priests were annoying in the game.

 

[Khor1255]

I understand the concept (i.e. a new way of thought is introduced that causes mutinies/revolutions in an empire but in a real time simulation where seconds = tens or scores of years it's not very fun to have to micromanage this. Actually a function that slowed down their rate of conversion would be good enough.

So I guess no one really mods this game?

 

[Phelot]

http://aoe.heavengames.com/dl-php/lister.php?category=mods

Apparently they do. Didn't look through it all, but they have balancing mods so maybe one of them would have what you're looking for.

EDIT: As to validity of priests in the game, I still don't like it. It doesn't make sense that some guy can yell at you through a wall and make you go on a suicide attack on your former people. I know I know, realism doesn't belong in games, but it still would drive me nuts.

 

[Khor1255]

Yeah it adds an annoying level of micromanagement.

Thanks for the link man.