A 2005 real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios, and the forth "Age of" game

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Can't connect to game

I have two friends who play Age of Empires III and we've been meaning to play a game together. However, we've been running into some weird problems. I cannot connect to any game that involves one of ...
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In Age of Empires 3, what is a good build order for the British?

I'm trying to improve my AOE3 skills with the British. What are some good build orders that play to their strengths? i.e. a rush tactic? or a tanking tactic?
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Can't join Age of Empires III games

I recently purchased a copy of Age of Empires 3 but I have been unable to get it to connect to my friend's game via Tunngle or Hamachi. The strange thing is that I am able to see his game, but when I ...
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When playing Age of Empires 3 on Windows 7, how do I get the screen to appear in the center?

I just installed AOE 3 on my Windows 7 x64 Ultimate box, which has an i5 processor and a radeon 3850. I have installed the latest AOE 3 patch (1.14). My video driver, claims windows, is up to date. ...
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Multiplayer LAN problem with AOE3 - The Asian Dynasties

Till yesterday I was playing AOE3 in multiplayer LAN with my brother ( LAN through WIFI ) and it was perfectly smooth. Today I installed The Asian Dynasties expansion pack on both the systems and I ...
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Age Of Empires III : Lag in Multiplayer game ( LAN )

I am trying to play AOE3 in LAN. My Desktop and Laptop are connected to a modem through ethernet cable. Desktop Config: 1 GB RAM Intel P4 Processor (1.66 GHz) 512MB NVIDIA Windows XP Laptop ...
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Whats a good number of villagers to aim for having in Age of Empires 3?

When playing both Campain and Skirmish, the Computer(s) always seem to have at least 10 villagers on food garthering alone, and they always seem to have lot more doing just about everything. I tend ...
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Age of Empires 3 Direct3d error

I play AoE3 fine on my laptop, using my 1080p as my primary screen at home (at 1920x1080) however when I try to run it at school (again on my laptop), I get an error stating: Initialization Failed ...
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Checking your unit stats in Age of Empires 3

How do I check the stats for my own units (hitpoints, attack etc)? For the other teams just clicking on their unit gives the stats. For my units I can see only the commands. How can I see their stats? ...
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Villager's don't move on to the next livestock after gathering food

I built a livestock pen in AOE3 in the hopes of not having to chase around the wild animals when hunting since the sheep and cattle just sit there and let you kill them. Unfortunately my settlers do ...
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AOE3: Multiplayer Game Through LAN lags [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Age Of Empires III : Lag in Multiplayer game ( LAN ) Hi all, I am trying to play Age Of Empires 3 through LAN between my PC and Laptop. My PC and Laptop is connected ...