http://www.aoe3clan.com/ N3O Clan en-us Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:23:16 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly The Asian Dynasties TAD: N3O Clan News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.aoe3clan.com/images/aoe3_twc_tad_clan_N3O.jpg http://www.aoe3clan.com/ http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 From Mayh3m's post at agesactuary.com We're at it again folks; and this time we are proud to present to you [hope] Clan's AOE3 World Series! This is going to be a somewhat special tournament, and is a celebration of the AOE3 community who have stuck by and continue to enjoy the game. With this in mind, the organisers have worked hard to create a tournament which is sure to be thoroughly enjoyable for all the players involved; and with a prize pool of $1,500, it will no doubt be rewarding too! The tournament will feature new ideas, from region-based group leagues for efficient early round scheduling; to 2 independant final 32-player knockout tournaments, both of which will include the ever-popular loser brackets employed in the successful Last Man Standing tournament. Further good news follows, as we are closely working with our contributors and donators to plan another series of tournaments to follow [hope] Clan's AOE3 World Series. In fact, we are in the early development stage of another 3 tournaments this year, all of which will include the same high level of generous prizes up for grabs. 2010 is certainly looking bright for AOE3! Signups, with tournament rules and regulations, will follow the release of TAD Fan Patch 1.2. Stay sharp! Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:23:16 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 NerVe Clan is proud to present Daniel's Memorial Tournament. Quote:: We dedicate this tournament to our friend and former clan mate who was lost at far too young an age. We can’t imagine a better way to remember him than to host a tournament in his name for a game that he loved. May he rest in peace. The overall prize pool is $750 along with a number of additional prizes. The prizes come courtesy of NerVe Clan members, HeavenGames, and Robot Entertainment. Make sure to: - Read the rules - Sign up - Install Fan Patch 1.1a For more information, visit the NerVe Clan Forums here. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:18:50 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 TAD Fan Patch 1.1a has just been released. It allows you to access ESO using the fan patch after you have upgraded to the new official Robot Entertainment patch. This patch is merely a compatibility update. The balance, bug, and map changes in this patch are exactly the same as those found in TAD Fan Patch 1.1. If you haven't tried the fan patch out yet, you can check out what we included in TAD Fan Patch 1.1 here. You can find full download and installation instructions for TAD Fan Patch 1.1a at the link below. http://agesanctuary.com/index.php?portal=TAD&showtopic=126425 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:20:56 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 It is finally here - the long-awaited TAD Fan Patch 1.1 from AgeSanctuary! This patch includes new features, improved balance, and plenty of bug fixes. Unlike the previous patch we released, this patch had two teams balancing; one for 1v1, and one for team games. We hope this will make for a more enjoyable experience for more formats of gaming. The patching process is still ongoing - we will be providing further adjustments to gameplay in the next patch.----- Useful Links -----Download instructionsWhy download the patch?Release notesPatch notesTo celebrate and promote the launch of TAD Fan Patch 1.1, we are hosting the 2v2 Fan Patch Cup. It has by far the largest prize pool of any AgeSanctuary tournament ever hosted, with a massive $2,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Click here for more details.----------------------------------------------This patch represents over 3 months' work from a dedicated volunteer team who have graciously offered their time and skills to help put this patch together. Those who helped out with balance testing are: Airlity, Braidon, clare, SkWzZ_DAMNIT, _DK, Challe, Flooky, kokimaro, SkWzZ_Luigi, matsujun, Mayh3M, NanoX, nemuke, Oedy, Samwise12, sasuke_, shmras, Ourk, takuman, TheGroovyGuy, tokotoko, tombo_, twilight317, Velc, and xylitol. Those who helped out in other roles include: Seraphim (file editing), MNBob (patch launcher implementation), RF_Gandalf (map design), Walker_5 (bug fixing), as well as Peachrocks (balance input), and finally myself, [NerVe]_VipeR_, as project leader. Thanks also to those who helped out with translating the patch notes and stringtable files.Thanks also go to those generous donors who contributed the prizes for the 2v2 Fan Patch Cup: Vengeful Vendetta Clan, matsujun, and tvurt. -------------------- Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:58:07 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 Apparently, two studios have come from the form Ensemble Studios. Robot Entertainment (which we heard about in the previous news item) and Bonfire Studios. Bonfire Studios' website: http://www.bonfire-studios.com has already posted that they are developing a new game already. According to there website, they have worked on the Age of Empires series (I, II, and III) , Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars. Both Robot Entertainment and Bonfire Studios seem to plan to build new games, though it seems like Robot Entertainment will manage Age of Empires and Halo Wars, as quoted from their press release: Quote:: Robot Entertainment is working with Microsoft Game Studios to develop additional content for Halo Wars and support online gaming and community for both Age of Empires and Halo Wars. Additionally, Robot is developing its own original IP. Meanwhile, it seems that Bonfire Studios will not be involved in Age Of Empires and instead focusing on developing its own games. On their website, it seem clear that there slogan is Warning: Contents Are Hot and they already are offering iPhone and Desktop Wallpapers featuring their company logo. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:50:07 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 As you have probably heard by now, Ensemble Studios (the makers of Age of Empires 3) closed down after finishing work on their Halo Wars game. Robot Entertainment was then formed from ex-employees from Ensemble Studios, as you would of read about in the last news post. On the 17th February 2009, Robot Entertainment posted a Press Release on their website, about forming of the new team, and continuing support for Halo Wars and Age of Empires. Robot Entertainment wrote: Founders of Ensemble Studios Announce Formation of Robot Entertainment PLANO, Texas - February 17, 2009 - Robot Entertainment announced today the formation of its new game development studio in Plano, Texas. Founded by many of the original founders of Ensemble Studios, Robot has a staff of 45 comprised entirely of former Ensemble employees. Robot’s team developed the hit franchise Age of Empires™, selling over 20 million units worldwide, and the soon-to-be released Halo Wars for Xbox 360™. Tony Goodman, the founder of Ensemble, is the CEO of Robot. "The video game industry is in a state of upheaval,” said Mr. Goodman, “not just games, but the entire landscape. Everything is changing: where we buy games, how we buy games, how much we pay, how long we play, who we play them with. As a fast-moving independent team of game developers, industry leaders and market experts, Robot Entertainment is ideally positioned to play a transformative role in the industry’s future." Robot Entertainment is working with Microsoft Game Studios to develop additional content for Halo Wars and support online gaming and community for both Age of Empires and Halo Wars. Additionally, Robot is developing its own original IP. As you can see in the bold, they will be support the online gaming for Age of Empires, along with Halo Wars. Hopefully this will mean that we will see new patches for Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties, or even if they make the Age Sanctuary Fan Patches official. We will wait and see, and will keep you informed of any information that we find. You can view the full Press Release here, and visit their website here. James246 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:06:54 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Ex-staff, including Ensemble Studios co-founder Tony Goodman, from the RTS game creating company, Ensemble Studios who have recently closed down, are forming a new company, called Robot Entertainment. Robot Entertainment are known to have been set-up with many great staff members from ES, who have finished work on their work on the Halo Wars game for the Xbox360. It is yet to be known if they will continue the PC Strategy Games that Ensemble Studios were well known for with their "Age of..." series. But, on their website, they are telling us that they have some "Big Ideas". What could these ideas be? You can check out their website here. Keep posted, and we'll inform you as more information comes to hand! Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:02:44 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 The $500 Fan Patch Tournament has entered it's final stages now, with only 8 participants left! AgeSanctuary wrote: We have just entered the finals of the Fan Patch 1.0 Tournament! Only 8 players are left in the hunt for the $500 in prizes up for grabs. The match-ups for this round are: Challe vs. _SilverFalcoN_ Braidon vs. Mayh3M Ourk vs. Xiphos SkWzZ_Luigi vs. DAMNIT You can check out the full bracket here, as well as the recorded games from completed matches here. Why not also vote for who you think will be the tournament champion. It should be some close, competitive last few games with $500 Prize Money up for grabs! Make sure you check out the $500 Fan Patch 1.0 Tournament > Recorded Games forum over at AgeSanctuary to check out some of the previous games! They will all be a good watch, especially these finals! Good luck to the final 8 participants in the Quarter Finals! Keep posted, as we will inform you of the finishing results of this tournament! Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:01:00 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 To help promote the newly released TAD Fan Patch 1.0, AgeSanctuary is proud to announce the $500 Fan Patch 1.0 Tournament. All players will be required to use the new patch, and we hope this will make for some very close and competitive games. Don't have Fan Patch 1.0? Get it here. Due to Christmas and New Year's, we will be starting the tournament in 2009. Sign-ups are open until the 6th of January, when the tournament will begin. Many thanks to matsujun for making this tournament possible with his gracious donation. Sign up | Tournament rules Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:19:50 GMT http://www.aoe3clan.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 A recent interest in balance changes has been sparked partly by the rumours of the ESO servers future. This news brings the community to wonder whether future blance patches will be released, and questions the future of support for the game. The result has been an orginised effort to create a fanpatch that will balance the most outstanding issues that cause the game to be unbalanced. A group of experts have been selected to tackle the balancing issues, and discussions are under away at AgeSanctury to create the patch. Viper has posted a thread at Age Sanctury which will be updated with the progress of the patch and details of any changes planned: Quoted from the thread 'Fan Patch progress, Updated 26th of September 2008' by Viper: '"Hello everyone. The purpose of this topic is to keep the community apprised of progress on the fan patch. I'll be updating this as more news come to hand, so look out for those updates" -------------------------- [25th September 2008] Fan Patch (hereafter FP) team formed, and private forum for discussion created. Basic plan formulated for the first patch. It was agreed to make the first patch a relatively simple one to fix the glaring balance issues for India and Japan. Thus the first FP will focus upon those areas of concern. Balance discussions begun on areas of concern for FP 1.00.' If you are interested in the proposed fanpatch, then all the details and discussions can be followed here: FanPatch Thread at AgeSanctury.com. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:37:59 GMT