Game Configuration With rise2.ini

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How to change the behaviour of aspects of your game by editing your rise2.ini file. (more)...

Shortcut Keys

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Lion gives a beginners guild to shortcut keys and their use.(more)...

Order Queues

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A feature not very well documented in the game is the order queue. Many people don't even know it exists. Find out about them.(more)...

Ending A Long Game

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Use those strategy elements that BHG designed into the game to secure the victory.(more)...

Handicapping In RoN

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How handicapping works in RoN, what it affects and how to set handicaps to balance teams (more)...

Opening Moves

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Many beginners are often overwhelmed by the complexity of RoN at first. The economic model is far more complex than traditional RTS games and the interaction of the upgrades on early development is hard to analyise. (more)...

Spies

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Psst! Everything you wanted to know about these wonderful/irritating little units. How to get the most out of them and how to defend against them(more)...

Formations

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Okay, armies can use formations. There have been a number of games that allow this, I used to use a few in AOC (flank and disperse) but usually they are a pain to command, rarely work and hence are just not used by anyone, even the experts (more)...

Economy

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You have your typical resources of wood, food and gold in the first age. The second age lets you get iron and knowledge. The second age also lets you build saw mills and granaries and forges; you build one of each of these per city and it will boost production in that city, along with econ upgrades there (more)...

Original Write Up (Beta 3 version)

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The original write up of the Beta program version by War posted first at RTSUK. (more)...

Raw Data

Format the raw RoN datafiles into a table using stylesheets

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How to see all the useful data on Rise of Nations units by downloading stylesheets (more)...

The Data

Here are some I did earlier. Just click on the links to view the RoN raw data in a table format.

• Building Data
• Craft Data
• Resource Data
• Technology Data
• Unit Data Warning! This is a BIG file 616k so please be patient

Disclaimer - These data files are stylised files from the actual game, should BHG or Microsoft object to their presence here then they will be removed.

Strategy Catalogue

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The most extensive listing of Rise of Nations strategies to be found anywhere. (more)...