AOE:List of design resources
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This article is a collection of all design resources available outside of GenieWiki for Age of Empires. The links are arranged into categories based on where the articles are found and a brief summary of the article's content may be included. The list aims to link to any page that can be useful for AoE designers, modders etc.
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Age of Empires Heaven
Siege Workshop
AI and Per Files
- Overview of AI files creation
- MY EXPERIENCES WITH .PER FILES - By Phill Phree
- Findings on the Play (Ply) File - By Rasher'
You may also wish to download the *AI Editor (made by Stoyan Ratchev) and *Per Edit (made by Martin Sturm) programs to help you make AI and Per files respectively
Map Design & Tricks
Map Design
Instruction Maps
- Creating Instruction Maps
- Mapdefault editing TIPS - Download from old granary
Rasher's Scenario Design Series
Forums
- Not Good, but Pretty Darned - By Joecool1 Simple techniques for beginner-intermediate designers
- Hex editing reference - An introduction to hex editing data files and file structure by scenario_t_c
Personal websites
Upnotep
Andrea Rosa
- AoE Last Resort Articles (CURRENTLY DOWN)
Mero
Design team websites
Epic Designs
Woad Creations
Tribulation Designs
You may also like to visit the AoEH Designer's Board, a thread maintained by Andrea Rosa where designers for AoE can post their current progress and receive advice and encouragement from fellow forumers.
