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ASkyrimfan recreated the game as a custom scenario inAge of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. This pseudo-RPG scenario forAge of Empires 2’s features 100 NPCs and more than 50 quests.
Microsoft and Ensemble Studios initially releasedAge of Empires 2for Windows in 1999. Many strategy game fans consider itone of the greatest real-time strategy gamesof all time, and it maintains a strong player base to this day. This is partly thanks to its two re-releases in 2013 and 2019, both of which also received DLC. However, most of the credit should probably go toAge of Empires 2’s active multiplayer and custom-scenario communities. These fan-made scenarios include traditional RTS battles, isometric RPGs, and combinations of the two.
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Reddit user Grouchy_Bluejay4511 made theSkyrimscenario inAge of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. Players rule one ofSkyrim’s nine Holdsand battle for the throne while completing quests and meeting NPCs. The scenario features a full map covering all of Skyrim and part of Solstheim, complete with a recreation of each city and other major landmarks.
Grouchy_Bluejay4511 shared pictures of his scenario in a series of Reddit posts, and it’s impressive how well they managed to recreateSkyriminAge of Empires 2’s scenario creator. For example, the mod’s version of Whiterun is a reasonably accurate model of the city’s layout. Grouchy_Bluejay4511 usedAge of Empires 2’s VikingWonder for Dragonsreach, and the Stable, Market, Barracks, and Blacksmith are where they should be. A Castle represents the fortifications around Whiterun’s main gate, with a Chapel in place of the two temples.Skyrimfans will also notice details like the Gildergreen, Shrine of Talos, Skyforge, and units standing in for important NPCs.
Other locations are similarly detailed and show creative use ofAge of Empires 2building assets to emulateSkyrim’s different architectural styles. The first post’s second screenshot features the Throat of the World and the villages of Helgen, Riverun, and Ivarstead, giving some idea of the map’s scale. Other images includeAoE 2versions of Markarth, Rifton, Solitude, and Windhelm. Pictures from Grouchy_Bluejay4511’s second post include Castle Volkihar, eitherFort Dawnguard or somewhere else in the Rift, Eastmarch, Winterhold, Lake Ilinalta in Falkreath Hold, Raven Rock, and an Orc Stronghold.
The second post is only a few hours old as of this writing and hasn’t gotten much traction yet. However, the first proved very popular in theSkyrimsubreddit. Grouchy_Bluejay4511 plans to upload theSkyrimscenario to Steam as a mod forAge of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. However, they say it needs a bit more playtesting first.
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Editionis available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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