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Fort Wars (Age of Empires 3) / Fort Wars 5.0 for AOE3 Definitive Edition
« Last post by pftq on January 27, 2022, 08:49:01 PM »
I've taken some time to revive Fort Wars, so it now works on the Definitive Edition.  This also marks the 16th year since the first official release on January 28, 2006 and is a nice anniversary/send-off for the map.  Thanks everyone for their support over the years.  This (and the original Norse Wars game) made up a significant part of my childhood growing up, and there have been many good memories.

Download Fort Wars 5.0 for AOE3 DE below (or by going to Tools > Mods ingame):
https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/50510

We'll be having a kick-off event Saturday Jan.29 2022 2:00PM PST on live-stream to get everyone playing again and will hopefully make that a regular occurrence. Check back here and follow @NorseWars on Twitter for updates.  I'll probably be hosting games and hanging around online even before then, so feel free to add me.  It helps that AOE3 is old enough now that it is cheap (only $7) to download and install - if only just to play Fort Wars. :P The ladder doesn't work on AOE3 DE yet, so DE can be treated as unranked while formal ranked matches can be played on the older Fort Wars 4.1 for AOE3 (2007)/Complete on Steam (yes it still works!).

Lastly, I will also be working on turning this into a standalone game starting this year, so be on the lookout for that too.  Feel free to follow the progress via @NorseWars on Twitter, and I welcome all the help I can get to get that off the ground.

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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on February 15, 2021, 04:23:02 PM »
Generally speaking, if anyone can do 2D illustrations or has someone they know they can recommend, let me know - we'll want to redo the logo and banner for one so it's not owned by Microsoft. 
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on February 09, 2021, 11:52:45 PM »
On a separate note - if someone has experience creating SMF forum themes, let me know, and I can pay to have it done.  Would be interested to get the forum + site maybe looking like it did originally at its peak:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050914031239/http://www.norsewars.com/
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on February 09, 2021, 11:48:37 PM »
Thanks - but at this point I'm more interested in trying to build it into a standalone game.  Constantly updating the mod to keep up with every patch or expansion that might get released is just not sustainable.
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by vividlyplain on January 05, 2021, 07:02:16 PM »
Does the old map not work anymore? Doesn't seem like they did anything new

with DE.
Hi pftq,
I make maps for aoe3 and have had some people inquire about old maps and scenarios. I found fort wars but it doesn’t load on DE and the code is, well, intense! Not sure if you’re interested in updating it to make it work for DE or not. I’m not sure where to begin tbh.

Also, not sure who I emailed about your np rush maps but I’ve been admiring your work from way back.

- vivid
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on December 19, 2020, 05:38:24 AM »
I'm starting to transition to working on this.  I'll start by hiring out bits and pieces to get foundation going.  Does anyone have recommendations for the following?
- 2D artist for concept art / illustrations
- RTS engine work or transforming the UE4 engine for that.  Current UE4 isn't meant for high unit count or pvp networking.
- 3D modeler for units with AOE/AOM aesthetic.
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on October 23, 2020, 08:12:25 PM »
Does the old map not work anymore? Doesn't seem like they did anything new

with DE.
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by RobertSquared on October 23, 2020, 04:41:56 PM »
Hi,

Just curious if there's any plan to revive fort wars for aoe3:de? Would love to play with people, and with the renewed interest in aoe3 overall, seems like a good opportunity to revitalize fort wars as well.
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by pftq on August 08, 2020, 10:04:49 AM »
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General Discussion / Re: Remaking Norse Wars as Stand-alone Game?
« Last post by rawillkill on August 08, 2020, 09:42:43 AM »
should we setup a discord to continue this discussion?
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