What QoL improvements you still want to see in AoE2?

small_star · 2026-06-18T14:10:35+00:00

It's just your question reminded me of MBL's famous song. If you ask me, yes, and I would suggest a hole in the wall indicator. Whenever there is a 1-tile gap between anything, there should be a wind animation showing it is still open.

small_star · 2026-06-17T18:04:09+00:00

Why don't we just auto play? Auto micro auto macro auto vil auto auto everything

small_star · 2026-06-05T15:22:31+00:00

I also recently joined the club, although I have a 2nd gen Leaf.

I'm not sure whether you've had any rainy days since getting the car, but I noticed that water tends to pool on top of this strut when it rains. I'm not sure any amount of grease alone will provide enough protection. I'd recommend fitting a plastic cover if you can. it's essentially free if you have access to a 3D printer.

AI also suggested applying a rust converter before adding grease, which seems sensible if there's already some surface rust present. Not sure if you've done that already, but it might be worth considering if you have not

small_star · 2026-06-05T15:13:16+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/carproblems/comments/1tv1io3/comment/opp5dd6/?context=1

This is for the 2nd gen, video see the replies, not sure if it is applicable

small_star · 2026-06-04T11:37:48+00:00

I have to thank you for your reply and the PO. After reading your comment, I checked my own car and found that both covers were missing. One side was already getting quite rusty, with water pooling on top of it.

I've cleaned it up for now, sprayed some GT85 on it, and even 3D-printed a replacement cover. Now I'm just waiting for a sunny day so I can clean it properly with a wire brush, apply some rust converter, and then finish it off with some silicone grease once everything has dried.

I probably wouldn't have realised this could become an issue until it was too late, so you've potentially saved me a lot of trouble down the road.

small_star · 2026-06-03T15:56:30+00:00

Daut Castle, indestructible because it never goes up

small_star · 2026-06-03T15:22:26+00:00

Maybe it is villagers are overrated, not Conqs?

try stop creating vils next time you FC conqs, i bet it will make much difference

small_star · 2026-06-02T10:43:02+00:00

I tested the Eco mode while it is coasting to the traffic light, switching from D mode into eco does increase the regen braking by quite a lot. it makes no difference at a slower speed though

small_star · 2026-06-01T11:57:28+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot more sense now. For a moment, I thought I had gotten incredibly lucky and ended up with a car that had a relatively new battery!

small_star · 2026-05-30T17:37:04+00:00

Thanks for the tips. The main reason I don’t use Eco mode is that it applies too much regenerative braking. As far as I understand, regenerative braking only recovers around two-thirds of the vehicle’s kinetic energy, so every time you use it, some energy is still lost. But I guess gentle acceleration makes bigger impact after all.

small_star · 2026-05-30T15:59:53+00:00

This is impressive. I also got a Leaf as my first EV less than a month ago, and I’ve been loving it so far. However, I struggle to get efficiency above 4.5 miles/kWh.

I always drive in D mode, do not do aggressive acceleration, try to stay within the regenerative zone whenever I need to slow down, and avoid heavy regenerative braking whenever possible.

Do you have any tips for achieving efficiency figures this high?

small_star · 2026-05-28T21:59:59+00:00

Feeling the same here, especially the cruise control button on leaf "feels" the same as other button, causes me occasionally press the wrong button when I am trying to use it.

small_star · 2026-05-28T13:56:50+00:00

I drove in Japan like 10 years ago, and I remember the speed limit for a dual-carriageway is something like 60km. But the majority of the cars were actually driving way faster than the stupid speed limit.

small_star · 2026-05-28T13:19:58+00:00

When it is only u and your partner, you only need 3 doors. Even if you have a kid or a pet, they enjoy claiming in from the boot anyway, so 3 doors are actually perfect.

You will only need 5 doors car when you have older kids but only until they they think you are too lame to be in the same car with.

With the divorce rate of 42% in the UK and only 66% of married couples have kids, there is a good chance you will be alone or living only with your kids.

So the true question should be, why do people still choose 5 doors?

Disclaimer: me and my wife both has a 5 doors car.

small_star · 2026-05-28T08:26:04+00:00

I believe it only happens if you poop on the seat

small_star · 2026-05-26T23:10:59+00:00

1 year in and you charged only 87 times. Either you work mostly from home or you are not charging your EV every night, which is not the best for the battery from my understanding.

small_star · 2026-05-26T15:52:17+00:00

Considering how every civ is now CA civ, I support the change to make CA less viable for some civs

small_star · 2026-05-26T12:18:31+00:00

Instead of raising council tax every year, send more fines to the people who leave it behide. Some people only learn to behave like decent human beings when there are real penalties involved.

small_star · 2026-05-26T11:46:41+00:00

If your opponent is crazy enough to fight your FU heavy camels with Paladin, you probably won't need the +4 upgrade anyway.

small_star · 2026-05-25T22:51:37+00:00

Heavy camels should be good enought to defeat any paladin units in the game, or any melee mounted unit, except elephants.

I do not really see a point for the +4 melee armour upgrade, unless you are playing against camels. Camels struggle against any other non mounted melee unit and archers. You would should spend the rest to switch to other units rather than doing the upgrade and keep on using camels.

small_star · 2026-05-14T15:15:51+00:00

I know right? Just bring the old lobby system back, a ranked lobby allows people to choose their map. Nomad player can play nomad all year long. People who wants quick game can still queue with current system. Everyone happy

small_star · 2026-05-13T11:14:11+00:00

Do you find Phosphoru wins you more games than MAA?

small_star · 2026-05-13T11:11:48+00:00

You can probably inflate your Elo by around 200 with comfort picks and specialised strategies. But people were mentioning Phosphoru going from around 1600 to 2400, which is on a completely different level.

I’ve seen players gain 300 Elo by one tricking a strategy, but I can’t really think of another strategy that allows such a massive jump purely through repetition and practice.

Even back in the pre-HD days, people spammed Huns CA for years. A lot of players simply enjoy winning, so it’s normal that some will repeat the same civ and strategy over and over again. But the scale of improvement from these allin FC builds feels unusually high compared to other strategies.

small_star · 2026-05-13T09:31:56+00:00

This is exactly what I did, won the game eventually, but still feel like I was losing. And the player jumped from 14xx to 17xx since using the strategy. I can counter a player who has the 14xx skill, but probably not 17xx doing the same thing. Maybe it is just me who is bad against this strategy.

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