Now this is a game that deserves a Definitive Edition remaster like AoE 2 got, with new 4k graphics and the likes. So advanced for its time, great mechanics and very unique nations and campaign system. Awesome memories.
@@StalkRay its more like aoe2 HD. Needs definitive edition with some more features and options as well as better AI. and even better graphics,, extended didnt really upgrade much, no 4k textures
Only those who played it know how excellent this game is. Feels like a pity not knowing anyone who also plays this, but at the same time it also feels like a hidden gem that few people know
I still remember going to the department store and seeing this game on one of the shelves. I was so mesmerised by the cover art and the theme. I even remember my dad had to buy a new computer so I could play this because the graphic card on the old one couldn’t handle it. Wow…
I play this game, literally always. I've been playing it since 2007 and have rebought it multiple times. Can't recommend enough. Thanks for playing Raptor!
They actually did make Rise of Legends, but I heard it wasn't great so I never played it. Edit: Lol. I was still watching and didn't know he mentioned it :)
To protect the shore from invasion, you can set ships to 'patrol' (with multiple waypoints). Ground units can also patrol. I like to have fast ships patrol (set to 'attack') with slower ships set to 'guard' the fast patrol boats -- they will follow behind. Helicopters are also good for patrolling; they can patrol land and sea..
@@istiak.hossain find your program files. 86. RON folders. Data. Open in notepad. Find what you want to mod. Save it. Run game. Instructions can be found online. My current mod is starting as a nomad build time takes longer. Buys me more time to explore and such. I also have 7 free scholars when I build a university for Americans. I also have free resources with every American soldier set to 200. Eliminates the need for farmers miners etc. I usually play as an American with a computer American and Egyptian opponent. Egypt I set to 95% price reduction on wonders. Makes it a race to build and prevent being overtaken by either team. Almost impossible to win when they team up. You have to be quick. I also set up the max population to 2,000 limit each opponent. If I play without cheating and they team up, I may be on age three or four and find myself nuked without warning. Have to be very aware and make all the right plays. Interesting games. The only thing that cannot be modded is the resource income level is capped at 999. Many detailed instructions online. Infinitely changeable. Happy playing.
Just read the title and already completely agreed. The amount of features the developers put in is astounding i.e. being able to have two players control the same nation on multiplayer. And it runs so smoothly, never had a hiccup.
A map needs to be cleared in 30-40 minutes on Moderate difficulty or higher for succession. The computer can sometimes get really aggressive and pull of an quick territory win even if one playing with a solid tempo. But then again, RoN is a game were you need to lose to get better.
Played this a ton while I was deployed in Iraq in 2004. We played on a local network in our bunker which served as our barracks. 4-6 of us would go nuts on each other. It was great. Come home from a mission and relax and try to conquer the world. Haven't played this game since we left there. I still have the disk. Fond memories.
Me and my brother have been playing this the last 2 years after not touching it for over 10 years. We need to petition big huge games to make a rise of nations 2! Keep everything that made the game so amazing! 😁😁
In your opinion, what does this game need? Like I’m asking myself what I would want from a RoN 2 but I don’t know what I would do differently or add, really. This game is pretty complete
@@AspiringAuthor You both should see my about comment the WWII and Cold War mods are pure kino. They make this already complete into a 11/10. Nothing on the market compares.
Great game, great memories, and a surprise that the AI was able to overcome such an experienced player like yourself. Shows how good this old game is that the AI is a competent challenge.
unfortunately these older AI's dont really outplay you, they are just given more buffs as you up the difficulty, like faster research, faster resource gathering etc... tactically they suck
Actually he played like more of a novice. Didn't put Scholars in Universities, didn't upgrade through infrastructure and military buildings, didn't have Siege units to attack, and apparently wasn't familiar with recent changes. But it was fun watching him get nuked, haw!
If I remember right for every library you have you get a research slot so if you have 5 libraries you can research 5 different library techs. Super useful for rushing.
Reminds me of Empire Earth a lot. That was a very similar looking rts. It was so much fun. It wasn't as macro/micro intensive as AoE2. It was maybe a bit more arcadeish. It was awesome.
I like the story of your teacher buying you the game. my 7th grade teacher also worked at Barnes and Noble on weekends and would give me books when I would get better than a B+ on my tests.
This is absolutely the best RTS ever, still more than 20 years since I started playing it. The expansion Thrones and Patriots only made it even better! I love this game soooo much! Rise of Legends was great too! It had 3 different fictional factions to choose from. All with different benefits.
Ah, my favourite RTS game of all time. I first played it in 2009, I was a lad of 7 and had found this beauty. I've loved it since then. Heavily underrated. I'm surprised that this didn't catch on as much as age of empires, with the amount of love and quality that went into it
it feels like this game is a bit of a hidden gem. there are not even many videos about it tbh, which is disappointing. its honestly one of the best rts of all time imo. up there with c&c, warcraft, starcraft, etc.
Love this game. Played it so much as a kid. Recently I got a friend to play with me in a 2 v all hard A.i. I think I was playing nubians or Dutch. One of the ones that gets massive trade buffs. Basically became and economic powerhouse and just gave him tons of recourse I got from manipulating the economy. I invested in a military far too late and got invaded lol. No switzerlanding allowed
Welp, I must say it is ONE OF the most underrated ones. The Entente: Battlefields of WWI is way more underrated, actually. But yes, this also deserves a lot more attention that it got, gets and will get. 😊
When we were still children we thought of combining Age of Empires and Generals: Zero Hour. Well RoN happened and it is the best RTS fans of both series could ask for. I hope this game would get its own definitive edition now that we are a few months away from Age of Mythology Retold's release.
Somebody, please do RoN 2! And add this feature for solo mode: randomized AI opponent capacity for randomized stretches of a game. Perhaps, Easy difficulty would have strong AI for 5% of an average timed game all the way through percentages up to none for the Toughest difficulty. How "strong" should strong be? Perhaps, there could be features to select the difficulty percentages and the length-of-game times. Perhaps, there could be an in-game announcement that some opponent has raised a formidable army and now has some reason to come gunning for you! Good stuff!!
i'd say this and dark reign the advanced menu in dark reign that most players don't even know ... makes the strategy and micro part of the game so good it beats the microing of every other RTS game in existence
Best RTS ever hands down, we need a Rise of Nations 2!
Yeah! The ability to get advanced to further ages like more modern or close future, could be awesome to build mobile ICBMS
This and RA2, stronghold crusader is my best strategy
Seriously I am a big fan of RTS just like age of empire and rise of nations.
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We do.
Now this is a game that deserves a Definitive Edition remaster like AoE 2 got, with new 4k graphics and the likes. So advanced for its time, great mechanics and very unique nations and campaign system.
Awesome memories.
Wasn't the Extended Edition a remaster of the original Rise of Nations?
@@StalkRay There already is.
@@StalkRay yeah it is, but they did a pretty poor job from what I've read lol
@@StalkRay its more like aoe2 HD.
Needs definitive edition with some more features and options as well as better AI. and even better graphics,, extended didnt really upgrade much, no 4k textures
Or a sequel
20 years old now and STILL one of the best RTS games ever made.
20 years! Dang I didn’t realize that and feel old now lol
I couldn’t agree more! I pray this all the time during the summer of 2005.
@@thenextrung But we cannot build walls
Only those who played it know how excellent this game is. Feels like a pity not knowing anyone who also plays this, but at the same time it also feels like a hidden gem that few people know
I still remember going to the department store and seeing this game on one of the shelves. I was so mesmerised by the cover art and the theme. I even remember my dad had to buy a new computer so I could play this because the graphic card on the old one couldn’t handle it. Wow…
I play this game, literally always. I've been playing it since 2007 and have rebought it multiple times. Can't recommend enough. Thanks for playing Raptor!
what do you mean by rebought??
@@GantugsSuhkbaatar The first time was when the expansion came out, the second was when I got it for steam.
Such a fun game! I just played it tonight. I recreated the mongol invasion on the skill editor. Super fun.
Kudos for playing the intro cutscene, that hit me with so much nostalgia. Such a good but underrated game.
Favorite RTS, have all the original box, discs and manuals. Always wanted a sequel.
Rise of Nations has been my childhood game and to this day I love it still so much
Most played game in my life. I want a true sequel...
This is my most favorite rts. Why haven’t they made a remake!
They actually did make Rise of Legends, but I heard it wasn't great so I never played it.
Edit: Lol. I was still watching and didn't know he mentioned it :)
If i remake it
buy it?
@@freerunAR its not a bad game but its not that good of a game
It is remastered, the graphics are improved
@@slavalinchuk yes but would love to see a newer version that holds true to the classic
To protect the shore from invasion, you can set ships to 'patrol' (with multiple waypoints). Ground units can also patrol. I like to have fast ships patrol (set to 'attack') with slower ships set to 'guard' the fast patrol boats -- they will follow behind. Helicopters are also good for patrolling; they can patrol land and sea..
Facts, cause troop transport boats are super weak, it’s the best way to decimate an invasion
This game is the reason why I am addicted to strategy games from the age of 14 till 31
I can so relate to this, just played through an entire game since it's on gamepass and it brought me back to my highschool days
This game is 22 years old and I’ve been playing it since 2004, it never gets old
Loved the different nations and their unique style
Absolutely brilliant game. One of the finest RTS games of all time.
This is literally the only video game I still play. It never gets old. And with modding the data files it gets really interesting!
bro how do I mod and to what gain?
@@istiak.hossain find your program files. 86. RON folders. Data. Open in notepad. Find what you want to mod. Save it. Run game. Instructions can be found online. My current mod is starting as a nomad build time takes longer. Buys me more time to explore and such. I also have 7 free scholars when I build a university for Americans. I also have free resources with every American soldier set to 200. Eliminates the need for farmers miners etc. I usually play as an American with a computer American and Egyptian opponent. Egypt I set to 95% price reduction on wonders. Makes it a race to build and prevent being overtaken by either team. Almost impossible to win when they team up. You have to be quick. I also set up the max population to 2,000 limit each opponent. If I play without cheating and they team up, I may be on age three or four and find myself nuked without warning. Have to be very aware and make all the right plays. Interesting games. The only thing that cannot be modded is the resource income level is capped at 999. Many detailed instructions online. Infinitely changeable. Happy playing.
Just read the title and already completely agreed. The amount of features the developers put in is astounding i.e. being able to have two players control the same nation on multiplayer. And it runs so smoothly, never had a hiccup.
This game was a crossover between civ and age of empire series
A map needs to be cleared in 30-40 minutes on Moderate difficulty or higher for succession. The computer can sometimes get really aggressive and pull of an quick territory win even if one playing with a solid tempo. But then again, RoN is a game were you need to lose to get better.
Rise of nations the game where you can go from hunter gatherers to nuking cities
Played this a ton while I was deployed in Iraq in 2004. We played on a local network in our bunker which served as our barracks. 4-6 of us would go nuts on each other. It was great. Come home from a mission and relax and try to conquer the world. Haven't played this game since we left there. I still have the disk. Fond memories.
My most FAVOURITE stratedgy game EVER!
Me and my brother have been playing this the last 2 years after not touching it for over 10 years. We need to petition big huge games to make a rise of nations 2! Keep everything that made the game so amazing! 😁😁
In your opinion, what does this game need? Like I’m asking myself what I would want from a RoN 2 but I don’t know what I would do differently or add, really. This game is pretty complete
@@JimFrenowsky Hmm, perhaps a bigger pop count, updated tech. Or just remaster, dont even bother adding new things.
@@AspiringAuthor You both should see my about comment the WWII and Cold War mods are pure kino. They make this already complete into a 11/10. Nothing on the market compares.
Great game, great memories, and a surprise that the AI was able to overcome such an experienced player like yourself. Shows how good this old game is that the AI is a competent challenge.
unfortunately these older AI's dont really outplay you, they are just given more buffs as you up the difficulty, like faster research, faster resource gathering etc... tactically they suck
They get bonuses. I've found that I can reliably win up to 'Tougher' difficulty, but 'Toughest' can be impossible.
Actually he played like more of a novice. Didn't put Scholars in Universities, didn't upgrade through infrastructure and military buildings, didn't have Siege units to attack, and apparently wasn't familiar with recent changes. But it was fun watching him get nuked, haw!
this gives me nostalgia
The best ever... Playing it since 2003.... The kids today dosn't know how big and complete this game is
This is probably the last great actual rts game that ever came out
My whole childhood comes back.
I remember playing it for hours on my old pc.
Oh my! I was so much into this game.
I LOVE Rise of Nations I used to play it for hours
BRO This game was my favorite. The game has something else.....
Man I love this game , it’s been 20 years and I still play and love the game
Yes! This game is a hidden gem that many people haven’t played
Agree this game need a remake with more satifying animations and sounds
So true. really a master piece
If I remember right for every library you have you get a research slot so if you have 5 libraries you can research 5 different library techs. Super useful for rushing.
This makes me miss Empire Earth 2 so damn bad! They need to remake it.
I'd prefer a remake of Empire Earth 1
this is how i spent my final B
tech years
Reminds me of Empire Earth a lot. That was a very similar looking rts. It was so much fun. It wasn't as macro/micro intensive as AoE2.
It was maybe a bit more arcadeish. It was awesome.
I like the story of your teacher buying you the game. my 7th grade teacher also worked at Barnes and Noble on weekends and would give me books when I would get better than a B+ on my tests.
Been playing it since it's release. Still loving it
Still love and play that game to this day.
Thankfully its on steam. My brother and I still play each other
It’s like a combo of command and conquer, civilization, and age of empires.
One of my fav games growing up
RAPTOR PLEASE LOOK AT STRONGHOLD SERIES
You will love it!
I played this game like yrs ago in my childhood
And this was my first Strategic war game
Love it🖤✨
This is absolutely the best RTS ever, still more than 20 years since I started playing it. The expansion Thrones and Patriots only made it even better! I love this game soooo much! Rise of Legends was great too! It had 3 different fictional factions to choose from. All with different benefits.
the learning curve seems pretty hard, to rise fast as maps are short !!! very nice game !
This was peak RTS, I'm so glad we've kept it alive. If you haven't tried this game then you need to play this
All time favorite! Definitely needs a sequel.
I loved this game as a kid! The only eats game I really got into
a delight for true rts enjoyers
I forgot how in depth this game really was. top 5 RTS of all time.
I can't believe I actually forgot about this game. I lived on this as a young teenager
This game was so much fun to play online with friends. This and Red Alert 2 were kino.
One of the best RTS
Ah, my favourite RTS game of all time. I first played it in 2009, I was a lad of 7 and had found this beauty. I've loved it since then. Heavily underrated. I'm surprised that this didn't catch on as much as age of empires, with the amount of love and quality that went into it
For me, this one goes toe to toe with Age of Empires 2, especially because of the music.
This needs a remake for sure.
Rise of nations is my favorite RTS and I have been playing it for years since childhood.
this is one of the best RTS games. Playing it every week.
I still play this game, i always use Germans.
What's a good successor today? Absolute masterpiece.
I thought AOE4 was pretty cool. Hope we get more of these classics getting sequels.
One of my favorite games ever, I spent so many hours doing custom matches by myself or with my brother
I used to play it all the time back in the day. I still want a remaster of this
Empire Earth I and II, Helms Deep defense. Good times
hidden gem
Ma brother and i useed to play this years ago i miss this, Chinese faction was ma fav cus of the firework shootin troops available at Renaissance
I have played this game almost every day since it's release
it feels like this game is a bit of a hidden gem. there are not even many videos about it tbh, which is disappointing. its honestly one of the best rts of all time imo. up there with c&c, warcraft, starcraft, etc.
I played this so much in the early 2000s, so many memories
I remember Empire Earth game was pretty hot game!
One of my favorite RTS's ever.
I recently busted this game out of hiding after moving house, good times!!
I miss Empire Earth 1
Ya'll should see the sci-fi/fantasy spinoff.
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends.
Good old days rise of nations, AOE,AOM
I like that someone knows this game except for me. It really is great
Try it with word in conflict mod it turn up the fun by a lot
The yellow blinking is not “maxing out” it means it’s going to waste and you need more saw mills, refineries etc to get the full production benefit
Only lazy people like me knows how OP Terra Cotta is
Love this game. Played it so much as a kid. Recently I got a friend to play with me in a 2 v all hard A.i. I think I was playing nubians or Dutch. One of the ones that gets massive trade buffs. Basically became and economic powerhouse and just gave him tons of recourse I got from manipulating the economy.
I invested in a military far too late and got invaded lol. No switzerlanding allowed
I have gold edition
Rise of nations
Thrones & Patriot’s
Never sell or lend lol
I used to play this game online 4v4 with other players! The nomad settings are much more fun than standard.
I missed this game, i used to play dawn of war and rise of Nations they were both so good
When i buy it 20 years ago , it was the best
My mother loves this game and plays it's almost every day :)
Personal favorite of mine. Love rise of nations.
Welp, I must say it is ONE OF the most underrated ones. The Entente: Battlefields of WWI is way more underrated, actually. But yes, this also deserves a lot more attention that it got, gets and will get. 😊
When we were still children we thought of combining Age of Empires and Generals: Zero Hour. Well RoN happened and it is the best RTS fans of both series could ask for. I hope this game would get its own definitive edition now that we are a few months away from Age of Mythology Retold's release.
Tis true, the last of its kind! Why on earth is there no sequel!
Somebody, please do RoN 2! And add this feature for solo mode: randomized AI opponent capacity for randomized stretches of a game. Perhaps, Easy difficulty would have strong AI for 5% of an average timed game all the way through percentages up to none for the Toughest difficulty. How "strong" should strong be? Perhaps, there could be features to select the difficulty percentages and the length-of-game times. Perhaps, there could be an in-game announcement that some opponent has raised a formidable army and now has some reason to come gunning for you! Good stuff!!
Me and my brothers played this game so much
So did I on a Mac Sunflower !!!! This is a true masterpiece in 2003!!!!
One of my favorite games ever.
I have been waiting 20 years for RON 2
my all time fav game!
look at the bear reaction after nuclear attack his like i don't care i have my script XD
play it again
TOTALLY AGREE WITH NAME OF THE VIDEO)
It's like Empire Earth and Age of Empires had a kid but Empire Earth didn't tell them it was Civilization's kid.
Ahhh rise of nations , best nuke visuals in my opinion
i'd say this and dark reign
the advanced menu in dark reign that most players don't even know ... makes the strategy and micro part of the game so good it beats the microing of every other RTS game in existence