NES Se See! y RIE ACOR KINCS F m Sz Mark H. Walker Microsoft Press Microsoft Press Microsoft® AGE EMPIRES’ J] The Age ofKings” Mark H. Walker PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 Copyright © 1999 by Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Walker, Mark (Mark H.) Microsoft Age of Empires II : The Age of Kings : Inside Moves / Mark H. Walker. pP em. Includes index. ISBN 0-7356-0513-0 1. Microsoft Age of empires. I. Title. II. Title: Microsoft Age of empires 2. III. Title: Microsoft Age of empires two. IV. Title: Age of kings. GV1469.25.M572W24 1999 793.93'25309--de21 99-42531 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America. 23456789 MLML 432109 Distributed in Canada by Penguin Books Canada Limited. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. For further informa- tion about international editions, contact your local Microsoft Corporation office or contact Microsoft Press International directly at fax (425) 936-7329. Visit our Web site at mspress.microsoft.com. Age of Empires, Microsoft, Microsoft Press, the Microsoft Press logo, MSN, and The Age of Kings are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respec- tive owners. The example companies, organizations, products, people, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred. Acquisitions Editors: Tamara D. Thorne, Christey Bahn Project Editor: Sandra Haynes Manuscript Editor: Kristen Weatherby Technical Editor: Marc Young Dedication This book is dedicated to TJ’s Grandfather, Grandmother, and the billions of people who wake up every day and smile, love, cherish, laugh, race cars, play baseball, dance, smile, strive, fail, try again, help someone, tell jokes, ride roller coasters (even when they are scared), visit friends (even when they are tired), and love their parents (even when it’s hard). People are good. If you don’t believe that, you need to wake up, smell the coffee, turn off the news (who needs it?), and go out and play. It’s OK. …

Designed for d Microsoft® ® Micresoft Press Windows NT* Windows95 - /Microsoft® - Steven L. Kent JHE PERSONAL COMPUTING PRESS Micresoft Press Microsoft® AGE KM PI IRES Steven Kent PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 Copyright © 1997 by The PC Press All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kent, Steve L. Microsoft Age of Empires : Inside Moves / Steven Kent. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-57231-529-6 1. Microsoft Age of Empires. I. Title. GV1469.25.M54K46 1997 793.93'25369--dce21 97-29192 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America. 123456789 MLML 210987 Distributed to the book trade in Canada by Macmillan of Canada, a division of Canada Publishing Corporation. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. For further information about international editions, contact your local Microsoft Corporation office. Or contact Microsoft Press International directly at fax (425) 936-7329. Visit our Web site at mspress.microsoft.com. DirectPlay, DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Press, and Windows are registered trademarks and Age of Empires, Close Combat, Deadly Tide, and Hellbender are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The Personal Computing Press is an imprint and trademark of The PC Press, Inc. Acquisitions Editor: Kim Fryer Project Editor: Stuart J. Stuple Dedication I’d like to dedicate this book to my son, Nicholas, who’s been fatherless for the last four weeks. Steven Kent Acknowledgments I would like to thank Steven Kent for writing such an enjoyable book about a truly fascinating game. I also wish to thank the many others who contributed, behind the scenes, to the creation of Age of Empires: Inside Moves: At The PC Press, Inc.: Lance Elko, Project Editor; Kim Davis, Art Director; Kathleen Ingram, Book Coordinator, and David Jackson, Editorial Assistant. At Microsoft Press: Our valued colleagues, Kim Fryer, Acquisitions Editor and Stuart Stuple, Project Editor. And lastly, Steven and I would like to thank the entire Microsoft Games group, as well as the people at Ensemble, for letting us …

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MACINTOSH QUICK START CARD CO-ROM Version SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing requires these system components: • Quadra 630 !FPU required) or higher or any PowerMac • System 7.0 or higher • 4.5MB free RAM • 13· color monitor or larger • 10MB free hard drive space • Double-Speed CD-ROM Drive INSTALLING AL UNSER JR. ARCADE RACING Follow these steps to install Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing: 1 . Put the CO in your CO-ROM drive, label side up. 2. Double-click the Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing icon. 3. Click the Install button. ~ 4. Select a destination folder. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. RUNNING AL UNSER JR. ARCADE RACING: To run the program: 1 . Open the folder you set up on your hard drive. 2. Double-click the Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing application icon. 3. If your system is a PowerMac, double-click the EU_PowerMac icon. If your system is not a PowerMac, but does have a Floating Point unit, double-click the EU_Mac.FPU icon. Otherwise, double-click the EU_Mac icon. 4. To exit the program, select the Main menu and choose Quit. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Before calling for technical support, please have the following information ready: • Detailed description of your problem, and the exact steps described in order of occurrence so we can try to reproduce the problem. • Name/make/model of your Macintosh computer. • Version of the system software you are using. • Color resolution you are running: Black and white, 16, 256, thousands, or millions of colors. • Name/make/model of your printer and whether it is color or black and white. VERY IMPORTANT: WHEN CORRESPONDING WITH MINDSCAPE, PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: • Fax number. • Work phone number. • Home phone number (or where your computer is most of the time). For technical support in the USA, please For technical support in Europe, contact: please contact: Mindscape, Inc. Technical Services 88 Rowland Way Mindscape International Ltd. Novato, CA 94945 Priority House, Charles Avenue, FAX (4151897-5186 Maltings Park, Burgess Hill, Telephone: (4151 898-5157 West Sussex, RH159PQ BBS (4151897-2867 Automated 800 Service: England, United Kingdom (800) 409-1497 When calling from OUTSIDE the UK: £This service can help you to find your own FAX: <International Code> answers at no chargelJ 44 1444 248996 America Online keyword: Telephone: <International Code> MINOSCAPE …

- - 1 - Table of Contents 1 - Welcome to Alchemy................................................................................................................6 1.1 - Using the Manual.............................................................................................................. 7 1.2 - Manual Conventions.......................................................................................................... 7 1.3 - Downloadable PDF Manual................................................................................................. 7 2 - Overview................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 - Preset Browser Mode.........................................................................................................8 2.2 - Simple Mode.................................................................................................................... 9 2. - The Performance section..................................................................................................... 9 2.3 - Advanced Mode.............................................................................................................. 10 2.4 - Signal flow in Alchemy..................................................................................................... 11 3 - Using the Interface................................................................................................................ 12 3.1 - Working with knobs......................................................................................................... 12 3.2 - Working with buttons and value fields................................................................................12 3.3 - MIDI learn......................................................................................................................13 4 - Title Bar............................................................................................................................... 14 4.1 - Parameter value display................................................................................................... 14 4.2 - Browse, Simple and Advanced buttons...............................................................................14 4.3 - File, Save and Saveas buttons.......................................................................................... 14 4.4 - Display options............................................................................................................... 15 4.5 - Other File menu options...................................................................................................15 4.6 - Random button..............................................................................…

Aldiic J*suasin ~I Getting Started Version 2.1 for use with Apple® Macintosh® computers ALDUS u Aldus Persuasion® Getting Started Version 2 .1 for use with Apple Macintosh computers FIRST EDITION November 1991 COPYRIGHT ©1991 Aldus Corporation . All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Aldus Corporation. SOFTWARE LICENSE NOTICE Your license agreement with Aldus Corporation, which is included with the product, specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product . Any unauthorized duplication or use of Aldus Persuasion, in whole or in part, in print, or in any other storage and retrieval system is prohibited . GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 .227-7013 and paragraph (d) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at FAR 52 .227 - 19. Subcontractor/Manufacturer is Aldus Corporation, 411 First Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 99104-2871 . LICENSES AND TRADEMARKS Aldus, the Aldus logo, PageMaker, Persuasion, AutoTemplate, and PrePrint are registered trademarks of Aldus Corporation . ALDUS PERSUASION AND THE APPLE MACINTOSH SYSTEM UTILITIES AND TOOLS ARE COPYRIGHTED PROGRAMS OF APPLE COMPUTER, INC ., LICENSED TO ALDUS CORPORATION TO DISTRIBUTE FOR USE ONLY IN COMBINATION WITH ALDUS PERSUASION . APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE COPIED ONTO ANOTHER DISK (EXCEPT FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES) OR INTO MEMORY UNLESS AS PART OF THE EXECUTION OF ALDUS PERSUASION . WHEN ALDUS PERSUASION HAS COMPLETED EXECUTION, APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE USED BY ANY OTHER PROGRAM . APPLE COMPUTER, INC ., MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ENCLOSED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY, OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE . THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES . THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU . THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS . THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. Aldus Corporation Aldus Europe Limited Aldus Pacific Rim 411 First Avenue South Aldus House 411 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98104-2871 West One Business Park Seattle, Washington 98104-2871 U.S.A. 5 Mid New Cultins U .S .A. Tel . 1206 622 5500 Edinburgh, Scotland Tel . 1206 622 5500 United Kingdom, EH 114DU …

Aldus Persuasion Guide to Transferring Presentations Opening presentations in Persuasion for Windows Version 2.1 for use with Apple Macintosh ® computers ALDUS Aldus Persuasion® Guide to Transferring Presentations Version 2 .1 for use with Apple Macintosh computers FIRST EDITION November 1991 COPYRIGHT ©1991 Aldus Corporation . All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Aldus Corporation. SOFTWARE LICENSE NOTICE Your license agreement with Aldus Corporation, which is included with the product, specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product . Any unauthorized duplication or use of Aldus Persuasion, in whole or in part, in print, or in any other storage and retrieval system is prohibited . GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and paragraph (d) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at FAR 52 .227 - 19. Subcontractor/Manufacturer is Aldus Corporation, 411 First Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 99104-2871 . LICENSES AND TRADEMARKS Aldus, the Aldus logo, PageMaker, Persuasion, AutoTemplate, and PrePrint are registered trademarks of Aldus Corporation . ALDUS PERSUASION AND THE APPLE MACINTOSH SYSTEM UTILITIES AND TOOLS ARE COPYRIGHTED PROGRAMS OF APPLE COMPUTER, INC ., LICENSED TO ALDUS CORPORATION TO DISTRIBUTE FOR USE ONLY IN COMBINATION WITH ALDUS PERSUASION . APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE COPIED ONTO ANOTHER DISK (EXCEPT FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES) OR INTO MEMORY UNLESS AS PART OF THE EXECUTION OF ALDUS PERSUASION . WHEN ALDUS PERSUASION HAS COMPLETED EXECUTION, APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE USED BY ANY OTHER PROGRAM . APPLE COMPUTER, INC ., MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ENCLOSED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY, OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE . THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES . THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU . THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS . THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. Aldus Corporation Aldus Europe Limited Aldus Pacific Rim 411 First Avenue South Aldus House 411 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98104-2871 West One Business Park Seattle, Washington 98104-2871 U.S.A . 5 Mid New Cultins U .S.A . Tel . 1206 622 5500 Edinburgh, Scotland Tel . 1206 622 5500 …

Aldus Persuasion User Manual Version 2,1 for use with Apple Macintosh'' computers ALDUS Aldus Persuasion User Manual Version 2 .1 for use with Apple Macintosh computers FIRST EDITION November 1991 COPYRIGHT ©1991 Aldus Corporation . All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced . transmitted, transcribed. stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Aldus Corporation . SOFTWARE; LICENSE NOTICE: Your license agreement with Aldus Corporation, which is included with the product, specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product . Any unauthorized duplication or use of Aldus Persuasion, in whole or in part, in print, or in any other storage and retrieval system is prohibited . GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DEARS 252 .227-7013 and paragraph (d) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at FAR 52 .227 - 19, Subcontractor/Manufacturer is Aldus Corporation, 411 First Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 99104-2871 . LICENSES AND TRADEMARKS Aldus, the Aldus logo, PageMaker, Persuasion, AutoTemplate, and Preprint are registered trademarks of Aldus Corporation . PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems . Inc ., and all references to PostScript on the screen or in this guide are references either to the PostScript interpreter or to PostScript language . Apple, HyperCard, ImageWriter, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are registered trademarks and MultiFinder and QuickDraw are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc . Autographix is a trademark of Autographix Inc . ITC Zapf Dingbats is a registered trademark of International Typeface Corporation . Kodak Data Show is a registered trademark of Kodak Corp. Microsoft and PowerPoint are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation . Minis FiImPrinter is a trademark of Mirus Corporation . Proximity/Merriam Webster Linguibase © 1983 Merriam-Webster . © 1983 All rights reserved Proximity Technology Inc . The Proximity/Merriam-Webster Linguibase is licensed to Aldus Corporation . Presentation Technologies Montage is a trademark of Presentation Technologies . MORE is a trademark of Svmantec Corporation . Acta is a trademark of Symmetry Corporation . Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc . ALDUS PERSUASION AND THE APPLE: MACINTOSH SYSTEM UTILITIES AND TOOLS ARE COPYRIGHTED PROGRAMS OF APPLE COMPUTER . INC ., LICENSED TO ALDUS CORPORATION TO DISTRIBUTE FOR USE ONLY IN COMBINATION WITH ALDUS PERSUASION . APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE COPIED ONTO ANOTHER DISK (EXCEPT FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES) OR INTO MEMORY UNLESS AS PART OF THE EXECUTION OF ALDUS PERSUASION . WHEN ALDUS PERSUASION HAS COMPLETED EXECUTION . APPLE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT BE USED BY ANY OTHER PR…

i E ‘ Bae = & j aa g | ‘ : eee S 5 ALDUS. FETCH. Version 1.0 / Apple. Macintosh. nein & Aidus® Fetch™ User Guide \ Contents Version 1.0 for use with Apple Macintosh computers Frest Eprrton Chapter 1: Welcome 1 November 1992 What is Aldus Fetch? 000... cccscsscscssesees Siseacosensetssesaesusscascescesssnsseasenees 2 CopPyYRIGHT ©1992 Aldus Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or Installing Aldus Fetch......... teeesee translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Aldus Corporation, Portions © 1983-1990 Novell, Inc. Portions © 1987, 88, 89, 90 Sierra Software Innovations. All Rights Reserved. Portions written with MacApp © 1985- Where to turn next ........00... 1988 Apple Computer, Inc. Sorrware License Novice Your license agreement with Aldus Corporation, which is included with the product, specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Any Chapter 2: Using Catalogs unauthorized duplication or use of Aldus Fetch version 1.0 in whole or in part, in print, or in any other storage and retrieval system is prohibited. Starting Aldus Fetch and opening a catalog deen denaeeneeeeanae WOOP eee te eee etbeeatee 8 Government RESTRICTED Ricuis Lecenp Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1 (i) of the Rights in Technical Data and Searching through a catalog.......... TUONO EEO bebe baer een eteoeeeeanaaee eee e reas eeee 10 Computer Software clause at DFARS 252,227-7013 and …