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Genava55
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13 minutes ago, Outis said:
Hmm. Well... Prepare to be mindblown... Im playing with my laptop, Intel Core i7 Q720 1.60 GHz with 2GB RAM, NVIDIA Geaforce GT 335M graphic card.
That's ok. This is really an old and low-end laptop but it should still work with Linux Mint, just choose the XFCE edition.
26 minutes ago, Outis said:I have half a mind to appropriate my wife's laptop because it runs Windows 10, cannot upgrade to Windows 11, and after Windows 10's end of life, she will not use it. Specs are: Intel Core i5-5200U @2 20 GHz with 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 820M graphic card
Yeah it is much better. You can keep using Windows 10 after the end of the support. The only issue is with the integrated OneDrive, but that's all.
29 minutes ago, Outis said:I only play 0 AD with this machine nowadays.
I understand, it should still work for a while, 0AD requirement is quite low.
36 minutes ago, Outis said:I have both, but soon I will have none... because we are having a baby!!!
Congrats!
40 minutes ago, Outis said:As I mentioned, my wife will want a new Windows laptop after Win 10's end of life this October. Also it is when the baby is due, so she will be home without the work laptop and may need a personal laptop more. My laptop is too old now and having other problems like loud fan noise, broken keys, dead battery etc.
I see. Indeed I would look for a new laptop for your wife, even a second-hand. You could also force the Win10 laptop to upgrade to Win11 but it requires several manipulations.
If I were you, I'd try to switch to the laptop with Windows 10 in the near future. The OS will still be stable for several years, at least for recreational use. The other option is to share the Windows 10 laptop with your office, which can handle easily two accounts. Depending on how much you are playing.
In the meantime, if the old laptop isn't being used for other things and personal data has already been backed up, then I think it's worth trying a Linux OS. I won't even try to make two partitions on the old laptop.
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1 hour ago, Outis said:
Also, is the performance good with hdd or is it severely reduced like with windows 10?
Linux Mint 22.1 is quite similar to Windows 7 in its requirement. It should work. I would recommend Linux Mint XFCE, as it is the lightest version.
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/choose.html
1 hour ago, Outis said:i read it may be risky to install both linux and windows on the same drive,
It is not that risky but it requires some experience. You need to create partitions, choosing the right format for the partition in common, enabling the choosing of the OS at the start of the computer. It is a bit difficult.
However, if you want to try linux, you can also create a USB bootable disk. It will run from the USB. It won't have great performance but it is ok to test it.
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/burn.html
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boot.html
1 hour ago, Outis said:i have so many questions which i cannot clarify completely
I can try to help you and maybe other people can give their insights.
I will suggest you several questions to guide you through an answer:
- What is your current computer, laptop or dekstop?
- Is this your only computer or do you have other computers (laptops or desktops, no tablets)
- What is your usage of this computer? Which applications you are using the most?
- You are using an outdated Windows OS, why have you not switched to Win10 or Win11 ?
- Buying a new computer cost money, switching to Linux cost time. What do you have more of, time or money?
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32 minutes ago, Outis said:
Do you mean starting with the very next release, Windows 8 will not be supported as well?
I would say that if it currently works with win8, it is pure luck.
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4 minutes ago, Outis said:
Do you know when support for Windows 8 will stop?
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 8 in 2023. And this is a very unpopular OS. So I won't expect 0AD to work with Win8 and clearly it is not in the scope of the devs to maintain compatibility with it.
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1 hour ago, Atrik said:
I don't like the idea of impairing normal user experience of the forum/starting arm race against bots but maybe make a user's first post on forum to be approved by a moderator?
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58581-0
A comparison of income inequality in the Roman and Chinese Han empires
The emergence of vast territorial empires is a recurring development in the history of human civilization. Their ability to extract resources from their subjects, and to redistribute them, also increases the potential of higher levels of economic inequality. Here we explore how imperial structures contributed to set the level of inequality in two ancient empires, the Roman Empire ca. 165 CE and the Chinese Han Empire ca. 2 CE. We estimate the overall levels of imperial inequality as the combination of inequality between and within regions. We find that the Han Empire was, overall, more unequal and extractive than the Roman Empire. Other empires, however, were even more extractive, as shown by a comparison with the Aztec Empire ca. 1492. We argue that higher inequality increased the potential for political instability and the collapse of empires.
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I'm a bit worried to see that the most competitive players are proposing some pretty extreme things, like speeding up the pace of the game even more or even removing the concept of citizen-soldiers (or militiamen).
@wowgetoffyourcellphone tested a number of ideas in his mod that might be of interest. Mercenaries and slaves in particular. It has to be said that he tries out new concepts and goes beyond the fairly restricted AoE-like framework.
If you need to recruit quickly, mercenaries would be the best approach, as they should be able to be recruited very quickly.
I also think that the opposition between women and militiamen isn't done in the right way. At the moment, the woman only costs food, can't defend herself and has a tiny advantage when it comes to gathering. Whereas the militiaman costs extra wood, can defend himself and harvest all resources. I think it's a shame that the basic unit that can defend itself costs wood.
I think the militiaman should only cost food. Historically, hoplites and legionaries obtained their equipment themselves. It was only with professionalization that the state began to pay for the equipment. The state pays for logistics, i.e. food, clothing, ammunition, etc.
We could have an opposition between militiamen and slaves. The slave would cost more than the militiaman but would be more efficient at harvesting. They can't defend themselves. They can't create/initiate buildings, but they can help build them. It would be a way of highlighting an important facet of ancient societies.
Javelineers and slingers should still cost extra ressources (wood notably) because they are consuming munitions.
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I always felt like the game was being taken over by a very competitive community.
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Description from their website:
openage is a free (as in freedom) cross-platform RTS game engine that provides the mechanics of Age of Empires.
We use C++20, OpenGL/GLSL, Python, Qt and CMake to allow people using GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS or Windows to play the game natively.
Our aim is to make openage a platform for the original Age of Empires games providing the same look and feel, but with more features for modding and multiplayer.
Engine: openage is intended as a powerful platform that runs any Age of Empires release and can even be used to make your own RTS games!
Modding: openage uses an open API powered by our human-readable, easy-to-understand configuration languages.
Multiplayer: We are implementing a client-server architecture with dedicated servers that supports more than 8 players. The overarching system will provide matchmaking, lobbies, server discovery and other community features.
openage is a community project that values every contribution, the only requirement is your enthusiasm. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you want to help!
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27 minutes ago, Deicide4u said:
There's just too many sub-factions in play. You'd have to make them distinct enough for people to care. Also, it'll require a massive gameplay and balance rework.
So it has nothing to do with "from the historical standpoint"
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On 30/03/2025 at 9:50 PM, Deicide4u said:
It will be very messy to implement, especially from the historical standpoint.
Wouldn't you like to elaborate? I'm proposing this precisely to include more historical elements and show that there was more diversity than we think. Even if they're different factions grouped together, they're all based on the same civilisational foundation. The aim is not to mix peoples who have nothing to do with each other.
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On 20/03/2025 at 8:05 PM, Obskiuras said:
About the wolf warrior (ulfhednar), i think Tacitus mentions it in his book Germania, about the Batabos tribe.
No news? No additional info?
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21 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said:
Any suggestion? Basic units are generally boring compared to elite ones. One idea is to use some of the furs, like what is used for the wolf warriors and Teutobod. I could also give them cloaks/capes.
A lack of color and features in general
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On 23/03/2025 at 12:26 AM, Genava55 said:
Another similar idea that could give the game more flexibility on certain factions would be to include certain references to specific tribes. I'm thinking in particular of the Gauls: we could take advantage of the assembly building to include technologies linked to various tribes emblematic of their history, and other tribes with interesting characteristics.
In addition, the assembly building could have some visuals to reflect the different tribes from your coalition. It can be a flag, items, animal standards etc.
Each tribe would have its own symbol, using coinage, pottery and jewelry as evidence.
For example the Veneti:
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The Treveri:
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The Boii:
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etc.
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14 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said:
Could you maybe draw on this .png which helmets are problematic?
Not for the moment but as I said, the type Alesia and Port helmets are from a later period.
The only helmets that would fit the Cimbrian war are:
- the Celtic Montefortino like those found in Förk, Apahida, Ciumesti, Moscano di Fabriano etc. Either in bronze or in iron.
- the Italic Montefortino, the same the Romans used. It was also used by other people, especially during the 2nd century BC. Exclusively in bronze.
- the simple Coolus helmet, also called Coolus-Mannheim. Exclusively in bronze.
14 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said:Could you also indicate which bosses are problematic? My thoughts are that simple bosses and/or no bosses would be ideal. Some of them clash with the geometric artwork on the shields.
I would suggest you to use only these ones:
Also avoid using the lenticular/almond shaped shield. I don't think there is evidence for its use by the Germans.
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7 hours ago, Stan` said:
Gif might be possible (as in switching images) videos are currently not supported.
Have you considered supporting formats like AV1 ?
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We had this conversation in the past:
On 01/09/2023 at 4:19 PM, Thorfinn the Shallow Minded said:The point is that 0 AD does not represent factions over a broad period of time. It is supposed to be a snapshot, and the Punic Wars represent a period where the Roman Republic was still fairly functional and the soldiers were still militias. I would endorse representing a Roman civilisation from a later point to be able to show Caesar conquering Gaul, but that would involve a functionally different Rome with a clear delineation between its civilian population and its military.
However, we have to admit that this opinion makes less and less sense. I already didn't approve of it, but you have to admit that the Roman faction hardly represents the republic of the Punic Wars.
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Le sanctuaire du clos du château de Mandeure est un ensemble cultuel de l'époque gauloise situé dans le Doubs.
https://www.persee.fr/doc/galia_0016-4119_2007_num_64_1_3319
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For the old laptop yeah, Linux alone is okay. About Office, it is depending on how much you are using it. LibreOffice is a fine alternative.
But if it is a Win7 laptop, you are probably using an old version of microsoft Office anyway.
Yeah, don't leave nerds unsupervised, or they'll create something overly complicated.
I don't think that's really an issue, it is easy to use the flatpak, which is up-to-date with alpha 27.
https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2024/10/how-to-install-0-ad-on-linux-mint-22.html?m=1
https://flathub.org/apps/com.play0ad.zeroad