Age of Empires 4 was finally here last week: In the medieval real-time strategy game, players in the sometimes very hectic multiplayer games get their money’s worth, as our test shows:
AoE 4 in the test
The decisive battle of real-time strategy
But Age of Empires 4 also has many elements that are fun for building players: You can build fortresses with thick walls and turrets, build farms and fields and create wonderfully bustling settlements in which dozens of villagers go about their work.
So that your cities are really pretty and the buildings in them don’t all look the same, it would be a cool option if you could rotate the buildings – after all, that works too Age of Empires 3 easily by holding down the left caps lock key while placing the building and scrolling the mouse wheel up or down at the same time.
Can you rotate buildings in Age of Empires 4?
This technique from the predecessor no longer works in Age of Empires 4, because the rotation of buildings has been completely removed with the current series part.
So if you give a lot of value to a bigger visual variety when building the base, Age 4 could actually be a little step backwards – after all, all buildings are oriented in the same direction. It is currently not known whether the feature will be submitted in a future update.
Small consolation: Rotating the buildings would not have given you a playful advantage or disadvantage, since all buildings are completely square anyway. In contrast to other real-time strategy games, in which there are also rectangular building blueprints, rotating would not save any building space anyway.
If you want to look at your settlement from a different angle, you still have the option of rotating the camera.
Maurice has also identified some problems with Age 4 – but the lack of turning of the buildings is not one of them:
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Age of Empires 4 fails on one of its most important tasks
The perfect start in Age of Empires 4
To get you off to the best possible start, we have not only written a complete solution for the campaign and tips for beginners, but also give you really helpful tips on different playable races, from which multiplayer strategists also benefit:
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Age of Empires 4: All Guides and Tips
You can find all of our guides in the linked article.