Welcome to the Age of Empires III Scenario Design forum!
Hi! On behalf of the staff here at AoE3 Heaven let me welcome you to the scenario design forum. This thread should give you an overview of what is available here and should help you find your way around. You're about to enter into a community steeped in tradition and with a wealth of talent, so take a look around, take in as much as you can and most importantly enjoy yourself.
Scenario design covers all areas of making custom-made maps, from compiling triggers, to adapting terrain to make maps look beautiful, to writing the perfect storyline, to writing complex RMS code to write a random map script. The forum and For discussions on modding, which is the art of modifying the game files to change and add new content, take a step next door to the On your way around the forums you may see some people with coloured names. These are site staff, and they're there to help you. The current scenario design and modding staff are Firstly, the best place to go is the scenario design Another good place to have a look is for threads in this forum. Many questions will have been asked before you, so it is quite possible someone has already answered your question. The best way to search this forum is by using the search boxes at the bottom of the page. For example, if you are having trouble with the "Modify Protounit" trigger, and the Wiki hasn't helped, then by searching for "protounit" in the "Subject:" box, a list of all thread titles containing "protounit" will be listed. You'll most likely find that the answer to your question is in one of those. If all else fails, then head over to the The Not at the moment. ES have said they will implement this feature in the future. At the moment custom made random map scripts (RMS) ARE playable on ESO. For more on such scripts, go These links should be invaluable to any budding scenario or RMS designer. Check them out! [This message has been edited by Luke M (edited 07-07-2006 @ 05:29 PM).]