This guide is aimed towards new players who don’t know what AoE 2 players mean when they talk about DauT castles, being housed etc.
The guide is incomplete and new terms will be added over time.
Common gameplay related terms
Term | Meaning |
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Being housed | Being at your current population cap. To increase it, you have to build houses |
Laming | Deliberately hurting your opponent’s economy, especially in the early stages of a game by e.g. stealing/killing their sheep |
Rax | Barracks |
DauT castle | A castle getting destroyed that either unfinished or freshly built. Named after pro player DauT. |
xx into yy | The strategy/build order you follow that includes the usage of two unit types, e.g. Scouts into Knights |
Being idle | Units/Production buildings not being tasked to do anything at the moment |
Trush | Tower rush – a strategy typically used by Koreans which consists of sending your villagers towards the enemy and building towers inside the base |
xx-line | A base unit + its upgrades. E.g. the Archer or militia line |
Quick wall | As the name suggests, quickly building up walls to keep enemy units away. |
Luring | Using a villager to lure a wild animal to the Town Center |
Trash unit | A unit that costs no gold thus being a good option in late game |
Stop micro | Ordering villagers to quickly drop their resources into the nearest building and immediately start to work again |
Common used taunts
Taunts are numbers you put into the ingame chat that trigger an audio message. They can be also found across forums.
Taunt | Meaning |
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1 | Yes |
2 | No |
11 | Laughter. Adding multiple 1’s is the equivalent to ROFL or LOL |
14 | Start the game already. Also used with a question mark to ask whether someone’s up for a game |
105 | You can resign again |
Misc. terms
Term | Meaning |
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LEL | Low Elo Legend, usually players below 1000 Elo, also an ongoing series by T90 |
ThxDE | Used when AoE 2 DE isn’t working (again) |
Hun war | Two players playing against each other with huns |
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