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Canoes and catamaran
They are three times less efficient at fishing/whaling than fishing boats, caravels, etc. I couldn't figure out how to link to the fishing ship category. Caravels, fishing boats, galleys, etc all share the same 0.67/0.5 gather rates. TheRealMictlantecuhtli (talk) 19:45, February 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * Maybe we could just write that? "They are less efficient than other fishing ships, like Fishing Boats and Caravels"? Incidentally, if you want to link to categories, it's like this: Category:Fishing ships - put a colon in front of the link.Narve (talk) 18:06, February 22, 2019 (UTC)

Nonsense comments
[//ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/2001:B011:800C:3578:D9C5:440C:B0B7:A106 https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/2001:B011:800C:3578:D9C5:440C:B0B7:A106] Can you "take care of" this user?


 * Try User:MasterBroccoli too. TheRealMictlantecuhtli (talk) 15:02, March 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * I would have done something if I'd seen it sooner, but thankfully, MasterBroccoli handled it.Narve (talk) 09:54, March 9, 2019 (UTC)

Hey I noticed you did some cleaning up on the wars of liberty page. Could you explain the though process behind it and why we're sticking to old html coding? OuroDragon (talk) 23:47, March 11, 2019 (UTC)


 * The wiki markup has been used here since the beginning of the wiki. I don't think we should abandon it for a single page - all pages should follow the same formatting.Narve (talk) 11:20, March 13, 2019 (UTC)

Native and Arsenal technology pages
Who gave consensus to Nikitazero to create all the pages of the Native American technology pages? Examples like Yoga, Punjabi New Year , Nootka Potlatch ? And what about the Church improvement pages? I personally disagree with the creation of miniscule technology pages, the original form of them was better, because those articles don´t have any useful information aside that they can be explained in their origin page, for example "Thin Red Line " or   "Wild Geese ", are fine if they are left in the church page, what is your take? 18:32, March 23, 2019 (UTC)


 * No one gave him permission - I asked him to seek consensus first, but he ignored it. He later created a blog post about it, but didn't receive any replies. I agree that they are unnecesary, but if you want them to be returned to redirects, you should start a discussion about it - either in Nikitazero's blog post, or create one of your own, or go to the forum.Narve (talk) 19:10, March 23, 2019 (UTC)

My biggest complaint is he is in such a rush he is making numerous little mistakes. Good on him for being enthusiastic, but I question if he wants to improve the wiki or just wants mod power since he did threaten me with a ban if he was a mod. The constant need for praise is a little off putting too, like he can't handle criticism. Like I was years ago, as the admin. I felt I owned the wiki, instead of it being for everyone. It is why a lot of the articles read like a love letter to Spain. TheRealMictlantecuhtli (talk) 20:03, March 23, 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, I understand that I acted on my own, but I hate it if I can't act freely and my efforts were restricted, even if that's for the best. I also didn't like if there's someone who didn't appreciate my efforts and seeking to revert them. Well, if they're going to be reverted back to redirects, undoing all the trouble I went to make those pages, I don't mind, but from that point onward I'll cease contributing to the AoE Wiki and returns to the wikis I've been handling for (Mental Omega APYR, Rise of the Reds, etc.), since that clearly shows my efforts went unappreciated. Speaking of which, my justification for adding native, Church/Mosque, and Arsenal tech pages are quite simple: "if other techs in other AoE3 games have their own pages, why shouldn't native, Church/Mosque, and Arsenal techs have their own pages too?" Nikitazero (talk) 12:43, March 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * The original question was fit for a talk page @Radhe Mohan, but this is not really the place to discuss this matter. If you are unhappy with the way a person here acts and seek consensus about changes to the wiki, please use a valid platform as Narve suggested. Talk pages are really not meant to host discussions. MasterBroccoli (talk) 15:37, March 26, 2019 (UTC)

Mp3 files
Hi Narve, I have some sound effects about AoE2 units that I want to add into the Wiki but I can't (I don't know how to upload them). Can you convert my video (it includes the sound files I mentioned) into the suitable files & upload them? Sorry, my bad description

NguyenAnhLam (talk) 15:23, April 7, 2019 (UTC)


 * As far as I understand, wiki sound files must be in .ogg format, so they would have to be converted. I can do that for you if you want me to.Narve (talk) 18:54, April 7, 2019 (UTC)


 * I'll send you the video (I'm a YouTuber) once I complete because my recorder got some weird troubles, I have to fix everything carefully (and more important, I'm really busy right now, I'll come back ASAP)
 * What about this video, bro? If you agree, I'll make a video with AoE sound effects only, it's just a video used to "introduce" I'm a fan of AoE xD
 * What about this video, bro? If you agree, I'll make a video with AoE sound effects only, it's just a video used to "introduce" I'm a fan of AoE xD

This video, the sound effects at 1:40 NguyenAnhLam (talk) 16:20, April 22, 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure there's an easy way to extract just the sound files from a long video. Where did you get the sound files from to put them in the video?Narve (talk) 19:38, April 22, 2019 (UTC)

NguyenAnhLam (talk) 11:14, April 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * I used my phone, although sometimes the recorder got some weird troubles that the files can't be used, that's why I said I have to fix everything carefully. If you want, I'll make a video with the sound effects only, but give me some time, since I'm busy now, while making a video takes me almost 20~30 minutes


 * No, I don't see the value of a video full of sound effects. I can't imagine how we would use that on the wiki.Narve (talk) 08:12, April 24, 2019 (UTC)

NguyenAnhLam (talk) 07:14, May 7, 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry for late reply, actually there are lots of sound effects that was changed or rare sound files, that's why


 * Yes, but I don't see the value of a long video. Surely it would be easier to go through the game files and just upload the audio directly.Narve (talk) 20:36, May 7, 2019 (UTC)


 * Aw, the video I sent you is just a funny video, if I make a video about sound effects only, it will be shorter. And about game files? Actually, I tried to find the sound in the game files but there was nothing (in Sound folder, right?), I'm using The Conquerors. And I have to record everything instead ;-; NguyenAnhLam (talk) 14:02, May 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * Right, but I still don't know what the purpose of the video is meant to be.Narve (talk) 18:54, May 9, 2019 (UTC)

Age of Empires  III Treasure Guardian templates
Hello Narve, I'm considering on whether to create a new template for the treasure guardians in Age of Empires III and its expansions. I was gonna ask several users on their opinion; including yours. Do you think its more appropriate to create a template for all animals in Age of Empires III? Or can I make them specific to their role. For example, Cows and Sheep can have template names like "Livestock in Age of Empires III" while treasure guardians like Wolves and Alligators could have template names like "Treasure Guardians in Age of Empires III". Perhaps it would be more appropriate to create a blog post on this, thanks. 06:00, May 4, 2019 (UTC)


 * I think all animals should share the same template. But you're right, it's better to create a blog post.Narve (talk) 09:21, May 4, 2019 (UTC)

Great White Shark page
Hi Narve, sorry to message you again so quickly. I was reading the Shark page and read a comment by a user stating there was no history page avalaible in the article for the Great White Shark in Age of Empires III. I would add the history of the Shark. Unfortunately I don't have The Asian Dynasties expansion in my computer anymore as I uninstalled it due to lack of storage space, do you happen to have by chance the expansion and could possibly add it? Its the only remaining animal unit in Age of Empires III without a history, thanks. 21:34, May 6, 2019 (UTC)


 * I've added the history section now.Narve (talk) 20:36, May 7, 2019 (UTC)

Grizzly Bear and Brown Bear merge?
Is there a reason why the Grizzly Bear page in Age of Empires III isn't merged or lumped with the Brown Bear page? If you look upon both unit's historys, their scientific name is Ursus arctos; except the Grizzly Bear has a horiblis added to the name. I am assuming Grizzly Bear and Brown Bear's belong to the same species order and genus, and if the Komodo Dragon page has Age of Empires III version the Monitor Lizard, what was the reason for those 2 bear pages remaining seperate? 02:36, May 10, 2019 (UTC)

The Grizzly and Brown Bear are two units with different names in different games, so there's no reason to combine them. The Monitor Lizard/Komodo Dragon is the same unit in the same game - the only difference is that one is the pet version and the other is a treasure guardian (in the same way that the Outlaw Pistolero is the treasure guardian version of the Pistolero).Narve (talk) 05:38, May 10, 2019 (UTC)

Merge Whale pages into one main article
Hi Narve,

I am sure you played Age of Mythology and have quite the experience in it. If the Shark page in this wiki merges the Great White Shark in the Asian Dynasties along with the non interactable version in Age of Mythology into a singular page. I propose the same could possibly be done with the Whale page; which is currently a disambugation page. For example, whales are a diverse group of cetacens found all throughout the world, including Norway, we can thus redirect Whale (Age of Empires) and Whale (Age of Empires III) into a singular main Whale page.

My argument for this is because of pages like the Elephant. The Elephant page merges all wild huntable elephants in all of the Age of Empires series along with all elephant combat units from the series into a singular page. Since the whale appears in AoE for food, can be gathered for gold in AoE III and is a non decorative/interactable unit in AoM. We should merge Whale (Age of Empires) and Whale (Age of Empires III) into a whale page, where we remove the disambugation.

Does it sem logical and legitamate to you? 02:40, May 15, 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, that seems like a good idea.Narve (talk) 16:26, May 15, 2019 (UTC)

New Wiki Manager
I'm Tephra, the new Fandom Wiki Manager for the Age of Empires Series Wiki. I am here to help the community and be your liaison to Fandom. If you need anything, feel free to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. ◄► Tephra ◄► 18:56, May 15, 2019 (UTC)

DE changes!
Hey Narvae! I'm adding the civ and units changes of AoE DE. What do you think about removing the old information in the "Features" and "Civ/Infobox"? Although is my humble opinion, all the historic changes could be in the changelog and maintain the information of the top updated to the last patch, without the clarifications of others game versions that could go there.

Av93 (talk) 18:07, June 2, 2019 (UTC)


 * I like having the redundant information in the infobox and such, since it's easy to look up which changes apply to which version without having to go through the changelog. It's also been standard on the wiki for some time, so I think it should stay.Narve (talk) 17:26, June 3, 2019 (UTC)


 * Excellent work on the changelogs, by the way! That has been a sadly neglected part of the wiki.Narve (talk) 17:26, June 3, 2019 (UTC)

DE changelog
Well, I would defend the point to keep the new bonus to the civs in the changelog, to have a view were the things added. Although you can see because it's explained with the underlined comment, for me seems more clean to have a list. BTW, I will keep updating numbers of DE!

Cheers

Av93 (talk) 09:28, June 7, 2019 (UTC)

Fandom University
I am adding a Fandom University player to the Special:Community page to help out new or inexperienced editors on all wikis that are willing to accept it. You can see what it would look like on the Diablo Wiki. This is done with ImportJS and so can easily be removed at any time. Would you be ok with this addition here? ◄► Tephra ◄► 02:29, June 20, 2019 (UTC)


 * Sure, I don't see the harm in that~.Narve (talk) 19:06, June 20, 2019 (UTC)

Did you know section
Hello! I've noticed that the trivia section on the Main Page says ...that Age of Empires: The Age of Kings is the only game in the series that is played on the Nintendo DS?, which is actually incorrect as Age of Empires: Mythologies is also on the DS. I am bringing this to your attention as I assume only an admin can edit this. HotNISMO (talk) 00:25, June 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * I've removed the claim now.Narve (talk) 04:59, June 21, 2019 (UTC)

Images with text in another language


Hello, can I add screenshots of Age of Empires 3 in which texts appear in another language, even explaining the text in the description of the image in English? Ricky Robaina (talk) 05:40, June 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * There isn't much point - the text is already included in the page's history section. It's better if you zoom in to focus on the unit.Narve (talk) 17:16, June 24, 2019 (UTC)

Upside down images
Interesting bug. I'm looking into it. ◄► Tephra ◄► 22:26, July 10, 2019 (UTC)

◄► Tephra ◄► 09:54, July 11, 2019 (UTC)
 * I asked around and did a couple of experiments and the working theory right now is that they were uploaded from a device or program that added orientation metadata to the image files that the wiki doesn't always recognize. You probably should submit a bug report. If you want to fix them manually, the only way I've found is to download the image, copy/paste it into a new image file, and overwrite the upside down image with the new copy. This process will remove the metadata, but it might be tedious depending on the number of problem images.

Wrong comment
Hi narve! Could you delete this comment in this page I made by mistake? I am very grateful! Ricky Robaina (talk) 08:14, July 29, 2019 (UTC) [//ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Cossack https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Cossack]


 * It's been deleted now.Narve (talk) 09:10, July 29, 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Ricky Robaina (talk) 06:02, July 31, 2019 (UTC)