The Extra Sheep: The Unofficial Age of Empires IV Podcast

The Gang is all here! Askallad got roped in and joined Socerton, Beale, Sir Nevels, and CalerbCalmari for another doozy of an episode. We discuss the new civilizations and what makes them so good (and bad in the Order of the Dragon's case) as well as the discord around how "cheating" they are to play. We also discuss our keybindings, Esports and what makes an athlete, as well as much, much more!  ...

BONUS! Beale interviews Woprok the modder and creator of the Advanced Game Settings Mod and Outback Octagon 2 mod. We saw this post on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/17su85y/end_of_advanced_game_settings_mod/?share_id=BhSI8VdT2JyAQtZc5W6tZ&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1 where he announced that he was no longer going...

The Expansion is LIVE! Socerton, Beale, Sir Nevels and CalerbCalmari dive into an incredibly long episode filled with discussion of the new maps, civs, and patch notes for Season 6. It's a big one so buckle up and enjoy!   Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep     Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_be...

Socerton, Beale, and Sir Nevels go over the 10 announced maps as well as the overview of the Japanese! We also discuss the boar, colors, how we liked Season 5, and what to do about your opponent making a ton of bombards late game (hint: don't let them). All that and more in the final episode before the new expansion goes live.  Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep   Foll...

TenFourTim joins Socerton, Beale and Sir Nevels for a big discussion on the new Byzantines civ as well as the new Chinese variant! We also talk late game imperial age, casting games and how to break out of a really bad loosing slump. All that and more in this week's show!   Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep     Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.tw...

Socerton, Beale and Sir Nevels dive into the announcements of two of the variant civilizations. They also cover everything from how a new player should look at going 2 Town Centers as well as a litany of other things from Age of Empires IV memes to just how fun the Ottomans are to play. All that and more in what Socerton thinks is their best episode to date! (ALSO: Check in with the boys this week...

Socerton is back along with Beale and Sir Nevels to discuss the exciting announcement of yet another new Civilization coming to AoE IV. Byzantines are on the way along with four variant civilizations. We discuss what we expect from the new Civ and variants. We also weigh in on if the Aachen Chapel is really the right choice for HRE and how to approach the water in Ancient Spires. All that and more...

In this special live episode, Beale and Sir Nevels go through reddit posts, answer twitch viewer questions, and try to deal with EGCTV raiding the stream with 1500 viewers! All that and more in this week's special episode!

Socerton, Beale, and Calerb Calamari welcome the world's best backseatter, Askallad into the Virtual TownCenter Studio to talk about the biggest announcement in Age of Empires IV this year! Japan is coming to the game and who knows how much else! We talk about all that and more in this week's episode. Also, why is fast food no longer fast? We have no answers but Socerton brings it up for some reas...

The entire gang is back! Socerton, Beale, Sir Nevels and Calerb Calamari celebrate 6 months of podcasting with an in-depth interview with Bidderlyn, the man who created some of our favorite maps such as Golden Heights, Four Lakes, and Rocky Canyon! He gives us the ins and outs of his map making process and gives us insight into what makes a good map and how it can affect the balance of the game. S...

Socerton, Sir Nevels, and Beale welcome Beyond AOE onto the show to discuss the things that make them tilt the most. We also cover a number of interesting Reddit posts and hear about a very strange use for a sombrero.  Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep     Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale...

Socerton, Sir Nevels, Beal and CalerbCalamari are back and discuss what Civs they want to learn and what holds them back/what strategies are hard to adjust to. They also dive into a number of reddit posts about AoE and have in-depth discussions about everything from Performance Enhancing Drugs, Late Stage Capitalism, and Chinese Chicken. All that and more in today's episode! Support us on Patreon...

Happy Independence Day (For Americans and Canadians)! This week, Sir Nevels, Beale, and Socerton discuss the differences we have with Age 2 and what the Devs could do to help Age IV keep up a solid player base indefinitely. We also discuss a host of other topics and even peruse some Reddit posts.  Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ   Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSh...

Socerton, Sir Nevels, and CalerbCalamari go over the numerous changes in Season 5 and review the patch notes in detail. We also address the doom and gloom that has surrounded the game in the last few weeks. All that and more in our longest episode yet! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep     Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale...

Socerton, Beale, and Sir Nevels interview TenFourTim who has recently joined EGCTV as a second stream caster for their twitch and has been a mainstay for Rising Empires and The Warchief Club over the last year. We interview him and learn about his journey with Age of Empires IV and we also talk about our feelings and thoughts about how Season 4 has played out. We also share our hopes for the next...

Socerton, Beale, and Sir Nevels rank all the Landmarks in the game (of which there are a lot) and discuss their feelings on each. We talk everything from the Aachen Chapel to the Wynguard Palace as well as everything in between! Send us your worst map ideas, or if you have a question for the podcast ask it here on our Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ   Support us on Patreon at: https://www.p...

This week Socerton and Sir Nevels are rejoined by Beale and Calerb Calamari returns for a second episode. The guys make a tier list of the unique units in the game and also discuss the various changes that are in the Public Update Preview for Season 5! In our longest episode yet we dive in to all that and more! Send us your worst map ideas, or if you have a question for the podcast ask it here on...

This week, Socerton and Sir Nevels are joined by Calerb Calamari (in for Beale this week) as they discuss what they expect/hope for in new civilizations for Age of Empires IV this year. They talk about what the most likely candidates are as well as how that can positively impact the longevity of Age of Empires IV. All that in more in our fifth episode! Send us your worst map ideas, or if you have...

The new midseason patch is here and Socerton, Sir Nevels, and Beale have a lot to say about it. We also dive into the ranked map pool of Season 4 as well as discuss what we think makes a good map and how we feel about things such as trade, watermaps, and more.   Send us your worst map ideas, or if you have a question for the podcast ask it here on our Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ   Suppo...

Today Socerton, Sir Nevels, and Beale talk about the new Rising Empires 2v2 League that begins in April, the crazy Malian antics of the Golden League, and what the most difficult matchups are in the current meta. We'll also play a fun game about the awesome music of AoE IV!   Have a question for the podcast? Ask it here on our Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ   Support us on Patreon at: http...

Socerton, Beale, and Sir Nevels discuss the technologies that just don't seem worth the cost and what we would potentially change to make them more worthwhile. We'll start by playing a (much longer than planned) game about our knowledge of the techs in AoE IV. We also discuss how Company of Heroes 3 will impact the AoE player base and lots, lots more!   Have a question for the podcast? Ask it here...

Our first episode! Socerton, Sir Nevels, and AoE_Beale dive into how they feel about the different civilizations of Age of Empires IV now that we're in the Ranked Season 4. With the new patch live, we talk about what we like, don't like, and more.    Follow us on Twitch and YouTube!   Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale   Sir Nevels: https://www.youtube....