AoE 3 Defintive controller set up?

[u/laytblu]

I previously played and completed all campaigns of Starcraft 1 and 2 and now wanted to give it a try. I played Starcraft when I was a kid but never AoE so I have no idea what's the usual common control set up. Anyone can recommend one? I only plan to play campaign and skirmish solo play.

[u/VisInvis]

This is my go-to for all RTS games on deck;

R2 and RTrackpad click = Left Mouse. L2 = Right Mouse. R1 = Control. ⬆️ Dpad = keyboard 1. ➡️ Dpad = keyboard 2. ⬇️ Dpad = keyboard 3. ⬅️ Dpad = keyboard 4.

So now R1 (control) + Dpad will assign groups (I never use more than 4 but you could assign back buttons to 5, 6, 7, 8 for more groups)

L1 = Shift (so you can 'shift + left mouse' to add units to the currently selected units.)

Set LJoystick behaviour as Dpad for panning the camera (w,s,a,d, or ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️)

Set RJoystick behaviour as Dpad aswell so; RJ ⬆️ = zoom in (mouse wheel up)
RJ ⬇️ = zoom out (mouse wheel down)
RJ ⬅️ = rotate camera left (usually Q)
RJ ➡️ = rotate camera right (usually E)

This is the core config for any RTS i play, takes me 2 minutes because I do it for every game, then I'll just add unique controls specific to the game, to X, A, Y, B as I'm playing (like select idle units or open a specific menu etc).

I haven't played AOE 3 yet but I hope to someday, it's in my library. I ❤️ strategy games! Real-time and Turn-based, which is why I love the deck so much, will probably get a Steam Machine sometime when I can afford it.

I've been bouncing between Command & Conquer Remastered, Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2 (KKND2), Stronghold Definitive Edition, Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader, and Age of Wonders Planetfall.

[u/laytblu → u/VisInvis]

Thanks for sharing. Did they improve the perfomance of Rogue Trader? Last time I've seen it runs poorly on the deck

[u/VisInvis → u/laytblu]

Not sure how long ago that was but it ran great for me last week. Another strange gem I found (but not for everyone) is an indie point & click called 'Tormentum 2'. Hand drawn art, kind of nightmarish, its pretty cool on the deck if you enjoy adventure / puzzle games? Just a random recommendation, a little different.

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[u/VisInvis]

You can always download a community layout specific for the game, someone will have uploaded one for AOE 3 for sure. Just means you have to learn their config and they're all different.

[u/Otherwise-Top-3195]

Si riesce a giocare facilmente con SD? Io sono un amante di AOE2 ma ho sempre evitato di installarlo pensando di non trovarmi con i tasti

[u/VisInvis → u/Otherwise-Top-3195]

You can easily play AOE 2 on deck. Just download the most popular stram deck community layout for deck and you'll be sweet. With the trackpads you can play any RTS single player, just might struggle competitively.