Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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Castle of Doubt

Castle of Doubt

Lose an unfinished Castle that is at least 95% complete.

20.2%

How to unlock the Castle of Doubt achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide

Easiest way is to destroy your own castle.

Start a random map game on easiest difficulty, infinite resources, post imperial age. Make sure treaties are off.

Build a siege workshop (or a few) and a build a castle until it's at 95%.

Create some Onagers/Mangonels and order them to attack ground on the unfinished castle.

2023 Xbox update: To attack ground on the console version, select the onagers, hold right trigger, then select the attack ground option top right (picture of a boulder).
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13 Dec 2019 22:39

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Attacking ground wouldn't work for me so if you're playing on the easiest difficulty simply get a castle to 95% or so and then kite some enemy units to attack it, It will take a while but it worked perfectly for me.
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By Notorious Kiwi on 26 Mar 2020 07:06
Worked, thanks!
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By Legitti on 09 Apr 2020 03:05
With the Onagers/Mangodels auto-attacking my base just worked fine.
Just be sure to build the castle at 95%
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By ZioBasi on 11 Apr 2020 19:11
Worked perfectly
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By Saw3d 0ff on 20 Jan 2022 20:31
I've updated with a note about the Xbox version. The Attack Ground option is definitely present (and took me all of 3 seconds to find for what it's worth).

All the other settings and default game type still worked too.
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By EmagDrolBot on 08 Feb 2023 16:05
Make sure there is no treaty active, as the attack ground option is not available while a treaty is active.
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By SirScatterbrain on 20 Feb 2023 08:17
I've added a note about that, thanks.
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By EmagDrolBot on 20 Feb 2023 11:59
Thanks very much
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By HiFivingWolf on 25 Feb 2023 11:28
cant attack ground and or use bolder icon. The Spanish cant use "attack Ground" or this button is not visable in Wonder Race!
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By Sambaweb on 23 May 2024 21:25
This randomly unlocked for me while playing the campaign. I wasn't building or losing a castle so I think it was from repairing a heavily damaged castle to full health.
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By Lockie on 02 Sep 2021 08:44
Don’t get an attack ground prompt for my Onagers or Trebuchets (built one to test it), what gives? I’m on deathmatch, easiest difficulty, one enemy, infinite resources, map discovered. I’ve never seen that before where there is no attack ground button. Thanks.
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By Armstrong x360a on 19 Jul 2022 21:20
6 Feb 2023 (Xbox version)
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So we destroy our own castle with our own troops, not simply delete it, right?
I suppose if the game is saved just before the castle is near 95%, deleting it can be attempted, and if it doesn't work, just reload.

UPDATE: Achievement unlocked as soon as the enemy destroyed the castle.
I didn't bother deleting my own to see if that would work.

The onagers had no option to attack ground, at least not on the Xbox version, or the game type chosen. So more clarity on game type and settings, and how to navigate the buttons more precisely to find how to attack ground would make the guide more thorough.
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By E vee dub on 06 Feb 2023 05:53
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The easiest way i found to do this was to play regicide, put the game on extreme difficulty with 2 players only.

Set a 10 minute treaty. put the game on fast speed.

choose spain for you.

then just build a wall of 96% castles between you and the computer then when the treaty timer runs out the computer will storm you and destroy your first castle giving you the achievement in about 5 real minutes.
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This is the guide I followed to unlock this achievement. 8th thumbs up. Thanks.
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By E vee dub on 07 Feb 2023 09:19
Actually easy.

Start a standard game with infinite resources, map revealed on at least Standard difficulty. The rest actually doesn't matter that much.

The reason behind standard is, that the enemys will build some sort of military, that you'll need.

Build a dozen of villagers and send them near to the enemy base. If they get attacked on the way, make some infantry to protect them.

If you are in the enemys base, start building a castle asap and lookout for the 95% counter. Then leave the area and recall all your military units.

The enemys will then start attacking your unfinished castle and the achievement will pop mid-game.


To make this quicker use the Spains (they build faster).
Sidenote: Make sure, that the enemy don't get all reliquies (?), otherwise the will win way too quickly
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17 Nov 2019 17:25

The best way to get this would be to quickly build a castle near an enemy base. Once it gets to 95% or more take all your villagers off and walk away leaving it to be destroyed.
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