Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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Sheep Hoarder

Sheep Hoarder

Gather 20 Sheep in a Random Map game.

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How to unlock the Sheep Hoarder achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide

When you're on the main menu, click on the blue shield (Standard Game) and then just copy paste these settings:

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Next, start the game and the first thing you want to do is zoom all the way out, as far as possible. Now look for animals, there will be lots of them and all different kinds, but the ones we're looking for are either goats or sheep. If you see goats, what you want to do is quit your match and go all the way back to the main menu (so don't just press 'restart', that will give you goats again). Once you're in the menu, click on the blue shield again, all the settings should be the same so don't worry about that. Just keep starting matches until you see sheep in your game. This is actually random for everyone, I think there's a 50/50 chance so it shouldn't take too long.

If you're certain that there are sheep in your game, the next thing you need to do is press the 'idle villager' button on top (orange/yellowish) and simply click right next to a sheep, not on the sheep since that'll make you hunt and kill it. What you want to do is 'own' the sheep (if it has the same coloured collar as your player colour, then you know it's yours).

Now do this 20 times in total. Press the orange/yellowish button on top, look for a nearby sheep, make your villager go stand near it so it becomes yours. Press the orange/yellowish button on top, look for a nearby sheep, make your villager go stand near it so it becomes yours. Etc, etc.

Just for clarification; you don't need to group them together or anything like that. I've seen guides/comments of people making this achievement way harder than it actually is. Just make sure there are sheep in your game, and then go stand next to them so they'll become yours, do this 20 times and that should make it pop.
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10 Feb 2020 02:49

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This solution worked great for me
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By Dream Patron on 23 Feb 2020 17:10
Worked perfectly, thanks!
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By Notorious Kiwi on 26 Mar 2020 07:38
Another achievement glitched.
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By Deadpollo94 on 30 Mar 2020 13:45
Definitely recommend Berbers for the faster villager walk lol
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By NukePopcorn on 29 May 2020 02:45
Was glitched for me, tried several methods over last few months. Followed these steps, relaunched games and followed these steps and then it popped:

Close Game
Press Windows + X
Apps and Features
Click on "Age of Empires II: DE"
Advanced options
Click Repair - Wait for Tick
Click Reset - Wait for Tick.

Try achievement again, it popped with no delay as soon as I found 20th Sheep
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By ScorchPSO on 07 Jul 2020 18:33
Oh my, thank you! This was so annoying until I found this guide, no other situation seems to have more than 6 sheep at a time (per team, but they kill theirs immediately)!
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By JarieSuisen on 28 Sep 2020 04:15
I just can't seem to get this to unlock... Using the game settings mentioned in this solution, I've had 20+ sheep multiple times but no achievement. Anyone else having issues?
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By OnexWingxAngelx on 07 Dec 2020 12:45
I had a hard time getting this to pop. Turns out I had unlocked it at some point on my Steam account before having linked my xbox account to the game. The achievement refused to pop again because Steam recognized it as having been won already even though my linked xbox account didn't have it. I just loaded it up from the Microsoft store and played it there for the achievement to pop.
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By Okay Saiyan on 28 Dec 2020 15:15
Thanks very much for this advice! Took about 3 tries to get a map with sheep and less than 10 minutes to send my villagers off claiming them :)
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By Le Angrychicken on 07 Jan 2021 14:56
Starting from the Store seemed to work! =)
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By OnexWingxAngelx on 07 Jan 2021 16:41
Got this on my first nomad game, it had both Goats and Sheep
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By ZttackFrmBhind on 08 Jan 2021 05:19
I had to do this on Nomad. It failed on numerous other random maps.

Ludicrous map size.
One AI player.
Nomad.
Send your three villages around the map collecting sheep as they go.
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By S P 4 C E Y on 22 Mar 2021 11:06
Thnks, worked for me.
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By pticode on 15 Jul 2021 21:04
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but every map I try has no animals at all...

Edit: I was doing the wrong location. After switching it to Nomad, I found some on my 3rd game.
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By Derek1337 on 27 Dec 2021 15:20
Land Nomad works perfect on DE console edition
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By PatchyAmac on 01 Feb 2023 16:23
I did this one with the franks, also unlocking the following:
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By jantrance on 05 May 2020 09:44
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I modified LMEPHISTO's solution for the quick win method for all civs with the below modification to get this achievement.
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionBerber VictoryThe Berber Victory achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition worth 14 pointsWin a game playing as the Berbers.
Civilization: Any
AI Opponents: 5 or 6
Game Mode: Wonder Race
Map Style: Standard
Map Size: Small
AI Difficulty: Easiest
Resources: Infinite
Population: 200
Game Speed: Normal
Reveal Map: All Visible
Starting Age: Post-Imperial Age

Screenshot of settings -
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You may have to close game and restart until you see the 4 sheep near your town center

Once you have sheep and not other livestock, make one villager build 4-5 houses, set the two other villagers to build the wonder and then build additional villagers to continue the monument but the idea is not to win. Send scout and other villagers if needed out to snag the other sheep at all other civ locations. The other civs will only concentrate on building the wonder and will ignore the sheep. Once you have 20+ tagged for your civ send them back to the town center and once they are close the achievement will pop.
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19 Nov 2019 02:54

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Just a quick note, I gathered 22 sheep in a match and the achievement didn't pop until I killed two of them and had exactly 20 at the town centre.
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By Apache117X on 19 Nov 2019 06:25
didn't work for me on standard map style changed to arena and the sheep were more numerous and placed away from AI thus allowing to be collected.
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By yossariano on 24 Nov 2019 23:16
Just not working, not matter what I do the AI tag their sheep and the other scouts end up nabbing other sheep. I can get maybe 16 this method, including my starting 6.
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By Ultras500 on 24 Dec 2019 14:37
This appears to be glitched for me. I've collected up 20 sheep multiple times now, painstakingly pulled them back to my town centre and nothing unlocks! Is there anything else I can try?
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By Anno Mundi on 26 Dec 2019 09:25
Not even sure how you're getting this unless the achievement description is incorrect. I tried the above settings and had enough sheep gathered. The first game as soon as I set it to Random Map for game mode, it unlocked right away. You don't even need to group the sheep together. Just get 20 at a time. Play on nomad with map explored and gather sheep 1 by 1.
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By Seitzz on 16 Jan 2020 20:23
Just a heads up, this isn't the correct way of obtaining this achievement. Lots of unnecessary steps and also, the description literally says "in a Random Map game" so no idea why you decided to say you can obtain it during a Wonder Race...

Solution for Sheep Hoarder In Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
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By Hide Your Tears on 10 Feb 2020 03:22
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Just play a huge map in nomad mode. Use Mongols to have more LOS and start at feudal. The achievement will trigger when you find the 20th sheep.
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13 Jan 2020 16:52

Easiest way I found to get this achievement is with the following settings.

Random map mode, Black Forest with 7 AI players, Celts civilisation, Easiest AI, Tiny map size and standard starting resources (sheep didn’t want to spawn with higher rss levels...?)

As all players start with up to 8 sheep near their TC, the small map size and number of players makes a lot of sheep spawn very close to your TC.

Just send your scout to pick up all the sheep you can from the enemy AI TC, as the Celts can effectively convert sheep. Send them back to your TC and get 20 and you’re done. Took me under 2 minutes to get the achievement.

Hope this helps
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06 May 2020 11:27

Start a random map game against a minimum of five other players, on wonder race, post imperial age start, infinite resources, easiest difficulty and map full visible.
 
Once it starts check nearby to your town centre to ensure you have four sheep nearby. The other players will just build a wonder. Instead of building the wonder send out your scout and villagers to collect all the sheep on the map.
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