Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
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Smoke on the Water
Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle "Lake Poyang (1363)".
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How to unlock the Smoke on the Water achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide
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Achievement:
To do this you'll need to send 2000 Tribute to cyan. Not right away though, you have to find them at the north corner with a ship. To get there you will have to clear out some other ships.
Note that you can send the tribute in fragments, however the achievement will not pop unless there are 20 dragon ships alive simultaneously. So if you've send more tribute but some ships die, you'll have to fill up the amount with more tribute.
The achievement will pop mid-game upon completing the objective
Mission info:
To start this mission:
-Read the tips (middle tab of the mission objectives)
-Exploit your trebuchet to take down the towers 1 by 1. Be cautious to not aggro the war ships.
-build a dock and a couple more fire ships
-No need to do any kind of eco other then setting your villagers to work. If you can manage then get the Shipwright upgrade early
-If you lose your trebuchet before all 8 towers are down, start over. Unless you manage to get two Cannon Galleons out it in time then you have a chance
IF you REALLY need more time, then simply get the two towers down and form a body block / blockade with your ships. That way the transport ship cannot get across until you're ready.
However at the 2nd part you'll get more villagers and can start building an eco based on mostly wood and gold so using that little trick isn't really recommended
To do this you'll need to send 2000 Tribute to cyan. Not right away though, you have to find them at the north corner with a ship. To get there you will have to clear out some other ships.
Note that you can send the tribute in fragments, however the achievement will not pop unless there are 20 dragon ships alive simultaneously. So if you've send more tribute but some ships die, you'll have to fill up the amount with more tribute.
The achievement will pop mid-game upon completing the objective
Mission info:
To start this mission:
-Read the tips (middle tab of the mission objectives)
-Exploit your trebuchet to take down the towers 1 by 1. Be cautious to not aggro the war ships.
-build a dock and a couple more fire ships
-No need to do any kind of eco other then setting your villagers to work. If you can manage then get the Shipwright upgrade early
-If you lose your trebuchet before all 8 towers are down, start over. Unless you manage to get two Cannon Galleons out it in time then you have a chance
IF you REALLY need more time, then simply get the two towers down and form a body block / blockade with your ships. That way the transport ship cannot get across until you're ready.
However at the 2nd part you'll get more villagers and can start building an eco based on mostly wood and gold so using that little trick isn't really recommended
14 Comments
I saved it, gave them 2000, then reloaded and gave the 2000 to the Pirates instead.
I did continue to buy Dragon Ships during the rest of the mission when I had Gold to spare.
After getting the 4th ship through I recommend gathering 50 villagers around the Wonder, so when the time comes you can build it real quick.
I did continue to buy Dragon Ships during the rest of the mission when I had Gold to spare.
After getting the 4th ship through I recommend gathering 50 villagers around the Wonder, so when the time comes you can build it real quick.
By HolyHalfDead on 02 Jan 2020 09:06
EDIT: The achievement popped about 10 minutes after I posted this comment when I went into the multiplayer lobby.
Sadly, but unsurprisingly, this achievement seems to be glitched. I have, on screen at this very moment, 60 dragon ships and the achievement still hasn't unlocked. :( I played this scenario through to completion earlier tonight, having purchased 20 dragon ships with 2,000 gold at one point (and then saving the game), and the achievement didn't unlock at the end of the scenario. I started from this save and have simply been mining gold and buying dragon ships--at one point I bought them one at a time, 20 in a row.
Sadly, but unsurprisingly, this achievement seems to be glitched. I have, on screen at this very moment, 60 dragon ships and the achievement still hasn't unlocked. :( I played this scenario through to completion earlier tonight, having purchased 20 dragon ships with 2,000 gold at one point (and then saving the game), and the achievement didn't unlock at the end of the scenario. I started from this save and have simply been mining gold and buying dragon ships--at one point I bought them one at a time, 20 in a row.
By jrod39 on 14 Jan 2020 03:20
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC) - Achievement - Smoke on the Water
Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle "Lake Poyang (1363)"
This level can be quite tedious. You start with a navy and soon encounter a village that will join you providing you with Villagers, a Trebuchet and a few Chu Ko Nu to add to the Chu Ko Nu you start with in a Transport Ship. The idea is that you slowly push using your different forces which clear the path for the next force: Use the Trebuchet to destroy towers, Chu Ko Nu to kill land units and your navy to destroy enemy boats. A timer is visible which shows when a friendly transport ship will arrive and deliver supplies to a temple that is being built. You must protect the Transport Ship otherwise it's game over. This is a repeating theme throughout this mission. Once you get to where the temple is being built, the village will join you, providing you with a more permanent base than the initial village that joins you, as well as a larger army.
In the very North of the map, you will encounter the 'Chinese Peasants' faction who will state that they make the finest ships in the land - These are the Dragon Ships that you need for this achievement. All you need to do is pay them 100 gold via the diplomacy menu and they will provide you with a Dragon Ship. Do this 20 times and the achievement will be yours. It appears there is perhaps a delay or maybe it does not register all the ships, but to be safe, just keep buying them until the achievement triggers.
There is no shortage of resources and there are also a couple of islands that contain gold that start occupied by enemy forces, so it's advisable that you clear these if needed. The Chinese Peasants also have a village on the far right of the map which contains a Market, so you can send Trade Carts to them to obtain gold that way. There is also a Relic in the village which will generate gold for you once you bring it back to your Monastery (you don't start with one and will have to build one). The achievement triggers before the end of the level, but I would also advise to save regularly as it can be easy to lose a Transport Ship.
NOTE: Achievement triggers at around 41:15 in the video - The remainder is just completing the level
Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle "Lake Poyang (1363)"
This level can be quite tedious. You start with a navy and soon encounter a village that will join you providing you with Villagers, a Trebuchet and a few Chu Ko Nu to add to the Chu Ko Nu you start with in a Transport Ship. The idea is that you slowly push using your different forces which clear the path for the next force: Use the Trebuchet to destroy towers, Chu Ko Nu to kill land units and your navy to destroy enemy boats. A timer is visible which shows when a friendly transport ship will arrive and deliver supplies to a temple that is being built. You must protect the Transport Ship otherwise it's game over. This is a repeating theme throughout this mission. Once you get to where the temple is being built, the village will join you, providing you with a more permanent base than the initial village that joins you, as well as a larger army.
In the very North of the map, you will encounter the 'Chinese Peasants' faction who will state that they make the finest ships in the land - These are the Dragon Ships that you need for this achievement. All you need to do is pay them 100 gold via the diplomacy menu and they will provide you with a Dragon Ship. Do this 20 times and the achievement will be yours. It appears there is perhaps a delay or maybe it does not register all the ships, but to be safe, just keep buying them until the achievement triggers.
There is no shortage of resources and there are also a couple of islands that contain gold that start occupied by enemy forces, so it's advisable that you clear these if needed. The Chinese Peasants also have a village on the far right of the map which contains a Market, so you can send Trade Carts to them to obtain gold that way. There is also a Relic in the village which will generate gold for you once you bring it back to your Monastery (you don't start with one and will have to build one). The achievement triggers before the end of the level, but I would also advise to save regularly as it can be easy to lose a Transport Ship.
NOTE: Achievement triggers at around 41:15 in the video - The remainder is just completing the level
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC) - Achievement - Smoke on the Water
Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle "Lake Poyang (1363)"
This level can be quite tedious. You start with a navy and soon encounter a village that will join you providing you with Villagers, a Trebuchet and a few Chu Ko Nu to add to the Chu Ko Nu you start with in a Transport Ship. The idea is that you slowly push using your different forces which clear the path for the next force: Use the Trebuchet to destroy towers, Chu Ko Nu to kill land units and your navy to destroy enemy boats. A timer is visible which shows when a friendly transport ship will arrive and deliver supplies to a temple that is being built. You must protect the Transport Ship otherwise it's game over. This is a repeating theme throughout this mission. Once you get to where the temple is being built, the village will join you, providing you with a more permanent base than the initial village that joins you, as well as a larger army.
In the very North of the map, you will encounter the 'Chinese Peasants' faction who will state that they make the finest ships in the land - These are the Dragon Ships that you need for this achievement. All you need to do is pay them 100 gold via the diplomacy menu and they will provide you with a Dragon Ship. Do this 20 times and the achievement will be yours. It appears there is perhaps a delay or maybe it does not register all the ships, but to be safe, just keep buying them until the achievement triggers.
There is no shortage of resources and there are also a couple of islands that contain gold that start occupied by enemy forces, so it's advisable that you clear these if needed. The Chinese Peasants also have a village on the far right of the map which contains a Market, so you can send Trade Carts to them to obtain gold that way. There is also a Relic in the village which will generate gold for you once you bring it back to your Monastery (you don't start with one and will have to build one). The achievement triggers before the end of the level, but I would also advise to save regularly as it can be easy to lose a Transport Ship.
NOTE: Achievement triggers at around 41:15 in the video - The remainder is just completing the level
Purchase 20 Dragon Ships in the Historical Battle "Lake Poyang (1363)"
This level can be quite tedious. You start with a navy and soon encounter a village that will join you providing you with Villagers, a Trebuchet and a few Chu Ko Nu to add to the Chu Ko Nu you start with in a Transport Ship. The idea is that you slowly push using your different forces which clear the path for the next force: Use the Trebuchet to destroy towers, Chu Ko Nu to kill land units and your navy to destroy enemy boats. A timer is visible which shows when a friendly transport ship will arrive and deliver supplies to a temple that is being built. You must protect the Transport Ship otherwise it's game over. This is a repeating theme throughout this mission. Once you get to where the temple is being built, the village will join you, providing you with a more permanent base than the initial village that joins you, as well as a larger army.
In the very North of the map, you will encounter the 'Chinese Peasants' faction who will state that they make the finest ships in the land - These are the Dragon Ships that you need for this achievement. All you need to do is pay them 100 gold via the diplomacy menu and they will provide you with a Dragon Ship. Do this 20 times and the achievement will be yours. It appears there is perhaps a delay or maybe it does not register all the ships, but to be safe, just keep buying them until the achievement triggers.
There is no shortage of resources and there are also a couple of islands that contain gold that start occupied by enemy forces, so it's advisable that you clear these if needed. The Chinese Peasants also have a village on the far right of the map which contains a Market, so you can send Trade Carts to them to obtain gold that way. There is also a Relic in the village which will generate gold for you once you bring it back to your Monastery (you don't start with one and will have to build one). The achievement triggers before the end of the level, but I would also advise to save regularly as it can be easy to lose a Transport Ship.
NOTE: Achievement triggers at around 41:15 in the video - The remainder is just completing the level
2 Comments
11th of April 2021 - Currently bugged.
By SticerAC on 11 Apr 2021 00:20
5th of May 2021 - Fixed with latest patch.
By SticerAC on 04 May 2021 07:31
Caramel, Cardinal
During the mission in the historical battles campaign you will eventually have a full base. If you proceed to the north of the map you will find the cyan base. There, they will ask for 100 gold to create a Dragon Ship. You will need all 20 alive at once so it is recommended you wait until you have 200 gold to spare before sending them Tribute.