AoE4Guides

What AoE4Guides is

AoE4Guides is a free web service for finding and sharing build orders for Age of Empires IV. Its build browser lets players narrow results by civilization, video creator, season, map, strategy, and patch or version, then sort the available builds. Players can create build orders of their own and save builds they like to a favorites list. A build’s timeline marks its progress into the Feudal, Castle, and Imperial ages, and the Economy view shows villager assignments. During play, the Build Order Overlay presents the current build in a floating focus window; the site says this overlay is available in Chrome and Edge. An RTS Overlay export is also available for continued use. AoE4Guides has a free plan, and its voluntary support options do not put any site content behind a payment. The listed options are €2,510, paid once and €2,510 a month. The site says its hosting, domain, and storage cost about €100 a year, paid out of pocket. Its privacy policy describes use of personal information to provide and improve the service, and says the service does not address children under 13. AoE4Guides says it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.

Who it suits

AoE4Guides suits Age of Empires IV players who want to browse and sort build orders by civilization, strategy, map, season, creator, or patch. It can also suit players who want to track age milestones and villager assignments, save favorites, or contribute builds of their own.

Getting started

1. Visit https://aoe4guides.com/ in a web browser.
2. Browse builds and filter or sort the list.
3. Open a build to view its timeline and Economy assignments.
4. Save builds you like to favorites or create and share a build.
5. Use the floating overlay in Chrome or Edge, or continue with the RTS Overlay export.

Verdict

Choose AoE4Guides if you want free, filterable Age of Empires IV build orders with timelines, villager assignments, and favorites. Look elsewhere if you need the floating overlay outside Chrome or Edge.