Discover Age of Nations Episode 109: "Aftermath"

[DanQ]

Furthering the (re-)discovery of the machinima and live-action blended series Age of Nations (AoN), this week's focus is on Episode 109: "Aftermath". In addition to being able to download the episode in Windows Media (WMV) format from the course website, you can also stream it off of YouTube. Set in the Rise of Nations universe as the first Real-Time Strategy (RTS) machinima series and first for the game, AoN ran for one season of 14 episodes and ending with a featurette released in July 2007.

As described for the series' ninth episode:

Hardening attitudes and bitter realities cost a despondent general dearly.

Then, an ordeal by fire awaits two of his untested colleagues when a neighbour's plan for retaliation gets an unexpected push into motion.

Afterwards, you can also stream the commentary on the episode or download directly if you prefer; first released in September 2006, it has been absent from public distribution for nearing three years to today. From the now defunct game developer Big Huge Games co-founded by Civilization II and Alpha Centauri Lead Designer Brian Reynolds, RoN worked to incorporate Turn-Based Strategy (TBS) elements into an RTS environment.