History Trivia / AgeOfEmpiresII

* IKnewIt:
** A datamine of the HD Version after the ''African Kingdoms'' expansion in Steam have indicated another expansion that will put focus on Southeast Asian civilizations. This was proven correct when ''Rise of the Rajas'' expansion was released focusing on civilizations in Southeast Asia.
** In addition, another datamine after the ''Rise of the Rajas'' expansion had another "expansion" and when ''Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition'' was announced, fans speculated that Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will be available in Steam. This was [[https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/05/30/microsoft-approach-to-pc-gaming/ confirmed by a business representative from Microsoft]] that all of the Age of Empires: Definitive Editions will be available in Steam.
** The ''Forgotten Empires'' crew was delighted to learn that Ensemble had considered all their civilizations for ''The Conquerors'' at different points.

* HeAlsoDid: Bert "Cysion" Beeckman, the lead developer of the post-''Conquerors'' expansions, worked on the Dutch localisations of ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and ''VideoGame/MarioParty: Island Tour''.

** Wild Boar hunting, obviously based on the Medieval European impressions of it as the (literal) [[FullBoarAction Most Dangerous Game]], was almost taken out. It's all but stated that this was over concerns with having Muslim factions (e.g. Saracens) eating pork on the screen. Yet, it actually took centuries for such dietary laws to be codified and enforced, with some Muslims claiming at times that wild boars and pigs were different animals so the former was okay to eat. Many gamers also point that boars are usually eaten in games during the Dark Age (i.e. when Arabs were still polytheists), that many majority Muslim countries have Christian minorities to this day, and that Islam allows for pork when there is nothing else to eat (if they don't simply shrug it off).

** Wild Boar hunting, obviously based on the Medieval European impressions of it as the (literal) [[FullBoarAction Most Dangerous Game]], was almost taken out. It's all but stated that this was over concerns with having Muslim factions (e.g. Saracens) eating pork on the screen. Yet, it actually took centuries for such dietary laws to be codified and enforced, with some Muslims claiming at times that wild boars and pigs were different animals so the former was okay to eat. Many gamers also point that boars are usually eaten in games during the Dark Age (i.e. when Arabs were still polytheists), that many majority Muslim countries have Christian minorities to this time, and that Islam allows for pork when there is nothing else to eat (if they don't simply shrug it off).

** Wild Boar hunting, obviously based on the Medieval European impressions of it as the (literal) [[FullBoarAction Most Dangerous Game]], was almost taken out. It's all but stated that this was over concerns with having Muslim factions (e.g. Saracens) eating pork on the screen. Yet, it actually took centuries for such dietary laws to be codified and enforced, with some Muslims claiming at times that wild boars and pigs were different animals so the former was okay to eat. Many gamers also point that boars are usually eaten in games during the Dark Age (i.e. when Arabs were still polytheists) and that Islam allows pork when there is nothing else to eat, if they don't simply shrug it off.

** Wild Boar hunting, obviously based on the Medieval European impressions of it as the (literal) [[FullBoarAction Most Dangerous Game]], was almost taken out. It's all but stated that this was over concerns with having Muslim factions (e.g. Saracens) eating pork on the screen. Yet, it actually took centuries for such dietary laws to be codified and enforced, with some Muslims claiming at times that wild boars and pigs were different animals so the former was okay to eat.

* BannedInChina: This trope is probably the reason why the developers would never include Tibetans as a playable civilization, as it's very likely the developers want to literally avoid this trope due to how popular this game is in China.