MetaAOE

Your build order, down to the second.

MetaAOE ranks the build orders of every civ, shows them over the game in step with the clock, and tells you who you are up against. For Age of Empires IV and Age of Empires II: DE.

Coming soon to Overwolf See the overlay

Free app for Windows, through Overwolf. Not released yet.

MetaAOE window: tier S French build, with the Dark Age and Feudal Age detail open

MetaAOE in 20 seconds

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Before the game

This season's builds, ranked by civ

Pick your civ. MetaAOE lists its popular build orders with a tier, a style and the minute of each age-up. Details sums up each age in a few lines. One more click sends the build to the overlay.

  • Tier S, A, B or C, from the current ranking of the build
  • Style at a glance: early or late, eco or military
  • Age-up timings and key units for every build
  • Civ win rates in ranked 1v1, from AoE4 World

The tier reflects a build's popularity, not its win rate.

English builds ranked S to C, with style, Feudal age-up minute and key units

A home screen about you

Link your AoE4 World profile once. Home shows your Elo, your world rank, your form and your civs, the civs you often beat and the ones that give you trouble. And that's the real edge: for every civ that troubles you, MetaAOE gives you a plan: what it usually plays, the units to counter and the build of your civ that answers it, ready to send to the overlay.

  • Your profile over your last 50 ranked games
  • A matchup plan against the civs you struggle with
  • Every civ of the patch, with win and pick rates
  • A new build of the day, every day
MetaAOE home: player profile, patch meta, build of the day and counters sheet
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During the game

An overlay that follows the clock

The card shows the current step: villagers to reach, who goes on which resource, and the instructions with icons. It moves to the next step on its own.

  • Countdown to the next step
  • Next age: time left and cost
  • Lock: your clicks go through to the game
  • Compact mode, and you can drag the card anywhere
  • Shortcuts: Alt+B show, Alt+← Alt+→ steps, Alt+T clock
In-game overlay: step 4 of 9, 13 villagers, 6 food, 4 wood, 3 gold, Feudal Age in 1:30 for 400 food and 200 gold

You know your opponent before the first minute

When a ranked or quick match starts, MetaAOE reads your opponent's public AoE4 World profile and pins a card at the top of the overlay.

  • Elo, rank and recent form
  • Their main civs, and your head-to-head record
  • Your civ matchup in ranked 1v1
  • What their civ usually plays: early attack or not, feudal timing, key units
Opponent card in the overlay: 1214 Elo, Platinum II, recent form, civs played, matchup and record against you

Voice cues

Optional. The overlay reads each new step, warns you 45 seconds before an age-up with the cost, and reminds you to make villagers. Your eyes stay on the game.

  • 45 s beforeFeudal Age in 45 seconds. Have 400 food and 200 gold ready.
  • ReminderVillagers.

Counters sheet

They go archers? Press Alt+C: the sheet shows the best answer in green, then the alternatives. For AoE IV and AoE II.

Counters sheet: against archers, horsemen; against spearmen, archers
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After the game

A short review when the game ends

How far you followed the build, how many steps behind you were, a tip for next time, and your opponent's card. Replay the same build in one click, or browse others.

End-of-game window: reached step 6 of 9, 1 step behind, a tip and the opponent card

Age of Empires IV and Age of Empires II: DE

One app for both games. It switches by itself to the game you launch: you just play.

Age of Empires IVAll 23 civs

  • The right build in two clicks: the best builds of every civ, ranked
  • Nothing to set up in game: your civ is detected at launch and the overlay follows the clock
  • You know who you face: Elo, favourite civ and habits of your opponent, from minute one
  • You lose less to the same civs: a matchup plan against the ones that beat you
  • Always on the meta: win and pick rates of every civ, current patch

Age of Empires II : DEAll 56 civs

  • Builds from players you know: real build orders from recognised AoE II players, credited by name
  • The build that suits your civ: each one plays on its bonus, like the meta does
  • The bonuses at a glance: each civ's official bonuses, right above its builds
  • The same step-by-step overlay, on top of the game
  1. 1Install MetaAOE in one click, through Overwolf
  2. 2Type your in-game name once: your profile links up
  3. 3Start a game: the overlay shows up by itself
AoE II mode: Franks bonuses and ranked openings, with their age-up times

In 5 languages

  • Français
  • English
  • Español
  • Deutsch
  • 日本語

Fair play, no grey area

MetaAOE helps you prepare and stay disciplined. It never plays for you.

  • No memory readingNo injection, no hidden information. The fog of war stays where it is.
  • No automationYou click, you build, you decide. The app only displays.
  • No ads in the overlayOverwolf ads stay in the desktop window, never over your game.

Build orders and counters for every AoE4 civ

Pick a civ: its most-played builds, the units it relies on and how to beat them.

All civs side by side

Questions

When is MetaAOE coming out?

The app is in testing. It will be released on the Overwolf store, and the download link will appear on this page.

Is it free?

Yes. The desktop window shows Overwolf ads; the in-game overlay never does. An ad-free Premium option is being considered.

How does the app know my civ?

Link your AoE4 World profile. When an online match starts, the app reads your civ and your opponent's, loads your build and syncs the clock. In custom games or against the AI, pick your civ in the overlay.

Can it get me banned?

MetaAOE does not touch the game: no memory reading, no automated actions. It displays public information in an Overwolf overlay.

The overlay doesn't show up in full screen

Switch the game to borderless windowed (windowed full screen). Exclusive full screen can hide overlays.

Which languages?

French, English, Spanish, German and Japanese. Build instructions stay in their author's language.

Coming soon to Overwolf

MetaAOE is in testing before its release on the Overwolf store. The download button will appear here.

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