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Random Map Scripting Guide
Age of Empires( II: The Conquerors Expansion

Important: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion allows you to create your own random map scripts. You may share these custom random map scripts for the purposes of gameplay, but you may not sell or make other commercial uses of the custom random map scripts. Microsoft Corporation reserves all other rights to theeditors and files.

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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Syntax 3
Map sizes 4
Global instructions 4
Local instructions 5
Generation Instructions 5
Script writing tips 15
Resources 15
Setting zones 15
Testing player start areas 15
Scattering objects 15
Making it all fit 15
Standard resources 16
Object names 16
Annotated Random Map Script 23

IntroductionRandom Map scripts are text files that can be composed in any text editor. They must end with *.RMS and must be placed in the RANDOM directory. Random Map scripts are automatically transferred in multiplayer games to players who do not have them.

Random Map scripts place the same starting terrain and resources for every player. It is not possible to start different players with different...