GUIDE · TEAM SETTINGS
Lock Teams
Keep team assignments fixed so players cannot change sides during the match.

Overview
Keep team assignments fixed so players cannot change sides during the match.
How this system affects decisions
This rule affects team settings. Read the entry’s stated mechanics together with its requirements and related unit or technology pages; its practical value depends on which parts of that system are active in the current match.
How to use this reference
Keep team assignments fixed so players cannot change sides during the match. This rule is easiest to understand by identifying its trigger, the game objects it affects, and the resulting change. Those details determine whether it matters during an opening, a battle, or a custom scenario.
- Focus
- Team settings
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Team settings
- Classification
- Game systems