GUIDE · MULTIPLAYER
Taunts
Enter a taunt number in the multiplayer chat box to send a short voiced message such as a resource request, warning, greeting, or joke. Common community shortcuts include 1 for “Yes,” 2 for “No,” 11 for a laugh, and 14 to ask players to start.

Overview
Enter a taunt number in the multiplayer chat box to send a short voiced message such as a resource request, warning, greeting, or joke. Common community shortcuts include 1 for “Yes,” 2 for “No,” 11 for a laugh, and 14 to ask players to start.
How this system affects decisions
Economic systems are shaped by worker travel, access to safe resource sites, and the time spent gathering versus building or moving. Compare a change by how many workers it affects and how long it remains useful, then balance it against the food, wood, gold, and population required to keep the army active.
How to use this reference
Enter a taunt number in the multiplayer chat box to send a short voiced message such as a resource request, warning, greeting, or joke. Common community shortcuts include 1 for “Yes,” 2 for “No,” 11 for a laugh, and 14 to ask players to start. The mechanic affects the pace at which resources can be gathered, exchanged, or spent. Compare its immediate cost with the production or research it delays, especially before an Age advance.
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- Multiplayer
- Signature / category
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- Age of Empires II system
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- Multiplayer
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