The Extra Sheep: The Unofficial Age of Empires IV Podcast

Socerton and Askallad go over the latest information released about the upcoming DLC, Raiders of the North, releasing on October 29, 2026! There's a surprising amount of new info to sparse through for both civs!

Socerton, Askallad and CalerbCalamari debate what Civs are fun to play as and what are fun to play against. We even attempt to make a graph of it.

All that and more in this episode!

They released another sneak peak at the upcoming DLC for Scots and Vikings! Aksallad and Socerton dive in and discuss it with live reactions. They also talk about Ren Fairs, Slay the Spire II, and the language tree.

Sir Pengwin joins Socerton and Askallad once again, this time to talk about the history of the Vikings and the Scots and how we think that will impact the way they are implemented into Age of Empires IV!

Socerton, CalerbCalmari, and Askallad react to the announcement of the second civ being added this fall, the Scots, along side the Vikings!

Askallad and Socerton talk discuss if cheating is as bad of an issue as Reddit sometimes says, and what could actually be done about it.

Askallad and Socerton dive into the patch notes and the preview of the new Yue Fei's Legacy going live on May 7! Askallad finally became part of the "in-crowd" and uses his newfound powers for good: giving information to us the players!

Socerton, CalerbCalamari, and Askallad welcome Sir_Pengwin back to the show to talk about the upcoming DLC and new Civilization, the Jin Dynasty.

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Socerton, Calerb, and Askallad have been distracted lately, by Slay the Spire 2! We talk a bit about AoE IV, then do a quick review about Slay the Spire 2 and then talk about video game sequels and the iteration of games. All that and more in this week's episode!

Askallad does it, he finally "sells out" and gets paid for a full day's work for casting after having been a long time contributor to the Age of Empires IV Scene. He and Socerton talk about that as well as the knight and cavalry meta that has solidified (and dominated team games) for the last few seasons.

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Socerton, Askallad, and CalerbCalmari are back to talk about the new patch notes (well, sortof new).

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Socerton and Askallad, discuss the new landmarks! We go through each age with all of the four newest civs and explain what choices make the most sense.

Socerton and Askallad welcome Sir_Pengwin to the show! They talk about the big announcement a few weeks ago and what that means for AoE IV in 2026 as well as a deep dive into the historical veracity of the civs in AoE IV to their real-life counterparts. All that and more in our final episode of 2025!

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Askallad and Socerton talk about the Season 12 mid-season patch which brings a big time nerf to Elephants and other tweaks to the newest variant civs. All that and more in our penultimate episode of 2025!

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We almost didn't get this one recorded, but we did! CalerbCalmari calls in and talks with Socerton about how the new civs are measuring up and how the season has gone thus far. Topics range from what "whelmed" means to how the Crucible feels. We also go on some tangents including a chat about what we think some of the top games this year were and what will win awards. All that and more in this week's episode!

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Socerton, Askallad, and Beale discuss how awesome King of the Rockies 2025 was and also give a breakdown of the new Season 12 Update! (SHEEP ARE FUN COLORS NOW).

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Socerton and Draxos look forward to King of the Rockies 2025 in just a FEW DAYS! To celebrate, they prepare their very own March madness-esque brackets for the tournament. They also make a few predictions, give a weather forecast, and dunk on the New York Jets. All that and more in the episode previewing the LAN in Denver!

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Socerton and CalerbCalmari look forward to King of the Rockies in just a few weeks and reflect on how to improve casting in AoE IV.

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Socerton and CalerbCalamari discuss the new Rouge-light gamemode coming along with the new DLC this November, as well as how games and shows tend to "jump the shark". All that and more.

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Socerton, Sir Nevels and Askallad discuss the new DLC that was announced: Dynasties of the East! Four new variant civs are coming along with new biomes, maps and a whole new game mode!

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The Griot Bara: https://discord.gg/JH2E5Afe5j

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