How to Delete Buildings in Age of Empires

Start the game., Open the Main Menu., Enter into the game world., Select a building you want to delete., Delete the building.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Start the game.

    This can be done either by double-clicking the AoE3:
    The Warchiefs shortcut icon on the desktop, if it’s there, or by following this Start Menu sequence:
    Start button >> All Programs >> Microsoft Games >> Age of Empires III
    - The Warchiefs.

    For AoE3, the sequence is:
    Start button >> All Programs >> Microsoft Games >> Age of Empires III.
  2. Step 2: Open the Main Menu.

    Press the Spacebar repeatedly to skip through the pre-game cinematics and display the Main Menu. , You can do this by loading a previously saved game by clicking “Single Player,” then “Saved Game,” and then double-clicking the game from the saved games list.

    If you want to start a totally new game, click “Skirmish,” select your preferred Home City from the list, and then click “Play.” , You can achieve this by left-clicking building you want to delete.

    You can select more than one building by holding the Ctrl key, and left-clicking each building you want to delete.

    You can also select a building by pressing its hotkey.

    Different buildings have different hotkeys that can be used to select them, e.g., “T” for Town Center and “Control+B” for Barracks. , Once you’ve selected the building, hit Delete on your keyboard.

    A Yes-No confirmation dialog box will pop up.

    Click “Yes” to confirm.

    You can also delete a building by clicking the delete icon in the building's info panel on the bottom right corner of the screen (the delete icon is a small square icon with a skull on it) after you’ve selected the building.

    Click “Yes” in the confirmation pop-up to remove the building.
  3. Step 3: Enter into the game world.

  4. Step 4: Select a building you want to delete.

  5. Step 5: Delete the building.

Detailed Guide

This can be done either by double-clicking the AoE3:
The Warchiefs shortcut icon on the desktop, if it’s there, or by following this Start Menu sequence:
Start button >> All Programs >> Microsoft Games >> Age of Empires III
- The Warchiefs.

For AoE3, the sequence is:
Start button >> All Programs >> Microsoft Games >> Age of Empires III.

Press the Spacebar repeatedly to skip through the pre-game cinematics and display the Main Menu. , You can do this by loading a previously saved game by clicking “Single Player,” then “Saved Game,” and then double-clicking the game from the saved games list.

If you want to start a totally new game, click “Skirmish,” select your preferred Home City from the list, and then click “Play.” , You can achieve this by left-clicking building you want to delete.

You can select more than one building by holding the Ctrl key, and left-clicking each building you want to delete.

You can also select a building by pressing its hotkey.

Different buildings have different hotkeys that can be used to select them, e.g., “T” for Town Center and “Control+B” for Barracks. , Once you’ve selected the building, hit Delete on your keyboard.

A Yes-No confirmation dialog box will pop up.

Click “Yes” to confirm.

You can also delete a building by clicking the delete icon in the building's info panel on the bottom right corner of the screen (the delete icon is a small square icon with a skull on it) after you’ve selected the building.

Click “Yes” in the confirmation pop-up to remove the building.

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