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How to Delete Buildings in Age Of Empires 2

Everything about deleting buildings.

Age Of Empires 2 is and will forever be a legendary addition to the real-time strategy genre of video games. One of the significant factors making the title so amazing is the sheer types of buildings. The entire concept of buildings and upgrading them with an ever-growing empire is brilliant.

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Building structures including houses, research buildings, army buildings, etc. is a common and mandatory practice in a normal match of the title. However, players often find the need to destroy and rebuild a structure. Here’s everything you need to know about deleting a building in the game.

Age Of Empires 2 How to Delete Buildings

It’s not always possible to place or plan layouts well in the game. This can lead to the ill-positioning of buildings and structures. Deleting buildings is the only viable solution in the game. Here’s how you can delete a building or structure in the game.

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  • Left-click to select the building or structure you want to delete in your live game.
  • Once you select the building, hit the “Delete” key on your keyword.
  • The game will pop a dialog box asking you for confirmation. Click “Yes” to confirm.

You can also delete one or multiple buildings by clicking the small delete icon (Skull shaped icon) in the building’s information panel at the bottom. To select multiple buildings, you can hold the “Ctrl” and then click on the structures.

That covers everything about deleting buildings. It’s best to plan and then place buildings. Deleting buildings wastes a lot of time and resources.


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