# Ages of Empires II question. How do I open the gate? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 23, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068 "2008-11-23T03:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/1 "2008-11-23T03:32:42Z")
Should be simple. I built the walls, created the gate over the wall, and unlocked it. Now I can’t figure out how to open the damn thing so I can get my Army in and out. HELP!!! SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/2 "2008-11-23T03:35:39Z")
If it’s unlocked it should auto-open when your units get close to it. Be careful, when you mouse over the icon it’s telling you what the button does NOT the gate’s current status, so if it says “unlock gate” it means the gate is currently locked. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/3 "2008-11-23T03:38:49Z")
That’s what I thought, that it should auto-open, but it does not. I figure out that the option should be lock when I want it unlocked, if that makes sense. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/4 "2008-11-23T03:39:18Z")
Curse you. Now I have to decide if there’s anything I can skip for satisfying the nostalgia you just gave me. Ask a super smash bros question why dontcha!:mad: ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/5 "2008-11-23T04:00:03Z")
I would, except Super Smash Brothers is hella lame. \*\*Jragon \*\*is right. Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers Super Smash Brothers ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/6 "2008-11-23T04:11:56Z")
Never mind, I figured it out. I build the gate \*instead \*of the wall and it will open. Now where is my copy of Spear of Destiny? SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/7 "2008-11-23T17:23:52Z")
It’s okay **Least Original User Name Ever** you seem alright despite your obvious flaws in taste. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ages-of-empires-ii-question-how-do-i-open-the-gate/474068/8 "2008-11-23T17:55:15Z")
> [@SSG\_Schwartz](#): > > Never mind, I figured it out. I build the gate \*instead \*of the wall and it will open. Now where is my copy of Spear of Destiny? > > SSG Schwartz I also thought that there was an un/lock option when you selected the gate. That might be Age of Mythology, though.