Age Up Coach is the new name for AoE4 Helper
Age Up Coach: the free AoE4 build order overlay and macro coach
Follow any build order step by step, hear it the moment your Town Center goes idle, and drill your hotkeys until they're automatic. Free for Windows.
Live AoE4 build orders for every civ, step by step
Stop alt-tabbing to a guide. Each step shows where your villagers go, how many you need against how many you have, and what comes next. Steps tick off on their own as you play.
- Recommended builds for every civilisation
- Import any build from aoe4guides.com, or write your own
- Pauses with the game and waits for your age-up
Never idle again: TC, villager and house alerts
The overlay spots the second your Town Center stops, villagers stand around or you're about to get housed, and tells you before it costs you the game.
- TC idle and idle villagers
- House soon, housed, and too many resources banked
- Off, a sound or a voice line, set per alert
Hotkey Coach: learn AoE4 hotkeys with timed drills
Pick a pro hotkey layout and learn it with short guided drills. Race your best time, then post your result card in the Discord.
- Guided drills and a free practice mode
- Timed challenges with a shareable result card
After-game review, Ask Lamporo and voice coaching
- After-game review
- A macro score, your age-up times, villager and bank curves, and every alert with the reason it fired.
- Match-start game plan
- A short plan for the matchup and a map tip, read out on the loading screen.
- Games and stats
- Your match history, with any two players of a game compared side by side.
- Voice coaching
- Hear build steps and alerts instead of reading them mid-fight.
- Minimap add-on
- An optional separate download with map tools, in beta.
Ask Lamporo
The AI coach inside the app, in beta
What beats Knights in Feudal?
Spearmen behind a wall of Palisade, and keep your archers back. Want a build that gets them out by 5:30?
Up and running in two minutes
Download and run
One file. If Windows shows a blue warning, click More info, then Run anyway.
Pick a build
Start from a Recommended build for your civ, or import one from aoe4guides.com.
Play, then review
The coach runs while you play. Your review is ready when the match ends.
AoE4 overlay FAQ
Is Age Up Coach allowed, or is it cheating?
We can't speak for Microsoft or tournament organisers. What we can tell you: Age Up Coach only reads your screen. It never reads the game's memory, never clicks or presses keys for you, and the decisions stay yours. It coaches your own play, like a guide on a second monitor.
Can I import build orders from aoe4guides.com?
Yes. Import any build from aoe4guides.com, use one of our Recommended builds, or write your own in the build editor.
How do I stop my Town Center going idle?
Keep 1–2 villagers queued at every TC and check it each time you place a building. Age Up Coach alerts you the moment a TC stops, so the habit sticks.
Does Age Up Coach read game memory or play for me?
No. It only reads what is on your screen and draws on top. It never reads the game's memory, never changes game files and never sends inputs.
Why does Windows say "Windows protected your PC"?
The app isn't code-signed yet, so Windows doesn't recognise it. Click More info, then Run anyway. Only download it from our GitHub releases.
What do I need to run it?
Windows 10 or 11 and Age of Empires IV running at 1920×1080 or 2560×1440. It's one file of about 66 MB, with no installer.
Is Age Up Coach the same as AoE4 Helper?
Yes. AoE4 Helper is now called Age Up Coach. Your settings carry over when you update.
Does it track me?
There's no usage tracking. Data only leaves your PC when you ask the AI coach something or press Report a problem.