Double post. Sorry

Well, this new update is a pleasant surprise, following so quickly on the last. Thanks ES!

OK, so it's definately two UNSC aerial vehicles - mabye Pelicans, possibly something else. The vehicle on the left is clearly the same as the one on the right, it's only further in the background, and as such looks smaller and presents a different profile. Further in the background, you can see another vehicle of the same class, ...

OK, the ship on the right is definately some sort of Pelican - maybe and earlier version of the current one (keeping in mind Halo Wars is apparently taking place earlier in the contiuity)?

I agree. It's definately two ships - or at least something that hovers. The dust below isn't an explosion, it's simply being blown up by the exhaust from the vehicles.

Nothing will make me happier than being wrong about the graphics, believe me. If they manage that level of detail consistently, it'll be the best looking RTS ever. Period. But, again, we're getting ahead of ourselves somewhat here. Suffice to say: I hope it looks like the trailer, but if it doesn't, it'll still rock. Hard.

AoE is a lot of fun, especially AoE3. It really has come a long way since the days of the original AoE. Anyway, I'm just glad that it's not EA developing it. As much as I love BFME II, this game needs something above and beyond the usual EA production line approach. I'm confiden (and hoping like hell) that Ensemble will deliver in ...

Cote d'Azur, Reach, Sigma Octanus. Basically, anything they mention (even in passing) in Fall of Reach.

I don't think that the ingame graphics will be quite up to the trailer (which rocked, by the way.) But here's hoping Ensemble and Bungie get the big 360 to really work some magic!