T-West
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T-West
Player Information
Name:
Travis Westura
Nationality:
Born:
May 9, 1993 (age 31)
Status:
Active
Years Active:
2016 - Present
Alternate IDs:
TWest
Games:
Age of Empires II
Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology
Ratings
RM DE (AoE2):
1830 (current)
1902 (highest)
1902 (highest)
Links
Travis "T-West" Westura (born May 9, 1993) is an American Age of Empires II YouTuber, caster, host, player and map creator.
Biography[edit]
T-West started playing Age of Empires II in the 1990's, and got into competitive Age of Empires by watching ZeroEmpires and BBQTurkman on youtube.
Tournament Host[edit]
T-West hosted the Saladin Showdown in 2022, challenging players to achieve a score of at least 40,000 in a modded campaign mission based on "The Lion and the Demon". In the mission, players play as Saladin and defend Acre and it's wonder for as long as possible. Competitors had to play the scenario on hard difficulty without pauses. T-West then gave out three copies of the Dynasties of India DLC to players that achieved a score of at least 40,000. T-West scripted parts of the AI used in this challenge. Noszombie won the Showdown with a top score of 120,969.[1]
Achievements[edit]
Maps[edit]
T-West is known for his map scripting talent, he has tweaked balance changes in the maps for Escape Champions League, Mangrove Shallows Cup as well as T90 Titans League, Nations Cup 2023 and other tournaments. He has also created a selection of maps.
The following maps have been used in tournaments:
Trivia[edit]
- T-West has popularized the concept of completing campaign missions as pacifist with his YouTube series "Aoe2: Is It Possible to Win […] Without Killing Enemy Units?"[2]. This involves completing the campaign scenarios while killing no enemy units, or as few of them as possible. He mentions this youtube series as the one he is proudest of as of 2023.
- T-West was part of Stinson, TaToH's coaching clan in Age of Empires II: HD Edition.
- He cites the series between TheViper and MbL in Masters of Arena 3 as his favourite tournament game he has casted.
- In the Age of Empires II Community Awards 2023, organized by paradox303, T-West won the Unsung Hero award. [3][4]
- In the Age of Empires II Community Awards 2023, organized by paradox303, T-West won the Most Improved Caster award. [5][6]
- In the Age of Empires II Community Awards 2024, organized by paradox303, T-West won the award for the best map scripter of the year. [7][8]
- In the Age of Empires II Community Awards 2024, organized by paradox303, T-West won the award for the most improved caster of the year. [9][10]
Gallery[edit]
Additional Content[edit]
Content about T-West[edit]
- [e] 2022-09-28 | T-West vs Ornlu, an AoE 2 Quiz | Kings & Plebeians: Episode #16 by MaSmOrRa
Content by T-West[edit]
- [e] 2022-08-30 | Reading Through Patch Notes With Ornlu! - August 2022 Aoe2 DE by T-West and OrnLu
References[edit]
- ↑ T-West. "Saladin Showdown". Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ T-West (2021-11-25). "Aoe2: Is It Possible to Win... Without Killing Enemy Units?". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ paradox303 (2023-12-19). "The next award for tonight is the...Unsung Hero Award 🔎". Twitter.
- ↑ paradox303 (2023-12-20). "The Winners - Age of Empires II Community Awards 2023". AoEZone.
- ↑ paradox303 (2023-12-19). "Next we have another very hotly contested award Most Improved Caster 🎙️". Twitter.
- ↑ paradox303 (2023-12-20). "The Winners - Age of Empires II Community Awards 2023". AoEZone.
- ↑ paradox303 (2025-01-08). "Map Scripter of the Year up next and we couldn't let these pictures not be used for this one...". Twitter.
- ↑ paradox303 (2025-01-10). "Age of Empires II Community Awards for 2024". AoEZone.
- ↑ paradox303 (2025-01-08). "Most Improved Caster of the Year for 2024 goes to...". Twitter.
- ↑ paradox303 (2025-01-10). "Age of Empires II Community Awards for 2024". AoEZone.