This page is for the original game. For the re-release, see Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.

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Age of Empires

Developers
Mac OS (Classic)
Publishers
Windows
Mac OS
Engines
Release dates
Windows	October 15, 1997
Mac OS (Classic)	July 1, 1999

1Availability 2Essential improvements 3Game data 6Audio settings 7Network 8Issues fixed 9Other information

Back to Age of Empires Definitive Edition. The whole 4K UHD 60 FPS sounds mighty, but it actually makes the game action look less realistic (sans the UHD graphics pack). Arrows flying out of castles at enemy soldiers look like slo-mo videos. Good day, fellow tacticians! May marks the six-month milestone since the arrival of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition this past November, and we’re just as excited today as we were on day one—even as we now work, play, and enjoy the game from the safety of our homes. We hope you’re staying healthy, safe, and taking the time to play and escape from the world when it’s needed the most!

⤏ Go to series page
Age of Empires	1997
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings	1999
Age of Mythology	2002
Age of Empires III	2005
Age of Empires Online	2011
Age of Empires II (2013)	2013
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition	2014
Age of Empires: Castle Siege	2014
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition	2018
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	2019
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition	2020
Age of Empires IV	TBA

General information

Official website for the series

Official Discord server for the series

Microsoft's Official game page (archived)

Age of Empires Wiki - A wiki for everything Age of Empires related

Planet Age of Empires - A hub for all Age of Empires games

Age of Empires Heaven is an active fan website and forum that offers support and extra game content.

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Version differences[edit]

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The 'Age of Empires Collector's Edition' first released in 2000 can often be found on store shelves. It is the most cost effective way of acquiring the game, as it contains the following games on a single DVD-ROM (although initial releases supplied separate CDs for each game):

• Age of Empires
• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome

No-CD patches are already applied; the DVD is only necessary for installation - which ensures compatibility with modern operating systems; and all games are fully patched to their latest versions.

However, it should be noted that the DVD re-release of these games does not feature the Red Book audio stored as separate audio tracks on the original games' discs. As such, the game music will not be played while the DVD is in the drive.

Demos[edit]

DLC and expansion packs

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

This patch updates both Age of Empires (to 1.0c) and The Rise of Rome (to 1.0a): English, German, and French or Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious bug in saved games. If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is 'flying' through the air while saving a game, the saved game becomes corrupted; loading it will crash the game.

UPatch[edit]

Unofficial patch that contains bug fixes and improvements for modern operating systems. Does not require any previous patches.

Fixes the color problem caused in newer systems

Fixes the save game bug of version 1.0a

Requires The Rise of Rome expansion

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use the NoStartupcommand line argument.^[1]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftGamesAge of Empires1.00
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location[edit]

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System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>savegame[Note 1] <path-to-game>game0.nfo
Mac OS (Classic)

Campaign progress is stored in <path-to-game>game0.nfo

Custom scenarios are stored in <path-to-game>scenario

Custom campaigns are stored in <path-to-game>campaign

You will need to backup all of the above files and folders to have all of your player data and progress.

Video settings[edit]

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution	Use UPatch.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use UPatch.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping	The only option available is to use one or both mouse buttons.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity	For scroll speed.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian	Fan translation by .:i2k:. link #1, link #2
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play	8
Online play	8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking	MSN Gaming Zone support has been discontinued.[2]
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400, 47624
UDP	6073, 2300-2400

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed[edit]

Game uses weird colors[edit]

Playing the game on modern versions of Windows may cause it to use weird colors. Repetitive red and purple specks in water and marsh areas are the common issue. This can be fixed by downloading and using DirectDrawFix.

Weird colors fix[citation needed]
Download and extract the DirectDrawFix zip file. Run DirectDrawFix.exe. Use the browse button to locate and select EMPIRES.exe. Press the apply button. Repeat for EMPIRESX.exe.

Could not initialize graphics system error[3]
Run the game in Compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Disable Visual Themes Disable Desktop Composition Run this program as an Administrator

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	5

Middleware[edit]

Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	MSN Gaming Zone	Discontinued.[4]

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, NT	98, 2000, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 or higher
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 MB
Video card (GPU)	Local SVGA bus video display 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible

Notes

1. ↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

1. ↑Available from the game's readme file; alternatively viewable at http://aoe.heavengames.com/academy/hotkeysandcommands/cmdline.shtml
2. ↑Age of Empires matchmaking has been retired from MSN Games - MSN Games - Free Online Games
3. ↑Age of Empires II - 'could not initialize graphics system. make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw'
4. ↑Age of Empires matchmaking has been retired from MSN Games - MSN Games - Free Online Games

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Developer(s)	Forgotten Empires[a]
Publisher(s)	Xbox Game Studios
Director(s)	Adam Isgreen
Designer(s)	Bert Beeckman
Series	Age of Empires
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	November 14, 2019
Genre(s)	Real-time strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a real-time strategy video game developed by Forgotten Empires and published by Xbox Game Studios.^[1] It is a remaster of the original game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original. It features significantly improved visuals, supports 4K resolution, and 'The Last Khans', an expansion that adds four new civilizations based on Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and four new campaigns.^[2] It includes all previous expansions from the original and HD Edition. It was released on November 14, 2019.^[3]

Gameplay[edit]

The core gameplay elements are shared heavily with the original but Definitive Edition builds upon it. The remaster includes new 4K graphics, new improved visuals for troops and buildings, the ability to zoom in and further out and a new spectator mode. It features a new campaign called The Last Khans and includes four new civilizations: Bulgarians, Cumans, Lithuanians and Tatars. Four new campaigns were added for the new civilisations: Ivaylo, Kotyan Khan, Tamerlane and Pachacuti which is about the Inca civilisation and replaces El Dorado from the HD Edition (Lithuanians do not appear as a playable civilization in any campaign; however, they represent Poles in the Ivaylo campaign).^[2][4] It includes all previous expansions from the original (The Conquerors) and HD edition (The Forgotten, The African Kingdoms, Rise of the Rajas).^[2][5]

Players can choose between the original AI, the updated HD Edition AI that was added alongside the HD Edition of the game, and a newer AI developed for the Definitive Edition.^[6] The original AI had to cheat to be competitive, while the new AI is advanced enough to not require any cheating. When the old and new AIs were pitted against each other in a test, the new one easily defeated the old one.^[7] Unit pathfinding is also supposedly improved upon.^[8] Players can shift-queue villager tasks.^[9]Farms now have the option to be replenished automatically.^[10] A further expansion pack, Lords of the West, was announced on December 15, 2020 and is due for release on January 26, 2021. The Lords of the West will introduce two further civilisations, the Burgundians and the Sicilians, as well as three new campaigns, featuring Edward Longshanks, the Dukes of Burgundy and the Hautevilles.^[11]

Release[edit]

On August 21, 2017 at Gamescom, Microsoft announced Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was in development by Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch Software.^[12] On June 9, 2019, Microsoft revealed the gameplay trailer at Xbox E3 2019.^[13] It released on the Xbox Game Pass in addition to Steam and the Windows Store on November 14, 2019.^[5][14]

Reception[edit]

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	84/100[15]

Review score

Publication	Score
PC Gamer (UK)	78/100[16]

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition received 'generally favorable' reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic with a score of 84/100 from 32 reviews.^[15]Windows Central's Cale Hunt praised the improved artwork, animations and quality of life additions but criticized the AIpath finding and pointed out a need for further balancing.^[17]

Notes[edit]

1. ^Additional work by Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch^[1][2]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abWright, Steve (June 19, 2019). 'Aussie devs Wicked Witch, Tantalus working on Age of Empires 2'. Stevivor. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
2. ^ ^abcdIsgreen, Adam; Empires, Franchise Creative Director for Age of (June 9, 2019). 'E3 2019: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Launching Fall 2019, Beta Coming Soon'. Xbox Wire. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
3. ^Moore, Ewan (August 19, 2019). 'Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Release Date Confirmed'. UNILAD. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
4. ^'Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition will release this fall'. PCGamesN. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
5. ^ ^abJune 14, Marshall Honorof |; Pm, 2019 05:50. 'Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Lives Up to Its Name at E3 2019'. www.laptopmag.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ^White, Sam (November 12, 2019). 'Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition review – reverent treatment'. pcgamesn.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
7. ^Shea, Brian. 'How Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition Hopes It Is Living Up To Its Name'. Game Informer. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
8. ^Calvin, Alex. 'Why Microsoft is investing so heavily in the Age of Empires series'. PC Games Insider. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
9. ^Ray, Bodhisatwa (November 21, 2019). 'Age of Empires II Definitive Edition Review: Price in India and review'. BGR India.
10. ^'Review: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition'. Hardcore Gamer. December 12, 2019.
11. ^'Pre-Order Age of Empires II: DE – Lords of the West, coming January 26th!' (in Lithuanian). Forgotten Empires. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
12. ^Knezevic, Kevin (August 21, 2017). 'Age Of Empires 2 And 3 Remasters Announced'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
13. ^Giret, Laurent (August 19, 2019). 'Age of Empires: DE launches on Steam with cross play support, Age of Empires II DE also coming on November 14'. OnMSFT.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
14. ^'Pre-purchase Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam'. store.steampowered.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
15. ^ ^ab'Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
16. ^Brown, Fraser (November 12, 2019). 'Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition review'. PC Gamer. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
17. ^'Review — Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a remake true to its past'. Windows Central. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.