Difference between revisions of "Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition"
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Revision as of 11:58, 26 October 2022
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
This page is for the Definitive Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires III (2005).
Developers | |
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Forgotten Empires | |
Tantalus Media | |
World's Edge | |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Engines | |
BANG! | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 15, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
OpenCritic | 79 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Africa, Asia, North America, South America |
Series | Age of Empires |
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Age of Empires series.
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
- ESOCommunity home to the competitive multiplayer community
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM |
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Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
Expansion pack | The expansion packs include new civilizations, units and campaigns. Players can play in multiplayer regardless of whether all of them have any or all DLC. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
---|---|
Cosmetic | Skins for units. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
United States Civilization | Was available for a limited time for free for players who completed a 50-stage challenge in the base game around the release date. | |
The African Royals | ||
Mexico Civilization | ||
Knights of the Mediterranean | ||
Hero Cosmetic Pack - Lizzie | Free skin. | |
Hero Cosmetic Pack - Kunoichi | Skin. | |
Hero Cosmetic Pack Vol. 1 | Skin pack. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use command line argument[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\Common |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\Common |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/933110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\16 digit number\Savegame |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\16 digit number\Savegame |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/933110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay.[2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | [3] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA, TAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame limiter supports a maximum of 144 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | While there is no dedicated color scheme for color blind players, key UI colors (e.g. teams) can be manually changed with full HSV (hue, saturation, value) control |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound, ambient sound, taunts and AI chats, music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | Fan translation based on the 2007 retail localization, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Vietnamese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | Requires a connection to the master server for all LAN play. | ||
Online play | Supports cross-platform multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video 2 | |
Multiplayer | Relic BattleServer |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (v18362.0 or higher) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2105 AMD Phenom II X4 973 |
Intel Core i5-3300 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 42 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 430 AMD Radeon HD 5570 Intel HD Graphics 4400 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/933110/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (933110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guides :: Automatically skip intro videos - last accessed on 2022-08-18
- ↑ Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition Ultrawide Review - 16:9/21:9/32:9 Comparison & Gameplay! - last accessed on 2020-10-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-20
- The fullscreen mode is borderless windowed in the Microsoft Store version.