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Playing the game on a modern version 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 [http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=11108 DirectDrawFix]. | Playing the game on a modern version 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 [http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=11108 DirectDrawFix]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:51, 10 January 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Ensemble Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Genie | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 15, 1997 |
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General information
- Official Age of Empires series site
- 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
Essential improvements
Patches
Age of Empires patch 1.0c
The latest patch for Age of Empires is 1.0c.
- This file is the same one as Rise of Rome patch 1.0a; downloading one of them will update both games.
Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome patch 1.0a
The latest patch for Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome is 1.0a.
- Age of Empires: 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.
Skip introduction videos
The introduction videos can be skipped by adding a space and NoStartup to the end of the game's shortcut.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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- 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.
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Game uses weird colors
Playing the game on a modern version 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.
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, NT[2] | 98, 2000, ME |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium 90 or higher | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Local SVGA bus video display 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible | |
References
- ↑ Available from the game's readme file; alternatively viewable at http://aoe.heavengames.com/academy/hotkeysandcommands/cmdline.shtml
- ↑ Doesn't work on 64 bit OS nativity