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Revision as of 11:59, 13 May 2020
This page is for the 2019 Definitive Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. For the 2013 HD Edition, see Age of Empires II (2013).
Developers | |
---|---|
Forgotten Empires | |
Tantalus | |
Wicked Witch | |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 14, 2019 |
Key points
- Includes an in-game benchmark option.
- Includes levels editor.
- Supports mods.
- Supports cross-platform multiplayer.
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II (2013) save files do not work with this version.
General information
- Official website for the series
- Official Discord server for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Enhanced Graphics Pack | Free add-on, increases Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition to ultra-high fidelity resolution. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<user-id>\profile\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/813780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<user-id>\saves\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/813780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Skip Intro Videos: Path to Game/resources/_common/movies rename or delete both aoeii4K.wmv and aoeiide_titlevideo.wmv
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay & pillarboxed FMVs.[1] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | You can zoom-in and out by using the mouse wheel. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen and Desktop Fullscreen modes are both Borderless Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Options to choose are ON & OFF. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Deuteranopia, Tritanopia & Protanopia. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | In Game Options, under Scroll Inertia | |
Mouse sensitivity | In Game Options, under Scroll Speed | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music, Sound & Voice. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | Every character has a different text color when speaking | |
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Vietnamese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3074, 8888 |
UDP | 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Wwise | |
Multiplayer | BattleServer |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Windows 10 (Win 7 SP1* / Win 8.1*) | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ |
Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz AMD equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 420 AMD Radeon HD 6850 Intel HD Graphics 3000 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 ATI Radeon HD 5850 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
- * Game was made compatible with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 by developers but with no further support. Windows 10 is the official supported OS.[2]
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>/813780/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (813780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-11-15
- ↑ Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 support - last accessed on 2019-11-14