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Revision as of 05:23, 23 March 2018
Developers | |
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Hidden Path Entertainment | |
Ensemble Studios | |
DLC | SkyBox Labs |
Forgotten Empires | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 9, 2013 |
Key points
- HD remake of the original Age of Empires II and its expansion with Steam achievements and multiplayer, improved graphics and support for higher resolutions.
General information
- PC Report
- Steam Community Discussions
- AoCZone - an active Age of Empires community
- Age of Empires Online Forum - the 'official' forum.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
- The Conquerors expansion is included in the base game.
Name | Notes | |
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The African Kingdoms | ||
The Forgotten | ||
Rise of the Rajas |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use SKIPINTRO parameter[1] |
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Use the |
Skip launcher
Change launcher file[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Age2HD\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/221380/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/221380/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Custom campaigns are stored in
<path-to-game>\Campaign
- Custom scenarios are stored in
<path-to-game>\Scenario
- Custom campaigns initially made for the original game are compatible with the HD edition.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 3478, 4379, 4380, 27000-27015, 27015-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Missing DPI scaling
Manually set scaling mode[3] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8 Pro+ | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | 900x600 minimum display resolution |
- This game requires a resolution of at least 900x600.
- Windows XP support has been discontinued; the last working version is available from the game's betas tab in the Steam client.[4]
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>/221380/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (221380) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The command line parameter -NoStartup doesn't seem to work any more :: Age of Empires II: HD Edition General Discussions
- ↑ Age of Empires II HD Edition | No Intro Movie / No launcher - Discussion - PCGamingWiki Community
- ↑ [Tutorial] 4K support for AOE2 [MOD] - Steam Community
- ↑ 3.9 Discussion :: Age of Empires II: HD Edition General Discussions