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{{:Age of Empires (series)}}
 
{{:Age of Empires (series)}}
  
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=Windows=
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
Can often still be found on store shelves as "Age of Empires Collector's Editon", which contains the following games on one DVD-disk:
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{{Availability Table|
* Age of Empires
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | Part of the Age Of Empires Collector's Edition.}}
* Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
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* [[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings]]
 
* [[Age of Empires II: The Conquerors]]
 
  
Due to faulty file management on the DVD-disk, problems can be encountered.
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==Improvements==
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===Patches===
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{{ii}} Age of Empires: Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious save game related bug. If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is "flying" through the air while saving a game, the save game becomes corrupted. Loading it will crash the game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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== Technical issues ==
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==Video settings==
=== Music ===
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[[File:game_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
While playing Age of Empires (including its Expansion) the games freezes for a second every time the background music track changes. Disabling the music via settings or command line is the only solution.
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{{Video Settings
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|widescreen_resolution      =false
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =false
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|multimonitor_notes        =
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|fov                        =false
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|fov_notes                  =
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|windowed                  =true
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|windowed_notes            =
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|fullscreen                =false
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|fullscreen_notes          =
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|anisotropic                =false
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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|antialiasing              =false
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =unknown
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|vsync_notes                =
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}}
  
Furthermore, the MIDI music system may crash the game if you run it within compatibility mode. Since this game doesn't require compatibility mode, that should not be enabled in the first place.
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==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|controller_support        =false
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
  
== Command line ==
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== Issues fixed ==
The <tt>readme.doc</tt> contains a list of command line options, including options to set the screen size, use the default mouse cursor, disabling sounds, disabling music, or to adjust the population limit.  
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=== Lag when the music changes ===
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While playing Age of Empires the games freezes for a second every time the background music track changes.
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Disabling the music via settings or command line is the only solution.
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{{ii}} This occurs only when using the MIDI music. Some versions of the game with CD Audio don't have this issue.
  
== Ingame color looks odd ==
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=== In-game colors looks odd ===
For solution see: [[Colors Fixes]]  
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For a solution see: [[Colors Fixes]]  
 
 
== Latest Patches ==
 
For Age Empires: 1.0c
 
 
 
For Age of Empires: Rise of Rome: 1.0a
 
 
 
''Note:'' Age of Empires: Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious savegame related bug: If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is "flying" through the air while saving a game, the savegame becomes corrupted. Loading the savegame will crash the game.
 
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|minVRAM = 1 MB
 
|minVRAM = 1 MB
 
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== Links ==
 
* [http://www.microsoft.com/games/aoeexpansion/ Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Expansion Official Microsoft Site] Download Trial Version and Patch available
 
* [http://ageofempires.wikia.com/wiki/Age_of_Empires_Series_Wiki Age of Empires Wiki] Wikia for the entire series
 
* [http://aoe.heavengames.com// Age of Empires Heaven] Community Site and Map Archive
 
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Mac]]
 
[[Category:Mac]]

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Template:Infobox Age of Empires (series)

Windows

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Patches

Age of Empires: Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious save game related bug. If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is "flying" through the air while saving a game, the save game becomes corrupted. Loading it will crash the game.

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

File:Game settings.png
General settings.

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Issues fixed

Lag when the music changes

While playing Age of Empires the games freezes for a second every time the background music track changes. Disabling the music via settings or command line is the only solution.

This occurs only when using the MIDI music. Some versions of the game with CD Audio don't have this issue.

In-game colors looks odd

For a solution see: Colors Fixes

System requirements

Template:System Requirements