This page is for the 2013 HD Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. For the 2019 Definitive Edition, see Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Age of Empires II: HD Edition
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Hidden Path Entertainment |
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Ensemble Studios |
DLC |
SkyBox Labs |
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Forgotten Empires |
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Microsoft Studios |
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Genie |
Windows |
April 9, 2013 |
Metacritic |
68 |
IGDB |
50 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions |
None |
Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls |
Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres |
RTS |
Themes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Pre-Columbian Americas, Medieval |
Series |
Age of Empires |
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Key points
- HD re-release of the original Age of Empires II and its expansion with Steam achievements and multiplayer, improved graphics and support for higher resolutions.
- Previously known as Age of Empires II HD, but was renamed silently on Steam to Age of Empires II (2013) on August 15, 2019.[1]
General information
- PC Report
- Official Discord server for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
- AoEZone - an active Age of Empires community
- Age of Empires Online Forum - the 'official' forum.
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
Expansion pack
| The expansion packs include new civilizations, units and campaigns. They have a separate balance set that can be chosen in skirmishes and multiplayer. Players who own no expansion packs are given a limited number of civilizations in skirmish and multiplayer modes that rotate every day. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
- The Conquerors expansion is included in the base game.
Name |
Notes |
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The Forgotten |
A tweaked and officially supported version of the Forgotten Empires mod for the original The Conquerors. |
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The African Kingdoms |
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Rise of the Rajas |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip launcher
Change launcher file[3]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
Launcher.exe .
- Rename
AoK HD.exe to Launcher.exe .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- 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.
Video
Input
In-game key map settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, Music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation, available on: Steam Workshop |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Requires connection to the master server for lobby creation |
Online play |
| 8 |
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Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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[5]
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- Go to the installation folder (<path-to-game>)
- Right click on
Launcher.exe and choose Properties .
- Go to the
Compatibility tab and check Override high DPI scaling behavior.
- Set
Scaling performed by to System .
- Do not choose
System (enhanced) as it breaks the input.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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 |
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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.[6]
Notes
References