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 - a very large and active Age of Empires community.
- Age of Empires Online Forum - the 'official' forum.
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
- The Conquerors expansion is included in the base game.
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The African Kingdoms |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip launcher
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 settings
fla12mN.jpg|21:9 In-game and menu
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Input settings
In-game key map settings.
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Russian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
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UDP |
3478, 4379, 4380, 27000-27015, 27015-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
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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 | |
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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.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References