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Revision as of 16:20, 16 May 2022
This page is for the original game. For the re-release, see Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.
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| Developers | |
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| Ensemble Studios | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | MacSoft |
| Publishers | |
| Windows | Microsoft |
| Mac OS | MacSoft |
| Engines | |
| Genie | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 15, 1997 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | July 1, 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Africa, Europe, Classical |
| Series | Age of Empires |
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General information
- Official Discord server for the series
- Microsoft's Official game page (archived)
- Age of Empires Heaven is an active fan website and forum that offers support and extra game content.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Version differences
- Age of Empires: Gold Edition contains the base game and The Rise of Rome expansion, first released in 1999.
- Age of Empires: Collector's Edition was first released in 2000. It contains:
- Age of Empires
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
- In later DVD-ROM releases, it includes the latest patches and is DRM-free for all titles. However, such releases are missing the Red Book audio.
Demo
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- This patch updates both Age of Empires (to 1.0c) and The Rise of Rome (to 1.0a): English, German, and French or Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
- Alternately, the latest official patch is available at soggi.org.
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious bug in saved games. If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is "flying" through the air while saving a game, the saved game becomes corrupted; loading it will crash the game.
UPatch
- Unofficial patch that contains bug fixes and improvements for modern operating systems. Does not require any previous patches.
- Fixes the color problem caused in newer systems
- Fixes the save game bug of version 1.0a
- Requires The Rise of Rome expansion
Skip intro videos
Use the NoStartup command line argument.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Games\Age of Empires\1.00\ |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame[Note 1] <path-to-game>\game0.nfo[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- Campaign progress is stored in
<path-to-game>\game0.nfo - Custom scenarios are stored in
<path-to-game>\scenario - Custom campaigns are stored in
<path-to-game>\campaign - You will need to backup all of the above files and folders to have all of your player data and progress.
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use UPatch. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use UPatch. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Animations play at 20 FPS | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | The only option available is to use one or both mouse buttons. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For 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 | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation by .:i2k:. link #1, link #2 | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Microsoft Brasil. | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | MSN Gaming Zone support has been discontinued.[2] | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 2300-2400, 47624 |
| UDP | 6073, 2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game uses weird colors
Playing the game on modern versions of Windows may cause it to use weird colors. Repetitive red and purple specks in water and marsh areas are the common issue. This can be fixed by downloading and using DirectDrawFix.
| Weird colors fix[citation needed] |
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| Could not initialize graphics system error[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 5 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone | Discontinued.[4] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 SP3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 or higher | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Local SVGA bus video display 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7.5.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 120 MHz 604 150 MHz 603 |
150 MHz 604 |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 70 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Available from the game's readme file; alternatively viewable at http://aoe.heavengames.com/academy/hotkeysandcommands/cmdline.shtml
- ↑ Age of Empires matchmaking has been retired from MSN Games - MSN Games - Free Online Games
- ↑ Age of Empires II - "could not initialize graphics system. make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw"
- ↑ Age of Empires matchmaking has been retired from MSN Games - MSN Games - Free Online Games