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Revision as of 11:49, 26 October 2022
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| Developers | |
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| Forgotten Empires | |
| Tantalus Media | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Genie | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 20, 2018[1] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 69 |
| OpenCritic | 71 |
| IGDB | 70 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| 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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Key points
- Updated version of the original Age of Empires and its Rise of Rome expansion.
General information
- Official website for the series
- Official Discord server for the series
- Overview of new features
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Humble Store | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- Skips both the Microsoft Studios intro and the game's intro animation
Run the game with the NOSTARTUP command line parameter[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ActiveSync\LocalState\Games\Age of Empires DE\Config\ |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires DE\Config\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1017900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ActiveSync\LocalState\Games\Age of Empires DE\Saved Games\ |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires DE\Users\<user-id>\Saved Games\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1017900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Game Settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Menus fixed in 16:9 | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Window can be resized at any time to any aspect ratio. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen mode is Borderless Windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/off (unspecified method). | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Hotkey Editor
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
- Campaign narration is read aloud from the text on the UI before starting a mission. No in-game narration or subtitles.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hindi | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Vietnamese |
Network
- Elo and Ranked matches have been introduced in Update 10 (May 14, 2019).[3]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | Requires connection to the master server for lobby creation | ||
| Online play | 8 | Supports cross-platform multiplayer | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | Online lobby browser with visible player Elo rating. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 (1703) | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Dual Core | Intel Core i5 Quad Core 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17.23 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD 4000 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 ATI Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM |
- 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/1017900/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1017900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.