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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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This page is for the 2019 Definitive Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. For the 2013 HD Edition, see Age of Empires II (2013).

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cover
Developers
Forgotten Empires
Tantalus Media
Wicked Witch
Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Engines
Genie
Release dates
Windows November 14, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 84
Taxonomy
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
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on HowLongToBeat
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on IGDB
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition guide on StrategyWiki
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on MobyGames
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Wikipedia
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General information

Official Discord server for the series
Official support knowledgebase
Steam Community Discussions
AoEZone active competitive community site

Availability

All versions require Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack The expansion packs include new civilizations, units and campaigns. Players can play in multiplayer regardless of whether all of them have any or all DLC.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Enhanced Graphics Pack Free add-on, increases Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition to ultra-high fidelity resolution.
Windows
Lords of the West
Windows
Dawn of the Dukes
Windows
Dynasties of India
Windows
Return of Rome Age of Empires: Definitive Edition content. Coming soon.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Method 1: Delete or remove cutscene files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\resources\_common\movies\
  2. Delete or rename aoeii4K.wmv and aoeiide_titlevideo.wmv
Method 2: Use command line argument[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<user-id>\profile\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/813780/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<user-id>\savegame\
Microsoft Store %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<user-id>\savegame\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/813780/pfx/[Note 1]
Save files from Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: HD Edition are not compatible with this version.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics Options
Graphics Options

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay & pillarboxed FMVs.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
You can zoom-in and out by using the mouse wheel.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen and Desktop Fullscreen modes are both Borderless Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Can be capped or uncapped manually using game options since Update 59165.[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Deuteranopia, Tritanopia & Protanopia.

Input

Game Options
Game Options

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
In Game Options, under Scroll Inertia
Mouse sensitivity
In Game Options, under Scroll Speed
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio Options
Audio Options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound & Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hindi
Introduced in a later patch.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Malay
Introduced in a later patch.
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Introduced in build 51737.
Russian
Latin American Spanish
Spanish
Turkish
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8 Versus, Co-op
Requires a connection to the master server for all LAN play.
Online play
8 Versus, Co-op
Supports cross-platform multiplayer.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3074, 8888
UDP 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Relic BattleServer Uses RelicLink matchmaking; allows crossplay between Steam and Xbox Live accounts.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10 (Win 7 SP1* / Win 8.1*)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 420
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Intel HD Graphics 3000
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Other 1024×720 minimum screen resolution
A 64-bit operating system is required.
* Game was made compatible with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 by developers but with no further support. Windows 10 is the official supported OS.[6]


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/813780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (813780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2020-07-02
  2. Verified by User:Plok on 2022-08-18
  3. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-11-15
  4. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 59165 - last accessed on 2022-05-26
  5. Microsoft Store requirements - last accessed on 2020-07-02
  6. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 support - last accessed on 2019-11-14