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 (2013)| Developers |
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| Windows | April 9, 2013 |
| Reception |
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| Metacritic | 68 |
| IGDB | 50 |
- 1Availability
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 6Audio
- 7Network
- 8Issues fixed
- 9Other information
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| ⤏ Go to series page |
| Age of Empires | 1997 |
| Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
| Age of Mythology | 2002 |
| Age of Empires III | 2005 |
| Age of Empires Online | 2011 |
| Age of Empires II (2013) | 2013 |
| Age of Mythology: Extended Edition | 2014 |
| Age of Empires: Castle Siege | 2014 |
| Age of Empires: Definitive Edition | 2018 |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 2019 |
| Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | 2020 |
| Age of Empires IV | TBA |
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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.
- 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 website for the series
- Official Discord server for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
- AoCZone - an active Age of Empires community
- Age of Empires Online Forum - the 'official' forum.
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Amazon.com |
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| Green Man Gaming |
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| Humble Store |
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| Steam |
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- All versions require SteamDRM.
DLC and expansion packs
- The Conquerors expansion is included in the base game.
| Name | Notes |
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| The African Kingdoms |
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| The Forgotten |
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| Rise of the Rajas |
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Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Use SKIPINTRO parameter[2] |
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Use the SKIPINTROcommand line argument. |
Skip launcher[edit]
| 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[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%Age2HD |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/221380/pfx/[Note 1] |
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Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>savegame[Note 2] |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/221380/pfx/[Note 1] |
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- 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.
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
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Video[edit]
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Automatically sets itself at desktop resolution. |
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| Multi-monitor |
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| Ultra-widescreen |
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| 4K Ultra HD | See Fix for missing DPI scaling |
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| Field of view (FOV) | Isometric. |
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| Windowed | Window can be freely resized to any resolution. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Always borderless on Fullscreen. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | World Updates are 30 FPS for multiplayer.[4]
10000 FPS default cap.[4] Change by entering setmaxfps # in chat, where the number is the desired framerate. setuifps # sets the framerate for the UI |
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Input[edit]
In-game key map settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity | For scroll speed. |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Music. |
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| 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 |
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| English |
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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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| Hungarian | Fan translation, available on: Steam Workshop |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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| Korean |
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| Russian |
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| Simplified Chinese |
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| Spanish |
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Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes |
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| LAN play | 8 | Requires connection to the master server for lobby creation |
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| Online play | 8 |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking |
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| Peer-to-peer |
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| Dedicated |
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| Self-hosting |
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| Direct IP |
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Ports
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| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| UDP | 3478, 4379, 4380, 27000-27015, 27015-27030 |
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- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed[edit]
Missing DPI scaling[edit]
| 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[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
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Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes |
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| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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| Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8 Pro+ |
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| Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB |
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| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| Other | 900x600 minimum display resolution |
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- 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
- ↑ 1.01.1File/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>/221380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (221380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑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%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑SteamDB - Age of Empires II (2013) - Displaying change #6734155 - last accessed on 2019-08-18
- ↑The command line parameter -NoStartup doesn't seem to work any more :: Age of Empires II: HD Edition General Discussions
- ↑Age of Empires II HD Edition | No Intro Movie / No launcher - Discussion - PCGamingWiki Community
- ↑ 4.04.1Patch 4.3 :: Age of Empires II: HD Edition News & Announcements
- ↑[Tutorial] 4K support for AOE2 [MOD] - Steam Community
- ↑3.9 Discussion :: Age of Empires II: HD Edition General Discussions
| Created | Verified | Approved |
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| Date: | 22th February 2015 | 23th February 2015 | 25th February 2015 |
| Author: | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] |
This tutorial explains how to install Age of Empires II HD on Steam.
First uninstall Age of Empires II: The Age of King and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion pack if installed and also make sure to close Voobly, before performing a clean installation of Age of Empires II, else you will run into more problems.
Go to View > Settings > Interface and set Steam language to English.
Install Aoe2HD through Steam client
Right-click on Age of Empires II: HD-Edition and click Play Game.
Wait for the dependencies and updates to be installed.
Click Play to start Aoe2HD and Exit once you the program was started for the first time.
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Now join one of the AOC lobbies on Voobly and the Game Diagnostic should pop up. If that’s not the case, click Game Diagnostic in menu Options and click Yes.
The compatibility patch will now download in the background. You should see the following window below. Click Next.
Double check whether Age2HD is installed in the directory shown below and click Next.
- 32-Bit: C:Program FilesSteamSteamAppscommonAge2HD
- 64-Bit: C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonAge2HD
Wait for the installation to complete.
Close Game Diagnostic, DO NOT click Yes or No again. Also close the game lobby and re-enter the lobby again.
Now open the Game Diagnostic again, by clicking Game Diagnostic in menu Options.
Navigate to the following web site: https://www.memberplus.org/ to download latest version of the compatibility patch.
Follow the Steps above.
| Version | Date Created | Author | Description |
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| 1.0 | 22th February 2015 | [email protected] | Initial Release |
| 1.1 | 24th April 2015 | [email protected] | UP 1.4 Update |
| 1.2 | 8th January 2018 | [email protected] | Client Update |
| 1.3 | 3rd April 2018 | [email protected] | UP 1.5 Update |