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.
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Age of Empires II (2013)| Developers |
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| Release dates |
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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 |
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
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- 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
| 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