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Lords of the West, the first new official expansion to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now available for pre-order and will be released with Xbox Game Pass for PC, Microsoft Store, and Steam on January 26th, 2021!
Challenge your friends with two new Civilizations that include unique units and technologies for you to explore. Battle across Western Europe and the Mediterranean with three new campaigns, and claim victory by means of sheer military might, diplomatic prowess, or through overwhelming economic power!
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Windows | February 20, 2018[1] |
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Age of Empires II is a real-time strategy game that focuses on building towns, gathering resources, and creating armies to defeat opponents. Players conquer rival towns and empires as they advance one of 13 civilizations through four 'Ages': the Dark Age, the Feudal Age, the Castle Age (being the High Middle Ages), and the Imperial Age, reminiscent of the Renaissance—a 1000-year.
⤏ 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
- The game is also available through Xbox Game Pass for PC, so players with that subscription won't need to pay anything extra to jump back into Age of Empires. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
- About This Game Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.
- Ensemble Studios Official Strategies & Secrets to Microsoft's Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings by Bruce C. Shelley Sep 1, 1999 4.0 out of 5 stars 21.
- If you want the game off the microsoft store, you have 2 options 1) Buy it directly for the $29.99 price 2) subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for PC or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is their game subscription service (yes confusingly they have xbox game pass which is for consoles which is different than xbox game pass for pc, which is only for windows).
- Updated version of the original Age of Empires.
General information
- Official website for the series
- Official Discord server for the series
- Overview of new features
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Green Man Gaming |
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Humble Store |
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Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC |
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Steam | launched in 8/19/2019 |
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- All versions require Arxan Anti-TamperDRM.[citation needed]
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesActiveSyncLocalStateGamesAge of Empires DEConfig |
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Steam | %USERPROFILE%GamesAge of Empires DEConfig |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1017900/pfx/[Note 1] |
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Save game data location[edit]
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesActiveSyncLocalStateGamesAge of Empires DESaved Games |
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Steam | %USERPROFILE%GamesAge of Empires DEUsers<user-id>Saved Games |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1017900/pfx/[Note 1] |
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Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video settings[edit]
Game Settings
Graphics feature | State | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution |
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Multi-monitor |
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Ultra-widescreen | Menus fixed in 16:9 |
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4K Ultra HD |
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Field of view (FOV) |
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Windowed | Window can be resized at any time to any aspect ratio. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/off (unspecified method). |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) |
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Input settings[edit]
Hotkey Editor
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping |
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Mouse acceleration |
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Mouse sensitivity |
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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 settings[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls |
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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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- 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 |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Hindi |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Vietnamese |
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Network[edit]
- Elo and Ranked matches have been introduced in Update 10 (May 14, 2019).[2]
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 | Online lobby browser with visible player Elo rating. |
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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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Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
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System requirements[edit]
Windows |
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Minimum | Recommended |
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Operating system (OS) | 10 (1703) |
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Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Dual Core | Intel Core i5 Quad Core 2.4 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17.23 GB |
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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 |
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- 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Xbox One Game Pass
- ↑ 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>/1017900/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1017900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Game Pass
References
- ↑Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Release Date & Last Chance to Get Into the Beta!
- ↑Age of Empires: Definitive Edition – Update 10