The Enhanced Graphics Pack increases Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition to ultra-high fidelity resolution. Before you attempt to install, please make sure that your system requirements meet or exceed the minimum specs for this content: 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia® GTX 650 / AMD HD 5850 or better. Dolby digital plus advanced audio driver windows 10 download. 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 a brand-new expansion, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.

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 2 Definitive Edition Vs Enhanced Graphics Pack

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Developers
Publishers
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2019

1Availability
2Essential improvements
3Game data
6Audio
7Network
8Other information

⤏ 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

Includes an in-game benchmark option.

Includes levels editor.

Supports mods.

Supports cross-platform multiplayer.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II (2013) save files do not work with this version.

General information

Official website for the series

Official Discord server for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store	Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

All versions require Arxan Anti-TamperDRM

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Enhanced Graphics Pack	Free add-on, increases Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition to ultra-high fidelity resolution.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Instructions^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>resources_commonmovies` Delete or rename `aoeii4K.wmv` and `aoeiide_titlevideo.wmv`

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

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

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%GamesAge of Empires 2 DE<user-id>saves
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/813780/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Graphics Options

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen	Hor+ gameplay & pillarboxedFMVs.^[2]
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)	Options to choose are ON & OFF.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode	Deuteranopia, Tritanopia & Protanopia.

Input[edit]

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	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio[edit]

Audio Options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls	Music, Sound & Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions	Every character has a different text color when speaking
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Latin American Spanish
Spanish
Turkish
Vietnamese

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Nat

Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Vs Enhanced Graphics Pack