Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Vs Enhanced Graphics Pack

The Enhanced Graphics Pack DLC is a free, optional collection of downloadable content that offers a special graphics option for players who are playing the game at resolutions higher than 1080p.It is not required to run the game, but is intended to provide a cosmetic. Nov 23, 2019 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Game never used more than 7 GB of ram on my machine with the Enhanced Graphics Pack on. Plays pretty smooth actually. Both are remasters of Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings. Definitive Edition is the second rerelease and, in addition to the higher quality graphics and all HD Edition content, includes updates and improvements. Some of the notable ones are: More civilizations from Eastern Europe & Central Asia (Lithuanians, Bulgarians, Cumans, & Tatars).


Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Build 36906 + Enhanced Graphics Pack

Release Date: November 14, 2019
Genres/Tags: Strategy, RTS, Isometric, 2D
Developer: Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch Software
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Platform: PC [Repack]
Engine: in-house
Steam User Rating: 91% of user reviews are positive (based on 40,119 reviews)
Interface Language: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Spanish - Spain, Hindi, Malay
Audio Language: English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Spanish - Latin America
Crack: built-in (CODEX)
Minimum requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7 64bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+
RAM: 4 GB (prepare at least 16 GB if you plan to play with Enhanced Graphics Pack)
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better with 2 GB VRAM
DirectX: 11
HDD Space: up to 46 GB
ATTENTION! The minimum size of the repack is just 6.5 GB, read repack features section for details.
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Description:
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.
Explore all the original campaigns like never before as well as the best-selling expansions, spanning over 200 hours of gameplay and 1,000 years of human history. Head online to challenge other players with 35 different civilizations in your quest for world domination throughout the ages.
Choose your path to greatness with this definitive remaster to one of the most beloved strategy games of all time.
Enhanced Graphics Pack
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
Using EGP is recommended for Ultra HD displays.

  • Based on Age.of.Empires.II.Definitive.Edition.Build.36906-CODEX ISO: codex-age.of.empires.ii.definitive.edition.build.36906.iso (34,402,500,608 bytes)
  • Missing language packs (6.6 GB) added, thanks to Skiminok!
  • Game version - Build 36906; Enhanced Graphics Pack is included and available as an optional download
  • 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
  • NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
  • Selective Download feature: you can skip downloading and installing of Enhanced Graphics Pack and voiceovers you don't need
  • Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from cumulative 38.6 to 6.5~22.1 GB, depending on selected components)
  • Installation takes (main game without EGP): ~10 minutes on 8-threads CPU; ~20 minutes on 4-threads CPU
  • Installation with EGP is ~3 times longer
  • After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
  • HDD space after installation: up to 46 GB
  • Language can be changed in game settings
  • Repack uses XTool library by Razor12911
  • At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack
  • Repack by FitGirl

Selective Download
You can skip downloading of Enhanced Graphics Pack and voiceover files or you don't need. Here is the list of selective/optional files:
  • fg-optional-hd-pack.bin (Download only if you have an Ultra HD display, otherwise it's pretty useless)
  • fg-selective-english.bin (REQUIRED for all languages withour their own voiceovers)
  • fg-selective-all-non-english.bin (REQUIRED for all languages but English)
  • fg-selective-chinese.bin
  • fg-selective-french.bin
  • fg-selective-german.bin
  • fg-selective-italian.bin
  • fg-selective-korean.bin
  • fg-selective-brazilian.bin
  • fg-selective-spanish.bin
  • fg-selective-mexican.bin

In example, if you want to launch the game w/p EGP and with Spanish UI/Subtitles/Voiceovers - skip all 'selective/optional' files, but download fg-selective-spanish.bin & all main files (01-11).
Backwards Compatibility
This repack is NOT backwards compatible with previous AoE2DE repack.
Problems during installation?
Read this repacks troubleshooting guide
http://fitgirl-repacks.site/repacks-troubleshooting/

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).

An assignment for this game is currently available. You can read on how to apply for it here.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Developers
Publishers
Release dates
WindowsNovember 14, 2019
  • 1Availability
  • 2Essential improvements
  • 3Game data
  • 6Audio
  • 7Network
  • 8Other information
⤏ Go to series page
Age of Empires1997
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings1999
Age of Mythology2002
Age of Empires III 2005
Age of Empires Online2011
Age of Empires II (2013)2013
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition2014
Age of Empires: Castle Siege2014
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition2018
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition2019
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition2020
Age of Empires IVTBA

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]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft StoreXbox Game Pass for PC
Steam
All versions require Arxan Anti-TamperDRM

DLC and expansion packs

NameNotes
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]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>resources_commonmovies
  2. Delete or rename aoeii4K.wmv and aoeiide_titlevideo.wmv

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
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]

SystemLocation
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 featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreenHor+ gameplay & pillarboxedFMVs.[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)You can zoom-in and out by using the mouse wheel.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowedFullscreen 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 modeDeuteranopia, Tritanopia & Protanopia.

Input[edit]

Game Options
Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse accelerationIn Game Options, under Scroll Inertia
Mouse sensitivityIn Game Options, under Scroll Speed
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Enhanced Graphics Pack

Audio[edit]

Audio Options
Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMusic, Sound & Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captionsEvery character has a different text color when speaking
Mute on focus lost
Age of empires 2 definitive edition enhanced graphics pack

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Latin American Spanish
Spanish
Turkish
Vietnamese

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativePlayersNotes
Local play
LAN play8 Versus, Co-op
Requires connection to the master server for lobby creation.
Online play8 Versus, Co-op
Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Vs Enhanced Graphics Pack

Connection types

TypeNativeNotes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

ProtocolPort(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP3074, 8888
UDP88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specsSupportedNotes
Direct3D11

Middleware[edit]

MiddlewareNotes
AudioWwise
MultiplayerBattleServerUses Xbox Live matchmaking.

System requirements[edit]

Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition How To Enable Enhanced Graphics Pack

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)Windows 10 (Win 7 SP1* / Win 8.1*)10 (1903) [3]
Processor (CPU)Intel Core 2 Duo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz
AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)4 GB8 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
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
ATI Radeon HD 5850
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
Other1024×720 minimum screen resolution
A 64-bit 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.[4]

Notes

  1. 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>/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. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-11-15
  3. Microsoft Store requirements - last accessed on 2020-07-02
  4. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 support - last accessed on 2019-11-14