The classic Age of Empires – revived in HD! This is the unofficial (HD) patch for Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome, a complete revamp of the original game – with HD resolution, HD quality interface graphics, hundreds of bug fixes, new gameplay options and many other enhancements. The patch has over 100 000 downloads!
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– Support for HD resolutions!
– Interface graphics reworked and enhanced to HD quality! – The original CD audio soundtrack in mp3, replacing the synthesizer (midi) version. – Compatible with all modern Windows versions - XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. – Improved game stability and reliability (previously some users were not even able to start the game). – Save game crashes are fixed. – Distorted in-game colors (color bugs) are fixed. |
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– New gameplay options: Random Teams, Random Map Type, Post-Iron Age option, Idle Military units hotkey and more!
– New random map types: "Oasis" and "Rivers"!
– New HD Launcher - a remake of the original game launcher, now a central place for all settings and the Mod Manager.
– New Mod Manager and modding system – with entirely new possibilities (like adding civilizations) and proper mods that don't affect the original game installation.
– New UPatch HD settings for Windowed Mode, custom player name, mouse control, language, etc.
– Added 2 original campaigns (Reign of the Hittites, First Punic War), previously available only in Demo versions of the game.
– New options for the Scenario Editor.
– Improvements on Random Maps.
– Improvements on the mini map.
– Fixes for computer player ai.
– Fixed technology and civilization bugs and countless other problems that have been plaguing the game since its release.
– Hundreds of other bug fixes.
– Improved balance for units and civilizations, while staying as close to the original gameplay as possible. Balance was adjusted according to user feedback and votes from surveys gathered for 2 years. The Beta alone got over 23 000 downloads!
– Improved in-game text messages and descriptions, as well as some language translations.
– Support for 9 game languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian and Chinese.
– No previous patches or external software required, 100% clean and safe setup!
– New random map types: "Oasis" and "Rivers"!
– New HD Launcher - a remake of the original game launcher, now a central place for all settings and the Mod Manager.
– New Mod Manager and modding system – with entirely new possibilities (like adding civilizations) and proper mods that don't affect the original game installation.
– New UPatch HD settings for Windowed Mode, custom player name, mouse control, language, etc.
– Added 2 original campaigns (Reign of the Hittites, First Punic War), previously available only in Demo versions of the game.
– New options for the Scenario Editor.
– Improvements on Random Maps.
– Improvements on the mini map.
– Fixes for computer player ai.
– Fixed technology and civilization bugs and countless other problems that have been plaguing the game since its release.
– Hundreds of other bug fixes.
– Improved balance for units and civilizations, while staying as close to the original gameplay as possible. Balance was adjusted according to user feedback and votes from surveys gathered for 2 years. The Beta alone got over 23 000 downloads!
– Improved in-game text messages and descriptions, as well as some language translations.
– Support for 9 game languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian and Chinese.
– No previous patches or external software required, 100% clean and safe setup!
