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Template:Infobox Age of Empires (often abbreviated to AoE), is a history-based real-time strategy computer game released in 1997. Developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, the game uses the Genie, a 2D sprite based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages, (Stone Age, Tool Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age) gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.

Originally touted as Civilization meets Warcraft, some reviewers felt that the game failed to live up to these expectations when it was released.[5] Despite this, it received generally good reviews, and an expansion pack, Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion was released in 1998. Both the original Age of Empires and the expansion pack were later released as "the Gold Edition".

Save Games

Save Game Location

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\savegame\

Save Game Cloud Syncing

  • Dropbox: Yes
  • Windows Live Mesh 2011: Yes
  • GameSave Manager: No

Where to Buy

Can often still be found on store shelves as "Age of Empires Collector's Editon", which contains the following games on one DVD-disk:

  • Age of Empires
  • Age of Empires : Rise of Rome Expansion
  • Age of Empires II : Age of Kings
  • Age of Empires II : The Conquerors

Due to faulty file management on the DVD-disk, problems can be encountered:

While playing Age of Empires (and Expansion) the games freezes for a second, every time the background music track changes. Disabling the music via settings is the only solution.

Ingame color looks odd

For solution see: Colors Fixes

Latest Patches

For Age Empires: 1.0c

For Age of Empires: Rise of Rome: 1.0a

Note: Age of Empires: Rise of Rome 1.0a suffers from a serious savegame related bug: If a projectile (arrow from archers, ships, towers, siege weapons) is "flying" through the air while saving a game, the savegame becomes corrupted. Loading the savegame will crash the game.

System Requirements

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Links

Age of Empires Official Microsoft Site Download Trial Version and Patch available

Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Expansion Official Microsoft Site Download Trial Version and Patch available

Wikia for the entire series

Age of Empires Heaven (Community site)

See Also