The Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition multiplayer closed beta has been active since shortly after our E3 2019 announcement, and we’re thrilled to have shared this pre-launch journey with more than 50,000 passionate fans so far! We intend to keep the closed beta running from now until shortly before the game’s Nov. 14 launch to give additional Age Insiders hands-on time with the game and to ensure we’re continuing our work toward a truly definitive edition of Age of Empires II. That said, we think now is the perfect time to provide the wider community with a “sneak peek” of the victories we’ve seen in beta.
A Fabulous Community
On normal gamespeed this is 1.5 times as fast as the real time (so 1 hour ingame is 40 minutes real time). On fast it's 2.0 (1 hour ingame is 30 minutes real time). You should play normal. In most games you'll be wishing to have more time to micro everything anyways! 1.7 speed has been the standard for online competiive play for 20 years. Makes no sense to change it now. 1.5 speed is the standard for HD (AoE2 2013) players. Hence why it’s “casual”. Age of Kings starts where Age of Empires Expansion: Rise of Rome leaves off. It begins in the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome and progresses through the Feudal Age, Castle Age, and - if you live long enough to spend the resources - Imperial Age.
We’ve always known Age fans to be passionate, and you haven’t disappointed us since we relaunched the Age of Empires Insider Program in June 2019. In approximately four months’ time, nearly 90,000 fans have registered for our Insider Program, indicating they’d like to contribute to and stay up to date on the future of all our Age titles.
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a 20th anniversary gift to the people who either grew up playing this wonderful RTS or who are looking to play a classic in stunning 4K. Set to release in fall 2019, players will need at least a GeForce GT 420, Radeon HD 6850 or Intel HD Graphics 3000 to pass the minimum GPU requirement.
- AOE 2 had issues even on Win7, but the first thing you need with a CD version of the game on Win10 is a - noCD fix hack-. Once you are able to launch the game using a noCD fix you should be able to find a fix for any other problems that may arise.
We’ve been growing our Age II: DE beta audience based on the information provided at the time of registration and have equipped each beta participant with multiple tools for providing us with feedback about the beta as they’ve lobbied up and grown their empires. Since June, thousands of fans have provided us with their input via the forums and surveys, and we’ve been able to make more than 300 changes based on that feedback — spanning from UI and AI to the soundtrack and game balance.
A Major Impact
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The Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition closed beta community has been focused on multiplayer, and as a result, we’ve gathered a ton of helpful data and community feedback to ensure the matchmaking and lobby experiences give our players what they want.
- Civilization balance changes. Balance has always been vital to Age games, and we’ve already implemented several changes to new and existing civs based on suggestions provided during the beta.
- Play Multiplayer your way. Tons of new quality of life improvements have been added to our multiplayer lobby and matchmaking systems based on your requests. For example, the game now remembers whether you prefer to queue for matchmaking or join a custom lobby, helping you get into the games you want even faster, and plays an audio cue when a successful match is made.
- Connection quality indicator. There are Age players all over the world, who we anticipate will be hosting and hopping into games starting Nov. 14. To better empower our community, we’ve implemented a Connection Quality indicator to give you a better idea of which servers and matches to join.
- New speed options. Thanks in part to beta feedback Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition includes a variety of speed options, based on whether you’re looking to play for fun or more competitively. This includes 1x, 1.5x, 1.69x and 2x speed options.
- Updated lobby music! We know this may sound small, but early on, our beta participants let us know that the lobby music should keep them uplifted and excited. As a result, we shifted our direction so that the lobby now rotates through a number of the game’s more upbeat tracks.
And That’s Just the Beginning!
These changes, and many others, came about because of feedback from the Age of Empires Insiders. But even though the beta’s almost over, we’re not done yet! We will soon share our post-launch plans for continued support and updates to the game, and we couldn’t be more excited to be on this journey together with our community!
Thanks to each and every one of you for taking the time to register as an Age Insider, join us in the beta, pre-order the game or reach out via our social channels to share your excitement. We’re just as excited as you are about Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and can’t wait to continue sharing the game, both in beta and beyond!
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Graphics is amazing, new civs is joyful, maps and accessories (animals, building, many many new object) are varied, i love big cats :) Enchants the game and takes me back to my childhood.The game crash sometimes. FPS and lag is so high. The 'team bug' still alive, this is one of the most ancient AOE2 bug. If i choose team, always change. Funny. Relig why did it turn brown :D? And i've been looking for a whiledle the 'idle pleasant' button,
although it is logical that he is there. The sounds sometimes resemble AOE1. But, this is AOE2. When attacked, the sound effect is less dangerous as before.
I think, it's good to sound a little scared. Although the characters are very nice, they look a bit like each other. But it will probably get used to.Overall very nice job, especially so this beta.
Singed up in June for beta never got a beta key or any kind of email. I don't have a supercomputer like most buts it's more than enough to run the game it runs aoe1 DE likes its nothing and was enough to get me into that beta so why have I been ignored for this one?
I updated my xdiag a couple of times :(
Like the game so much.but still ai is making archers all th time and path finding is not good. But its smooth and fun to play. Btw the health bar on top of units looks ugly pls make iy smaller
the game is fantastic and i am enjoying it a lot,i like the new civilizations ...!!!
No email sooo hyped to try it on beta and on the release date !
Hello,
Ive had a e-mail that my computer does not meet the minimum system requirements, but of course I do I even uploaded the right dxdiag.
I have a - Intel i7-2600k @3,4GHz (8CPU) + overclocking
-16gb ram memory
- Geforce GTX 1050TI
I would think that will be eneuf?I have the exact same specs. It runs fine but the whole experience is sluggish. (Its the same on low or max settings). Hopefully this is just because its in beta stage and wont be like this on final release.
Are you releasing any new screenshots or videos of the beta tests? I’d really love to see more info on Cumans and Lithuanian civs, especially their tech trees
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| Hard | |
|---|---|
| William Wallace: Marching and Fighting | 1m 19s ChazbChazb, D3rp276D3rp276, TeiTei |
| William Wallace: Feeding the Army | 1m 58s TeiTei |
| William Wallace: Training the Troops | 0m 50s Mhmd_FVCMhmd_FVC, TeiTei |
| William Wallace: Research and Technology | 2m 21s ChazbChazb, TeiTei |
| William Wallace: The Battle of Stirling | 3m 14s TeiTei |
| William Wallace: Forge an Alliance | 0m 45s ChazbChazb, TeiTei, D3rp276D3rp276 |
| William Wallace: The Battle of Falkirk | 3m 04s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: An Unlikely Messiah | 2m 23s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orleans | 2m 38s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: The Cleansing of the Loire | 7m 58s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: The Rising | 4m 15s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: The Siege of Paris | 3m 23s TeiTei |
| Joan of Arc: A Perfect Martyr | 2m 33s TeiTei |
| Saladin: An Arabian Knight | 2m 42s TeiTei, ChazbChazb |
| Saladin: Lord of Arabia | 4m 13s TeiTei |
| Saladin: The Horns of Hattin | 2m 06s TeiTei, ChazbChazb |
| Saladin: The Siege of Jerusalem | 2m 26s TeiTei |
| Saladin: Jihad! | 3m 12s TeiTei |
| Saladin: The Lion and the Demon | 6m 52s TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: Crucible | 2m 58s TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: A Life of Revenge | 1m 06s ChazbChazb, TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: Into China | 10m 23s TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: The Horde Rides West | 5m 07s TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: The Promise | 6m 56s TeiTei |
| Genghis Khan: Pax Mongolia | 7m 05s TeiTei |
| Barbarossa: Holy Roman Emperor | 2m 08s TeiTei |
| Barbarossa: Henry the Lion | 3m 20s TeiTei, BellumZeldaDSBellumZeldaDS |
| Barbarossa: Pope and Antipope | 1m 58s TeiTei |
| Barbarossa: The Lombard League | 5m 08s TeiTei |
| Barbarossa: Barbarossa's March | 2m 50s TeiTei |
| Barbarossa: The Emperor Sleeping | 2m 43s TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: Scourge of God | 4m 04s TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: The Great Ride | 3m 32s TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: Walls of Constantinople | 3m 11s ChazbChazb, TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: A Barbarian Betrothal | 10m 01s TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: Catalaunian Fields | 3m 40s TeiTei |
| Attila the Hun: Fall of Rome | 5m 24s TeiTei |
| El Cid: Brother Against Brother | 4m 50s TeiTei |
| El Cid: The Enemy of My Enemy | 2m 21s TeiTei |
| El Cid: The Exile of the Cid | 3m 30s TeiTei |
| El Cid: Black Guards | 4m 01s TeiTei |
| El Cid: King of Valencia | 6m 56s TeiTei |
| El Cid: Reconquista | 7m 51s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: Reign of Blood | 5m 15s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: The Triple Alliance | 8m 22s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: Quetzalcoatl | 5m 31s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: La Noche Triste | 1m 30s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: The Boiling Lake | 3m 31s TeiTei |
| Montezuma: Broken Spears | 4m 56s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Tours | 2m 32s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Vindlandsaga | 6m 49s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Hastings | 4m 14s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Manzikert | 3m 41s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Agincourt | 1m 30s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Lepanto | 8m 44s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Kyoto | 4m 25s TeiTei |
| Battles of the Conquerors: Noryang Point | 2m 54s TeiTei |