Age Of Empires II HD Edition V5.8

On August 21, 2017, at Gamescom, Microsoft announced a remaster titled Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was in development by Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, and Wicked Witch Software.[96] On June 9, 2019, Microsoft revealed the gameplay trailer at Xbox E3 2019. The game includes all content from the previous editions and expansions, as well as four new civilizations (Bulgarians, Cumans, Lithuanians, and Tatars), additional campaign missions (Ivaylo, Kotyan Khan, Pachacuti, and Tamerlane), and new 4K graphics. It was released via Xbox Game Pass for PC, the Microsoft Store, and Steam on November 14, 2019.[97]

Age of Empires II HD Edition v5.8

On April 10, 2021, Microsoft announced an expansion to the definitive edition titled Age of Empires II DE: Dawn of the Dukes. It was released on August 10, 2021.[100] The expansion's focus is on Eastern Europe and includes new campaigns and civilizations.[100] During E3 2021,[citation needed] it was announced the new civilizations are the Poles and the Bohemians. There are campaigns based on the aforementioned new civilizations (Jadwiga and Jan Žižka) as well as a campaign for the existing Lithuanian civilization (Algirdas and Kęstutis).[101]

On April 14, 2022, Microsoft announced an expansion to the definitive edition titled Age of Empires II DE: Dynasties of India. It was released on April 28, 2022. It features three new civilizations, the Bengalis, the Dravidians, and the Gurjaras. Additionally, the expansion also features reworks to the existing Indian civilization, which was renamed the Hindustani. Three new campaigns, featuring Babur, Rajendra, and Devapala, were also introduced.[102]

My brothers and I used to play AoE2 when I was a teenager. Recently, when my brother asked if Iwanted to play, my reaction was something along the lines of, "Do you actually still have a copy ofthis game?!" Turns out, it has been re-released as the "HD edition", and is available on Steam,along with an active multi-player server. Once I got over the fact that Steam was still selling agame originally released in 1999, I paid my $20 and we started playing again semi-regularly.

It's only tested with -- and probably only works with -- the current version (HD v5.8) of the game.If there's any interest out there in more general use, it could be extended for wider support. Butfor my purposes so far I haven't wanted to spend the time collecting example logs for differentversions and making sure it works with them. 041b061a72