Age of Empires

Groundbreaking RTS from Ensemble Studios. Set over thousands of years, from the dawn of human civilization to the height of the Roman Empire, you guide a stone age tribe from a hunter-gatherer culture to a mighty empire.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Pixel-based	Hack	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	None	None
Multi-Monitor:	None	None
4k UltraHD:	None	None

Rendered Cut-Scene:	N/A
FMV Cut-Scene:	N/A

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Wednesday, 15 October, 1997

Tested Version:

Retail with UPatch HD 1.1 - Release 3

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive

Setting:

Historical Fantasy

Genre:

RTS

Developer:

Ensemble Studios

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Supported resolutions are 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768.

The Rise of Rome expansion/ gold edition can be patched for widescreen support with UPatch HD but this does not patch the base game. Supports up to 1920x1200 by default. Custom (and higher) resolutions are possible but untested.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

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Gameplay Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot

16:10 Screenshot

16:9 Screenshot

32:9 Screenshot

Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

In-Game (Rendered) Cut-Scenes