Age of Empires II: The Conquerors v1.0c
MOD v2.1.3 [22.11.2009] (C) 2006-2009 Evgeny Vrublevsky <[email protected]>
http://veg.slutsk.net/blog/category/aoe/
English translation by BugA_the_Great
Installation: Unpack the files to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II", start the game by clicking the "aoc.exe" file.
DOWNLOAD: » "aoe_tc_vegmod_en.zip" (2.09 MB)
Preview:
What's new: The new version of the mod is based on the "age2_x1.exe" file from the official release of the Age of Empires II by the "New Disc" company in Russia, which initially does not require the original CD to run the game. MOD was completely rewritten, mistakes corrected. Windowed mode is implemented more intelligently, a lot of minor problems are solved. In means of gameplay, this mod has no effect.
The latest version has an ability to use one, combined language file "language.dll", instead of three separate files. If you want to use one language file instead of three - first, remove "language.dll", "language_x1.dll" and "language_x1_p1.dll" files from the main game folder ("Age of Empires II"), then unzip the file "language.dll" from the "language.zip" archive ("en" for English, "ru" for Russian language) to the main game folder.
Another useful innovation - the game uses fonts from a "fonts" folder - now there is no problem if a computer does not have the font you want.
ChangeLog
[21.11.2009] The game automatically uses fonts from the "fonts" folder
[18.11.2009] 3 language files have been merged into one - language.dll (to keep compatibility with older files)
[13.10.2008] When the MIDIMUSIC option is ON, after minimizing/restoring the game melody still plays correctly (corrected bug from the original version)
[02.10.2008] Code functions work with a cursor adapted to work in windowed mode (solves a lot of small problems with mouse behavior)
[28.09.2008] The executable file can be run from any SUBdirectory inside the game folder (and not only from age2_x1 or root, just place all the other MOD files with it)
[27.09.2008] The game works correctly without a need for its prior installation (just copy the game files where you want them)
[16.09.2008] The order and arrangement of buttons in the menu "Single Player" and "Editor"
[01.10.2007] Fixed a bug in the original game, which caused that when playing over IP, the IP address in the recent games got truncated (partially deleted)
[23.06.2007] Added command line options Profile= and SetProfile= to select a profile
[06.05.2007] Instead of "ebueulax.dll" (display license) "config.dll" is loaded (support for configuration files)
[05.05.2007] Windowed mode (module wndmode.dll - Modified d3dhook.dll)
[15.10.2006] Removed check for the "empires2.exe" file (you can delete it)
The purpose of the files in the archive:
config.xml - configuration file
config.dll - module to load the configuration from the config.xml and connect the other modules
wndmode.dll - module to enable windowed mode (modified d3dhook.dll)
emod.dll - module for unofficial E version of the game (default is off)
aoc.exe - modified game executable
language.zip - archive with English and Russian language files in new format
Profiles: The configuration file may contain several different sets of settings, each one is called a profile.
If you want to change the configuration profile, start the game with the parameter Profile = profile name - for the temporary installation of a new profile (only once), with the parameter SetProfile = profile name - for permanent installation of a new profile (for the current and all the future launches of the game).
Standard profiles:
1. fullscreen - fullscreen mode. Standard mode of the original version of the game. All the game menus and the game itself work in full screen mode.
2. default - controlled windowed mode. All game menus are working in windowed mode. If game resolution is equivalent to system resolution - then gameplay works in fullscreen. If game resolution is smaller - gameplay works in window.
3. auto - automatic mode. All game menus are in the window, but the game itself - the entire screen, but without changing the system resolution, which allows you to switch programs without minimizing the game (pseudo fullscreen mode). This mode works correctly only with following resolutions: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024.
4. windowed - forced windowed mode. All the game menus and the game itself work only in windowed mode.
Example of config.xml
Structure of the configuration file: All the information in the file config.xml, as seen from the example, is stored in XML. The root element must be named config. Attribute profile specifies the profile name used by default. In the example, the default profile will be used by default.
Inside, the root element includes elements with names matching the names of sections, within which, respectively, are included all the settings for each profile. Example 2 profile - default and fullscreen. Each of them contains its own set of options.
Each element of the option uses its type and has one required attribute to be enabled, which enables or disables the current option. That is, if enabled = "0", that option will be ignored, otherwise - it will be implemented. Supported options: cmdline and module.
cmdline is used to include the standard options of the game, which previously could be included in a command line. The param attribute specifies a parameter that must refer to the command line when starting the game.
module is designed to load additional modules into the game. Lib attribute specifies the name of the module to be loaded when you start the game.
MOD v2.1.3 [22.11.2009] (C) 2006-2009 Evgeny Vrublevsky <[email protected]>
http://veg.slutsk.net/blog/category/aoe/
English translation by BugA_the_Great
Installation: Unpack the files to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II", start the game by clicking the "aoc.exe" file.
DOWNLOAD: » "aoe_tc_vegmod_en.zip" (2.09 MB)
Preview:
What's new: The new version of the mod is based on the "age2_x1.exe" file from the official release of the Age of Empires II by the "New Disc" company in Russia, which initially does not require the original CD to run the game. MOD was completely rewritten, mistakes corrected. Windowed mode is implemented more intelligently, a lot of minor problems are solved. In means of gameplay, this mod has no effect.
The latest version has an ability to use one, combined language file "language.dll", instead of three separate files. If you want to use one language file instead of three - first, remove "language.dll", "language_x1.dll" and "language_x1_p1.dll" files from the main game folder ("Age of Empires II"), then unzip the file "language.dll" from the "language.zip" archive ("en" for English, "ru" for Russian language) to the main game folder.
Another useful innovation - the game uses fonts from a "fonts" folder - now there is no problem if a computer does not have the font you want.
ChangeLog
[21.11.2009] The game automatically uses fonts from the "fonts" folder
[18.11.2009] 3 language files have been merged into one - language.dll (to keep compatibility with older files)
[13.10.2008] When the MIDIMUSIC option is ON, after minimizing/restoring the game melody still plays correctly (corrected bug from the original version)
[02.10.2008] Code functions work with a cursor adapted to work in windowed mode (solves a lot of small problems with mouse behavior)
[28.09.2008] The executable file can be run from any SUBdirectory inside the game folder (and not only from age2_x1 or root, just place all the other MOD files with it)
[27.09.2008] The game works correctly without a need for its prior installation (just copy the game files where you want them)
[16.09.2008] The order and arrangement of buttons in the menu "Single Player" and "Editor"
[01.10.2007] Fixed a bug in the original game, which caused that when playing over IP, the IP address in the recent games got truncated (partially deleted)
[23.06.2007] Added command line options Profile= and SetProfile= to select a profile
[06.05.2007] Instead of "ebueulax.dll" (display license) "config.dll" is loaded (support for configuration files)
[05.05.2007] Windowed mode (module wndmode.dll - Modified d3dhook.dll)
[15.10.2006] Removed check for the "empires2.exe" file (you can delete it)
The purpose of the files in the archive:
config.xml - configuration file
config.dll - module to load the configuration from the config.xml and connect the other modules
wndmode.dll - module to enable windowed mode (modified d3dhook.dll)
emod.dll - module for unofficial E version of the game (default is off)
aoc.exe - modified game executable
language.zip - archive with English and Russian language files in new format
Profiles: The configuration file may contain several different sets of settings, each one is called a profile.
If you want to change the configuration profile, start the game with the parameter Profile = profile name - for the temporary installation of a new profile (only once), with the parameter SetProfile = profile name - for permanent installation of a new profile (for the current and all the future launches of the game).
Standard profiles:
1. fullscreen - fullscreen mode. Standard mode of the original version of the game. All the game menus and the game itself work in full screen mode.
2. default - controlled windowed mode. All game menus are working in windowed mode. If game resolution is equivalent to system resolution - then gameplay works in fullscreen. If game resolution is smaller - gameplay works in window.
3. auto - automatic mode. All game menus are in the window, but the game itself - the entire screen, but without changing the system resolution, which allows you to switch programs without minimizing the game (pseudo fullscreen mode). This mode works correctly only with following resolutions: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024.
4. windowed - forced windowed mode. All the game menus and the game itself work only in windowed mode.
Example of config.xml
Code:
<config profile="default">
<default>
<module enabled="1" lib="wndmode.dll" border="1" bltwait="-1" lowpriority="0" />
<cmdline enabled="1" param="NoStartup" />
<cmdline enabled="0" param="NormalMouse" />
</default>
<fullscreen>
<cmdline enabled="1" param="NoStartup" />
</fullscreen>
</config>
Inside, the root element includes elements with names matching the names of sections, within which, respectively, are included all the settings for each profile. Example 2 profile - default and fullscreen. Each of them contains its own set of options.
Each element of the option uses its type and has one required attribute to be enabled, which enables or disables the current option. That is, if enabled = "0", that option will be ignored, otherwise - it will be implemented. Supported options: cmdline and module.
cmdline is used to include the standard options of the game, which previously could be included in a command line. The param attribute specifies a parameter that must refer to the command line when starting the game.
module is designed to load additional modules into the game. Lib attribute specifies the name of the module to be loaded when you start the game.