UserPatch v1.4 RC
Please see here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=93911
Please see here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=93911
UserPatch v1.3 Preinstalled
This is for anyone who couldn't install v1.3, had CD/DVD issues, or just prefers copy/pasting files. Like v1.0e, these will not prompt for a CD, which is useful for computers without optical drives. The zip file should have everything you need for playing on GameRanger, Direct IP, LAN, watching v1.3 recs, watching v1.0c recs with Enhanced v1.0c widescreen features, and more.
Archive Contents
1. UserPatch v1.3 preinstalled exe (all features without Voobly alterations to windowed mode, the in-game resolution system, the network system, the gameplay interface, the mini-map color system, etc.)
2. Enhanced v1.0c preinstalled exe
3. Original v1.0c exe as a backup
4. UserPatch v1.3 installer package
5. DirectDrawFix if needed to fix colors
Installing
1. Please make a backup copy of your "Age2_x1" folder first.
2. Make sure the game is not running.
3. Copy all files from "Age2_x1 - Updated" into your "Age2_x1" folder.
4. Delete "miniupnpc.dll" if you wish to disable UPnP port forwarding.
5. Delete "wndmode.dll" if you wish to disable windowed mode.
Uninstalling
1. Restore your backup of the "Age2_x1" folder.
Executables
UserPatch v1.3: age2_x1.exe
- contains all features and fixes from UP
- plays .mgz format recs
Enhanced v1.0c: age2_x1.0c.exe
- fully compatible with original v1.0c
- plays .mgx format recs
Final Notes
To disable UPnP port forwarding, which can speed up game startup and shutdown time on certain routers, either run the game with the NOPORT shortcut parameter, or delete the "miniupnpc.dll" file. To disable windowed mode, either run the game with the NOWND shortcut parameter, or delete the "wndmode.dll" file.
To play Enhanced v1.0c on GameRanger, you will need to rename "age2_x1.0c.exe" to "age2_x1.exe", since only that name is detected. The "Age2_x1 - Original" folder contains a v1.0c "age2_x1.exe" backup. Please see the guide to learn more about the new features in v1.3.
This is for anyone who couldn't install v1.3, had CD/DVD issues, or just prefers copy/pasting files. Like v1.0e, these will not prompt for a CD, which is useful for computers without optical drives. The zip file should have everything you need for playing on GameRanger, Direct IP, LAN, watching v1.3 recs, watching v1.0c recs with Enhanced v1.0c widescreen features, and more.
Archive Contents
1. UserPatch v1.3 preinstalled exe (all features without Voobly alterations to windowed mode, the in-game resolution system, the network system, the gameplay interface, the mini-map color system, etc.)
2. Enhanced v1.0c preinstalled exe
3. Original v1.0c exe as a backup
4. UserPatch v1.3 installer package
5. DirectDrawFix if needed to fix colors
Installing
1. Please make a backup copy of your "Age2_x1" folder first.
2. Make sure the game is not running.
3. Copy all files from "Age2_x1 - Updated" into your "Age2_x1" folder.
4. Delete "miniupnpc.dll" if you wish to disable UPnP port forwarding.
5. Delete "wndmode.dll" if you wish to disable windowed mode.
Uninstalling
1. Restore your backup of the "Age2_x1" folder.
Executables
UserPatch v1.3: age2_x1.exe
- contains all features and fixes from UP
- plays .mgz format recs
Enhanced v1.0c: age2_x1.0c.exe
- fully compatible with original v1.0c
- plays .mgx format recs
Final Notes
To disable UPnP port forwarding, which can speed up game startup and shutdown time on certain routers, either run the game with the NOPORT shortcut parameter, or delete the "miniupnpc.dll" file. To disable windowed mode, either run the game with the NOWND shortcut parameter, or delete the "wndmode.dll" file.
To play Enhanced v1.0c on GameRanger, you will need to rename "age2_x1.0c.exe" to "age2_x1.exe", since only that name is detected. The "Age2_x1 - Original" folder contains a v1.0c "age2_x1.exe" backup. Please see the guide to learn more about the new features in v1.3.