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What's the difference between Age of Empires II: HD and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam?

My friends and I are looking to play Age of Empires 2. Problem is, there are two Steam versions: Age of Empires II: HD (2013) Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019?) Some of us have one, and ...
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How to prevent the AI opponent from forfeiting?

I'm playing skirmish mode against AI. The victory condition is set to standard. Every time I start to get the upper hand, I get a message saying that I've won. It seems like the AI resigns. I remember ...
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Can someone with AoE II: HD edition play multiplayer with someone who has AoE II: definitive edition?

My Friend on steam has the HD edition of AoE II but I have the definitive edition, is the multiplayer too different or is there a way we can play against each other?
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How do I start a regicide game?

I'm playing Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, and in the event "Women of History," the last challenge is to "Play a Regicide game." I know that a regicide game is a game in ...
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Creating a new attack class for Royal Janissary in AOE2

I'm kinda at the end of the way looking for a miracle. In the AOE2 scenario editor, I'm trying to create a custom Royal Janissary that does bonus damage to cavalry units with the trigger effect named &...
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How to merge two recorded games in AoE2 DE that share a common point?

Situation: We were playing a game and the game dropped. Then we restored the game. Now I have two recorded game: one before the drop and one after the restore. Question: How can I merge these two ...
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What amount of resources do you get back for aborting a currently building damaged building?

If someone damages a building that is currently being built, and you cancel it say at 1% health, do you get back full resources? I know aborting a building that isn't damaged gives back full resources,...
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Why can't I satisfy the "Diamond Equipment" challenge in Age of Empires 2?

I've tried to complete this challenge multiple times, but it never seems to complete. I have tried playing multiple single player skirmishes without cheats and completed all 15 blacksmith upgrades but ...
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Villagers sometimes kill the wrong sheep

Context: During the Feudal start, I've lined up my sheep under my TC, and shift-clicked through them to kill and collect them in order. Sometimes one or two of my villagers will ignore the command ...
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How to make a 1v1v1v1 game in Age of Empires 2: DE?

Every time I try to make a game with multiple people it ends up being a team game. What lobby settings do I need to make it a FFA?
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AOE2 DE: How to disable debug information?

Some time ago I somehow enabled debug information in AOE2 DE, which is displayed in top left corner all the time (including main menu, etc.). This information sadly cannot be disabled by pressing F5 / ...
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How do conversions with multiple monks selected work?

In AoE2: DE, I'm unclear with what happens when I have a group of monks selected and I try to convert an enemy unit. My monks appear to all get exhausted after a conversion attempt. Do they have a ...
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Stuck at "Signing into Multiplayer Services" in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

I downloaded Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam and wanted to play online with friends, but every time I click the Multiplayer button, AoE II says "Signing into Multiplayer Services&...
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How to tell the number of wins with any given civ?

In Age of Empires II DE there are special icons for when you win 10 and 100 times with any given civilization. Is it possible to see how many wins you have with each civ towards the icons without ...
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