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Why does Age of Empires definitive edition keep crashing?

Why does Age of Empires definitive edition keep crashing?

A majority of crashes upon launching the game can be attributed to playing on a PC that does not meet the recommended requirements. Ensure that your system meets the minimum system requirements to run the game. This includes checking your version of Windows 10.

How do I fix Age of Empires definitive edition?

Reset Age of Empires DE game data

  1. Open the settings menu by typing Settings into the Start Menu.
  2. Click on apps.
  3. Click on Age of Empires Definitive Edition.
  4. Click on Advanced Options.
  5. Click on Reset. This will reset Age of Empires’ cache data, potentially fixing issues preventing launch.

Can I run Age of Empires definitive edition?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently not supported for Mac computers, any other iOS devices, such as iPad, Android devices or Linux.

How to solve the color problem in age of Empires 2?

Solving Color Problem (Red Grass, Purple Water) In Age Of Empires 2: Age Of Kings (The Conquerors And Others Too) On Vista And Windows 7 Legacy note: this program was pretty popular around 2010-2012, but now has fallen out of use, since most games have been patched to prevent this issue.

How to get age of Empires to work under Windows 10?

Once you are able to launch the game using a noCD fix you should be able to find a fix for any other problems that may arise. All disc based games that use SafeDisk copy protection (there are many) need a noCD fix due to an issue MS created on Win10. I have more details about DRM Blocking in my post at —this thread— Was this reply helpful?

Is there a tool for age of Empires 2?

Also, the tool won’t work out of the box for Age Of Empires 2 (and other SafeDisc using games), as that game needs an entry for age2_x1.icd instead for age2_x1.exe, as stated on this forum thread.

Where is the working directory for age of Empires 2?

Turns out the working directory for the executable should be set to “C:\\Install Path\\Age Of Empires 2” and not C:\\Install Path\\Age Of Empires 2\\age2_x1”. Update (7-Feb-2010): I’ve added a new version of the program to fix a minor error which caused an exception to appear when starting the game in some rare cases.