Patched: Age of Empires 2 Conquerers

[yenticha]

Thank you!
And as for the reading, I did search for information, but I failed to find a readme file. And I didn't have the time/patience to go through the whole thread.
Thanks again for your work!

[bostjanc]

Is it possible somehow to switch the original patched aoe2_x1.exe exe?
Cause voobly calls this exe not the bat script.

[lankesh]

Hi there, first of all, thank you very much for doing this boekabart! I can confirm that this works, just tried it on my system (Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) running at 1680x1050 resolution. The game version is 1.0c. Hope this helps anyone at all.

Hopefully this isn't asking for too much but is there any way to get rid of that bright pink colour on the right side?

Again, thanks for your hard work :D

Oh, here is a screeny of it working: http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll285/madcowstudios/AOK000.jpg

where i get age2_x1_1600_900 exe. ?

[Brownkid]

Hi,

The patch works like a charm, with a few things I had to fix when the patch wouldn't touch my conquerers executable, where I had to get another crack because the one I have, 2.1, isn't recognized, but works great with older versions (1.0, 1.0c all of those).

Also, Age of empires II doesn't allow Itunes to play the next song. I open it while a song is playing, and it goes on until it finished, but won't go onto the next song. It's like it puts the rest of the computer on hold until it quits. Same effect with MSN, I know I don't need that while you play, but theres a side effect that might help you fix it. I quit AOE, and the next song plays right away. While that happens, a bunch of people sign in at once to fill the length of the screen.

ANOTHER, is that it won't alt-tab, but you probably know that. It would be useful when I'm checking on things in the middle of my game.

It would be great if you could fix this because AOE is boring as hell without music.

Thanks for reading, please fix the bugs,

Devan

[boekabart]

The patch works like a charm, with a few things I had to fix when the patch wouldn't touch my conquerers executable, where I had to get another crack because the one I have, 2.1, isn't recognized, but works great with older versions (1.0, 1.0c all of those).

If you send me your exe, I can add a patch for it probably.

Also, Age of empires II doesn't allow Itunes to play the next song. I open it while a song is playing, and it goes on until it finished, but won't go onto the next song. It's like it puts the rest of the computer on hold until it quits. Same effect with MSN, I know I don't need that while you play, but theres a side effect that might help you fix it. I quit AOE, and the next song plays right away. While that happens, a bunch of people sign in at once to fill the length of the screen. ANOTHER, is that it won't alt-tab, but you probably know that. It would be useful when I'm checking on things in the middle of my game. It would be great if you could fix this because AOE is boring as hell without music.

This all is collateral damage, not from the patch itself, but from the Vista/7 palette fix: it completely suspends all explorer.exe instances, and apparently iTunes needs explorer to do something in order to move to the next song (weird). This also causes popups not to appear (all explorer functionality) and alt-tab not to work.
The only thing you can do, as far as I know, is to remove the 'process suspend' lines from the batch file AoE2Wide creates, and live with the palette errors that Explorer causes....

[FoxKhan]

Hello,

Greetings from Romania.

Just wanted to say thank you! Thanks to your efforts, I can play this game on a notebook with 1024 X 567 resolution, Windows 7 system.

[boekabart]

Just wanted to say thank you! Thanks to your efforts, I can play this game on a notebook with 1024 X 567 resolution, Windows 7 system.

Pentru putin, cu placera... si distractie placuta!

[FoxKhan]

:lol: In cazul asta, multumesc! Bravo!

[FredMaster]

Hi!

Firstly, thank you very much for putting in the work to make this available to everyone.

I am delighted to be able to play this game on my tv screen. The game strangely does not allow my computer to play in max res under 'options' (very frustrating) but this solution works terrifically, I am enjoying playing in wide screen.

This is a question for anyone, is there any way to make voobly compatible with the batch file? Or any ways of playing online using the batch file?

Thanks very much!

[Akdor 1154]

Hi boekabart,

brilliant patch, I've been using it for the past six months offline. However I've just tried to get online, and it turns out your patch seems to be making my original 1.0e (from voobly) into a 1.0c (but still called "age2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050"). This is a bit weird, I'm sure you'll agree. aoe2wide.exe reports no issues, but the generated exe has no 1.0e splash screen and reports as "CD 1.0c" in multiplayer; running the original age2_x1.exe direcly works fine. Any idea what's going on?

I've uploaded both my original exe and the autopatched one to https://files.one.ubuntu.com/_SoQJN-9RGyJltEJv9pCNw

aoe2wide output as follows:

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D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2Wide>aoe2wide.exe

   Locating game main folder...

   Located @'D:GamesAge of Empires II'

   Locating Patch data file 'AoE2Wide*.patch'

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIWideAoE2Wide_1.0.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' is not the expected size

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe' is not the expected size

   Warning: No original exe found for patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIWideAoE2Wide_1.0.patch',

   skipping.

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIWideAoE2Wide_1.0c.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode '0A-E6-0E

   -D6-3E-2A-A9-3D-5E-69-1C-45-0D-3D-AD-9F' instead of 'F2-72-38-DF-A1-C3-EC-44-41-52-C8-5F-01-AF-30-A0

   '

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode 'CB-15-BC-FA-FF-

   FB-C3-BA-80-F3-07-D4-1F-50-E5-46' instead of 'F2-72-38-DF-A1-C3-EC-44-41-52-C8-5F-01-AF-30-A0'

   Warning: No original exe found for patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIWideAoE2Wide_1.0c.patch',

    skipping.

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIWideAoE2Wide_1.0e.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode '0A-E6-0E

   -D6-3E-2A-A9-3D-5E-69-1C-45-0D-3D-AD-9F' instead of 'CB-15-BC-FA-FF-FB-C3-BA-80-F3-07-D4-1F-50-E5-46

   '

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe'

   Auto patching for all current screen sizes. Note that the game will always use the primary screen!

   Changing 1280x1024 to 1680x1050

   Reading original executable

   Patching the executable: DRS reference

   Patching the executable: resolutions

   Horizontal 1280 => 1680

   Horizontal 1600 => 1681

   Vertical 1024 => 1050

   Vertical 1200 => 1051

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   Writing the patched executable 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe'

   Writing convenience batch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoC1.0e 1680x1050.bat'

   Locating process suspender/resumer file 'process.exe'

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideProcess.exe'

   Writing convenience desktop batch file 'C:UsersJarradDesktopAoC1.0e 1680x1050.bat'

   Locating process suspender/resumer file 'process.exe'

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideProcess.exe'

   Opening original interfac.drs

   Creating patched drs file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIData16801050.drs'

   Patching DRS

   Done

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideAoE2Wide_1.0.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' is not the expected size

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe' is not the expected size

   Warning: No original exe found for patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideAoE2Wide_1.0.patc

   h', skipping.

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideAoE2Wide_1.0c.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode '0A-E6-0E

   -D6-3E-2A-A9-3D-5E-69-1C-45-0D-3D-AD-9F' instead of 'F2-72-38-DF-A1-C3-EC-44-41-52-C8-5F-01-AF-30-A0

   '

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode 'CB-15-BC-FA-FF-

   FB-C3-BA-80-F3-07-D4-1F-50-E5-46' instead of 'F2-72-38-DF-A1-C3-EC-44-41-52-C8-5F-01-AF-30-A0'

   Warning: No original exe found for patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideAoE2Wide_1.0c.pat

   ch', skipping.

   

   Reading the patch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideAoE2Wide_1.0e.patch'

   Locating the correct original exe

   Locating unpatched exe file 'age2_x1*.exe'

   'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe' doesn't meet the expected hashcode '0A-E6-0E

   -D6-3E-2A-A9-3D-5E-69-1C-45-0D-3D-AD-9F' instead of 'CB-15-BC-FA-FF-FB-C3-BA-80-F3-07-D4-1F-50-E5-46

   '

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAge2_x1age2_x1.exe'

   Auto patching for all current screen sizes. Note that the game will always use the primary screen!

   Changing 1280x1024 to 1680x1050

   Reading original executable

   Patching the executable: DRS reference

   Patching the executable: resolutions

   Horizontal 1280 => 1680

   Horizontal 1600 => 1681

   Vertical 1024 => 1050

   Vertical 1200 => 1051

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   1024 HV: Mapping to 1050

   Writing the patched executable 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIage2_x1_1.0e_1680x1050.exe'

   Writing convenience batch file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoC1.0e 1680x1050.bat'

   Locating process suspender/resumer file 'process.exe'

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideProcess.exe'

   Writing convenience desktop batch file 'C:UsersJarradDesktopAoC1.0e 1680x1050.bat'

   Locating process suspender/resumer file 'process.exe'

   Using 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIAoE2WideProcess.exe'

   Opening original interfac.drs

   Creating patched drs file 'D:GamesAge of Empires IIData16801050.drs'

   Patching DRS

   Done

   

[boekabart]

I'm pretty sure this is 1.0e (anti-cheat version of 1.0c) internally checking whether it is 'unchanged' - it isn't, obviously, therefore reporting 1.0c (possibly cheaty version) instead of 1.0e. Only the author of 1.0e can help me with this, I'm afraid...

[Akdor 1154]

awww :(

if I get a chance I'll have a look and see if I can track them down... I think it was released in '04 though so this might be tricky.

Thanks for the reply though :)

[Dragonshadow]

Uhm, what do I need to download? The links on the first page are all broken.

Also, I see this pink in the blank areas in the screenshots, is there any way to fix that?

[boekabart]

Get the MSI, first link in the start post. It's not dead.
The pink has been solved a long long time ago.

Uhm, what do I need to download? The links on the first page are all broken.

Also, I see this pink in the blank areas in the screenshots, is there any way to fix that?

[Dragonshadow]

Get the MSI, first link in the start post. It's not dead.
The pink has been solved a long long time ago.

[quote]Uhm, what do I need to download? The links on the first page are all broken.

Also, I see this pink in the blank areas in the screenshots, is there any way to fix that?

This webpage is not available.

The webpage at http://www.boekabart.net/aoe2wide/latestpatcher/AoE2WideSetup.msi might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

More information on this error
Below is the original error message

Error 10 (net::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED): Unknown error.

Erm.

You should have some mirrors up on sites like mediafire :x

[boekabart]

That server is in a reliable datacenter, so no I don't _should_ have some mirrors up. I can currently download the link from a proxy in the US, from my (EU) home, from my (EU) work. So I'm pretty sure it's your ISP or so messing this up.

http://www.boekabart.net/aoe2wide/latestpatcher/AoE2WideSetup.msi
You should have some mirrors up on sites like mediafire :x

[Dragonshadow]

That server is in a reliable datacenter, so no I don't _should_ have some mirrors up. I can currently download the link from a proxy in the US, from my (EU) home, from my (EU) work. So I'm pretty sure it's your ISP or so messing this up.
[quote]http://www.boekabart.net/aoe2wide/latestpatcher/AoE2WideSetup.msi
You should have some mirrors up on sites like mediafire :x

That :x was supposed to be a :x, gave my post the wrong tone.

It's always a good idea to have mirrors, because regardless of where it is, it might still go down or be inaccessible. Your server attacks me when I connect, causing my firewall to block it, which is why I can't download (Not my fault your server is being evil)

You don't have to, I'm just saying it would be a really good idea to have a mirror on a public host. (and mediafire is one of the best public hosts, especially for small files)

I've got it downloaded now regardless, thanks.

[lbarni]

why dont you make a video and upload that to the youtube?
a lot of people take advantage of the tutorial video. including myself because unfortunately im so lame to do it so :mrgreen:

[sandro]

Hi, i installed the AgeOfEmpires WideScreenPatch. If i start the widescreener, i get the message: No original exe found for patch file ...
I know, this is only a warning, but i have no batch-file. Where is the Batch file? There is no exe for my 1920x1080 Resolution, too.

I have the conquerors-expansion 1.0c and windows 7 x64.

PS: Sorry for my bad english :wink:

Edit: I have a nocd-Patch installed. Is this a porblem?

[boekabart]

Hi, i installed the AgeOfEmpires WideScreenPatch. If i start the widescreener, i get the message: No original exe found for patch file ...
I know, this is only a warning, but i have no batch-file. Where is the Batch file? There is no exe for my 1920x1080 Resolution, too.
I have the conquerors-expansion 1.0c and windows 7 x64.

I think the x64 may the problem: I think it just doesn't find the original game folder so easily. (smth with program files and program files (x86))... could you copy the whole aoe2wide installation to a sub folder of where the game is?
If that doesn't help, copy the whole contents of the window you get, and send this to me in a DM.

Edit: I have a nocd-Patch installed. Is this a porblem?

Not at all, it's even a must!