Patch 2.0aPatch informationGame client Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsRelease dateAugust 31, 2000Patch historyPreviousThe Age of Kings (release)NextThe Conquerors (release)Patch 2.0a is the first patch released for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and as such fixes one of the most noteworthy balancing issues of the Age of Empires II base game: The fact that the Teuton civilization's Town Centers out-ranged those of other civilization which, in addition to the base game's lower Town Center cost and construction time, made the Teuton Town Center rush an extremely potent, if not degenerate strategy.
If you are playing a multiplayer game, all players must be using the same version of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. For example, you cannot play a multiplayer game between Age of Kings 2.0 and Age of Kings 2.0a.
The Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Update 2.0a features many updates and fixes, including the AI update, town center changes, improved performance of single player campaign games, and improved overall stability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Two vast empires: the Brenodi, and the Jekotions fought a war over the ownership of some recently unearthed ruins, believed to be part of the empire of their mutual ancestors. The war was brought to an end by a series of earthquakes, which devastated the cities of Jekotia, leaving nothing but an army and the ragged remains of a civilian populace. The Brenodi created a new empire, out of their own and the ruins of Jekotia. Although the newly formed empire had a positive beginning, relationships soon broke down due to differences in the beliefs of the two cultures over personal enhancement: the Brenodi rigidly followed the use of nanotechnology, whereas the Jekotians favoured genetic modification. Social unrest grew in the Jekotians, as their rights were slowly sapped away by the Brenodi rulers of the New Empire, and eventually the disempowered ex-military formed into terrorist groups, such as the Northern Faction controllable in the game who are only able to keep pace with the superior technology of the Brenodi due to an unknown benefactor.
The capital of the Republic of Adal is Al Mazrah, a fountain of strategic and luxury resources that fostered life thousands of years before the Common Era. Its history stretches through some of the greatest empires in history, as reflected in the ancient architecture across the capital.
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After installing the patch we were unable to launch empires2.exe. We then replaced the file empires2.exe from an archive that was taken before
installing the patch. It worked normally.
This tool has the ability to automatically detect your game installation or multiple game installations one as long as you have run any age of empires 2 version recently or set a custom game installation.
The game requires that the original CD be present in your CD-ROM drive during the game's startup. There are "No CD" patches out there on the internet to circumvent this annoyance. Be sure to get the correct patch that matches your game version (either 2.0 or 2.0a) and game language (English, German, Spanish, or French). The patch replaces the main game executable file, so before installing make a copy of this file.