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C hapter I: Getting Started
What’s new in Age of Empires II ............................................ 1
Installing & starting ................................................................. 2
How to play .............................................................................. 3
Tips for beginners .................................................................... 10
Options & hotkeys .................................................................... 11
Saving & exiting ....................................................................... 11
C hapter II: Setting Up a Game
Game types ............................................................................. 12
Choosing a civilization ............................................................. 14
Choosing a map ....................................................................... 15
How to win .............................................................................. 16
Multiplayer games .................................................................. 18
Creating custom scenarios & campaigns .................................. 22
C hapter III: Building Your Empire
Putting your villagers to work ............................................... 24
Advancing to the next age ....................................................... 31
Researching technology .......................................................... 33
C hapter IV: Military Tactics
Reconnaissance ...................................................................... 34
Moving units ......................................................................... 35
Attacks .................................................................................... 37
Garrisoning units & relics inside buildings .............................. 37
Converting enemy units & buildings ....................................... 39
Healing friendly units ............................................................. 40
Ordering units to patrol, guard, or follow ............................... 40
Combat stances ........................................................................ 41
Formations ............................................................................. 42
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C hapter V: Diplomacy & Trading
Choosing your allies & enemies .............................................. 44
Team games ........................................................................... 45
Sending tribute to other players .............................................. 46
Trading .................................................................................. 46
C hapter VI: Buildings
Economic buildings ................................................................ 48
Military buildings .................................................................. 54
C hapter VII: Units
Infantry .................................................................................. 59
Archers .................................................................................. 66
Cavalry .................................................................................... 73
Siege weapons ......................................................................... 78
Ships ...................................................................................... 82
Other units .............................................................................. 87
C hapter VIII: Technologies
Building technologies ............................................................. 90
Economy & trade technologies ................................................ 92
Infantry technologies .............................................................. 98
Missile/siege unit technologies .............................................. 100
Cavalry technologies .............................................................. 103
Monk technologies ................................................................ 104
Ship technologies ................................................................... 106
A ppendix
Building Attributes ................................................................ 107
Unit Attributes ...................................................................... 108
Technology Costs & Benefits .................................................. 110
Technology Trees by Civilization ............................................ 112
I ndex
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C hapter I
G etting S tarted
Age of Empires® II: The Age of Kings™ is a game of combat and empire-
building that spans the time from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages.
You control one of 13 civilizations, which you build into a powerful empire
that strives to dominate other civilizations before they conquer you.
What’s new in Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings includes these new features:
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13 new civilizations — Each with a unique unit and a team bonus.
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New units — Including Kings, Heroes, female villagers, knights,
cannons, and exploding demolition ships.
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New buildings — Including impressive castles and gates that automati-
cally open and close for you and your allies.
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New technologies — Including Conscription (increases military unit
creation speed) and Town Watch (increases building line of sight).
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Formations — Precision control of how your army moves and engages in
combat.
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New multimedia campaigns — Unique music and more than 300 pieces
of original art enhance your game as you follow a soldier through battles
featuring William Wallace, Joan of Arc, Saladin, Genghis Khan, and
Frederick Barbarossa.
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New ways to trade — Trade with other players over land and by sea; buy
or sell resources at the Market.
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Learning campaign — Master the basics by helping William Wallace rise
from his humble beginnings to defeat the British.
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Regicide game — Defend your King to win the game.
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8 new map types — Including Arabia, Black Forest, Rivers, and Random, which
allows the computer to pick a surprise map type for you.
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Garrisoning — Station units inside buildings for protection, healing, and surprise
attacks.
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New combat features — Order military units to patrol, guard, or follow and choose
their combat stance.
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Record and replay games — Watch your single-player and multiplayer games later.
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Find idle villagers — Automatically locate villagers not assigned to a task using the
Idle Villager button.
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New online tech tree — See what is available to your civilization and which units
and technologies you’ve researched while in the game.
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Improved multiplayer features — Save and restore multiplayer games; lock the
game speed for all players; lock game teams so players can’t change alliance during a
game; signal allies.
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Gather points — New units automatically gather at a location or garrison inside a
building.
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Improved interface — Units behind buildings and trees are visible; the mini-map
has Normal, Combat, and Economic modes; chat interface is expanded; Help is
integrated into the game.
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User profiles — Customize options and hotkeys and automatically save them from
game to game.
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Online encyclopedia — Extensive histories of 13 medieval civilizations; background
on the Middle Ages, armies, weapons, and warfare.
Installing & starting
To install and start Age of Empires II
Insert the Age of Empires II CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then
follow the instructions on the screen.
If Setup does not begin automatically or if you have trouble starting Age
of Empires II, refer to the Readme file on the Age of Empires II CD.
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