The classic Age of Empires 1 – revived in high resolution! UPatch HD is the unofficial patch for Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome, a complete revamp of the original game – with high resolution support, hundreds of bug fixes, new gameplay options and many other enhancements.
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Highlights:
- Support for high resolutions.
- Interface graphics reworked and enhanced to HD quality.
- The original CD audio soundtrack in mp3, replacing the synthesizer (midi) version.
– Compatible with Windows versions - XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11.
– Improved game stability and reliability (previously some users were not even able to start the game).
– Save game crashes are fixed.
– Distorted in-game colors (color bugs) are fixed.
– New gameplay options: Random Teams, Random Map Type, Post-Iron Age, Idle Military units hotkey and more!
– New random map types: "Oasis" and "Rivers".
– New HD Launcher - a remake of the original game launcher, now a central place for all settings and the Mod Manager.
– New Mod Manager and modding system – with many new features (like adding civilizations) and proper mods that don't affect the original game installation.
– New UPatch HD settings for Windowed Mode, custom player name, mouse control, language, etc.
– New options for the Scenario Editor.
– Improvements on Random Maps.
– Improvements on the mini map.
– Fixes for computer player ai.
– Fixed technology and civilization bugs and countless other problems that have been plaguing the game since its release.
– Hundreds of other bug fixes.
– Improved balance for units and civilizations, while staying as close to the original gameplay as possible.
– Improved in-game text messages and descriptions, as well as some language translations.
– Support for 10 game languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.
– No previous patches or external software required, 100% clean and safe setup!
For more information visit the official site.
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UPatch HD 1.2 - Release 4 (02/2024)
New update for UPatch HD - the unofficial patch for Age of Empires 1: The Rise of Rome.
This is a minor update. For information on the previous big update (10th anniversary) - check this article.
What's new in this release:
- Introducing "UPatch Improved AI" mod by gestremd - reworked AI strategies in Death Match and Random Map games in order to support the maximum population limit in Single Player. Now part of the included mods in UPatch. You can enable it from the Mod Manager (Note: This mod is still experimental and not extensively tested).
- Fixed ai for Babylonian, Choson and Greek - they now use the correct Market/Storage Pit/Dock technologies (balance mods included in UPatch also updated).
- Fixed a crash occurring in the Editor with mods using custom building icons.
To update, just download the new release and install over your existing one (it doesn't matter if it's 1.1 or 1.2).
If you find any issues, please post a comment here in Moddb. Thank you!
For more information about UPatch HD and all of its features - visit the official site.
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Hello, aoe_scout. I would like to know how to change the line "The Rise of Rome. Version 1.2 (Release 4)" to reflect the name and version of my mod. Any help with this will be greatly apreciated. Upatch is amazing, btw!
Hi and thank you for using UPatch! The line in question is hardcoded (it can't be changed by mods), so that the user always knows which version of the game is in use (important for multiplayer and mod compatibility).
I see. Thanks for answering. Another question (this is a hard one), I am creating a brand new age with updated buildings for all civs and all, and I ran into an issue when trying to have the name of this age (Golden Age) in the banner. Because it is 2024, it's very hard to find anyone knowledgeable enough to help me with situations like this. So, maybe you can give me some hints? Right now, the button for the new age is implemented and you can start a random match on this age directly (it replaces the Post-Iron Age), but when you reach the Golden Age, "Iron Age" dissapears and the place where the name of the age should be doesn't display any word. This means, I think, that I did every step correctly, and the only thing missing is some sort of ID to tell the game where to look for the name of the new age and display it on the banner. In any case, I would love to tell you more about what I'm doing in preparation for AOE's 30th anniversary. It is a full "Expansion" mod that continues right where 5thLegact (Expanded) left, as I am the guy who created the new units and campaigns for that version of the 5thLegacy mod, and I am very grateful to you, because all of this wouldn't have been possible without UPatch.
I've never tried adding more ages to the game, so I'm not sure. The age IDs in the UI are likely hardcoded in some way. You can try adding string IDs after the Iron Age ones and if that doesn't work and you setup everything else correctly in data and text, then it's probably hardcoded.
All right. By the way, could you please release an update that allows mods to include their own music tracks? I would like to add a personal selection, and a lot of people often get confused in the most simple things when setting the mods, such as replacing the music in the main folder.
I will consider it if I decide to make another release.
Do you know where exactly the xmusic1.mp3 comes from? I downloaded the Gold Edition ISO from WinWorldPC and most MUSIC*.MID are different; the same goes for the Collector's Edition found on the Internet Archive.
It's the original AOE soundtrack - CD audio from the original disc of the game. While xmusic2.mp3 is the same from the ROR CD. The AOE midi files are different music compared to the CD audio, unlike ROR where they are the same.
Can you add an option to change the population limit for Single Player? There's RORPopLimit by kazink, but it doesn't work with UPatch. Can we get an option for that in UPatch launcher settings or something?
Also, can you remove the recommended player numbers from the map size drop-down menu? Many players familiar with the official AOE 1 (especially in Vietnam) may find this confusing, thinking they're fixed numbers of players. The non-UPatch AOE 1 doesn't have this.
Hi. I'll consider removing the player text in map sizes. As for the pop limit - there are mods included with UPatch for that. To access the mods: open the Age of Empires HD Launcher (shortcut available on the Desktop and Start Menu) and go to Mod Manager.