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How to install Community Patch 1.6

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Our Community Patch 1.6 is now part of the Voobly Mod Center and no longer requires an external installer to be downloaded and run on your computer. Same goes for updates which will be downloaded and installed automatically once you enter the client. The patch is divided into two packages, the patch itself and the visual mod (strictly speaking, Age of Empires II DE is just a visual mod) which is called Game Data. Both packages are mandatory and must be selected in your game room settings as explained in the How to Play section.

By default, the Game Data package doesn't contain any of the new graphics. This was made to avoid any confusion when playing, since most of our players are old-school player playing Age of Conquerors. If you haven't played AoE II DE before, you won't recognize DE most units or technologies in game.


Of course we also provide the Game Data package that supports the most recent DE graphics and textures. If you are already familiar with AoE II DE or even played AoE II DE on Steam, you may use the Game Data package below. Please keep in mind, that the original 1.6 Game Data package must be installed first, before installing this one.

In order to make it easier for us to troubleshoot any crashing issues, we have separated all DE destruction animations. If you still wish to use it, the following visual mod is available to be installed.

Below you find a list of all DE mods available in the Voobly Mod Center. Please keep in mind, that only the mods above are officially supported by the developers of Community Patch 1.6. We are however available to help, if you spot any errors. Please report them at the forums.

Available Mods

A compilation of links related to AOE 2 Definitive Edition (DE)

Game Data​

https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1533/v16-Game-Data

Game Patches​

https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1519/v16-RC
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1662/v16-RC-Destruction

Visual Mods​

Elite Skins

Grid view​

Grid Terrain with snow
Grid Terrain without snow

Short Trees​

Short Trees
Short Trees with Grid Shadow
Bush Trees with Grid Shadow

Short Buildings​

Short Walls
Short Houses
Short Docks

Gameplay Utilities​

Building Foundation Label
Idle Villager Pointer
Health bars always visible
Ratha mode identifier
Monk Pointer
Small mule cart

Age of Mandala​

Age of Mandala without indicator on Town Center
Age of Mandala with indicator on Town Center
Age of Mandala on Folwarks

Easy counting and Tech Tree​

Easy counting of selected units
Tech Tree user interface
Tech Tree and easy counting

Game addons​

Artificial Intelligence
Music

Maps​

Additional maps
Empire Wars
Random map pool
Longer Lasting Resources
No Onager Cutting
Triple Tech Mode
Custom Map Creator

Other visuals​

Available as visuals for the base game
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1459/DE-Farms
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1472/DE-Gold-and-Stone
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1479/DE-Berries
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1473/DE-Terrains
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1480/DE-Trees
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1560/DE-taunts
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1584/DE-water-
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1676/DE-Fire

Units & Buildings​

https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1518/DE-Regional-Monks
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1428/DE-Pig-and-Wolf
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1470/DE-Herdables
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1469/Bigger-Boar
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1451/Bigger-Deer
https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1450/DE-Icons
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1537/DE-Building-Sound
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1568/De-sound
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1569/De-Rubbles
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1591/DE-icons-remake
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1595/DE-command-icons
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1599/a-Snow-Man-At-Arms
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1579/destruction

Useful Visual Mods​

https://voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1465/Mangonel-Range-Mod
https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1585/DE-rings

Client Theme​

https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1230/AOE-II-Definitive-Edition

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