Microsoft KB Archive/189993

Age of Empires: Version 1.0b Update Available

PSS ID Number: Q189993 Article last modified on 05-21-1999

WINDOWS:1.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Age of Empires 1.0b is an update to Age of Empires 1.0 that includes several new enhancements and bug fixes as well as enhancements and bug fixes included in the version 1.0a patch.

The Age of Empires version 1.0b patch is available as a free download from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/empires/downloads.htm

= MORE INFORMATION =

Enhancements and Bug Fixes
The Age of Empires version 1.0b patch includes the following new enhancements and bug fixes:


 * Infinite Resources During High Latency: When you delete a building during a period of high network latency, you can no longer press the DELETE key multiple times to receive more resources than you spent to create the building.
 * Multiple Town Centers During High Latency: You can no longer build multiple Town Centers during a period of high network latency by deleting your Town Center in the Tool Age or Stone Age and then quickly building several new ones.
 * Way Points: Villagers can no longer complete a task at a way point that is not at a work site. For the villager to be able to work, the way point or villager must be at the actual work site.

The Age of Empires version 1.0b patch also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes from the version 1.0a patch:


 * Population Limits
 * Stand Ground
 * Attack Response
 * Group Movement
 * Pathing Options
 * Difficulty Level
 * Town Centers
 * Multiplayer Games
 * Allied Transport Loading and Boat Repair

For a complete description of all improvements in the patch, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q185420 Age of Empires 1.0b Update: Contents of Readme.doc File

Version Compatibility
When you play a multiplayer game, all players must use the same version of Age of Empires.

You cannot play a saved game that was saved in a version of Age of Empires different than the version installed on your computer.

Uninstalling Age of Empires version 1.0b
To uninstall Age of Empires 1.0b and restore version 1.0, follow these steps:

  Delete the Empires.exe file and the Language.dll file from the folder in which Age of Empires is installed. By default, Age of Empires is installed in the following folder: C:FilesGamesof Empires   Install Age of Empires from the installation CD-ROM. 

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