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 
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SUMMARY
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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
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Enhancements and Bug Fixes
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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
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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
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To uninstall Age of Empires 1.0b and restore version 1.0, follow these steps:
 
1. 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:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires
 
2. Install Age of Empires from the installation CD-ROM.
 
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Keywords          : aoe kbimu msgame 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo
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