There are literally hundreds of pages worth of community content available for Age of Empires II. Sifting through some of the more popular mods, I was surprised at some of the things modders have come up with.
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Having the same mods available for both platforms is a very good reason not to use the steam workshop. However, that means the website has to deliver as a good modding center. For Aoe1 DE you can currently only download scenarios, and you have to place them manually. That definitely has to improve a lot.
The third game in the series might be one of the more divisive entries in the franchise, but there's no denying the fact that Age of Empires 3 is still a great title, with its expansions being even better. The Asian Dynasties is easily the finest one of the lot, and players can check out the following mods to augment their experience even more!
The Age of Dynasties mod was one of the best and most ambitious mods for Age of Empires 3. After development stalled on it for a while, a new modder joined up with the original's creator to release a remake of this excellent mod.
This leads to a bunch of new civilizations for a fresh and engaging experience with the game. Out of all the mods on this list, this one features relatively minor changes and is a great choice for players who don't want to drastically alter the experience of playing Age of Empires 3.
Players who don't want to experiment around with too many mods can try out the comprehensive Improvement Mod instead. It's a great modification of the game which touches upon each and every aspect of Age of Empires 3.
Knights and Barbarians is one of the many conversion mods on this list that will wow most players. This mod allows players to play as one of fourteen civilizations stretching from the Roman Empire's heyday all the way to the start of the Italian Renaissance.
Wars of Liberty is one of the biggest and most comprehensive conversion mods on this list. The mere fact that it took a whopping ten years to come out is a testament to the sheer amount of work put into this impressive mod.
ModWorkshop is another important utility that allows you to change graphics, data and several other minor details. It was last time updated in 2008 (to version 1.4) and was created by user Jatayu. Finding other useful tools or additional tips concerning modding this game are easy to be found if you stay in touch with the Age of Empires II Heaven website. The information on the respective website is highly valuable for creating mods and it also includes helpful guidelines and tutorials on how to create a mod pack.
All these mods are UI/graphics/sounds utility mods or scenarios that don'tinterfere with game data so you can safely use them in online matchesincluding ranked and they're easily available from the in-game mod browser.
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