Graphics issue with Age of Empires II: The Conquerors

[tearsofpurple]

Thanks SO MUCH Lord Jon. Been searching the internet forever to find a fix to this! The batch file does the trick

 

[Lord Jon]

No problem. It wasn't easy for me to find to problem. Is after hours searching (also in taskmanager) I found the problem. That was for me enough lost time to write the script and place it as fast as I could on the internet. I still use it without any problems. Have fun!

 

[DrumCorpsNut]

I tried many of the solutions here. None of the bat files worked; I just got a no-cd message. But one thing has been working so far.

Open Screen Resolution window
Change theme to "Windows Classic" (in the Personalize window)
I also have it set to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP service pack 3, and I checked the box "Run as Administrator", but I'm not sure if those last two are affecting it yet.

I am running Windows 7 Pro 64bit, my computer is an HP dv6z with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series graphics card.

Hope this helps at least some of you.

 

[Saiko18]

I tried many of the solutions here. None of the bat files worked; I just got a no-cd message. But one thing has been working so far.

Open Screen Resolution window
Change theme to "Windows Classic" (in the Personalize window)
I also have it set to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP service pack 3, and I checked the box "Run as Administrator", but I'm not sure if those last two are affecting it yet.

I am running Windows 7 Pro 64bit, my computer is an HP dv6z with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series graphics card.

Hope this helps at least some of you.

Yes, and this is the best solution if you are going to play online with something like GameRanger. I have to do this every time now. Oh well, small sacrifice for a great game!

 

[Gogogojack]

I tried your *.bat file but had the following error results...
Explorer terminates as hoped!
However, I get this error messabge: "Cannot locate the CD-ROM. Please insert teh correct CD-ROM, Select OK adn restart Application.
Please help Maestro.
Thank you - Muchisimas Gracias!

 

[obituary1992]

Automated Fix for Discoloration

I know very well the frustrations of trying to find a fix for this. I tried everything, but the one thing that worked for me 100% was to switch to the Windows Classic Theme and open the Screen Resolution window. However, I don't like using the Windows Classic theme because I, personally think, that it is very ugly (come on, if I'm gonna use Windows 7, I want it to look pretty ), and I don't personally like to have to open the Screen Resolution window every time I want to play.

So I've spent the last 6 hours or so doing much research and have created a batch file that automatically switches my Windows theme to Classic, open up the Screen resolution window, and run Age of Empires. After exiting my game, the batch file then reverts my Windows theme back to what it originally was and closes out the Screen resolution window.

With this taking so much time, I decided that I did not want to keep this to myself, and I have taken the time to upload the files I created so I could share with everybody that has this problem.

Here is the download link:

Windows 7 Conquerors Color Fix.zip

Instructions on how to use these files are included in the readme file (very, very highly recommended that you read it before doing anything with the files.)

I hope this helps somebody, I know it helps me immensely!

 

[chollo]

Hello, have you tried to adjust your screen's resolution? And if so, what is the lowest resolution you tested? This will sometimes fix the issue.

oh yeah, this solved me the problem. how simple and cheap but thx a lot

 

[mnk1001]

Disable explorer temporarily to resolve color issue for AOE II

I faced this problem since I was using windows XP and had a fix over it. The fix works on windows 7 but with a demerit. Let me explain how it works: 1) Start AOE II and before you start the game ie just after selecting the no of players 2) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or SHIFT+CTRL+ESC to go to task manager 3) In the process tab select EXPLORER.EXE and right click on it and end the process. 4) The super bar and the desktop icons would vanish. So press SHIFT+TAB to find AOE II 5) Play the game and when you exit it, go to the FILE -> NEW TASK in task manager and type EXPLORER and press enter.... VOILA you got the super bar and desktop icons. I know that it's a bit frustrating to do this every time but if you have a better solution plz tell me too. NB: I forgot to mention but yeah you need to use the compatibility option to play the game in Windows XP SP3 mode. This can be done by right clicking the shortcut->properties and then select open file location. Right click the file and select properties and select compatibility tab and change the compatibility to Windows XP SP3 for All users

 

[disasterpiece91]

I know very well the frustrations of trying to find a fix for this. I tried everything, but the one thing that worked for me 100% was to switch to the Windows Classic Theme and open the Screen Resolution window. However, I don't like using the Windows Classic theme because I, personally think, that it is very ugly (come on, if I'm gonna use Windows 7, I want it to look pretty ), and I don't personally like to have to open the Screen Resolution window every time I want to play.

So I've spent the last 6 hours or so doing much research and have created a batch file that automatically switches my Windows theme to Classic, open up the Screen resolution window, and run Age of Empires. After exiting my game, the batch file then reverts my Windows theme back to what it originally was and closes out the Screen resolution window.

With this taking so much time, I decided that I did not want to keep this to myself, and I have taken the time to upload the files I created so I could share with everybody that has this problem.

Here is the download link:

Windows 7 Conquerors Color Fix.zip

Instructions on how to use these files are included in the readme file (very, very highly recommended that you read it before doing anything with the files.)

I hope this helps somebody, I know it helps me immensely!

can anybody confirm if this works?

 

[somerlot]

Going to this thread Windows 7/Vista Color Fix and following the advice at the very bottom of the registry worked for me. Involves no programs, no closing explorer and restarting explorer. Adding this to your registry and you can play with no color issues and you can alt tab out of the game during play and back in again with no issues. At least no issues I for me so far.

 

[Saiko18]

Going to this thread Windows 7/Vista Color Fix and following the advice at the very bottom of the registry worked for me. Involves no programs, no closing explorer and restarting explorer. Adding this to your registry and you can play with no color issues and you can alt tab out of the game during play and back in again with no issues. At least no issues I for me so far.

Awesome, I'll try this. Thanks

 

[chaython]

hey guys i read the first few posts not hole thing and realized that you guys are having some problems with the graphics and my youtube video should be able to help you btw this works for all older games for windows 2000 or lower or it should anyways (third person on top view down)
how to play old games on windows 7 with full hd graphics this removes grass and water looking like confetie and makes it look like you were running windows xp

 

[Snowman61]

Way to go Dragon 1 !

Had been looking for a solution to this problem and found Dragon1's (starcraft fix). This worked for me perfectly !!

 

[triplez]

still have problem

hello there...

I still have problems here. Everytime i run the game on my win7 pro, it can't go fullscreen so i can see 2 black areas on either side and the colors are wrong, the grass and water are not completely green and blue. I've tried all the solutions above but none worked. I really like this game so if you have any other solutions, pleaseeee help me

 

[Undyingsins]

Hello.

Just like triplez, I'm still having problems running AoE on my computer. I have tried the various solutions listed here, but that will either stop the game from running, not start the game at all, or simply continue the game with the red grass. I dearly love Age of Empires and I would love the chance to play it again, nothing else seems to compare.

I have the black bars on the sides, but I could live with that. I just want to know how to fix the grass and water. I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I have also looked up various other solutions, but none have worked.

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Never mind, I have gotten my game fixed.

 

[meri]

HERE is the answer


To fix the color issue
1.change your window theme to windows 7 basic
2.go to screen resolution(leave this window open,do not close)
3.open the game and the color will be fixed

To fix full screen issue:
1.change the resolution to 1024x768
2.open the game and play
the opening page doesnt fit but the game does so start a game you'll understand

I tried so much and found these answers enjoy the game

 

[Ditty]

Conquerors Fix Twist

First thanks for everyone efforts on this tremendous game... There is certainly a passion for this game... Ok, I have tried the solutions above and find that server work almost flawlessly. The .BAT file and the changing of the theme to classic fix the color issue perfectly. But, here is a strange one... When I run the Conqueror's edition, it says conquerors on the opening page, but when the game starts it looks like the basic Empires of Ages II game (no expansion). You can tell right away when clicking on the scout and seeing that there are no Attack Stances listed, just the basic icon to put then in a building. I still run under a different computer on XP just fine, but would love to make the switch... (Don't know how long computers will support XP). (Thanks!!!J) Issue Resolved... Works perfectly... Thanks...

 

[DPNHOPE]

hello everybody!!!
I have ''windows 7'' and i'm playing ''age of empires 2 & the conquerors expansion''. I had the same graphic issue but i read some forums and i started to test it my own.

After a while i found a solution that is working fine for me!!

Go to your game folder and locate ''age2_x1''.
Right-click, properties and choose ''compatibility'' tab.
Then press on ''choose settings for all users'' button.
Mark the ''run this program in compatibility mode for:'' and choose
''windows 98 / windows me''
then under settings mark ''disable visual themes'', ''disable desktop composition'', ''disable display scaling on high dpi settings'' and ''run this program as an administrator'' and click ''ok'' and again ''ok'' and you are done.

Please test if this works and post.

doesnt work

 

[ddumbo]

age 2 graphic fix

check out this new unofficial expansion for AoE II, there are some new features, AIs, units, etc. and the
graphic issue is solved by installing it... it works for me on Win7 64


Age of Empires II: Forgotten Empires

 

[Erick Aguilar]

check out this new unofficial expansion for AoE II, there are some new features, AIs, units, etc. and the
graphic issue is solved by installing it... it works for me on Win7 64


Age of Empires II: Forgotten Empires

It does, I've been using it for the past months.
The new AI is incredibly brutal though.

I hope they implement the old basic AI too, I am not an AoE hardcore player, and I like taking my time and not having to rush everything in fear of having the new AI destroy my village after 5 minutes of starting the game.