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--- games:windows:aoe2_collectors_international [2025/11/11 20:57] – Sean Rhone
+++ games:windows:aoe2_collectors_international [2026/07/30 20:28] (current) – VirtualMIDISynth Sean Rhone
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   * TODOs: Save backups, [[games:bsd:wine:aoe2_collectors_international|FreeBSD notes]]
+  * Likely benefits from FPS cap: https://steamcommunity.com/app/227600/discussions/0/864979008327344181/
   AOE.ISO
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   "D:\AOE2CONQ\UK\AOCSETUP.EXE"
+  * Eject
+  "%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command "(New-Object -COM 'Shell.Application').NameSpace(17).ParseName('D:').InvokeVerb('Eject')"
   * TODO: Test AoE1 pop-limit with ''200'' in quotes
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   AoE
-  "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\EMPIRESX.EXE" NoStartup NoMusic 1024
-  AoE RoR
   "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\EMPIRES2.EXE" NoStartup 1024
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   AoE2
-  "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1\age2_x1.exe" NoStartup NOSC 1280
+====== Desktop ======
+  "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\EMPIRESX.EXE" NoStartup MidiMusic 1024
+  AoE RoR
+  "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1\age2_x1.exe" NoStartup MidiMusic NOSC 1024
   AoE2 Conquerors
+====== AoE2 Music ======
+  * https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/117-age-of-empires-ii-the-age-of-kings-demo/
+  * https://archive.org/details/AgeOfEmpiresIiTheConquerorsDemo
+  Age_of_Empires_II_The_Age_of_Kings_Demo.exe
+  Age2XTrial.exe
+===== Midis =====
+  * [[windows:10#zip|7-Zip]]
+  Age_of_Empires_II_The_Age_of_Kings_Demo.exe\Sound\midi\
+  Age2XTrial.exe\Sound\Midi\
+  * Put files into below
+  * :!: AoK or Conq files need renamed higher than existing (AoK ''midi8''; Conq ''midi1'' -> ''midi9'', etc)
+  * Files need to be ''music#.mid'' (no ''xmidi'')
+  MKDIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\SOUND\Midi"
+  "explorer.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\SOUND\Midi"
+==== Files ====
+  DIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\SOUND\Midi"
+<code>
+/27/1999  11:03 AM            19,494 music1.mid
+/17/1998  02:24 PM            19,622 music10.mid
+/19/1998  02:54 PM            10,163 music11.mid
+/21/1999  11:33 AM            22,749 music12.mid
+/21/1999  11:33 AM            26,232 music13.mid
+/21/1999  11:33 AM            11,718 music14.mid
+/21/1999  11:32 AM            23,177 music15.mid
+/21/1999  11:33 AM            25,092 music16.mid
+/27/1999  11:03 AM            14,181 music2.mid
+/27/1999  11:03 AM            17,800 music3.mid
+/27/1999  11:03 AM            23,177 music4.mid
+/27/1999  11:04 AM            26,232 music5.mid
+/27/1999  11:04 AM            25,092 music6.mid
+/27/1999  11:04 AM            21,133 music7.mid
+/27/1999  11:04 AM            25,609 music8.mid
+/23/1999  02:30 PM            13,718 music9.mid
+File(s)        325,189 bytes</code>
+===== Synth =====
+  * https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
+  * Last tested: ''CoolSoft_VirtualMIDISynth_2.14.1.exe''
+  * https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/midimapper
+  * Last tested: ''CoolSoft_MIDIMapper_2.1.2.exe''
+  * 2004Scape SoundFont
+  * VirtualMIDISynth #1 default out + WMP
+  * :!: Midi Mixer -> Master: 50% ((MIDI music is high volume + bass with default Windows synth and doesn't use in-game Music volume slider))
+===== Launch =====
+****
+  "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1\age2_x1.exe" NoStartup MidiMusic NOSC 1024
+====== Compat Settings ======
+  "%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe" ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\Empires.exe" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE DISABLEDWM DISABLETHEMES NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f
+  "%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe" ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\EMPIRESX.EXE" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE DISABLEDWM DISABLETHEMES NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f
+  "%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe" ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\EMPIRES2.EXE" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE DISABLEDWM DISABLETHEMES NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f
+  "%SystemRoot%\System32\reg.exe" ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1\age2_x1.exe" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE DISABLEDWM DISABLETHEMES NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f