Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- games:windows:aoe2_collectors_international [2025/12/14 16:57] – Sean Rhone
+++ games:windows:aoe2_collectors_international [2026/07/30 20:28] (current) – VirtualMIDISynth Sean Rhone
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
   "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
@@ Line 53: / Line 57: @@
 ===== Midis =====
-  * 7-Zip
+  * [[windows:10#zip|7-Zip]]
   Age_of_Empires_II_The_Age_of_Kings_Demo.exe\Sound\midi\
@@ Line 61: / Line 65: @@
   * 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''
+  * Files need to be ''music#.mid'' (no ''xmidi'')
   MKDIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\SOUND\Midi"
@@ Line 89: / Line 93: @@
 /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 =====
@@ Line 95: / Line 111: @@
   "%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