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== General ==
It's recommended to use the unofficial expansion [[https://www.forgottenempires.net/install|Forgotten Empires]] as it brings some quality of life improvements such as higher unit counts, support for native widescreen resolutions, and higher frame rates.


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Revision as of 19:31, 30 December 2023

Developers
Ensemble Studios
Publishers
KonamiMicrosoft
Release Date
Windows: September 30, 1999
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy
View at PCGamingWiki

General

It's recommended to use the unofficial expansion [Empires] as it brings some quality of life improvements such as higher unit counts, support for native widescreen resolutions, and higher frame rates.

Actions

Name Path Arguments Working Directory Primary
Play {InstallDir}\AoFE_Launcher.exe True

Install Script

Names are encoded in a compressed `player.nfz` file. This is potentially different for older versions of the game. They cannot be changed without running into corruption issues. Removing the file and replacing it with a copy that has no profiles forces the player to create a profile when going into multiplayer.

Remove-Item "$InstallDirectory\Games\Forgotten Empires\player.nfz" -ErrorAction Ignore
Copy-Item -Path "$InstallDirectory\blankprofiles.nfz" -Destination "$InstallDirectory\Games\Forgotten Empires\player.nfz"