A Windows desktop companion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It helps with:
- Performance tuning (resolution scaling, GPU preference, optional texture workflows)
- Mod management (offline install, export, removal)
- Hotkey profile import / switching
- Profile-side options (health bars, click-drag, default zoom, etc.)
- A few related Windows settings around the game
Prebuilt Windows binary: Releases → grab the …-win-x86.zip, unzip, and run AOE2DE Optimizer.exe as Administrator. Close AoE2 DE before applying changes.
Anything that touches game files is reversible via Steam → AoE2 DE → Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files.
This project is a fork of SenseiDE by HaSH (@gregstein) and contributors: https://github.com/gregstein/SenseiDE. The architecture (WinForms + Krypton UI, registry-backed toggles, mod and hotkey workflows) comes from that project. Credit for that work goes to the upstream author and community.
This fork is published as AOE2DE Optimizer. When referring to this build, please use that name. Stars, downloads, and badges on the upstream repository belong to the upstream project.
- This app's own toggles (performance mode, shrink %, menu effects, etc.) live under
HKCU\Software\Aoe2deOptimizer. - On first run, if that key is empty and an older product key exists on your machine, values are copied once so settings carry over. Game files and Steam are not touched by that step.
Requirements:
- .NET Framework 4.8 developer pack
- MSBuild (Visual Studio or Build Tools)
- Krypton / Ionic dependencies in
deps\(handled byrestore-deps.ps1)
Release build (PowerShell):
.\build-release.ps1Output: Aoe2deOptimizer\bin\Release\AOE2DE Optimizer.exe
- Age of Empires is a trademark of Microsoft. This project is not affiliated with Microsoft and ships no Microsoft or Age of Empires assets.
- Use only with a legitimate copy of the game.
- Licensing for this fork's changes is in
LICENSE. The upstream SenseiDE project has its own license; respect both when redistributing.