It's also for those that aren't interested in AoC HD at all, but have no easy way to purchase the original game, while - not everyone can buy from amazon. Motivation This patch provides the ability for those that have officially purchased, to play against / with other players using the original AoC release. The purpose of the patch is to provide a quick and legal way to purchase the HD version of the game through Steam, and add compatibility with the regular AoE II.
This patch does not violate copyright, no files from the original CD are used - more on this below. AoE II HD Compatibility Patch Introduction This is a community created compatibility update for Age of Empires II HD to support the original The Conquerors.
