
Age of Empires HD: You can now choose highland with rivers (shallows) and without.
Random Map Type - Instead of having to choosing a map type (Small Islands, Highland, etc) you can now select "Random" and a map type will be chosen at random. Random Teams - When you select ?, the game will randomly match up the players on each team to make it 1v1,2v2,3v3,4v4,etc. two the civs that are chosen might be Minoan and Greek and each team will have one person as Minoan and Greek. Mirrored Civilizations - This option allows each team to receive the same civilizations as the other team, providing a more even match up in your game by eliminating the possibilities of having a team with all weak civilizations. Random Civilizations - You are able to select "random civilization" where a random civ is selected each player in the game gets a unique civ chosen at random. New Map Sizes (AoE only) - You can select gigantic map sizes (60% more playable area than huge!) and a new map size between large and huge called "extra large", another map size extra huge is added between huge and gigantic.
High Definition Resolution - Full HD and widescreen resolutions are available. List of Age of Empires HD & Rise of Rome HD features include:
The key features include upgrading the game engine to support modern resolutions, including high definition resolutions 1920×1080, and widescreen displays (the original versions only supports up to 1024x768 resolution). To play, Download Voobly then join the Age of Empires Lobby for Age of Empires HD or join the Rise of Rome Lobby for Rise of Rome HD and Voobly will automatically upgrade your game. Age of Empires HD and Rise of Rome HD are large updates for the original Age of Empires game and its expansion Rise of Rome.