Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion

B. Starting The Conquerors Expansion

You must have The Conquerors Expansion CD in your CD-ROM drive to play.

You cannot launch or join a Conquerors Expansion multiplayer game from the MSN™ Gaming Zone lobby if you do not have The Conquerors Expansion CD in the CD-ROM drive. All players must have a CD inserted at launch time.

You can connect only to multiplayer games created with the same Age of Empires version you are using. For example, if you are playing The Conquerors Expansion, only Conquerors games appear in the multiplayer list. Games created with Age of Empires, Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion, or Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings do not appear in the list.

To start The Conquerors Expansion

Place The Conquerors Expansion CD in the disc holder (if required), insert it into your CD-ROM drive, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Age of Empires II - The Conquerors Expansion, and then click The Conquerors.

You can skip the opening cinematics by clicking the mouse or pressing ENTER, SPACEBAR, or ESC.

C. Getting Help

You can find information about The Conquerors Expansion in the game manual, the in-game Help, and in the TechTree.pdf file in the Docs folder on The Conquerors Expansion CD.

To display in-game Help

Pause your pointer over any button or interface item in the game and Help text automatically appears on the screen. (To turn off in-game Help, click the Help button near the mini-map in the lower-right corner of the screen.)

The game manual and the technology trees for all 18 civilizations are available in .pdf format in the Docs folder on the CD. You can view and print the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

To install Adobe Acrobat Reader

Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, right-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive, and then click Install Adobe Acrobat Reader.