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Age of Empires expansion update v 1.0 a (1 MB)--Language version: Spanish,Italian and Portugese
http://download.microsoft.com/download/aoeror/Patch/1.0a/W9X/EN-US/AOEPATCH.exe
Age of Empires expansion update v 1.0 a (1 MB)--Language version: English, German, and French

Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion Update 1.0a is an upgrade of Age of Empires Expansion 1.0 that includes several enhancements and gameplay fixes. These changes include:
Idle Villager Key - Pressing the period ( . ) key selects and centers the view on a villager or fishing boat that is not assigned a task. Pressing ( . ) cycles though all idle villagers and boats in the game. This is a keyboard-only command; there is no on-screen control for it.
Shang Food Cost - The cost of a Shang villager was reduced to 40 food. The amount of food the Shang player starts with was reduced by 40.
Phoenician Woodcutting Bonus - Phoenician villagers now work 15% faster. In previous versions of Age of Empires, they worked 54% percent faster.
For a complete description of all the patch improvements, please click the link http://www.microsoft.com/games/ftp/public/empires/readme.txt.
Version Compatibility If you are playing a multiplayer game, all players must be using the same version of Age of Empires Expansion.
If you are playing a saved game, it must be from the same version of Age of Empires Expansion you currently have installed.
The Age of Empires Expansion trial version is standalone, meaning you won't need the original Age of Empires to play it. The trial includes the following features:
Guide the Carthaginian into battle with the Romans in a classic "Punic War" campaign.
Battle your friends on the Zone in Multiplayer.
Command new units such as the Slinger, Camel Rider, and Fire Galley.
Shape your empire with the all-new Roman building set, including the Roman Wonder of the World - the Colosseum.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/aoeror/Trial/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/msaoex.exe (20.7 MB)
System Requirements
Multimedia PC with Pentium 90 or higher processor.
Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later.
16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95 or later, or 24 MB for Windows NT.
45 MB of available hard disk space.
Local bus SVGA, 256-color video display with at least 1 MB of VRAM.
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
Windows-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones to hear audio.
28.8 Kbps (or faster) modem and Internet access for head-to-head play.
DirectX 5.0 or later.