Composite Editor

for Age of Empires and Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion

Using the Composite Editor: Install: Custom Install Marker Graphic

It is recommended to use SLP Studio by Joseph Knight. Note: SLP Studio is a 16 bit program and thus may not be compatible with 64 bit operating systems. If you have to use a 64 bit system, you might want to try other programs such as Turtle Pack (note I've never tried it myself): discussion at AoEH.

Other programs may be used in the same way, but these instructions are tailored for SLP Studio. For how to use the other programs, consult their own documentation.

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1. Make a backup copy of graphics.drs (usually located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\data)

2. Run SLP Studio

3. In SLP Studio, go File > Open... and navigate to and open graphics.drs

4. Select GRA00000.SLP and go to File > Replace File... and navigate to where you unzipped Composite Editor. Replace it with the GRA00000.SLP provided with Composite Editor.

Installing this graphic will not affect normal gameplay. It is not necessary to restore the original graphics.drs to play.

Here is an animation showing steps 2 - 4 of the procedure described above (Refresh the page to restart the animation from the beginning):

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