playing aoe2hd on Raspberry pi operating system

[kl250d]

Im just wondering if it is, or if it will ever be possible to play aoe2hd on the raspberry pi operating system and be able to play multiplayer with windows computers over steam.

Im just wondering because a few of my friends dont have computers but they love age of empires, and the system requirements for aoe2hd match perfectly with the latest raspberry pi mini computer. it would be a really cheap way for them to be able to play because the raspberry pi is only like $60.

[Jineapple]

You can play on Linux with Wine, so it should be possible with a Pi. However, there's always a risk that some future update will break that. Also, I wouldn't underestimate the requirements for HD - you should be able to play, but if you have larger populations in MP, if you use AI etc. there's a good chance that the game will become quite laggy.

[Mr_F0NG]

If you try to join my lobby with a raspberry pi you will get get kicked faster than you can type "I don't lag"

[Cats. Just Cats.]

AoE2HD needs a much stronger machine than the original AoE2. If your friends have weak computers, they should play the original AoE2 (The Conquerors) on Voobly after they have installed the newest userpatch.

AoE2HD is known to give trouble even to people with much better specs than Raspberry Pi.

[kl250d]

well pretty much apart from one of them they dont have computers. 'Coffee' it is more for a LAN party setup than anything else.

thanks for the comments anyway

[Vera]

I know this is an old thread but the simple truth is:
Very unlikely to happen.
Why?
The RPi is ARM based while the game and steam for that matter is only on x86.
Emulating an x86 processor is insanely slow on ARM, so good luck having the game remotely playable if you manage it.
Someone is probably working on getting AOE II working but the HD version is very, very unlikely to get ported anytime soon.

I wish it was a thing but oh well.

[Plateo - FR]

Originally posted by Silver Dragon:

I know this is an old thread but the simple truth is:
Very unlikely to happen.
Why?
The RPi is ARM based while the game and steam for that matter is only on x86.
Emulating an x86 processor is insanely slow on ARM, so good luck having the game remotely playable if you manage it.
Someone is probably working on getting AOE II working but the HD version is very, very unlikely to get ported anytime soon.

I wish it was a thing but oh well.

In fact, it is possible to emulate x86 linux/windows software on the Pi. Several commercial programs can do that, I personnaly use one to run online servers for Minecraft and Trackmania on my Pi. I'm also able to play most of 90s linux/windows games (I reguraly run Creatures 3 and Heroes of Might and Magic III on my Pi).

But I still think Age of Empires 2 (HD or base game) is a too demanding game when it comes to graphical capabilities. I know Raspbian graphical drivers are waaaay faster for the Pi 3 than the Pi 2, but I do not know if it'll be enough for that game. Testing would be nice considering some advanced 3D games like Quake 3 can run very smoothly on the Pi 3

[Vera]

Originally posted by Plateo - FR:

In fact, it is possible to emulate x86 linux/windows software on the Pi. Several commercial programs can do that, I personnaly use one to run online servers for Minecraft and Trackmania on my Pi. I'm also able to play most of 90s linux/windows games (I reguraly run Creatures 3 and Heroes of Might and Magic III on my Pi).

But I still think Age of Empires 2 (HD or base game) is a too demanding game when it comes to graphical capabilities. I know Raspbian graphical drivers are waaaay faster for the Pi 3 than the Pi 2, but I do not know if it'll be enough for that game. Testing would be nice considering some advanced 3D games like Quake 3 can run very smoothly on the Pi 3

Never said it wasn't possible to emulate x86, just that it was very slow. Iirc it's equivalent to something like an Intel i368 or something.

There should be a very important distinction made here.
Quake 3 was ported to the RPi. Port != Emulate. Quake 3 works due to it being ported to run specifically on the Pi, meaning it can take full advantage of the available 3D drivers.

AOE2:HD could work if it becomes open source and someone picks up the mantle, but until then it's almost a lost cause. Although, performance isn't guaranteed.

[malun22]

Hi Plateo, do you still run a trackmania server on a raspberyy pi? If yes, how do you do it exactly? Which eumlator are you using.