Hi! I used to mod AOE-II HD edition a few years before, and have recently purchased the
Definitive Edition 3 months ago.
I am using the Advance Genie Editor that came with AOE2-DE to modify Unit Attributes in Empires2_x1_p1.dat. I did some trials and modified the Attack and Reload Time Attributes of 3 or 4 Units, then Saved the file. (I created a backup before editing)
However, when starting a game, Standard or Campaign, an error is displayed saying something like "world/map cannot be created". Replaced the backup file, then everything works fine again.
I also tried modifying the Empires2_x1_p1.dat file of the Mods I downloaded, and starting a game with the edited Mods won't also work.
Am I doing something wrong? I am simply modifying stats in Empires2_x1_p1.dat, no other intermediate stuff.
Last time I remember, the process is just as simple in HD edition.
Would appreciate all sorts of help and comments. Thank you!