Posted on 08/15/21 @ 09:38 AM   (updated 02/01/23)

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Version:	Age of Empires II: DE
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Available in Microsoft AOE2 Modding Website

Past versions are included in GitHub repo

Unlock all hidden units and display them in the scenario editor (Edited language file name for them to show up) without changing their attributes, or any modification to the actual vanilla units!

You can simply use this datamod for your maps in the editor to your heart's content, and the map after editing will be 100% playable in vanilla.

Right now, this datamod support up to the Dynasties of India version (06/25/22 update).
All previous version of this dataset will be available through my GitHub: https://github.com/duyhung2h/AoE2DesignerDataset

How to install:



• Extract folder: Designer's Dataset - Unlock all hidden units in the editor (post version Dynasties of India) to "C:\Users\Admin\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\(A bunch of numbers)\mods\local\..."


• Uncheck all other Datasets / Strings mod you have enabled, or uncheck all of your mods except these two, just to be safe!

More instructions are included in the "readmeordie.txt file...

How to use:




• Restart the game after finishing your download for all of your mod files to work properly!
• After accessing your scenario editor tab, click on the dropdown list located on the bottom right corner, and choose Designers Dataset - Unlock all hidden units in the editor (post version Dawn of the Dukes), and load your scenario to work with.

Some other note:




• Make sure to set your game language to English, otherwise hidden units won't be shown. I'll try to support this datamod for different languages in the future.
• Any duplicate units are reasonably explained (for example, hidden legacy objects like "Queen (hidden)"). For now, there are still some leftover duplicated units left (which are mostly just props), which will get updated over time to be classified.
• Place corpses/rubbles in your map with GAIA player, otherwise they would decay over time.
• Invisible units that I've changed their graphics data for my designing needs are: 94, 436, 438. Invisible when vanilla datamod is used.
• Thousands of hidden editor units, including projectiles, cliffs, rubbles, corpses, eye candies, legacy units, raider units, etc!
• Raider Units are units that can kidnap villagers
• MONKBT: A longboat that can convert other ships
• Bolt explosion: Explode when placed (no effect graphics) and destroy trees
• "Corruption" terrain: Battle Royale mode black border that creeps up in the map. Property seems to be similar to black tile, for now.
• Terrain blocker: Have 0 HP in their base, if you use them you have to modify their HP through triggers, but can be placed freely

Changelog:





v1.0.0: Official release for game version up to Dawn of the Dukes!



• Add 2 new hidden terrain to be displayed in the editor: Unused land and Corruption
• Some more classifications for hidden prop units!
• Unit names classifications are shortened, to be easier to work with using triggers



v1.0.2: Added (temporary) placeholder strings for other languages




v1.1.0:



• Added custom graphics to invisible units (like map revealer, invisible object, alpha units, etc) for designers to be easier to work with, and allow them to be selected in editor.



• More hidden units which were missing are now added in, like OUTLW.



v1.2.0: New dataset update for Dysnasties of India DLC!



• New hidden units added:
  • New building rubble (props): 1529, 1530
  • New corpse unit (props): 1736, 1739, 1742, 1745, 1748, 1752, 1757, 1760, 1765, 1767, 1770
  • New Invisible unit: 1758 (GAIA transition building for civ bonuses, turn into forage bush when dead)
  • New projectiles: 1756, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782
  
  


• New graphics update for invisible unit:
  • Old unit: 1613 (Terrain Blocker)
  (note: Terrain blocker have 0 HP in their base, if you use them you have to modify their HP through triggers, but can be placed freely)
  • New DLC unit: 1776 (Blocker): Stays in the map and placed like walls
• Unexpected changes:
  • Hidden transport ship unit (id: 1735) now changed to Urumi Swordsman
  • Hidden Savar unit (id: 932) now changed to Sogdian Cataphract






v1.2.1: Dysnasties of India DLC dataset amendment (kudos to CADi_Master for reminding me):
(After DoI DLC, some old units got overwritten by the devs. See the changelog here.)



• Amended the main dataset to include some missing name strings for hidden units to show up.
• Renamed older named string to newer string so to make it less confusing. (for example, camel scout's corpse unit used to be Burgundian Hero's corpse unit)
• Removed 5 annex civ bonus buildings (Villager building) since in DoI they turned into empty unit.



v1.2.2: Dysnasties of India DLC dataset amendment: Add hidden terrains into the dataset




v1.2.3: Merging String files into the dataset primary mod. Now you don't have to download a separate string mod again!