Guide - How to downgrade to the previous patch (39284). For casting, viewing replays, etc.

For people who cannot access their replays from the previous patch.

You will need .NET Core Runtime from Microsoft: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download

Here's a link to the 2 files mentioned in the tutorial below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2r7e3zo5yozdqo/files.zip?dl=0

The contents of these 2 files are the list of files that were removed/replaced with the latest patch. The below commands will download those aforementioned files from the previous patch (39284)

• Step 1: Download Steam Depot Downloader from here (The zip file, not the source code!): https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader/releases/tag/DepotDownloader_2.3.6

• Step 2: Unzip the archive anywhere.

• Step 3: Copy the following files to the DepotDownloader folder that you just extracted: 813781.txt, 813782.txt. Files provided above.

• Step 4: Open a command prompt, navigate to the folder where you unzipped DepotDownloader

• Step 5: Run the following commands in the command prompt. Replace <steamusername> and <steampassword> with actual values. The data is sent directly to Steam and your credentials are safe. If you have 2FA on your account, you will be asked for the code in the command prompt.

1:

dotnet DepotDownloader.dll -app 813780 -depot 813781 -manifest 3406020475065138362 -filelist 813781.txt -dir old_files -username <steamusername> -password <steampassword> -remember-password 

2:

dotnet DepotDownloader.dll -app 813780 -depot 813782 -manifest 8709789847028605534 -filelist 813782.txt -dir old_files -username <steamusername> -password <steampassword> -remember-password 

These commands will download the files that have been replaced/removed with the latest patch. You can verify that the depot/manifest IDs are correct by going to https://steamdb.info/app/813780/

• Step 6: Inside your DepotDownloader folder, you should now have a 'old_files' folder. Copy everything from that folder (except the .DepotDownloader folder) to your AoE2DE install folder, usually 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\AoE2DE'

• Step 7: When asked to replace files, press 'Yes'. If you aren't asked to replace any files, you've fucked up somewhere. Sit in a corner and cry.

• Step 8: Start the game now. You should be on the 39284 patch. Verify by loading a replay from the previous version.

• Step 9: To go back to the latest version, just right-click on the game from inside Steam, click on Properties -> Local Files -> Verify integrity of game files. After verifying, it'll tell you about the files that need to be re-downloaded. Once those files are downloaded, you should be on the latest patch again. If you need to go back to the previous version again, just copy/paste the files from the old_files folder again.