# Advanced Genie Editor doesn’t work **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Ask for Help\ **Created:** [April 14, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183 "2025-04-14T17:36:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/1 "2025-04-14T17:36:58Z")
After the recent upgrade, I’m unable to open the program. Does anyone else have the same issue? ---
**Author:** ![SamePorpoise303](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/sameporpoise303/32/29498_2.png) [@SamePorpoise303](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SamePorpoise303)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/2 "2025-04-14T20:23:43Z")
Try to open it from the steammaps directory (can’t remember exactly but it’s in programs(x86)/steam/steammaps…). I couldn’t open it from desktop/start but it worked there. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/3 "2025-04-14T21:08:25Z")
Didn’t work unfortunately. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chesqin](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/chesqin/32/39006_2.png) [@Chesqin](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Chesqin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/4 "2025-04-15T08:05:17Z")
I just used it yesterday, at which step does it fail for you / how exactly does it fail? Are the proper paths selected? (This topic probably needs to be in a different forum section.) ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/5 "2025-04-15T09:29:49Z")
It was working perfectly before the update. Is there any way to do basic editing? I’d just like to change a few values for my mod. ---
**Author:** ![Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekarlath/32/146833_2.png) [@Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekarlath)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/6 "2025-04-15T13:11:31Z")
Working fine here, if you’re not already, try adding key-value-modded-strings-utf8.txt from EN files for the Language x1 location, and the key-value-paphos-strings-utf8.txt from EN files for the Language p1 location if you own Battle for Greece. Those are the only changes I made after using the default loading settings for DE default loading path and my AGE works perfectly since the update. If you did not too, try running as administrator, and also running it with anti malware defender software turned off they sometime cause issues. The source code is present in the game files under the Tools\_Builds directory, but you’ll have to recompile it yourself and there I can’t help you with it. Also try to launch the AGE exectuable via cmd.exe console with a log trail printing parameter to receive info about what is happening. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/7 "2025-04-15T14:08:23Z")
Sadly, didn’t work ☹ ---
**Author:** ![天使](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF/32/185486_2.png) [@天使](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/8 "2025-04-18T00:57:18Z")
I have same problem here. ---
**Author:** ![Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekarlath/32/146833_2.png) [@Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekarlath)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/9 "2025-04-18T13:41:16Z")
Can you run AdvancedGenieEditor3.exe within command prompt to see if it gives any logs info ? If you can provide crash logs, I can try help reading them to find out what is happening to you. To do so, inside the “Tools\_Builds” directory inside the game folders, right mouse click on nothing, “Open with command prompt” or something ressembling that words, then “start AdvancedGenieEditor3.exe” and see if the prompt provides anything then tell us the result. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/10 "2025-04-18T20:11:18Z")
The program closes before it even opens. I checked the log, and it’s empty. ---
**Author:** ![Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekarlath/32/146833_2.png) [@Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekarlath)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/11 "2025-04-18T22:53:45Z")
And in your process manager, anything happens ? I mean if the software isn’t starting, it’s not the same as if it crashed directly after launching. Maybe try reinstalling age of empires 2 definitive edition with steam uninstall / install process, it will redownload the latest AGE version in the game folder. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/12 "2025-04-27T21:36:08Z")
Any way to remove Genie Editor’s previous memory? I mean, when I try to choose the path, it still shows my previous mods. Maybe that’s the reason for the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekarlath/32/146833_2.png) [@Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekarlath)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/13 "2025-04-28T02:01:22Z")
Press the definitive version button on top of the settings, it will reapply default paths. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/14 "2025-04-28T10:54:26Z")
Yeah, but I mean removing the previous mods from the memory of Genie Editor, which sadly doesn’t work. Could anyone create this small mod for me in exchange for a coffee? ☕ Janissary: - Accuracy increased from 50% to 60% - Attack dispersion decreased from 0.75 to 0.5 Elite Janissary: - Accuracy increased from 65% to 70% - HP increased from 50 to 55 - Attack dispersion decreased from 0.75 to 0.5 Royal Janissary: - Accuracy increased from 65% to 70% - HP increased from 55 to 60 - Attack dispersion decreased from 0.75 to 0.5 Bombard Tower: - Projectile speed increased from 3 to 4 Cannon Galleon: - Projectile speed increased from 3.5 to 4 - Range decreased from 13 to 12 - Blast radius increased from 0.25 to 0.27 Elite Cannon Galleon: - Projectile speed increased from 3.5 to 4 - Range decreased from 15 to 14 - Blast radius increased from 0.30 to 0.32 Lou Chuan: - Range decreased from 10 to 9 Camel Rider: - Gains +3 bonus damage vs. Elephant armor class Heavy Camel Rider: - Gains +6 bonus damage vs. Elephant armor class Imperial Camel Rider: - Gains +6 bonus damage vs. Elephant armor class Skirmisher: - Gains +1 bonus damage vs. Cavalry Archer armor class Hand Cannoneer: - Removed +1 damage bonus to Spearman armor class Market: - Initial price of food decreased from 150 gold to 140 gold. - Initial value of gold decreased from 81 food to 76 food. ---
**Author:** ![Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekarlath/32/146833_2.png) [@Ekarlath](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekarlath)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/15 "2025-04-28T12:46:40Z")
> [@II.Selim](#): > > Elite Janissary: > > - HP increased from 50 to 55 Their hp are 40, do you want 55 or 45 ? > [@II.Selim](#): > > Lou Chuan: > > - Range decreased from 10 to 9 Range is 13, do you want 9 or 12 ? > [@II.Selim](#): > > Skirmisher: > > - Gains +1 bonus damage vs. Cavalry Archer armor class Also on elite and imperial skirm ? > [@II.Selim](#): > > Market: > > - Initial price of food decreased from 150 gold to 140 gold. > - Initial value of gold decreased from 81 food to 76 food. No idea how to do that and too lazy to search ahaha. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/16 "2025-04-28T13:55:30Z")
> [@Ekarlath](#): > > Their hp are 40, do you want 55 or 45 ? 45 HP so they will end up with 56 HP. > [@Ekarlath](#): > > Range is 13, do you want 9 or 12 ? The wiki says that their anti-unit range is 10 and anti-building range is 13. So decresing both by one. > [@Ekarlath](#): > > Also on elite and imperial skirm ? Just for the non-elite skirmisher. ---
**Author:** ![II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ii.selim/32/186512_2.png) [@II.Selim](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/II.Selim)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/17 "2025-05-14T12:31:43Z")
Have you bought the new DLC? If so, did it solve the issue? ---
**Author:** ![NishizumiMaho21](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nishizumimaho21/32/196746_2.png) [@NishizumiMaho21](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NishizumiMaho21)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/18 "2025-08-20T23:20:06Z")
Hello, I’m also having the issue of can’t open AGE if I’m using the Vanilla DAT file from Base Game, but I can open and modified DAT file just fine if I’m using modder DAT file from other mod like the Krakenmeister Civ Builder DAT file, I can modified it just fine. Any help for this? ---
**Author:** ![KingSteven](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/kingsteven/32/205536_2.png) [@KingSteven](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/KingSteven)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/advanced-genie-editor-doesn-t-work/273183/19 "2026-02-01T12:39:07Z")
I’m also having this issue. I open AGE from the Tools folder in my AOE2DE steam directory. It opens fine. I select AOE2DE from the boxes and it auto-populates the directories for me, including my .dat I click “open” and then it just crashes the whole application. I tried running it as admin but that didn’t do anything. No idea how people are getting it to work. EDIT: I figured it out - for me, the problem was that Genie Editor 3 was installed in two places, a C folder and a D folder. The .dat file was in the C folder, while the Genie Editor 3 I was trying to use was in the D folder. Not sure how it ended up in two places, but when I tried the Genie Editor in the same parent folder as the .dat, it opened fine.