Sometimes the DLL has permission issues on Windows 10/11.
With disciplined practice, reaching 1400 ELO is achievable for most players. Breaking 1600 requires around 300–500 hours. 2000+ is professional-level (top 0.1%).
To break into high ELO, you cannot rely on intuition alone. Memorize these top-tier build orders: steam apirajasdll age of empires 2 top
Use the mod “Interactive Build Order Guide” from the Steam Workshop to practice.
Steam automatically installs required dependencies, but sometimes: Sometimes the DLL has permission issues on Windows 10/11
After these changes, you should maintain 120+ FPS even with 500 units on screen.
| Fix | Effectiveness | Difficulty | |-----|---------------|-------------| | Verify integrity of game files (Steam) | ✅ Very high | Easy | | Reinstall Visual C++ Redistributables | ✅ High | Medium | | Exclude AoE2 folder from antivirus | ✅ High | Easy | | Manually replace steam_api64.dll (from trusted source) | ⚠️ Medium (risk of malware) | Medium | | Reinstall the game | ✅ Certain | Time-consuming | To break into high ELO, you cannot rely on intuition alone
| Rank | Player Name (Steam) | Rating | Wins | Losses | Win Rate | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | [GL] TheViper | 2650+ | 1200+ | 150 | ~88% | | 2 | [aM] Liereyy | 2600+ | 900+ | 130 | ~87% | | 3 | [aM] DauT | 2550+ | 1100+ | 200 | ~84% | | 4 | Mr_Yo | 2520+ | 850+ | 160 | ~84% | | 5 | [GL] Tatoh | 2500+ | 950+ | 180 | ~84% | | 6 | [aM] ACCM | 2480+ | 800+ | 170 | ~82% | | 7 | The_Max | 2450+ | 750+ | 140 | ~84% | | 8 | [SuL] Vinchester | 2440+ | 600+ | 120 | ~83% | | 9 | [GL] Hera | 2430+ | 1000+ | 200 | ~83% | | 10 | [aM] MbL | 2410+ | 700+ | 150 | ~82% |