<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Conquerors	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
,	O
The	O
Conquerors	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
five	O
new	O
civilizations	O
(	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
,	O
Mayans	B-Protocol
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Koreans	O
,	O
and	O
Huns	O
)	O
,	O
four	O
new	O
campaigns	O
,	O
eleven	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
twenty-six	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
different	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	O
Forgotten	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Conquerors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
another	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
also	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
The	O
African	O
Kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Steam	B-Application
expansion	O
,	O
entitled	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Rajas	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
all	O
previous	O
expansions	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
expansion	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Last	O
Khans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
released	O
yet	O
another	O
expansion	O
,	O
"	O
Lords	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
the	O
Sicilians	O
and	O
Burgundians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
left	O
unchanged	O
,	O
but	O
five	O
new	O
civilizations	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
:	O
the	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Huns	O
,	O
Koreans	O
,	O
Mayans	B-Protocol
and	O
Aztecs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aztecs	B-Application
and	O
Mayans	B-Protocol
lack	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
train	O
cavalry	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
partially	O
balanced	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
start	O
with	O
Eagle	O
Warrior	O
infantry	O
units	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
advantages	O
that	O
cavalry	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micromanagement	O
is	O
made	O
easier	O
by	O
an	O
improved	O
scripted	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
villagers	O
and	O
siege	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
receives	O
a	O
whimsical	O
marriage	O
proposal	O
from	O
Honoria	O
,	O
prompting	O
him	O
to	O
concentrate	O
his	O
raids	O
in	O
Gaul	B-Application
,	O
defeating	O
Burgundy	O
,	O
Metz	O
,	O
and	O
Orléans	O
before	O
withstanding	O
the	O
onslaught	O
of	O
a	O
Roman	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Montezuma	O
campaign	O
opens	O
with	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
responding	O
to	O
various	O
prophecies	O
by	O
taking	O
possession	O
of	O
numerous	O
shrines	O
in	O
the	O
jungle	O
,	O
over	O
the	O
opposition	O
of	O
their	O
opponents	O
,	O
the	O
Tlatiluco	O
,	O
the	O
Tepanaca	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xochimilco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Tlaxcala	O
have	O
been	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Texcoco	O
and	O
Tlacopan	O
betray	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
and	O
are	O
promptly	O
defeated	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spanish	O
then	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
shores	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
in	O
search	O
of	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
Hernán	O
Cortés	O
destroys	O
his	O
transports	O
to	O
indicate	O
his	O
resolve	O
to	O
make	O
good	O
his	O
claim	O
on	O
the	O
Aztec	B-Application
Empire	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aztecs	B-Application
fail	O
to	O
protect	O
Tabasco	O
from	O
the	O
Spanish	O
and	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
the	O
Spanish	O
are	O
their	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Tlaxcala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vindlandsaga	O
shows	O
Erik	O
the	O
Red	O
's	O
expedition	O
to	O
Newfoundland	O
,	O
showcasing	O
raids	O
on	O
the	O
British	O
coastline	O
,	O
the	O
subjugation	O
of	O
Greenland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fending	O
off	O
of	O
Skræling	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
as	O
the	O
Vikings	O
found	O
a	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Collector	O
Edition	O
Soundtrack	O
CD	O
's	O
tracklist	O
gives	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Conquerors	O
,	O
had	O
reached	O
4.1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
