Age of Empires II: HD Edition (v5.8) represents the final major state of the 2013 remaster before the franchise shifted focus to the Definitive Edition
The year 2017-2018 was a golden era for HD Edition mods on the Steam Workshop. Version 5.8 is the last version that supports legacy mod formats like *.drs and older *.lua scripts before the backend changed for DE. Many custom campaigns and total conversions (like Age of Chivalry ) never made the jump to DE and run flawlessly on v58. age of empires ii hd edition v58 portable
Elephant Archers received increased armor against anti-archer attacks, and the training time for Eagle Scouts was increased to match Eagle Warriors. Technical Fixes: Age of Empires II: HD Edition (v5