Instant in-game opponent scouting for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Shows your opponent's rating, civ tendencies, likely openings, smurf probability, and session state. Right on top of the game while you play.
Project page: https://www.thinkingslightly.com/aoe2-opponent-stats-ui-overlay/
- Portable .exe (latest) — ~6 MB, no install, just run
- All releases + installers — MSI / NSIS / older versions
See CHANGELOG.md for what's new.
Windows 10/11. Steam version of AoE2DE. SmartScreen will warn — click More info → Run anyway (not signed).
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Scout summary
- Smurf probability (0–95%). Hover for the signals behind it.
- Session state: fresh session, warming up, deep grind
- Playstyle: early / mid / late-game player
- Likely openings by their civ pick (Tower rush, Donjon rush, Fast scouts, Drush FC, etc.) with confidence %
- Drops badge: rage-quit signal
ELO performance (per format — 1v1 / TG)
- Career games, winrate, streak
- ELO trend chart + net change
- Rating range, last 5 W/L sequence
- Record on the current match's map
Top 5 civ tendencies (per format)
- Pie chart of top 5 civs with share %, games, winrate
- Most-played vs highest-WR civ called out separately
- ⚠ Mirror civ alert if their main matches your pick
Activity
- Games today / this week
- Their last 5 matches: civ, map, ELO change, time ago
Build advice — PLAN card (1v1)
- Predicts their likely opening from civ + map + recent picks, confidence-tagged
- Counter direction + your recommended opener and a generic dark-age → feudal build order
- Key units to make, do's / don'ts, and the danger window
Plus your own stats bar above the opponents and a faded "last match" view after the game ends.
Ctrl+Shift+R— force refreshCtrl+Shift+C— toggle click-through (clicks pass to the game)- ⚙ gear icon — settings: pick which sections show, set background opacity, change language
Single always-on-top overlay. On a new match the opponent + plan cards open for 2 min (visible countdown), then the opponent card auto-collapses so the build order stays in focus. Click any card header to expand/collapse it.
English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Português (BR), Русский, Polski, 中文, 한국어. Pick yours in Settings.
| Tool | Auto-detect opp | Per-format split | Smurf detection | Opening prediction | Civ pie chart | In-game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aoe2companion (web/mobile) | ✗ manual lookup | partial | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ browser/phone |
| aoe2insights.com | ✗ manual lookup | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Discord !opp bots | ✗ chat command | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CaptureAge | spectator only | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | spec client |
| OBS browser overlays | partial | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | viewer only |
| Insta Scout | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
All stats come from aoe2companion.com.
Your Steam ID is read locally to find your current match; stats are fetched from aoe2companion. An anonymous, opt-out usage ping (a random per-install ID + app version only — never your Steam ID, profile, name, or match data) lets install counts be tracked; turn it off in Settings → Appearance. With it off, the app talks to GitHub directly for update checks. Full details in SECURITY.md.
- Stats API — aoe2companion.com (maintained by Dennis Keil / denniske).
- Build-order icons — resource, unit, building and gaia icons from denniske/aoe2companion; age icons from SiegeEngineers/aoe2techtree.
- Game assets — Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition icons and civilization names are © Microsoft Corporation. This is an unofficial fan tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
- Build orders & strategy — generic, community-standard openings and counter heuristics authored for this project; not copied from any specific guide.
MIT (applies to this project's own code; bundled game icons remain © Microsoft.)
Not affiliated with Microsoft, Xbox Game Studios, World's Edge, or Forgotten Empires. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a trademark of its respective owners. Use at your own risk.