Age of Empires: Definitive Edition News

Today’s update introduces a variety of fixes targeted at improving the stability of the game. The list is fairly short, but we hope that these fixes will solve a variety of issues preventing players from enjoying the game.

💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition - Update 35199 Discussion

Keep those Wonders building!

—The Age of Empires Team

• Added a dependency in order to prevent audio issues caused by not running the correct version of DirectX.
  
• Fixed an issue where the cursor would change to a repair hammer when hovering over buildings at 100% health.
  
• Fixed an issue where certain units would deal far greater damage than intended in Classic Mode.
  
• Corrected certain tooltips which referenced to deprecated systems and game modes.
  
• Fixed a crash triggered when kicking a player from a game lobby.
  
• Implemented additional fixes to counteract a variety random crashes.
  
• Fixed several text alignment issues.
  

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers)
WHEN: Monday, February 24 @ 1:00p PT / 4:00p ET / 21:00 UTC
ESTIMATED DOWNTIME: 2 hours

GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED:

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

DETAILS:
Happy February, everyone! This coming Monday, we will be taking the multiplayer servers offline for maintenance to implement new player reporting and to lay the groundwork for our Age 2: DE February update later in the week.

:alertalert: While you will still be able to launch the game, you will not be able to matchmake or access any other online features while the servers are offline.

Maintenance should take approximately TWO HOURS. We'll update this thread with any new information, updates, or changes to the schedule as we work; this is also where we'll announce the all clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

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Hello, and welcome to our first Age of Empires: Definitive Edition update of the new year!

Today's build features several crash fixes, performance optimizations, game improvements, and even a few new features that are now available in the game: such as an Eye Candy slider to modify how much foliage shows up in the game, an ELO pop-up at the end of ranked matches, and new cross-platform invitations so you can more easily play with your friends on Steam and the Microsoft Store. Give it a download, then come join our community to talk about your experience or any ideas you have for Age: DE:

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💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Official Forum)
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We hope you enjoy the latest changes, and will see you on the battlefield!

—The Age of Empires Team

• Implemented several performance optimizations for lower-end systems.
  
• Added a performance setting to select how much Foliage is displayed in the game. Look for the Eye Candy option in the settings menu.
  
• Added the ability to send cross-platform invitations to join a match.
  
• Improved the rate at which game lobby settings communicate and replicate to other clients.

• Added a pop-up displaying your ELO changes following a ranked match.
  

• Implemented fixes to address several game crashes.
  
• Fixed an issue which prevented the lobby browser from properly refreshing.
  
• Implemented a potential fix for firewall issues with LAN servers on certain setups.
  
• Improved loading times when starting up the game.
  
• Improved the contrast of text lettering on several screens.
  
• Fixed several minor UI and localization errors.
  

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