Age of Empires IV – Season Three: Update 24916

October 25th is right around the corner, and with it comes the Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and the Season Three: Anniversary Update! We’re excited to celebrate with you all and thought we’d get the party started with an early and in-depth view of everything you can expect from Season Three, including new civilizations, challenges, achievements, features and more. Whether you’re interested in honing new strategies with the Malians and Ottomans, building your skillset with Art of War challenges, competing in 1v1 Solo Ranked or competing with friends in the all-new Team Ranked, or earning a set of Age-themed rewards, we’ve got a little bit of something for every play-style coming your way with the Season Three: Anniversary.

Here’s just a sample of what you can look forward to in the update!

• Two new civilizations, the Ottomans and Malians, along with corresponding Art of War challenges, Masteries and Achievements!
  
• The started of Ranked Season Three, the introduction of Team Ranked and brand new rewards!
  
• Use Taunts against your opponents and spice up your games with Cheats!
  
• Eight New Maps and Two New Biomes!
  
• Naval Balance Rework brings new opportunity to Naval matches!
  
• Waypoint Markers to set unit paths!

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Thanks again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!

—The Age of Empires Team

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

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[h2]New Civilizations[/h2]

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

[h3]:alertalert: DISCLAIMER[/h3]This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

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[h2]Hotfix 26139[/h2]

This hotfix resolves an issue where the game would incorrectly launch in English only and not your selected language while playing on Windows. You should now be able to play the game in the available languages, which you can see in the dropdown below.

Available Languages
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• English
  
• French
  
• Italian
  
• German
  
• Spanish - Spain
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Portuguese - Brazil
  
• Russian
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Spanish - Latin America
  
• Traditional Chinese
  
• Turkish
  
• Vietnamese
  
• Czech
  
• Danish
  
• Dutch
  
• Finnish
  
• Greek
  
• Hungarian
  
• Norwegian
  
• Polish
  
• Portuguese - Portugal
  
• Swedish

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If you find a bug or run into any other issues, please check out our Support Articles or Send us a Ticket!