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We delivered what we thought would be our final patch of the year on November 19th, and then your diligent eyes spotted a bug. We’ve wrapped up one final gift as part of this year’s Season’s Feast, and today’s hotfix brings with it a quick Malians bug fix heading into the holidays.[list][*] Fixed an issue with the Malian Mansa Javelineer’s Farimba unlock being available at the Archery Range in Feudal Age.[/list][quote]💬 [b]DISCUSS:[/b] [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/age-of-empires-iv/] Official Forum[/url]\n💬 [b]DISCUSS:[/b] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1466860/discussions/] Steam Forum[/url]\n🗣 [b]JOIN:[/b] [url=https://discord.gg/ageofempires] Official Discord[/url][/quote]\nThanks again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make [i]Age of Empires[/i] what it is today!\n\n—The [i]Age of Empires[/i] Team\n\n[quote][h3]:alertalert: [b]DISCLAIMER[/b][/h3]This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. 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