Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition News

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[h2]Age of Empires: Definitive Edition[/h2]

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[h2]Age of Mythology[/h2]

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A previous update to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition brought with it two additional campaigns for owners of the Return of Rome DLC! Both of the campaigns selected by community vote; Glory of Greece and Voices of Babylon are now available for you to play and enjoy.

You can access the new campaigns by transitioning your game into Return of Rome, then navigating to Single Player and selecting the Campaigns option. From here, select the new ‘Return of Rome‘ tab on the side of the campaign menu.


You can read more details about the Glory of Greece and Voices of Babylon campaigns below!

[h3]All Campaigns Available in Return of Rome[/h3]

• Ascent of Egypt
  
• Trajan
  
• Pyrrhus of Epirus
  
• Sargon of Akkad
  
• The First Punic War
  
• Glory of Greece (NEW!)
• Voices of Babylon (NEW!)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141580/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Return_of_Rome/
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[h2]Glory of Greece[/h2]
Battle to establish the Greek Empire and create history as one of the world’s mightiest empires across 8 scenarios in the Glory of Greece campaign. Set out and earn the reputation of the Greek Empire, take command of the mighty armies of Alexander the Great, and topple the walls of Troy during the Trojan war!

Follow the Greeks from their Bronze Age beginnings to the height of the Hellenic era. Step into the sandals of famous Greek heroes like Achilles, Pericles, Xenophon, and Alexander the Great to build a civilization spanning the ancient world from the Mediterranean to India.

[h3]Glory of Greece Scenarios[/h3]

“War! The rivalry between Hellas and Persia has reignited after the irruption of the Macedonians into the region, and the Greeks have been united under you, Alexander of Macedon.”

[h3]=> Scenario List Here[/h3]
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1. Claiming Territory
   
2. Acropolis
   
3. The Conquest of Crete
   
4. The Trojan War
   
5. Colonization of Ionia
   
6. The Siege of Athens
   
7. Xenophon’s March
   
8. Alexander the Great

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[h2]Voices of Babylon[/h2]
Guide Babylon to power through her struggles, and onto greatness throughout 8 scenarios in the Voices of Babylon campaign. Persuade the neighboring fledgling empires to join you, through persuasion or conquest when necessary. Defend the frontier cities from raiders, and liberate Babylon from the oppression of Assyrian invaders!

For centuries, Babylon was the envy of the world. Her Hanging Gardens and eminent ziggurats inspired legends that echoed throughout the ages. Her greatest king, Hammurabi, gave the world its first law code. Lead this majestic city from its remarkable rise to its staggering fall, and restore it once again to greatness.

[h3]Voices of Babylon Scenarios[/h3]

“An Assyrian General named Tiglath-Pileser has rebelled against his king and has taken the throne. He is willing to support our new King Nabonassar to retake land lost to the Aramaeans, our common enemy.”

[h3]=> Scenario List Here[/h3]
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1. The Holy Man
   
2. The Tigris Valley
   
3. Lost
   
4. I Shall Return
   
5. The Great Hunt
   
6. The Caravan
   
7. Lord of the Euphrates
   
8. The Conquest of Nineveh

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We hope you enjoy the addition of the Glory of Greece and Voices of Babylon campaigns to Return of Rome!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141580/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Return_of_Rome/

Show off your love for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and customize your player icons with glorious new animated options! Each pack features eight animated icons themed around memes, diverse and historically inspired art, and familiar Age situations.

Choose from three new cosmetic DLC packs from Steam and enjoy these incredible animated icons in your favorite game, or collect them all with a discount!

🎨 La Hire's Dry Humor
🎨 Joan's Marvelous Moving Masterpieces
🎨 Barbarossa's Barrel of Pickled Goods
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https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36502/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Animated_Icons_Bundle_Vol_1/

We've partnered with GamerLegion to promote Mangudai Madness during their December Custom Map Challenge!

Can you defend your Wonder against 20 waves of enemies? Check out their video for tips, tricks, and prizes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFrBE1YDidg

[h2]New Challenge Scenario: Mangudai Madness![/h2]
Introducing Mangudai Madness, a new limited-time challenge scenario in the vein of Barbarossa Brawl and Mongol Raiders! Can you defend the Wonder against increasingly challenging waves using only your army of Mangudai?

The setup is simple: you have a Wonder to defend, Mangudai, and access to techs. Strategize how you will spend your resources and use the terrain to your advantage. Take on waves of Teutonic Knights, Throwing Axemen, Onagers, tanky Saboteurs — and a very special campaign hero unit if you can make it to the final wave!

Mangudai Madness is supported with a leaderboard. Challenge your friends and put those micro skills to the test!

Welcome to an exciting update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! We’ve got lots of quality-of-life features coming your way, pathfinding and formation fixes, plus a new challenge scenario: Mangudai Madness!

While there are plenty of notable things to look forward to in today’s build, here’s some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:

• New QoL (Quality of Life) Features:
  
  • Enhanced Unit UI
    
  • Lockable gates during construction
    
  • Enhanced tooltips for unit icons.
• New Mod Validator
  
• New Challenge Scenario: Mangudai Madness
  
• Bug fixes based on your feedback
  
• Pathfinding and Formations fixes
  
• Balance changes

Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand.

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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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

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         ◆ UPDATE 99311◆

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[h2]New Challenge Scenario: Mangudai Madness![/h2]
Introducing Mangudai Madness, a new limited-time challenge scenario in the vein of Barbarossa Brawl and Mongol Raiders! Can you defend the Wonder against increasingly challenging waves using only your army of Mangudai?

The setup is simple: you have a Wonder to defend, Mangudai, and access to techs. Strategize how you will spend your resources and use the terrain to your advantage. Take on waves of Teutonic Knights, Throwing Axemen, Onagers, tanky Saboteurs — and a very special campaign hero unit if you can make it to the final wave!

Mangudai Madness is supported with a leaderboard. Challenge your friends and put those micro skills to the test!

[h2]NEW! Animated Player Icons[/h2]


Starting today, you can customize your player icons with glorious new animated options! Choose from three new cosmetic DLC packs from Steam and enjoy these incredible animated icons in your favorite game, or collect them all with a discount!

Please note: These icons provide no gameplay benefit and are purely cosmetic.

• La Hire’s Dry Humor Collection is a set of eight animated recognizable situations, funny animations and memes.
  
• Joan’s Marvelous Moving Masterpieces are a display of eight animated historically inspired art pieces showing the diversity from across all the lands.
  
• Barbarossa’s Barrel of Pickled Goods contains a fine selection of eight animated art pieces and Age of Empires logic and other memes.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36502/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Animated_Icons_Bundle_Vol_1/

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.

[h2]Hotfix 99404[/h2]
[h3]Stability & Performance[/h3]

• Fixed a crash introduced with Update 99311.
  
• Fixed a rare issue where units could move to the edge of the map when issuing an attack move or patrol command.