Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition News

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[h2]Age of Empires IV[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466860/Age_of_Empires_IV_Anniversary_Edition/

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

https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/
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[h2]Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/933110/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition/
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[h2]Age of Empires: Definitive Edition[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017900/Age_of_Empires_Definitive_Edition/

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[h2]Age of Mythology[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/266840/Age_of_Mythology_Extended_Edition/

Come dive into another update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This is a large one with balance changes, bug fixes, and more, including Romans added to Ranked Play! Plus, Piglins and Creepers have entered through a strange portal in an all-new Minecraft Legends Event!

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

• Romans enabled for Ranked Play!
  
• Minecraft Legends event!
  
• Bug fixes based on your feedback!
  
• 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!

💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum
🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official Discord

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 87863◆

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[h2]Minecraft Legends Event[/h2]

[h3]                🤍June 27th – July 11th🤍[/h3]

Hello and welcome to the monthly Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Event!

This month we have some strange invaders coming from another game: Minecraft Legends!

A portal has been opened and hordes of Piglins and Creepers are already attacking our poor villagers, it’s time to fight back!

We hope you enjoy this particular event, good luck have fun.

New Rewards!

TODAY through July 11th, complete the in-game tasks within the time limit to unlock exclusive rewards!


[h3]Event F.A.Q.[/h3]

🢂 Q: Do I have to complete the challenges on consecutive days?
[expand]While challenges don’t have to be completed on consecutive days, only one challenge can be completed per day.

This means that you will need to play at least five different days to complete all of the challenges.
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🢂 Q: When is the last day I can complete the daily challenges?
[expand]The Minecraft Legends Event concludes July 11th.
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🢂 Q: What do I do if I accidentally unsubscribe from a special mod?
[expand]No problem! All you need to do is click your Profile Icon on the main menu, select Event Mods (under Collection), and then check the unlocked event mod you want to enable!
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🢂 Q: How do I change my profile icon?
[expand]You can update your profile icon in your profile:

1. On the main menu, click the Profile Icon next to your name.
   
2. You should now be in the Profile Icons tab under Collections.
   
3. Select your favorite icon, then click the Select Icon button to lock in your choice.
   
4. You’re done!
   

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🢂 Q: How do I download and enable mods?
[expand]For information about how to subscribe to and prioritize your mods, visit this article.
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[h2]Message from the Dev Team[/h2]
After last months brief May/June overview from the development team, we wanted to follow up with a quick message from them about some great new additions coming to our game on the server side. These will be live TODAY. Our dev team will have more to share in the coming months about new features that are work in-progress, server-side updates, and more!

[h3]API Match History Privacy[/h3]
We’ve made a small, but significant, change to our match history API. This makes it so games that are marked as non-observable (no spectators allowed) cannot be found through third-party services. This helps tournament contestants train privately to ensure their strategies don’t leak and so they don’t get spied upon before a tournament.

In order to hide your match, simply set your multiplayer lobby’s visibility to private, or uncheck the ‘Allow Spectators’ box.

[h3]Matchmaking Speed[/h3]
We’ve heard your complaints about long queue times and have taken action to shorten them! This change will affect everyone whose queue times are shorter than 7 minutes. On average, you’ll notice a queue time reduction of around 20 to 30 seconds (20 seconds around the 1000 ELO mark, 30 seconds for the higher and lower ELOs).

After evaluating our initial results, we may tweak this a little further to shorten it by 45 seconds to a minute!

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.

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 14 @ 2:00p PT / 5:00p ET / 21:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

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

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Routine server updates and maintenance.

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]This coming Wednesday, June 14th, the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for regular maintenance. Please note:

• Ranked matchmaking will disabled exactly one hour before the maintenance window to prevent disruption to newly-formed matches.
  
  
• Any matches still in progress at the start of the maintenance window will be disrupted when it begins.
  
  
• DURING THE MAINTENANCE WINDOW, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE GAME, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCHMAKE OR ACCESS ANY ONLINE FEATURES.

To prevent any interruptions, we recommend wrapping up any games at least 10 minutes before the maintenance window. The downtime is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours. You can watch this thread with any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

Today’s hotfix is aimed at addressing stability and performance issues, along with some pathing fixes.

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.

💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum
🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official Discord

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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         ◆ HOTFIX 85614◆

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

• Addressed issues with units sliding backwards while attacking.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Custom Scenario filter option did not show up in the Lobby & Spectator Browsers.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Grey AI player would instantly get defeated at the start of the second Hautevilles scenario.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Back to Work command did not reliably send villagers back to the last task assigned.
  
• Fixed an issue where villagers which were luring a boar were walking needlessly curved/zagged paths.
  
• Fixed an issue where grouped units could turn immobile temporarily.
  
• Fixed an issue where monks could sometimes walk forward after a successful conversion.
  
• Fixed an issue where ranged units would occasionally walk forward instead of shooting visible enemy units.
  
• Fixed an issue where Caravanserais unintentionally healed additional types of units, rather than just trade carts.
  
• Fixed an issue with monks sometimes not healing nearby units when idle.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when opening AoE II: DE links for spectating.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when setting hotkeys.
  
• Fixed an issue where only up to 4 units were released upon the death of the unit they were garrisoned in (ex: Siege Tower).
  
• Fixed an issue where the player dropdown menu and score did not update properly when spectating.

[h2]Return of Rome[/h2]

• Fixed issues where the Escape key would not fully function in the Lobby Browser and Spectate Games tabs.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Persian tech tree would show that they could make chariots.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Extreme’ difficulty AI player may get its soldiers stuck at an enemy wall.
  
• Rebalanced AI player difficulty to be noticeably easier to beat on lower difficulty levels.
  
• Fixed an issue where AI could fail to stop attacking when desired.
  
• Fixed an issue where AI player transport behavior would be incorrectly disabled.
  
• Fixed localized voice over issues with the Pyrrhus campaign.
  
• Fixed an issue where in-game sounds could become muffled.
  
• Fixed an issue where the population cap of the 4th Pyrrhus campaign mission, Savior of the Greeks, was higher than intended.
  
• Fixed an issue where most Watch Towers didn’t show fire particles when controlled by an enemy.
  
• D3 mode now allows Solid Farms to be toggled off.

[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.

We announced recently that we would be bringing back a few of the previous campaigns to Return of Rome, including the Ascent of Egypt tutorial campaign, plus The First Punic War campaign. These campaigns will launch in future updates and more details about their release will be available soon.

We also ran a poll to let you decide which campaigns you would like to see come back and be playable in Return of Rome. The results are in! We will be bringing back Glory of Greece and Voices of Babylon!

[h3]Glory of Greece[/h3]

[h3]Voices of Babylon[/h3]