Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Gameplay has been refined with fixes to unit behavior, technologies, and civilization bonuses to ensure mechanics work as intended. Pathfinding and economic interactions, such as Mule Cart positioning, have also been improved for smoother play.
• quote][b]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![/b]
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• quote]💬 [b]DISCUSS:[/b] [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/age-of-empires-ii/] Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum[/url]
• 🗣 [b]JOIN:[/b] [url=https://discord.gg/ageofempires] The Age of Empires Official Discord[/url][/quote]

✨ New Features

• 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. Enjoy the update!
• quote][i][b]Developer Note:[/b] We did want to follow up on information we shared in previous patch notes, however, and talk a bit more about Console bugs and the problems some of you have been having with your experience.

⚠️ Known Issues

• For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our [url=https://twitter.com/ageofempires]social channels[/url].[/quote]

✨ New Features

• p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/879fa86fabdf006ccfe451ab68d4d160bd2f2273.png"][/img]Over the last few years, we’ve brought one of the most beloved real-time strategy games of all time to Xbox, and PlayStation 5. Today, a new era dawns: [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i], is now ava
• Working with our partner Feral Interactive, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available for macOS, bringing one of the most popular real-time strategy games available on Windows to Mac fans for the first time. If you're an existing owner of the game on Steam, you now can play the macOS ve
• /p][h2]The Definitive Way to Play[/h2][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/55734b2c860612664a6a3d24f23523367feae923.png"][/img]As the latest iteration of this storied game, [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] arrives on macOS as an Apple silicon native version, with the benefit of more
• /p][h2]What’s Included?[/h2][table noborder="1" equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"][tr][td][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/e58ee4e77e973514e6b2143fd492a5b25fe69140.png"][/img][/p][/td][td][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/e668744eb684e2a6f512a29d3095253b37cddceb.jpg"][/img][/p][/td][td][p]

✨ New Features

• Empire builders hungry for more will also have access to a large — and still-expanding — stable of DLC purchasable from day one. Players can explore wide-ranging content, from [i]Return of Rome[/i], which transplants the original [i]Age of Empires[/i] experience into the modern engine, to [i]The Las
• i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] lands on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/]Steam[/url] for macOS on May 28th, with a Mac App Store release to come later in the year. Keep your eyes trained on our [url=https://x.com/AgeOfEmpires/]social f

🔧 Bug Fixes

• /p][h3]Check out the PUP Notes[/h3][p]Steam owners can view the patch notes here: [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/813780/discussions/36/806849453058204524/"]🛠 May Public Update Preview Notes![/url] [i](Note that you must own the game and log in to Steam to access the PUP forum.)[/i]
• /p][h3]How to participate in the PUP[/h3][p]Steam owners can download the [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] PUP by following the instructions below:
• Navigate to your Steam library and right click on [i][b]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.[/b][/i]
• Select "Properties…" at the bottom of the menu.
• Select the "Game Versions & Betas" tab on the left.

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Hello Community! Today we’re shipping a patch that includes some diagnostic tools that are going to help us get some more information about issues that some users are experiencing on Xbox Consoles, and as part of that we wanted to provide some awareness that we’re closely tracking the problems you’r
• Our Console and our PC versions of the game are quite different under the hood. The Console versions include several unique UI and gameplay systems alongside underlying technology and engineering differences that mean certain kinds of issues will often need to be handled in slightly or significantly

✨ New Features

• quote][i][b]Developer Note:[/b] While this brief update is mostly a communication about what’s to come, we’d also like to add some context that we’ve got a lot of capacity dedicated to improving quality of life for our Console players over the next year and in general.
• Looking ahead, you should start to see an increased volume of fixes and changes in future patch notes that serve to uplift the experience on Console even further. This will come from an increased concentration on your Console experience overall, and you’ll see this play out over an extended period o
• The Age II:DE Team[/i][/quote]
• quote]💬 [b]DISCUSS:[/b] [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/age-of-empires-ii/] Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum[/url]
• 🗣 [b]JOIN:[/b] [url=https://discord.gg/ageofempires] The Age of Empires Official Discord[/url][/quote]

⚠️ Known Issues

• /quote]
• For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our [url=https://twitter.com/ageofempires]social channels[/url].[/quote]
• quote][h2]Minor Update 175278[/h2]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• b]While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to which to look forward in today’s build, here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:[/b]
• *] Console stability improvements[/list]
• quote][b]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![/b]

⚠️ Known Issues

• For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our [url=https://twitter.com/ageofempires]social channels[/url].[/quote]

✨ New Features

• There's something in the water in PC gaming right now. Specifically, ships. Lots of ships. Earlier this month, Facepunch Studios weighed anchor on Rust's massive naval update, adding player-made boats and a vast offshore region for survivors to explore. Now, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is g

🔧 Bug Fixes

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

✨ New Features

• *] New Voice Chat feature for Multiplayer lobbies
• *] New regional garrison flag graphics
• *] New civilization-specific flags for waypoints and gather points
• *] New Profile Icons for each civilization
• *] Pachacuti Campaign update[/list]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• /quote]

⚠️ Known Issues

• For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our [url=https://twitter.com/ageofempires]social channels[/url].[/quote]
• quote][h2]Minor Update 169409[/h2]
• Fixed an issue that would cause [i]The Last Chieftains[/i]'s achievements to unlock prematurely upon launching the game. This may cause some previous content achievements to trigger prematurely if any [i]The Last Chieftains[/i]'s achievements were previously unlocked. Unfortunately, any achievements

✨ New Features

• Explore medieval South America and play as three captivating new civilizations, each with their own unique units and technologies: [b]Mapuche[/b], [b]Muisca[/b], and [b]Tupi[/b].

✨ New Features

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• quote][h2]Muisca Castle[/h2]
• img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/736f3a25fa172356b99e918924e4d42abb1fd97f.png[/img][/quote]
• quote][h2]Muisca Wonder[/h2]
• img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/559af0a654c45ff2cdccdfeaa58d0c66818a40ac.png[/img][/quote]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• *]Champi Warriors and Archery Range units get increased melee armor in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Ages.

✨ New Features

• *]Villagers can garrison in Settlements.
• *]Fallen units return a percentage of their cost.
• *]Archery Range and Barracks upgrades cost less food.
• *]Team Bonus: Towers and Castles provide extra population space.
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✨ New Features

• Have you ever wondered how buildings and units are created for [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i]? Today, we go behind the scenes, talking to the talented artists at Forgotten Empires about the process and challenges of bringing these intricate new designs to life for our latest expansion,
• i]The new Building Set for The Last Chieftains in all of its glory.[/i]
• Another tricky part was the [b]gold ornaments[/b]. To make them really shine and stand out, we added an extra light source that only affects those details, giving them that rich golden glow.

⚖️ Balance Changes

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• i]Guacolda – Campaign Hero[/i]
• h3]Inma, 3D Artist[/h3]

✨ New Features

• This ranged cavalryman hurls bolas to slow down opponents. Bolas Riders make excellent raiders and can disrupt enemy forces with hit-and-run tactics.
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• quote][h3]Unique Technologies[/h3]
• h3]Malon[/h3]
• i]A punitive raid carried out by Mapuche warriors, the malon hung like a dark cloud over the Mapuche’s Spanish foes. Its objectives could variously entail conquest, plunder, or revenge.[/i]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• *]Infantry, Slingers, and Skirmishers get increased HP in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Ages.
• *]Team Bonus: Spearmen and Skirmishers increased LoS.

✨ New Features

• Set sail for a new naval adventure in [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i]!
• Naval prowess was a cornerstone of empire building in the Middle Ages. From Viking raids, to Italian trade and Portuguese exploration, many civilizations leveraged the seas and rivers to establish their dominance. To do this history justice, the next update will bring expanded naval gameplay in [i]A
• h2]Two New Ship Lines[/h2]
• Several existing ships have also received new animations, including moving sails or oars.
• h3]New and Updated Technologies[/h3]

⚖️ Balance Changes

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• b]Below, you can find a preview of the changes coming to naval warfare with the update on February 17th![/b]
• h2]General Changes[/h2]