Welcome to a small update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This is the second of two small patches originally planned to address issues reported in the most recent update.
Today’s patch addresses gameplay issues and bugs reported by the community. Please check out our Known Issues page to see a list of these issues.
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
Remember that you’ll need to update your game in the Microsoft Store:
- Open the Microsoft Store.
- Click the [∙ ∙ ∙ ] symbol next to your profile picture.
- Select Downloads and updates.
- Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game!
- Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 155976.
If you are unable to launch the game after downloading the update, make sure you add (or re-add) the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition client or folder as an exception to your firewall and antivirus program.
That’s it; you’re ready to play!
Remember that you’ll need to update your game in Steam:
- Open Steam.
- Click on Library to see your games list.
- Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window.
- [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update.
- Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 155976.
That’s it; you’re ready to play!
Remember that you’ll need to update your game in the Xbox App for Windows.
- Open the Xbox app.
- Games that are installed show up on the left side of the app.
- Hover over the game or click it, and then select Update.
- [If the new build does not download automatically,] hover over the game, select More Options (…), choose Manage. Under the Files tab, choose the option to Check for Updates.
- Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 155976.
That’s it; you’re ready to play!
- Under the games tab from the PlayStation Home Screen Locate the game and hover over it. Make sure not to select it!
- While hovering over the game press the Pause button (☰) on your controller.
- In the new pop up menu select the Check for Update option.
- If there is a new update available, this will automatically start the download. If your game is on the most recent version, selecting this option will confirm that information for you.
That’s it; you’re ready to play!
Please note that custom mods may not be compatible with the latest game update. If you are experiencing issues launching or playing the game after downloading the new build, try disabling your installed mods before trying again.
Still having trouble? Visit our support site!
Game
General
- Fixed an issue where Microsoft Store / Game Pass on PC failed to recognize installed DLC.
Stability & Performance
- Fixed an issue where launching the game from CaptureAge with Steam not running triggered an assertion and crash instead of gracefully handling the Steam initialization error.
Graphics
- Fixed an issue where 3D Water rendering failed to display, showing flat water even with the 3D Water option enabled.
UI
- Fixed an issue where civilizations remained hidden to spectators even after the match started when Hide Civilizations and a spectator delay were enabled.
Hotkeys
- Fixed an issue where the Elite Cannon Galleon lacked a training hotkey after researching the upgrade, preventing production via hotkey.
Consoles
- Fixed an issue where appropriate player usernames were incorrectly censored.
Gameplay
General
- Fixed an issue where units could skip subsequent shift-queued attack targets if an earlier target was destroyed.
- Fixed an issue where Onagers could stop after the first target when given shift-queued attack orders.
- Fixed an issue where chickens and their variants could be lured/pushed to the Town Center instead of remaining unlurable as intended.
- Fixed an issue where deleting a Scorpion mid-shot could let its projectile destroy resource nodes.
- Fixed an issue where farms could gain infinite food.
- Fixed an issue where Poles bonus gold generation while mining stone was inconsistent.
- Fixed an issue where the Cenotes map failed to spawn the standard four starting sheep near the player.
Campaign
- Attila the Hun #1: ‘The Scourge of God’: Fixed an issue where choosing to save Bleda failed to trigger the follow-up event after the Iron Boar, blocking mission progression.
- Liu Bei #1: ‘The Oath of the Peach Garden’: Fixed an issue where the scenario objective to destroy enemy hideouts failed to complete even after the hideouts were destroyed and the enemy resigned.
Chronicles
Campaigns
- Grand Campaign #5: ‘Chasing Smoke’: Fixed an issue where the various ambush sites would not trigger their intended abilities when activated.
- Grand Campaign #7: ‘Earth and Water’: Fixed an issue where the Hall of Emissaries on Delos could not be constructed because the foundation disappeared when builders approached.
- Grand Campaign #14: ‘The Fruits of Empire’: Fixed an issue where it was impossible to construct a Wonder on Delos because the foundation disappeared when builders approached.
Modding
General
- Fixed an issue where data mods containing an English strings file failed to load, unless the English file was duplicated across every language.
Ongoing…
Investigation
As always, we are continuing to track issues reported by the community for future updates.
For other known issues, please visit this page to see what’s being tracked!
DISCLAIMER
Please note that 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.
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