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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Update 35584

Welcome, one and all, to the massive FEBRUARY UPDATE for Age of Empires II! It may be a short month, but we’ve taken advantage of every day to put together a package of changes and improvements to the game!

As has become standard with our major monthly updates, the team has supplied a huge list of changes for you to read up on and integrate into your daily play. This includes:

  • New feature: Auto Scouting!
  • A new Anniversary Event to unlock exclusive goodies for the game!
  • Ongoing performance improvements and crash fixes for new and outstanding issues!
  • Is that the Vietnamese civilization in the Civilization Balance section?!
  • Much-requested improvements to the AI, pathfinding, and other areas of the game!
  • …and so much more!

We’ve tried to address the biggest points of feedback provided by our players over the past month, and encourage you to continue making your voice heard as issues arise or ideas emerge to improve the game. Here’s a few of the places where we’re tuned-in:

Let us know what you think about this month’s update; enjoy the festival and the extra day of Age of Empires in your February!

—The Age of Empires Team

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Download on the MICROSOFT STORE
Remember that you’ll need 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 read Build 35584

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!

Download on STEAM
Remember that you’ll need 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 read Build 35584

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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