Welcome, explorers! As February is upon us, we’re kicking off the month with a brand-new update, a new festival, and plenty of new changes to explore in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition! Here’s some of what’s on the way this month:
- NEW EVENT: Join the Lunar New Year Festival and unlock exclusive rewards!
- NEW CHALLENGE: Test your mastery of the battlefield in the Bombard Brawl challenge scenario!
- NEW HOME CITY CUSTOMIZATION: Unlock brand new customization options for Beijing—the Chinese Home City!
- NEW WEEKLY AVATAR REWARDS: Sign in each week to pick and unlock a free profile avatar image
- Numerous stability and performance improvements
- Your Town Center should no longer vanish when moving to a new Age
- Ongoing adjustments to prevent units from getting trapped in buildings
- Buffs to the strength and tactical tools of the Chinese civilization
- Rolled back some of the changes and made adjustments to improve the balance of the Swedes
- Major overhaul to Treasure spawns in the Standard Maps set
- …and more!
Additions and updates to the civilizations, bug fixes, and new features such as the Home City customization are based entirely on your feedback, so keep making your voice heard! We’ll keep making adjustments and fine-tuning the game as we continue to move deeper into 2021, so make sure we know about all the things you want to see in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.
We’ve got some exciting things coming your way next month, so stay tuned; you won’t want to miss any of what’s coming to Age of Empires III: DE this year!
See you on the battlefield!
—The Age of Empires Team
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