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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 14825

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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Download on the MICROSOFT STORE

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 14825

If you are unable to launch the game after downloading the update, make sure you add (or re-add) the Age of Empires III: 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 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 14825

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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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!

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