
New and improved functionality for the Scenario Editor: including new triggers and. The ‘Prefer Random’ multiplayer option now takes effect if selected by a majority of players!. A plethora of civilization, map, and gameplay balance changes!. Improved wall placement and other quality of life features!. Various performance and stability improvements!. New Quick Play functionality: featuring Random Map, Battle Royale, and Empire Wars!. New seasonal event: The Age of Empires II: DE Anniversary Event!. Ranked map bans and preferred map selection!Īll of this has been completely FREE for owners of the game, and only begins to lay the groundwork for all that’s yet to come! This month, we’re continuing the game’s growth with another massive update: including an all-new game mode to test your skills, a plethora of fixes and improvements, balance changes to 19 of the 35 civilizations and to 15 different maps, modding enhancements to offer even greater power at your fingertips, and so much more! As always, here’s the tl dr list:. Updated matchmaking to offer unique map pools for 1v1/Team Games and Random Match/Deathmatch!.
New Unlocks, Campaign Medals, and Rewards!.
Three new Maps based off community favorites: Four Lakes, Golden Swamp, and Land Nomad!. Two new Challenge Scenarios: the Mongol Raiders (which will return) and Barbarossa Brawl!. 10 in-game events, including two crossovers with other franchise games!.
HAPPY NOVEMBER, and HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY to AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION!įor those of you who’ve been with us since November of last year, we’re thrilled to share in this journey with you: exploring new frontiers for the game with never-before-seen content, new systems and features, and sharing the battlefield with you month after month! This past year has been full of projects and improvements to the game for perspective, here’s just a few of the biggest highlights from the last twelve months: