Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
by World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch · 14 Nov, 2019
549 downloads
About the Game
Explore all the original Campaigns and the best-selling expansions like never before. With over 200 hours of gameplay and 1,000 years of human history, improved experiences await. Head online to challenge other players in your quest for world domination with more than 45 different Civilizations. Recent updates include ongoing support for the Scenario Editor, Quick Play for easy social games, enhancements to the game UI, and more!
Choose your path to greatness with an eye-catching and engaging remaster to one of the most beloved strategy games of all time.
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! With today’s Update we’re delivering a rather massive list of bug fixes, changes, and new features to help keep your experience vibrant! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and inconsistencies across both PC and consoles.
Gameplay has been refined with fixes to unit behavior, technologies, and civilization bonuses to ensure mechanics work as intended. Pathfinding and economic interactions, such as Mule Cart positioning, have also been improved for smoother play.
Bugfixing pass for UI, audio, and multiplayer systems, chat, lobbies, civilization selection, and Bluetooth audio quality. Smaller AI behavior changes for campaigns and co-op missions have also been implemented for better reliability.
Additional balance changes adjust unit costs, training times, and civilization bonuses to support a more consistent gameplay experience.
Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand. Enjoy the update!
Developer Note: We did want to follow up on information we shared in previous patch notes, however, and talk a bit more about Console bugs and the problems some of you have been having with your experience.
We’ve seen that you’ve been scanning PUP information and looking for specifics around some of the problems you’ve been reporting to us, such as crashes, invisible units, and general instability of various kinds as you get further into Console matches. There aren’t bullets highlighting those specific issues because their shared root cause has been less of a bug fix and more of a significant engineering refactor of a few things under the hood, but we’re happy to say that today’s Update should resolve many of these problems for you!
We’ll be monitoring your feedback and looking for anything we need to continue to work on as it comes up. This particular set of problems has been a tricky one for us, as there hasn’t been any kind of quick fix we could make happen, but much heavier low-level engineering work that wound up being needed to address some of the problems you’ve been reporting. This has taken us some time and we know that’s been frustrating for many, and we appreciate both your patience as well as your continued support! As we mentioned in our previous patch notes, we’ve got an increased focus on Console going into the next year and more work we intend to do to further uplift your experience, so this really just kicks off that focus and we’ll be back with an increased set of Console-specific bug fixes and attention in future Updates.
This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!
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Thank you 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
◆ Update 177723 ◆
Game
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- Fixed a crash while viewing a Player Profile if the game was force stopped using the Steam client.
- Fixed a crash happening on 4v4 skirmish games with 8 AI players.
- Fixed a crash on consoles that would occur when pressing Left Bumper on the gamepad while in the Villager radial Build Menu.
- Fixed a crash related to Lou Chuans attacking after the Thunderclap Bombs Unique Technology was researched.
- Fixed a rare crash that would occur when canceling the creation of a Villager at the Town Center.
- Fixed a rare crash where siege units in groups could affect movement speed.
- Fixed a rare crash that could appear if a player tries to click the “Block Player” button while also leaving the post-game statistics screen.
- Fixed performance degradation spikes that occurred whenever a terrain tile was modified.
- Improved game performance when the Building and Aura Range indicator appears for many units and buildings.
- Improved the stability of File Transfers in Custom Games lobbies and prevented players from being kicked upon transfer failures.
- Fixed a crash that reduced the memory usage during map generation.
Achievements
- Fixed the “Can I be Frank with you?” achievement being granted regardless if the “Tours (732)” Co-op Historical Battle has been completed or not.
Graphics
- Fixed Hulk Ships for Byzantines, Italians, Spanish, Portuguese, Armenians, and Georgian civilizations appearing with African ship sails while attacking.
- Reduced the size of some graphics assets (saving ~2GB with EGP installed).
Audio
- Fixed low-quality audio when using Bluetooth devices.
UI
- A new ‘More Content’ section can be accessed from the Main Menu, listing all available owned and not owned content DLCs. DLC that is not owned will also be displayed on the Main Menu screen.
- Fixed an issue where changing lobbies between the Base Game and Return of Rome variant would cause a Civilization to become automatically selected when entering the lobby.
- Fixed an issue where using Mouse and Keyboard on consoles would cause the Search Bar on the Civilization Select screen to be unresponsive.
- Fixed an issue that locked “Women’s History Month Icons” for players that had them unlocked.
- Fixed Civilization Emblem background images found in the Civilization Selection menu appearing blurry and low resolution.
- Fixed Civilization Shield icon not appearing in Ranked and Quickplay lobbies when Civilization is set to Random.
- Fixed Match Settings not appearing on the loading screen for games that used the Time Limit Victory Condition.
- Fixed typo in lobby chat notification after being locked from sending messages. Fixed text: “You cannot send any more chat messages at the moment. Please wait a few seconds and try again.”
- In the Tech Tree menu, Trade Cart icons now appear with regional Civilization icons.
Hotkeys
- Fixed an issue that, when the game is set to Windowed, using an ALT + hotkey combination would produce a Windows beep sound.
- “Select all Town Centers” hotkey now correctly includes Town Centers’ foundations.
PC
- Improved memory usage on PCs.
Xbox
- Improved memory usage on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.
- Fixed an issue on Xbox consoles that would allow profiles that do not own the game to launch the title and enter a game match, which would result in a crash.
- Fixed an issue showing player slots as “Ready” (green text) when players set themselves as Ready and then left the lobby.
- Fixed the Map Pool Menu to display the map list on parity with all the other platforms.
- Fixed a crash that would occur after multiple games were played in succession on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.
PlayStation
- Fixed an issue showing player slots as “Ready” (green text) when players set themselves as Ready and then left the lobby.
This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!
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:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
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.
For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.
Minor Update 178524
After the most recent update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, we know players are experiencing a variety of issues. The team has been working on fixes for various crashes on Xbox that we are releasing in today's minor update. An additional update will be coming soon to address additional issues happening after the recent patch.
In the meantime, please check our Known Issues and submit a ticket if you need support: http://aoe.ms/Support Thank you for your patience and support as we work toward resolving the issues you’re experiencing.
Minor Update 179158
- Fixed an issue that would cause incorrect medals to show on various campaigns.
- Fixed an issue that caused incorrect ELO changes to display at the end of games.
- Fixed various crashes on Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
- Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect campaign achievements to unlock.
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/879fa86fabdf006ccfe451ab68d4d160bd2f2273.png"]Over the last few years, we’ve brought one of the most beloved real-time strategy games of all time to Xbox, and PlayStation 5. Today, a new era dawns: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now available natively for modern Macs on Steam!
Working with our partner Feral Interactive, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available for macOS, bringing one of the most popular real-time strategy games available on Windows to Mac fans for the first time. If you're an existing owner of the game on Steam, you now can play the macOS version! To find out more, head over to Feral Interactive’s blog where they offer a Newcomer’s Guide, an Age of Empires Retrospective, plus detailed descriptions of all the DLC.
Available Now for MacOS on Steam
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What is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/686ba90579b83c25663830c2b25bca2fe675f71a.jpg"]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is an invitation to lead a broad range of civilizations, from marauding Huns to fiery Celts, as they carve their paths through a thousand years of history. Players grow their settlements from Dark Age hamlets to imposing citadels by balancing resource gathering with military spending to defend what is already theirs and to conquer what is not.
Narrative Campaigns, Skirmish Modes, and Multiplayer
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/acdac8f408f1968952fe0858a644b31c8412e06c.jpg"]Each single-player campaign is packed with historical flavour, featuring famous leaders from Kings to Khans, and incorporating the technologies and weaponry of each era. The fast-paced Skirmish mode pits players against up to eight opponents, either offline versus the AI, or online against other Mac gamers. Online multiplayer also offers cooperative campaigns featuring historical scenarios and objectives to tackle together as allies.
The Definitive Way to Play
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/55734b2c860612664a6a3d24f23523367feae923.png"]As the latest iteration of this storied game, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition arrives on macOS as an Apple silicon native version, with the benefit of more than two decades of refinements. These include 4K visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new animations, and numerous quality-of-life improvements.
What’s Included?
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The base game also includes three expansions – Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India – each introducing new campaigns and civilizations. A huge range of purchasable DLC is also available, including the recently released The Last Chieftains, in which medieval history and folklore contend in campaigns across the varied terrains of South America.
Available Now for MacOS on Steam
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Hello Community! Today we’re shipping a patch that includes some diagnostic tools that are going to help us get some more information about issues that some users are experiencing on Xbox Consoles, and as part of that we wanted to provide some awareness that we’re closely tracking the problems you’re having and that we’re very much working on these issues now.
Developer Note: While this brief update is mostly a communication about what’s to come, we’d also like to add some context that we’ve got a lot of capacity dedicated to improving quality of life for our Console players over the next year and in general.
Our Console and our PC versions of the game are quite different under the hood. The Console versions include several unique UI and gameplay systems alongside underlying technology and engineering differences that mean certain kinds of issues will often need to be handled in slightly or significantly different ways in two different places. Depending on what kind of work effort we’re talking about, fixing issues or making changes often involves a slow step-by-step process in a linear order, with a fair bit of diagnostic process along the way.
Right now we’re focused on delivering fixes for players having problems with their game on Console and getting that in your hands as quickly as we’re able (timing still TBD). We know that you’re anxious for solutions and we sincerely appreciate your patience as we take the time needed to make sure we deliver reliable fixes and avoid additional problems. We definitely hear your concerns and we want you to know that we’re committed to supporting the overall health of our Console community for the long term!
Looking ahead, you should start to see an increased volume of fixes and changes in future patch notes that serve to uplift the experience on Console even further. This will come from an increased concentration on your Console experience overall, and you’ll see this play out over an extended period of time as we continue to service the game and build on the experience across all platforms.
As always, please continue reporting any additional issues you find, including logs and detailed info when possible. Your contributions so far have been extremely helpful, and we appreciate your support while we continue working towards a resolution.
– The Age II:DE Team
💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum
🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official Discord
Thank you 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
◆ Update 174992 ◆
Ongoing...
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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!
:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
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.
For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.
Minor Update 175278
- Fixed an issue preventing mods with custom scenarios from properly transferring.
Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This update focuses on stability, gameplay fixes, and targeted balance tuning across both core systems and recent content. Several fixes are aimed at addressing late game performance and crashes, fixing issues with Trade Cart collisions, plus Xbox and Playstation crashes. For balance, Champi Scouts receive several adjustments to address their power level. As always, we thank you for your continuous feedback and reports.
While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to which to look forward in today’s build, here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:
- Champi-line balance changes
- Console stability improvements
This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!
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💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum
🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official Discord
Thank you 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
◆ Update 170934 ◆
Game
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/1db5c65a88bbfe0c20e6ed2d39eb75f446dc5dc4.pngStability & Performance
- Improved Trade Cart collision and pathfinding logic, preventing the deterioration of performance to an unstable state under some circumstances.
UI
- Fixed the Burmese Tech Tree from showing the Padded Archer Armor as Unavailable.
Xbox
- Fixed several issues causing the game to freeze/crash or reboot the console.
- This includes improvements to memory usage affecting stability on Xbox One models.
PlayStation
- Fixed several issues causing the game to freeze/crash or reboot the console.
This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!
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:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
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.
For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.
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