We got a lot more information about Age of Empires IV during Microsoft's E3 2021 presentation this week. Not only do we now have a release date, two more of the RTS game's eight launch civilizations were revealed. We also got a glimpse into the future, specifically on the subject of AOE4 mods.
According to the strategy game's Steam page - which leaked over the weekend but finally went live after the conference - mod support won't be coming until "early" next year. The full description entry reads: "Customise your game with mods - available in early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games."
So there you have it - you'll have to wait a bit longer if you want to do some Age of Empires IV modding. There'll be plenty of other things to do in the meantime, though - four historical campaigns have been announced, which combined feature around three hours of documentary-style footage to set the scene.
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