Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 50830

Hello, adventurers! We have another exciting update for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition!

There are lots of fantastic changes, improvements, new maps, and even some fun new unlockable warchief skins coming with today’s patch.

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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While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to look forward to in today’s build, here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:

• New Game Mode: Empire Wars!
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Celebration Event
• 7 NEW Aztec Cards
• Additional Aztec Homecity Customization
• Unlockable Aztec Warchief skins
• 2 New American Maps and 1 New African Map
• Gameplay tweaks to a range of ‘underwhelming’ units, including Jaguar Prowl Knights, Halberdiers and Grenadiers
• Gameplay tweaks to United States units and Exploration Age Federal States
• Unit selection cap raised from 50 to 60

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Thank you for sharing in yet another major milestone for Age of Empires with us! We hope you enjoy all the changes and look forward to sharing in all the adventures yet to come!

—The Age of Empires Team

◆ UPDATE 50830 ◆

BUILD SPOTLIGHT

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:

NEW CARDS!

Calmecac (I) “Ships 1 Warrior Priest. The next Council Member you research or are researching, will Age-up twice as fast.”

• Can be used with any politician

Calendar Ceremony (I) “Ships 1 Warrior Priest. Enables the new Calendar Ceremony at the Community Plaza which reduces the cost of your next Age-up, overtime.”

• For each Villager tasked to the Calendar Ceremony, the next Age-up cost is reduced by 0.5 resources per second (split evenly between food and coin)
• Switching Ceremonies does not cancel any progress
• Warrior Priests work at the rate of 2 Villagers, as usual
• Affects all Alliances for each age, but affect them one at a time (i.e., the cost of the Imperial Age would not decrease until you start researching the Industrial Age)

Ritual Gladiators (III) “Ships 1 Jaguar Prowl Knight for each 2 you have lost so far (up to a maximum of 16).”

• i.e., Would ship 16 Jaguar Prowl Knights if 32 have been defeated when this card arrives

5 Warrior Priests (III) “Ships 5 Warrior Priests.”

• Ships 5 Warriors Priests

Wall of Skulls (IV) “Ships 1 Skull Knight for each 2 you have lost so far (up to a maximum of 13.)””

• i.e., Would ship 13 Skull Knights if 26 have been defeated when this card arrives

Otontin Slinger Combat (IV) “Otontin Slinger improved in combat.”

• Hitpoints improved by 10%
• Damage improved by 10%

Chichimeca Rebellion (IV) “Rebellion! The resistance of the Chichimeca ennobles your present War Hut warriors and turns them into Knights. Villagers become Warriors instead of getting defeated.”

• Puma Spearmen become Champion Jaguar Prowl Knights
• Coyote Runners become Champion Eagle Runner Knights
• Otontin Slingers become Champion Arrow Knights.
• When defeated, Villagers transform into the Warrior unit obtainable from the Call the People Ceremony at the Community Plaza

NEW GAME MODE: EMPIRE WARS

Today, we’re excited to bring Empire Wars to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – an additional game mode to accompany Supremacy, Treaty and Deathmatch, available NOW to everyone! Like in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Empire Wars puts players into the action right away with additional resources and a bolstered economy. However, instead of a pre-built town, players use a steady trickle of free Homecity Construction Wagons to grow their town with buildings they choose – making what you build and when a valuable decision!

Gameplay

• Gameplay begins in the Exploration Age with enough resources to choose a first Politician bonus, Wonder, or Federal State, etc, right away!
• All Cards and each Age-Up deliver Construction Wagons that can make nearly all default buildings (excluding Houses*, TCs and Banks)
• In Empire Wars shipments are earned more often and ship faster, additionally, an extra one is awarded upon reaching the Commerce Age, ensuring every match begins on even footing
• Many buildings are available an age sooner – including one Town Center
• Most civs begin with a free Outpost Wagon or Castle rickshaw — other starting units/resources vary as per balance requirements

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Celebration Event!

🤍 November 9 through November 28 🤍

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is celebrating the anniversary of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition with an all new and unique event!

🡒 NEW REWARDS! Now through November 28, complete in-game tasks to unlock event-themed goodies: 🎯 Sign into Xbox Live. 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – AoE II Male Villager. 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – AoE II Female Villager. 💾 *Required* if you want to save any rewards unlocked during the event!Each of the following challenges must be unlocked in order and on separate days: 🔒 Deal 1999 damage using Hussars in a Single player skirmish or Multiplayer game. 🧱 Mod Unlock – Winged Hussar. 🔒 Deal 2013 damage to any infantry units in a Single player skirmish or Multiplayer game. 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – AoE II Jaguar Warrior. 🧱 Unlock Customization – Unlock Aztec Warchief Moctezuma Customization. 🔒 Deal 2019 damage with Elephants units in a Single player skirmish or Multiplayer game (Mahout, Howdah, Flail Elephant, Siege Elephant, War Elephant, Aiz the tame Elephant) 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – AoE II Persian War Elephant. 🔒 Train 10 Petards in a Single player skirmish or Multiplayer game. 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – Petard wearing sunglasses. 🔒 Win a Single player skirmish or Multiplayer match as the Aztecs. 🏆 Profile Icon Unlock – AoE II Eagle Warrior. 🧱 Unlock Customization – Unlock Aztec Warchief Tonatiuh Customization. 🡒 KEEP IT FOREVER!! Remember: if you sign in to Xbox Live at any point during the event, you get to keep all the mods and profile icons you unlock! Sign in, earn your rewards, and enjoy!

: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.