Age of Empires II Definitive Edition Build v43210 + Enhanced Graphics Pack

GAME
Stability & Performance

Implemented fixes for the situation where a player experiencing a performance spike in later stages of the game would cause degradation in animation smoothness for the remainder of the match. Note that this does not fix all lag issues everywhere: as individual PC performance, match settings (i.e. high pop, high participant games), and the random turmoil of internet gremlins can still have an adverse affect on the playability of the game.
The game will no longer crash if the ranked queue pops while viewing the tech tree.
Likewise, the game will no longer black-screen if a match drops or fails to connect while viewing the tech tree.
The game UI no longer freezes when the “Failed to Join Match” modal pops while the Select Civilization menu is open.
The game UI no longer freezes when the the UGC warning appears while the Select Civilization menu is open.
Fixed an issue which could cause the game to hard-lock when a player disconnected on the victory or defeat screen.
Fixed an uncommon crash when queuing to join a Battle Royale Quick Play game.
Implemented several additional fixes for uncommon crashes.

UI
Added the new Battle Royale option to the Game Mode filter in the Lobby Browser.
Halved the animation time of the new UI windows and confirmation prompts within the game.
Unique Unit icons have been added to each civ on the Select Civilization screen playing in non-English languages.
Fixed an issue where using the arrow keys or tab to cycle through the Select Civilization menu would fail to update the details of the currently-selected civilization.
Fixed an issue where the “Lobby Full” popup would constantly reappear after inviting a user to a lobby that subsequently fills.
Fixed an issue which could prevent a player’s selected civilization from showing up on the match loading screen.

Settings
Added menu narration to the tooltip text for each civilization on the Select Civilization screen.
Added menu narration to the new Quick Play screen elements.
Added menu narration to the Respond buttons in the Pending Invitations modal.
Added menu narration to the Accept and Decline buttons in the Clan Requests menu.
Added menu narration to the Close (X) button on the Yes/No dialogue that appears when exiting the queue.
The narrator now reads the title and tooltips of the Settings Cog, Invites, and Profile UI elements on the home screen.

GAMEPLAY

Monks can no longer be used to cheat death in the Battle Royale game mode.
Fixed an issue where the object named “Invisible object that keeps player alive” would, contrary to its purpose, slowly inflict death upon nearby player units and buildings. This affected a number of custom maps and scenarios.
Fixed a bug where attempting to remove a technology from the global queue would result in units being removed instead.

CAMPAIGN
Art of War

On timed missions, the bronze medal timer is now properly displayed when the silver medal timer expires.

CIVILIZATION BALANCE
Burmese

UNITS* Arambai: The increased reload time added in the November Update now only applies to non-elite Arambai, as intended. So, the reload time of Elite Arambai is 2.0 and 2.2 for non-elite Arambai**.

LOBBIES & MATCHMAKING

Fixed an issue which could prevent game invitations from displaying properly for the receiving user.
Restored games will now populate the invite list with the players that were in the original game rather than the full list of players who cannot join the game.
Advanced game settings will no longer be displayed and configurable in Restored Game lobbies.

LOCALIZATION

Added the missing translation text for an objective in The Falcon’s Nest (Pachacuti 4) scenario.
Spanish (ES-ES, ES-MX): Corrected several percentage numbers which displayed the incorrect values when using the Spanish or Latin American Spanish languages.
French (FR-FR): Updated the description of the Saracen archer bonus to clarify that it affects only archers, not cavalry archers.
German (DE-DE): Updated the Magyar civ description to clarify that a Blacksmith is not needed to benefit from the free Forging, Iron Casting, and Blast Furnace technologies.

MODDING

SHIFT+Clicking the Priority Up and Priority Down buttons will now, once again, allow you to quickly prioritize the selected mods as the highest and lowest priority, respectively.

ONGOING INVESTIGATION

As always, we are continuing to track issues reported by the community for future updates. Here is a brief update from our Production team regarding some of what is still in the works:

Scenario Editor Crash: There is an issue being tracked which can result in the Scenario Editor crash when generating a map multiple times. A fix is being worked on and will be implemented in a future, major update when it has been tested and approved.

- Implemented several pathfinding improvements for Villagers.
- Fixed a rare issue where Gates could be permanently (unintentionally) locked in the “open” position.
- Increased the average distance between Forage Bushes and players’ starting Town Center from 8 to 10 squares.
- Adjustments to the Arabia, Bog Islands, Fortress, Megarandom, Scandinavia, and Socotra maps.

Fixed an issue which caused intermittent, short pauses during gameplay.
Fixed an issue where ELO changes would not be displayed properly after the conclusion of each ranked match.
Fixed an issue where broken mods could prevent the title from launching.
Fixed an issue which resulted in the removal of the Saladin 6 (“The Lion and the Demon”) campaign mission—leading to great historical turmoil!
The Horse unit now has the same speed, armor class, and line of sight as the Scout Cavalry unit.
The Department of Agriculture has cited villagers who would attempt to replant farms well beyond their allotted plots. This should result in less wandering across the map to seek out unoccupied plots.
Farmers will now automatically split to nearby farms that are free when they finish building a new farm.
Players will no longer be matched on maps that are not in the current map pool.
Fixed an issue in Ranked play where Black Forest would launch unexplored, and other maps would show up as explored when not intended.
Fixed an issue where AI-controlled players would fail to lure boars in certain circumstances.
Fixed a visual issue with the rendering of ranked map tabs.

FIXES
Fixed an AoEURLInstaller_Steam.exe/VCRUNTIME140_1.dll error that would appear after updating to game build 37650 (the May update).
Fixed a crash when joining 3v3 or 4v4 Ranked Matches.
Fixed a crash when loading a garrisoned Ram onto a Transport Ship.
Fixed an issue where the Trophy Case mod would reveal the location of enemy Town Centers by displaying their trophies through the fog of war.
Updated the description of the 'Calculating Research FX' mod to clarify that it will only display when researching new technologies, not when producing units.
Updated the description of the sheep "auto-scout" reward to clarify that it is only available during the May-hem event and can only be used in single player matches and campaign missions.
Implemented several countermeasures to block external cheat programs.

Today’s update introduces new changes, content, and improvements to keep up with our growing community: including a new in-game event to test your skills as well as major improvements to the stability and playability of the game. Here's the tl;dr list of the highlights:

•  Fixed the infamous “5 Minute Disconnect!”
•  The Malay now prioritize speed over stamina when Aging Up!
•  Implemented various balance changes and fixes for civilizations, units, and maps!
•  Improved the AI to put up a better fight (or be a better partner) on the battlefield!
•  Added several localization fixes for several languages!
•  Introducing the May-hem Event: celebrating the quirkiness of Age of Empires II!

? BUILD SPOTLIGHT ?

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

The May-hem Event!
It's that time again! With the May update comes a brand-new festival for you to enjoy—THE "MAY-HEM" EVENT—when we're celebrating the love of the game by spotlighting the community's unique approaches, discoveries, and favorite moments in Age of Empires over the last 20+ years.

Here’s what we’ve pulled together for you to enjoy during the event:

•  Three new Profile Icons!
•  Three event-exclusive visual mods!
•  Train your sheep to be even better scouts!
•  Discover unique, Age-themed Easter Eggs hidden in the game!
•  Unlock the new Mayhem Menu Background for the duration of the event.

The "5-Minute Disconnect" FixAfter months of back-and-forth collaboration with the community, we’ve managed to isolate and implement several fixes for the notorious “5-Minute Disconnect” issue

•  Fixed an issue which resulted in specific routers disconnecting from the servers 4-5 minutes after starting a match.

The team worked hard to uncover all of the potential causes of the problem, but could not have reached this conclusion without the help of those affected. We appreciate the time and energy spent by everyone who participated in the conversation, shared their experience with the issue, or who simply kept us updated about its impact on the community!

Please note that local ISP and hardware issues can still result in disconnects from the game—we have, unfortunately, not solved “the internet” (at least, not yet). Please continue to report new issues that impact your ability to play: making sure to include your network information, logs, and any other relevant details. We will continue to monitor for these reports and work to improve things on our end.

? GAME STABILITY ?

•  The game will no longer crash when using the “marco,” “polo,” or “i r winner” cheat codes when playing a custom campaign.
•  Implemented fixes to address a variety of crashes.

? GAMEPLAY ?

•  Fixed an issue where players could research technologies instantaneously, at no cost, and/or more than once.
•  The Malay now properly advance through the Ages 66% faster than other civs instead of with 166% more style.
•  Doubled the maximum scrolling speed threshold for players who want to see more of the map in less time.
•  Siege Workshops constructed next to walls can no longer be used to spawn units on the opposite side of said walls in certain circumstances.
•  Khmer Villagers will now continue constructing houses after garrisoning and being sent back to work.
•  Fixed a visual issue where the rubble of destroyed buildings could be seen through the Fog of War.
•  Fixed an issue where attacking the sides (aka the “gatehouse towers” or “barbicans”) of a gate would not trigger the attack notification sound.
•  Fixed a rare issue which allowed units to be queued and trained at the wrong building.
•  Dolphins will no longer remain on the map once they’ve been depleted. (“So long, and thanks for the food!”)

? ACHIEVEMENTS ?

•  The Homeless achievement can now only be unlocked when a player wins a game after deleting their starting Town Center. This addresses an issue where it could be earned without fulfilling the requirements.

? CIVILIZATION BALANCE ?General

•  The Supplies technology is no longer available to the Chinese, Cumans, Huns, Khmer, Lithuanians, Mayans, Mongols, and Tatars.
•  Watch Towers can no longer be built in the Dark Age if one is automatically generated at the start of the match (e.g. on the Fortress map).
•  Hussar: Reduced the length of the attack animation from 1.89 to 1.35 seconds (equivalent to Light Cavalry). This does not increase their DPS, but improves their ability to chase and harass targets.

Aztecs

•  The civilization bonus which decreases the training time of military units now does so by 10% (was 15%).

Burmese

•  The bonuses granted by the Manipur Cavalry upgrade are no longer partially-blocked by the Masonry tech.

Indians

•  The team bonus to damage dealt by Camels to structures is no longer blocked by the Masonry or Architecture upgrades, and now applies to all buildings, as intended.

?? UNITS

•  Elephant Archer [Standard & Elite]: Reduced the reload time of attacks from 2.5 to 2.0 seconds.
•  Elephant Archer [Standard & Elite]: Reduced the cost to train from 80 to 70 gold.

Mayans

•  El Dorado: Increased the time to research the upgrade from 50 to 70 seconds.

Saracens

•  Zealotry: Reduced the cost to research the upgrade from 800 to 700 gold.

? CAMPAIGNS ?

•  Objective timers are now displayed properly after re-loading a saved game.

? RANDOM MAPS ?General

•  The way starting gold and stone nodes are generated has been revised to prevent situations where they fail to spawn entirely.
•  Updated how straggler trees are generated so they don’t straggle right next to forests.
•  Updated how predator animals are generated on several maps.

Maps

•  Continental: Extra gold and stone nodes have been adjusted to spawn per player in 1v1 maps.
•  Hill Fort: Adjusted the generation of starting gold and stone to prevent them from appearing right next to a player’s Town Center.
•  Islands: The way gold and stone nodes are generated has been revised to prevent situations where they fail to spawn completely.
•  Islands: Acacia trees have been replaced by Dragon and Palm trees.
•  Islands: The fifth relic spawned in a 1v1 match now appears on one of the small islands in the middle of the map.
•  Nomad: The logic when generating shore fish has been updated to distribute the nodes more evenly.
•  Kilimanjaro: Increased the starting food for each player by spawning four additional goats and two shore fish per person.
•  Kilimanjaro: Slightly increased the number of forested and mountain slope areas generated on the map.
•  Kilimanjaro: Distributed the extra gold nodes more evenly among players.
•  Kilimanjaro: Starting fish will now appear further from where berries have sprouted in the map.
•  Ravines: The starting food on the map has been updated to include: 10 Ibexes, 10 Geese, and 6 Berry Bushes.
•  Scandinavia: Adjusted the natural balance of predators on the map. Bears and wolves now claim their own territories and have organized in more consistently-sized groups.

Random Map Scripting

•  The number_of_tiles and land_percent commands no longer create larger lands than intended. (This affected a few standard maps, such as Arena.)

? LOBBIES & MATCHMAKING ?General

•  Removed the grace period where players could resign from a ranked match without losing ELO points.
•  Fixed an issue which prevented players from joining another multiplayer lobby after playing a custom scenario in the same session.
•  Fixed an issue which prevented player chat from appearing when playing a custom multiplayer scenario.

Ranked Map Rotation
Maps unique to each map pool are in bold.
The 1v1 map pool is as follows:

•  Arabia
•  Arena
•  Bog Islands
•  Continental
•  Golden Pit
•  Hill Fort
•  Kilimanjaro
•  MegaRandom
•  Mountain Pass

The Team map pool is as follows:

•  Arabia
•  Arena
•  Black Forest
•  Hill Fort
•  Lombardia
•  MegaRandom
•  Nomad
•  Scandinavia
•  Wolf Hill

? AI ?General

•  Added the first iteration of a new AI strategy: Fast Imperial Age! Allied computer players will now enact the strategy when deemed appropriate, or can be motivated by allies with Taunt 95.
•  Based on player feedback, several minor adjustments have been made to how AI players scale in regards to their difficulty setting.
•  Implemented several improvements to how AI-controlled players behave on migration-style maps. This includes checks to avoid abandoning their Scout unit or idling their Villagers after moving to a new land.
•  Improved how the computer responds to enemy tower rushes. AI players will now actively defend themselves with villagers and defensive structures, when possible.
•  Added logic to prevent situations where the AI would play overly-passive at the very wrong times.
•  At higher difficulty levels, AI-controlled military will now retreat outside of the range of enemy fortifications when appropriate.
•  Implemented several improvements to the AI’s strategic decision-making in an effort to make it more efficient.
•  Improved the ability of the AI to adapt to unorthodox map layouts.
•  Improved the way AI players communicate with teammates: including how they respond to taunts and the messages they send in chat.

In addition to the above changes, we’ve made several adjustments to the computer logic when set to the Extreme difficulty:

•  Fixed several instances where an AI-controlled player would surrender despite still having strong allies.
•  AI players will now pick their fights more effectively: taking less engagements when they are at a disadvantage.

Scripting

•  up-get-object-type-data now functions with units which are not available.
•  Added new object-data commands to collect capture flag and capture object information:
  •  object-data-ownership is ID 83
  •  object-data-capture-flag is ID 84
•  The AI can now task heroes to explore in non-scenario matches.
•  up-remaining-boar-amount now returns 65535 if there is no valid boar.
•  up-retreat-to now supports unit lines.
•  load-random now works as intended.

? UI ?

•  Continued making adjustments to the in-game profanity filter to better-cater to the communication styles of the Age audience.
•  Adjusted how icons are displayed when the “Display Future Items” option is enabled to better-distinguish between those that are not yet available and those that cannot be afforded.
•  Implemented a setting to mute or continue playing the game’s audio when the application is not in focus.
•  The post-game timeline can no longer be modded to display during a match while it is still being played. It can, however, still be accessed during replays and spectator mode, and will no longer crash the game upon conclusion of the match.
•  Fixed an issue where the in-game chat would not be displayed in recorded games.
•  Limited the framerate of out-of-game menus to 60 FPS.

Localization?? GENERAL

•  Taunts 7, 9, 11, and 26 will now use the original localized audio when possible.

?? CHINESE

•  Corrected sentences where “unlocked” was mistranslated as “not unlocked”
•  Updated the name of the Turkish language in the settings menu.
•  Corrected multiple text strings where the punctuation displayed at the start of the line rather than the end.
•  Corrected a text/audio mismatch in the following Art of War missions:
  •  Destroying a Castle
  •  Land Battle

?? FRENCH

•  Updated the translation of Men at Arms to be consistent throughout the game.
•  Corrected errors in the hint text for the Destroying a Castle (Art of War) scenario.
•  ‘Spain Spanish’ is no longer described as ‘Latin American Spanish’ in the language settings.
•  Added translations for the Menu Narration and Chat Narration settings in the Audio menu.

?? GERMAN

•  Updated the text of the Fire with Fire achievement to accurately reflect its requirements.

?? HINDI

•  Fixed the truncation of Hindi characters on the main menu.

?? ITALIAN

•  Updated the faction team names throughout the Genghis Khan 1 (‘Crucible’) mission.
•  Updated the faction team names throughout the Montezuma 2 (‘The Triple Alliance’) mission so as to remain consistent.
•  Updated references to the city of Naissus (was Naisso).
•  Updated the translation of the Genitour unit to be consistent throughout the game.
•  Updated the name of a hut in the Pachacuti 3 (‘War of Brothers’) mission that would always display its name in English.
•  The name, Basarab, is now spelled correctly throughout the Dracula campaign.
•  The hotkey settings used to Create Group and Select Group have been updated for consistency.
•  Updated the translation for Group Commands in the hotkeys menu.
•  Updated the translation for the Chain Mail Armor technology.
•  Fixed several instances of truncated text in the multiplayer tabs.
•  Fixed overlapping text on the Diplomacy screen.
•  Updated and corrected the hint text and scouting reports for the following missions:
  •  Genghis Khan 1 (‘Crucible’)
  •  Montezuma 2 (‘The Triple Alliance’)
  •  Suryavarman 4 (‘Challenging a Thalassocracy’)
  •  Tamerlane 1 (‘Amir of Transoxiana’)
  •  Yodit 1 (‘Path of Exile’)
•  Corrected a text/audio mismatch during the opening slideshow of the following campaign missions:
  •  Genghis Khan 1 (‘Crucible’)
  •  Genghis Khan 5 (‘The Promise’)
  •  Tamerlane 4 (‘Sultan of Hindustan’)

?? KOREAN

•  Added information that was missing from the descriptive text for foot archers.
•  Fixed overlapping text on the Diplomacy screen.
•  Corrected a text/audio mismatch in the following Art of War missions:
  •  Battle Formations
  •  Land Battle

?? PORTUGUESE

•  Fixed an issue where the “Full Tech Tree” label would overlap other UI elements.
•  Corrected a text/audio mismatch in the following Art of War missions:
  •  Battle Formations
  •  Destroying a Castle
  •  Land Battle
  •  Naval Battle

?? SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN)

•  Updated the translation of Mangonels to be consistent throughout the game.
•  Updated the translation of “range” to be consistent throughout the Tech Tree.
•  Added the attack bonus to the descriptive text of the Recurve Bow technology.
•  Removed a redundant word from the description of the Kipchak unit.

?? SPANISH (SPAIN)

•  The Spanish word, “t?,” is no longer missing its accent.
•  Updated the translated name of the Elite Camel Archer unit.
•  Revised the translated text on the Scouting tab of the Honfoglal?s scenario.
•  Added localized hint text that was missing from the Dracula 3 (‘The Breath of the Dragon’) mission.
•  Updated the Scouting reports for several campaign missions that were displaying information from an incorrect source.
•  Updated the descriptions of numerous buildings and weapons that were displaying information from an incorrect source.
•  Updated the translation of the following items to ensure consistency throughout the game: Trebuchet, Fire Galley, Food, Genoese Crossbowman, Knight, Longboat, Multiplayer, Siege Workshop, Skirmisher, Stable, Steppe Lancer, Town Center

?? TURKISH

•  Updated the History section to properly list civilizations in alphabetical order based on the Turkish language (rather than the English language).
•  Tooltip text is now properly localized in Turkish.
•  Updated the name of the Spanish language in the settings menu.

?? VIETNAMESE

•  Updated and corrected the introductory text in the following Art of War scenarios:
  •  Battle Formations
  •  Destroying a Castle
  •  Naval Battle
  •  Rushing the Enemy
  •  Defending Against a Rush

? GRAPHICS ?

•  Fixed a rare issue where particle effects (such as fires) would appear in the wrong places.
•  Bombard Cannons now have the correct anchor point, allowing them to reorient themselves more gracefully.
•  Fixed an issue with color corruption during the Dock destruction animations.

? SCENARIO EDITOR ?

•  Players can now select and copy the last generated map seed by switching to seed mode within the Editor.

?? TERRAIN

•  Map Copy: The paint brush now has the same dimensions as the copied area.
•  Map Copy: Now properly copies over garrisoned objects.

?? TRIGGERS

•  The Facet property of the Create Object trigger now works with (and defaults to) -1 as a set value.
•  The Modify Attribute trigger now remembers the attribute even after updating the Quantity field.

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