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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Update 34483

Hello, and welcome to our first Age of Empires: Definitive Edition update of the new year!

Today’s build features several crash fixes, performance optimizations, game improvements, and even a few new features that are now available in the game: such as an Eye Candy slider to modify how much foliage shows up in the game, an ELO pop-up at the end of ranked matches, and new cross-platform invitations so you can more easily play with your friends on Steam and the Microsoft Store. Give it a download, then come join our community to talk about your experience or any ideas you have for Age: DE:

💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Official Forum)
💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam Discussions)
🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official Discord

We hope you enjoy the latest changes, and will see you on the battlefield!

—The Age of Empires Team

Download on the MICROSOFT STORE

Remember that you’ll need update your game in the Microsoft Store:

  1. Open the Microsoft Store.
  2. Click the [ ∙ ∙ ∙ ] symbol next to your profile picture.
  3. Select Downloads and updates.
  4. Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game!
  5. Open the game. The title screen should read Build 34483

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

Download on STEAM
Remember that you’ll need update your game in Steam:

  1. Open Steam.
  2. Click on Library to see your games list.
  3. Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window.
  4. [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update.
  5. Open the game. The title screen should read Build 34483

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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General

  • Implemented several performance optimizations for lower-end systems.
  • Added a performance setting to select how much Foliage is displayed in the game. Look for the Eye Candy option in the settings menu.
  • Added the ability to send cross-platform invitations to join a match.
  • Improved the rate at which game lobby settings communicate and replicate to other clients.

Gameplay

  • Added a pop-up displaying your ELO changes following a ranked match.

Bug Fixes

  • Implemented fixes to address several game crashes.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the lobby browser from properly refreshing.
  • Implemented a potential fix for firewall issues with LAN servers on certain setups.
  • Improved loading times when starting up the game.
  • Improved the contrast of text lettering on several screens.
  • Fixed several minor UI and localization errors.

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