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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Update 35199

Today’s update introduces a variety of fixes targeted at improving the stability of the game. The list is fairly short, but we hope that these fixes will solve a variety of issues preventing players from enjoying the game.



Keep those Wonders building!

—The Age of Empires Team

 

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Download on the MICROSOFT STORE
Remember that you’ll need update your game in the Microsoft Store:

  • Open the Microsoft Store.
  • Click the [ ∙ ∙ ∙ ] symbol next to your profile picture.
  • Select Downloads and updates.
  • Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game!
  • Open the game. The title screen should read Build 35199

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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

  • Open Steam.
  • Click on Library to see your games list.
  • Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window.
  • [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update.
  • Open the game. The title screen should read Build 35199

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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FIXES

  • Added a dependency in order to prevent audio issues caused by not running the correct version of DirectX.
  • Fixed an issue where the cursor would change to a repair hammer when hovering over buildings at 100% health.
  • Fixed an issue where certain units would deal far greater damage than intended in Classic Mode.
  • Corrected certain tooltips which referenced to deprecated systems and game modes.
  • Fixed a crash triggered when kicking a player from a game lobby.
  • Implemented additional fixes to counteract a variety random crashes.
  • Fixed several text alignment issues.

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