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Summer is On and So Is the Sun Festival Event!

Come celebrate another exciting event with Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! Summer heat is on and so is a new hot event: welcome to the Sun Festival! Grab your feathers, your masks, and maybe apply some sunscreen, and jump into all the fun!

New Rewards!

 July 7 – July 21

Villager wearing an aya huma mask
mesoamerican queen profile icon

NOW through July 21st, complete the in-game tasks within the time limit to unlock exclusive rewards!

Day ~🎯 Sign in to Xbox Live.
🏆 Unlocks the Mesoamerican queen profile icon.
💾 *Required* to save any rewards unlocked during the event!

Each of the following challenges must be unlocked in order and on separate days:

Day 1🔒 Defeat a Lion using a Mangonel.
🧱 Unlocks a Full Moon lighting set mod.
Day 2🔒 Chop 10 000 Wood in a single game.
🏆 Unlocks a profile icon of a Villager wearing an Aya Huma mask.
Day 3🔒 Train 50 Eagle Warriors.
🧱 Unlocks a graphical mod where Elite Eagle Warrior is using Incan halberd and square shield.
Day 4🔒 Kill 20 Buildings with Rams or Siege Elephants.
🧱 Unlocks a Scorching Sun lighting set mod.
Day 5🔒 Collect 5 Relics.
🧱 Unlocks a graphical mod where Relics are marked with a glowing sun over them.

Event F.A.Q.

Keep It All (Forever)!

Remember: if you sign in to Xbox Live during the event, you’ll get to keep all of the mods and profile icons you’ve achieved! Sign in, earn your rewards, and enjoy!

We hope you enjoy the Sun Festival Event!

—The Age of Empires Team

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