WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers) WHEN: Thursday, March 12 @ 2:00pm PT / 5:00p ET / 21:00 UTC Countdown EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED
Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This update focuses on stability, gameplay fixes, and targeted balance tuning across both core systems and recent content. Several fixes are aimed at addressing late game performance and crashes, fixing issues with Trade Cart collisions, plus Xbox and Playstation crashes. For balance, Champi Scouts receive several adjustments to address their power level. As always, we thank you for your continuous feedback and reports.
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Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, headlined by the Naval Overhaul, to refresh water combat, economy, and ship balance (including a new Hulk-line counter to Fire Ships). Several civilizations also gain access to Catapult Galleons, further shaking up late-game naval pressure and shoreline siege options. Multiplayer gets a quality-of-life boost with the new cross-platform Voice Chat feature in lobbies, plus added accessibility options like text-to-speech and speech-to-chat....
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers) WHEN: Thursday, February 5 @ 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET / 22:00 UTC Countdown EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED
Welcome to an exciting update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This patch brings bug fixes, balance changes, plus paves the road for the Empire Wars 1v1 ladder reset that will become the Red Bull Wololo: Londinium ladder from January 2nd to 18th, 2026. Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand.
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