What changed in Age of Empires II (Retired) in 2016

24 updates · 8 main milestones · Nov 6, 2016 to Dec 20, 2016

  1. 8 events
    Rise of the Rajas DLC Launchdlc releaseMilestone

    The long-awaited expansion focusing on southeast Asia is now available, introducing new civilizations and features.

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    New Architecture Set Introducednew content

    A new architecture set specific to the Rise of the Rajas DLC.

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    New Architecture Set Introducednew content

    A new architecture set has been added to the game.

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    New Civilizations Addednew contentMilestone

    The Burmese, Khmer, Malay, and Vietnamese civilizations join the game.

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    Rise of the Rajas DLC Launchdlc releaseMilestone

    Expansion focusing on southeast Asia with new civilizations and features.

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    New Civilizations Addednew contentMilestone

    The Burmese, Khmer, Malay, and Vietnamese join the game.

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    New Terrain Type Availablenew content

    A new terrain type that can support land units, water units, and buildings has been introduced.

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    New Terrain Type Availablenew content

    A new terrain type that can support land units, water units, and buildings.

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  2. 10 events
    Rise of the Rajas DLC Announcementdlc releaseMilestone

    Announcing the newest DLC for Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, featuring four new civilizations and an all-new map type.

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    Performance Upgrades Addedperformance

    Performance upgrades have been implemented to enhance the gaming experience.

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    Rise of the Rajas DLC Available for Pre-Orderdlc releaseMilestone

    Newest DLC for Age of Empires II HD featuring four new civilizations and an all-new map type.

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    New Map Type Introducednew content

    An all-new map type has been added in the Rise of the Rajas DLC.

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    New Map Type Addednew content

    An all-new map type introduced in the Rise of the Rajas DLC.

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    Four New Civilizations Introducednew contentMilestone

    Each civilization comes with its own fully voice-acted campaign.

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    Balance Fixes Implementedbalance change

    Numerous balance fixes included to enhance gameplay.

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    Balance Fixes Implementedbalance change

    A ton of balance fixes have been added to improve gameplay.

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    Four New Civilizations Addednew contentMilestone

    The DLC includes four new civilizations, each with its own fully voice-acted campaign.

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    Performance Upgrades Addedperformance

    Improvements made to enhance the overall game performance.

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  3. 6 events
    Desync Fixesbug fix

    Fixes to address desynchronization issues during multiplayer.

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    Performance Improvementsperformance

    New performance improvements added for a smoother gameplay experience.

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    MP Restore Featuregameplay

    Added a feature to restore multiplayer sessions.

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    MP Restore Featuregameplay

    Added a feature to restore multiplayer sessions.

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    Desync Fixesbug fix

    Fixes implemented to address desynchronization issues.

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    Performance Improvementsperformance

    New performance improvements for a smoother gameplay experience.

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