What changed in Age of Empires II (Retired) in 2018

Teuton team bonus no longer overrides Faith technology in post-imperial age start games

(Elite) Elephant Archers -2 armor vs anti-cavalry archer attacks (from 0 to -2)

Vietnamese reveal enemy bonus no longer works in full tech tree games

(Elite) Camel Archers training time +4s (from 21s to 25s)

Khmer receive Arbalest upgrade

Coinage moved up to Castle Age, Banking moved up to Imperial age

Watch Towers, Guard Towers and Keeps cost +25w

Mayan farmers work at closer speed to the farmers of other civilizations

(Elite) Arambai cost changed to 80 wood 60 gold (from 55w 60g)

Indians camels no longer receive +1 melee armor bonus

Vietnamese archer HP bonus changed to immediate +20% HP to foot archers (instead of the staggered effect)

Malay infinite fish trap bonus no longer works in full tech tree games

Couriers cost +200f +400g (from 400f 200g to 600f 600g)

Khmer no building requirement bonus no longer works in full tech tree games

Incan free llama bonus is no longer tied to the scout; requires Town Center on nomad-style maps

Fixed the issue with buildings placed on Desert, Cracked terrain not receiving a bonus damage when being attacked

Italian fishing ship cost bonus reduced to 15% (from 20%)

Hunting dogs effect no longer appears in games with starting ages later than Dark

Siege Tower collision size changed from 0.50 to 0.45

(Elite) Rattan Archers +5 HP

Korean faster building fortifications bonus is reduced for Towers

Eagle Scout training time in Castle Age +3s (from 32s to 35s)

Mamelukes receive 5 less damage from Halberdiers

(Elite) Elephant Archers +2 archer armor vs anti-archer attacks (from -2 to 0)

Fixed the issue causing the attack sound of Galleons to not play

(Elite) Karambit Warrior cost changed to 30f 15g (from 25f 10g)

Fire Galleys do 1 damage to fishing ships (reduced from 3)

Slavic farming bonus is closer to the intended +15% value (multiplier reduced from 1.31 to 1.28)

Villagers and towers no longer do reduced damage against walls before Castle Age

Fixed the issue with siege workshops not receiving extra HP and armor in Imperial Age

Improvements and balance changes geared toward competitive play.

Fixes for ranked play Elo system now live.

A patch for the ranked play Elo system is now live in the open beta branch.

Players on the beta branch cannot play with those on the general release branch, which may cause crashes.

The 'Allow Audio Taunts' setting will now save and function correctly like the other settings.

The 'Allow Audio Taunts' setting will now save and function correctly like the other settings.

Pressing escape/enter in the lobby password text field now functions correctly.

Players now correctly time out if attempting to join an invalid lobby.

Co-op teams now display correctly in game and on post-game screens.

Some localized text clipping issues were resolved.

Chatras effect increased from +30 HP to +50 HP.

Condottiero now has unique armor class and adjustments to pierce armor and attack.

Cost increased from 800f 500g to 1200f 900g and research time from 80s to 100s.

Audio taunts setting now saves to the player's profile correctly.

Ethiopians no longer receive the free Halberdier upgrade.

Eagle Warrior training time increased and speed decreased.

Lobby settings should now remember the team random option.

Eagle Warrior training time increased by 3 seconds.

Co-op teams now display correctly in game and on post-game screens.

Malay Battle Elephants are now 30% cheaper instead of 25%.

Chatras effect increased from +30 HP to +50 HP.

Villagers should now lure animals to the town center more frequently.

Howdah cost increased and its armor effect reduced.

Audio taunts setting now saves to the player's profile correctly.

Villagers should now lure animals to the town center more frequently.

Fixed desync found when file transferring custom maps and during replay chapter advancement.

Fixed desync found when file transferring custom maps and during replay chapter advancements.

Players should no longer be able to join fake lobbies.

Howdah cost increased and effect reduced from +1/+2 armor to +1/+1 armor.

Restore game and save lists now correctly show DLC requirement icons.

Malay Battle Elephants are now 30% cheaper.

Elite Battle Elephant cost increased and research time extended.

Condottiero now has unique armor class and adjustments to pierce armor and attack.

Lobby settings should now remember the team random option.

Restore game and save lists now correctly show DLC requirement icons.

Players should no longer crash when accepting an invite from a custom campaign.

Pressing escape/enter in the lobby password text field now functions correctly.

Anti-camel bonus increased for all anti-cavalry units (except camels).