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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
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World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios · Xbox Game Studios·$39.99
Apr 9, 2025 · 17mo ago

Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.0.4343

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Balance adjustments for the House of Lancaster and Knights Templar variant civilizations, primarily focusing on reducing the power of high-tier units and economic bonuses.

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  • House of Lancaster
    • Wool Industries:Reduced additional gather rate from sheep, slowing early economic growth.25%20% %
    • Manor:Decreased food income from Manors.70 food, 45 wood60 food, 45 wood
    • Open Field System:Increased the cost of the Open Field System upgrade.150 wood, 350 gold200 wood, 400 gold
    • Castle Lancaster:Increased the cost to Muster the Nobles at Castle Lancaster.150 food, 250 gold200 food, 300 gold
    • Wynguard Palace:Increased training time for Earl’s Retinue.4550 s
    • Wynguard Palace:Increased the cost of Gunpowder Contingents.800 wood, 850 gold850 wood, 1050 gold
    • Wynguard Palace:Increased training time for Garrison Command.2530 s
  • Demilancer
    • Veteran:Reduced health for Veteran Demilancers.170160
    • Veteran:Reduced base damage for Veteran Demilancers.109
    • Veteran:Reduced charge damage for Veteran Demilancers.1514
    • Elite:Reduced health for Elite Demilancers.240200
    • Elite:Reduced base damage for Elite Demilancers.1814
    • Elite:Reduced charge damage for Elite Demilancers.2721
  • Knights Templar
    • Billmen:Reduced the armor reduction effect of the Billmen upgrade.-2/-2-1/-1
    • Synchronized Shot:Reduced damage across all tiers (Feudal/Veteran/Elite) for Synchronized Shot.6/7/85/6/7
    • Heavy Spearman:Increased food cost for Heavy Spearmen.70 food, 30 gold80 food, 30 gold
    • Pilgrims:Pilgrims can no longer travel on Stone Walls.AllowedRemoved
    • Pilgrim Ship:Reduced the movement speed of Pilgrim Ships.1.51.0

Bug fixes1

  • GeneralFixed a potential crash in the Agincourt Historical Battle.

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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition · Apr 9, 2025

Patch history

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  1. Age of Empires IV – Patch 16.2.10884Jun 18, 2026 · 2mo

    A small update focusing on handheld UI flexibility and several critical technology bugfixes.

    +2
  2. Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 16.1.10056May 12, 2026 · 3mo

    Minor balance update focusing on buffing the Jin Dynasty and nerfing the Sengoku Daimyo, alongside the disabling of Ranked Decay.

    +99
  3. Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.4.8719Mar 4, 2026 · 6mo

    A minor update focusing on the extension of Ranked Season Twelve, improvements to the 'Something in the Water' event mode, and a fix for a Golden Horde exploit.

  4. Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.3.8338Feb 4, 2026 · 6mo

    Patch 15.3.8338 introduces map pool rotations for Ranked play, improvements to the Map Monsters event mode, and general Quickmatch map pool adjustments.

    +1
  5. Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 15.1.7149Nov 12, 2025 · 9mo

    A minor stability patch focusing on fixing Perk Point loss in The Crucible and resolving UI/input issues on PS5 and PC.

    +1
  6. Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.1.7064Nov 4, 2025 · 10mo

    A small stability and quality-of-life update focusing on crash fixes, console UI persistence, and texture corrections.

    +5
  7. Age of Empires IV – Patch 14.1.5602Jul 22, 2025 · 13mo

    Patch 14.1.5602 introduces the 'Winds of Change' seasonal event and the 'Chaotic Climate' game mode, with no specific gameplay balance changes listed in the announcement.

  8. Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.2.4553May 13, 2025 · 15mo

    Patch 13.2.4553 introduces the 'Rise to Ruin' seasonal event, rotates the ranked map pool, and fixes attack speed bugs for several elite units and controller input issues.

    +4

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