Patch history

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

   • ≈🐛Bug fixCrucible Perknotification

     Fixed an issue where the Crucible Perk point maximum message was displayed in error.

     Fixed error message

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

   • ≈🎯BehaviorRanked DecaystatusEnabled→Disabled

     Ranked Decay has been disabled while the team investigates improvements to the functionality.

     Ranked decay disabled for investigation.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixCaster ModeView Next Player button

     Fixed the 'View Next Player' button in Caster Mode which was previously unresponsive.

     Fixed unresponsive button.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a crash that could occasionally occur when loading into campaign missions or skirmish matches.

     Fixed crash during loading.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixaudiodistorted→improved

     Improved distorted audio issues occurring in FFA or 8-player matches, specifically with the Jin Dynasty.

     Fixed distorted audio in large matches.

3. Apr 9, 2025·Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.0.4343

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a potential crash in the Agincourt Historical Battle.

     bugfix

4. Dec 6, 2023·Age of Empires IV – Patch 9.1.370+2

   • ▲🎯Behaviorserver latency

     Implemented game-side fixes to improve server latency and stability in tandem with recent server maintenance.

     stability

   • ▲✨Newcamera—→Added

     Added an official 'Free Camera' mod allowing creators to move the camera without default constraints for videos and screenshots.

     quality

5. Jul 12, 2023·Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.6026+1

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a critical issue that caused the game to crash for many players during the Age Up process.

     Improved stability during Age Up

   • ▲🐛Bug fixperformance

     Resolved a performance issue causing stuttering and FPS drops specifically for players on the Windows Store platform.

     Fixed stuttering and FPS drops

6. Jun 26, 2023·Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.5976

   • ≈🐛Bug fixlaunch stability

     Fixed a crash to black screen and hardware rendering errors for users on older Nvidia hardware.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixperformance

     Resolved FPS drops, hitching, and lag during team and late-game matches.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixCPU usage

     Implemented rendering changes intended to remedy high CPU usage.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixserver connection

     Fixed pop-up errors when selecting Empire Wars in Custom Games, crafted maps, and mods.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixTribute of resourcesstability

     Fixed a crash encountered during the Tribute of resources.

     bugfix

7. Sep 7, 2022·Age of Empires IV – Patch 23349+2

   • ▲🎯Behaviormatchmaking

     Improved the reliability of matchmaking for team games in Ranked and Quick Match.

     Addressed issues with matchmaking into team games.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixPost-game StatsMilitary Units graph

     Fixed an issue where non-military units were incorrectly included in the Military Units timeline graph.

     Fixed non-military units appearing in military graph.

   • ▲✨NewPost-game StatsEconomy Count—→Added

     Added an 'Economy Count' category to post-game stats to track total economic population.

     New category for Villagers, Traders, Fishing ships, and Imperial Officials.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixdeath animations

     Fixed a bug where units dying in shallow water would not play their death animations.

     Fixed death animations not playing in shallow water.

8. May 24, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Patch Preview: Patch 15965

   • ≈🐛Bug fixshift-queue

     Fixed the shift-queue bug, improving the reliability of command queuing for all units.

     bugfix

   • ≈•Othersave/replay compatibilityCompatible→Incompatible

     Replays and saves from previous updates are no longer accessible after updating to this patch.

     system

9. May 16, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 14681

   • ≈•OtherreplaysCompatible→Incompatible

     Replays from previous updates are no longer compatible after this patch.

     neutral

   • ≈•Otherskirmish savesCompatible→Incompatible

     Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible.

     neutral

10. Apr 29, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963

    • ≈•Othersave/replay compatibilityCompatible→Incompatible

      Replays and saves from previous updates are no longer accessible due to patch changes.

      other

11. Apr 12, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 12973

    • ≈✨NewPatching System—→Server-Side

      Introduced Server-Side Patches, allowing for quicker balance changes and bug fixes that are applied in-game without a full platform download.

      New update method

    • ≈🎯BehaviorReplay CompatibilityCompatible→Incompatible

      Replays from previous updates are no longer usable after applying this patch.

      Version mismatch

    • ≈🎯BehaviorSkirmish SavesAccessible→Inaccessible

      Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible, though campaign saves remain unaffected.

      Save corruption/versioning

12. Apr 6, 2022·Age of Empires IV – Season One Update Release Notes

    • ≈✨NewContent Editor—→Added

      Introduced the Content Editor (Beta), allowing players to create and share mods.

      New feature

    • ≈✨NewRanked Season One—→Added

      Ranked Season One is launching on April 13th with new rewards and ladder progression.

      New feature

    • ≈🎯BehaviorReplay CompatibilityCompatible→Incompatible

      Replays from previous updates are no longer usable after this patch.

      System change

    • ≈🎯BehaviorSkirmish SavesCompatible→Incompatible

      Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible.

      System change

13. Mar 1, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963

    • ≈✂️Removedreplay compatibilityCompatible→Removed

      Replays from previous updates are no longer usable after this patch.

      neutral

    • ≈✂️Removedskirmish savesCompatible→Removed

      Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible.

      neutral

14. Feb 7, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Patch 11009

    • ≈🔁Reworksiege mechanics

      General adjustments made to siege mechanics to ensure they function as intended.

      General changes to ensure siege mechanics are intentional.

    • ≈✂️Removedrate of fireanimation cancelling→Removed

      Animation cancelling no longer affects rate of fire, shifting the focus back to high-level strategy.

      Removing animation cancelling's impact on rate of fire.

    • ≈•Othersave compatibilitycompatible→incompatible

      Updating to this patch invalidates previous replays, campaign saves, and skirmish saves.

      Replays and saves from previous updates are no longer accessible.

15. Jan 18, 2022·Age of Empires IV — Patch 10257

    • ≈•OtherreplaysCompatible→Incompatible

      Replays from previous updates are no longer compatible after applying this patch.

      Update breaks old replays

    • ≈•Otherskirmish savesCompatible→Incompatible

      Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible.

      Update breaks skirmish saves

16. Dec 9, 2021·Age of Empires IV – Patch 9369

    • ≈•Otherbuild versionprevious→9369

      The game has been updated to build v.9369, which includes several high-profile fixes.

      Game build updated to v.9369

    • ≈✂️Removedreplay compatibilitycompatible→Removed

      Updating to this patch renders all replays from previous versions inaccessible.

      Replays from previous updates are no longer usable

    • ≈✂️Removedskirmish save compatibilitycompatible→Removed

      Skirmish saves created in the previous patch version are no longer accessible after updating.

      Skirmish saves from the previous patch are no longer accessible

17. Nov 15, 2021·Age of Empires IV — Patch 7989+1

    • ▲🛠QoLcamera panning performance

      Drastically reduced performance drops when panning the camera across the map.

      Reduces stuttering during map navigation.

    • ≈✨NewXbox Live linking—→Added

      Steam users can now link their Xbox Live accounts in-game.

      Allows Steam users to connect their accounts.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixhealth bar visibility

      Fixed an issue where health bars would disappear regardless of the user's settings.

      Fixes a bug where health bars would vanish.