Patch history

1. 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.

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

   • ≈🐛Bug fixstability

     Fixed a potential crash in the Agincourt Historical Battle.

     bugfix

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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