Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition News

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Welcome to a minor update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition focused on a few stability fixes. Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand.

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[h2]Stability & Performance[/h2]

• Addressed a crash that occurred during Pyres on the Coast.
  
• Fixed various OOS issues in multiplayer.

[h2]Xbox[/h2]

• Addressed a crash related to players disconnecting while using voice chat.
  
• Fixed an issue where some players may not see recent changes to Victors And Vanquished campaigns.

[h2]Ongoing...[/h2]


[h2]Investigation[/h2]
As always, we are continuing to track issues reported by the community for future updates.

For other known issues, please visit this page to see what’s being tracked!

[h3]:alertalert: DISCLAIMER[/h3]This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

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Hello everyone!

Looking to see what's ahead for the next update? Try out the Public Update Preview Program for our upcoming December Patch.

This PUP contains fixes to address stability and out of sync issues in multiplayer games. You can help make our release even better by playing the test build and reporting any new issues encountered! You can provide feedback in our forums.

More information on December's Public Update Preview Program can be found here.

Please join us in strengthening the quality of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition by sharing your voice on the official 🛠 Public Update Preview forums. (Note that you must own the game and log in to Steam to access the PUP forum.)

[h3]How to participate in the PUP[/h3]

Steam owners can download the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition PUP by following the instructions below:

1. Navigate to your Steam library and right click on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
2. Select "Properties…" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select the "Betas" tab on the left.
4. In the "Beta Participation" dropdown menu, select dec_pup.
5. The build will begin downloading—once complete, you are ready to play!

We’re definitely listening, and looking for every opportunity to make this the game you love to play. :)

Thank you!

- The World's Edge Team

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