Welcome to the Festival of Ages

As we get ready to receive you at the Season One Update, celebrate with us Age of Empires IVFestival of Ages

The first major update for 2022 will bring Ranked Seasons and the beta version of the Content Editor (and Mods!)The first major update of 2022 brings Ranked Seasons, Major Balance changes and a ton of quality of life changes to Age of Empires IV. But don’t let us just tell you about it – check out the Season Update trailer below.

Continue reading to learn about all the new features and changes that will be made. Age of Empires IVThese include where to find deeper dives into some of the most important features coming with Season One. Plus, join us on stream today, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. PDT at twitch.tv/ageofempires for a preview of what’s to come in our Season One update!

Use the Content Editor to customize your battle

In the coming days, we’ll be diving deeper into the newest tool that will change how you do battle in Age of Empires IV – the Content Editor. You can find the Content Editor here. Age of Empires 4 Content Editor (Beta). This will be your single-stop destination for custom play. Do you want to make your highly customized map? Want to play with a French Knight that’s overpowered to the nth degree? This tool gives you complete control over how you play. 

We’ll be taking a closer look at some of the internally made mods by the dev team, as well as some of the more specific features of the Content Editor (Beta), along with helpful tips on how to start making your very own mod. Stay tuned to the livestream for more information about mods and the Content Editor (Beta) with the developers.

The Seasons

After that it’s all going to be about Seasons! Seasons are in Age of Empires IVEach level contains new content, rewards and achievements that you can progress to and unlock over a certain period. These include the Ranked Seasons, which are for people who wish to challenge themselves to climb the competitive ladder. Seasonal Events allow you to unlock rewards when you complete in-game tasks.

We’ll be previewing these soon, including what kind of challenges and rewards will be available when the update goes live!

Balance & Game Updates

With the Season One Update, it’ll come with a whole host of balance and quality-of-life changes, including global build queue, hotkey improvements, and more. Stay tuned for the entire release notes, as they’ll go live when the update releases.

That’s not all – there’s also two additions to the Age of Empires IVNew addition to the line-up Advanced CombatArt of War challenge is designed to help you prepare for complex combat situations and the MegaRandom map.

And this is just the start – as mentioned in our updated roadmap, Season One is only the beginning. Take a look at the RoadmapSee what Age of Empires IV has in store later in the year.

For updates and more details, keep checking out the Age of Empires Blog.

Age of Empires IV

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Age of Empires IV brings back one of the best real-time strategy game, placing you at the heart of historical battles that changed the course of history. Age of Empires IV offers a modern real-time strategy game that combines both traditional and new strategies to help you expand your empire across vast terrains.

Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 8 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. With 35 missions, you will have to manage your resources and build cities.

Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.

Customize Your Game with Mods – Available in Early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games.

You can challenge the world- Get online and compete with, or collaborate with 7 friends in PVP/PVE multiplayer modes.

An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.