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AGE OF EMPIRES 4 NEWS FULL
Quality of Life improvements: Global build queue, the Patrol move, a civ randomizer selection within the lobby, as well as full post-match map reveal.Hotkey improvements: Additional categories, rebinding hotkeys to mouse buttons 3, 4, and 5, binding other commands to the Alt and Shift keys, alongside new global hotkeys that help you find idle villagers, cycle through structures, and more.Age of Empires IV Content Editor (Beta) and mods: The editor allows users to create their own content for AoE IV and will be accompanied by "in-house mods and tutorials to get you all started.".Monthly patches will introduce additional balance changes and bug fixes in between the bigger content drops.Īs for the Season One update, it marks a big step on the Age of Empires IV's 2022 roadmap, introducing the following: Seasons will be themed and "contain something for everyone," which includes new stuff for the competitive experience, quality of life improvements, new content, bug fixes, and more. Seasons will last for "approximately three months," the new seasonal ladder kicking off at least one week after its accompanying update, giving players time to get used to its balance changes. Age of Empires IV's 2022 roadmap was updated in March, with more insight into how the developers were approaching things and details as to what we can expect.įirstly, updates will no longer be named after the four temperate seasons – to better serve the game's global community – and will be tied to its ranked seasonal ladder refreshes.
