With all the announcements from the Age Fan Preview Event, there couldn’t be a better time to celebrate the Age of Empires series!
In 1997, the very first Age of Empires was released—the beginning of us all coming together to form the fantastic, passionate community we are today! In celebration of this momentous moment, we’ve packaged up some classic community favorites throughout the series and brought them straight to you in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! As a bonus, we’ve even brought back a few other fan-favorite goodies from previous events!
Join us as we reminisce over the incredible moments and experiences YOU, the community, have created in this special CELEBRATING THE AGES event!
- Unlock another brand-new Cheat code!
- Unlock the classic “Photon Man” cheat code!
- Unlock the Musketeer visual replacement for the Hand Cannon!
New Rewards!
| BONUS | 🔒 Unlock the “21st Century” achievement in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. Xbox Live Sign in required to verify achievement. 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the “Photon Man” cheat code, which spawns the Photon Man cheat unit. |
| BONUS | 🔒 Unlock the “Imperial Age” achievement in Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition. Xbox Live Sign in required to verify achievement. 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the Musketeer visual replacement for the Hand Cannon. |
Don’t forget, the first challenge unlocks a new profile icon and is required to save all of your unlocks:
| DAY ~ | 🎯 Sign into Xbox Live. 🏆 Unlocks the George Crushington Profile Icon. 💾 *Required* if you want to save any rewards unlocked during the event! |
Each of the following challenges must be unlocked in order and on separate days:
| DAY 1 | 🔒 Gather 1997 Gold in any one game. 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the Military unit creation sound replaced with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition version. |
| DAY 2 | 🔒 Use the “catzor” cheat code in a skirmish game to summon the Sharkatzor cheat unit. 🏆 Unlocks the Sharkatzor profile icon. |
| DAY 3 | 🔒 Train 10 Camel Riders in any one game. 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the “cameleon” cheat code, which transforms all Camel units into Flaming Camels. |
| DAY 4 | 🔒 Kill 5 enemy villagers in any one game. 🏆 Unlocks the John the Fearless profile icon. |
| DAY 5 | 🔒 Reach the Imperial Age in any one game. 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the Age Advancement sound replaced with the “Shipment available” sound from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. |
Keep It All (Forever)!
Remember: if you sign in to Xbox Live during the event, you’ll get to keep all of the mods and profile icons you’ve achieved! Sign in, earn your rewards, and enjoy!
We hope you enjoy this the Celebrating the Ages event!
—The Age of Empires Team
♦ ♦ ♦
