Stability & Performance

• Fixed an out of sync issue related to box formation.
• Fixed an out of sync issue occurring when watching replays with Reveal Map set to “Explored” or “All Visible”.
• Fixed an issue where the game would be unresponsive for a few seconds after fully loading the map and just before starting the game (more obvious with larger maps and more players).
• Fixed a crash occurring when loading into Stranded map.
• Fixed a crash occurring in scenarios when using the Lock Civ option with civilization set to Random.
• Fixed some rare crashes with custom content (mods, scenarios).

UI

• Fixed an issue with the fonts in the game appearing lower quality, more visible in higher resolutions.
• Bonus attack from Hamask technology is now displayed in the UI even when the unit is not attacking.
• Fixed an issue where “0” was inserted before Text to Speech chat messages.
• Added the missing mute button to mute your own audio in Multiplayer lobbies.

Hotkeys

• Hulks and Transport Ships no longer have the same default hotkey in Classic Hotkeys profile.

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where lobbies could not be found when searching by Game ID.
• Fixed an issue where a Matchmaking Error would appear when attempting to queue with a full party.

Steam

• All achievements are now grouped per each DLC they pertain to, allowing their unlock progress to be counted individually.

PlayStation

• Fixed an issue where Playstation 5 players were not able to restore a saved multiplayer game.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where garrisoned units would be deleted if the building containing them is destroyed while having no space to ungarrison.
• Fixed an issue where converted units with blast radius (like Mangonels) would inflict zero damage when killed with their projectile already in the air.
• Fixed an issue where Varangian Guards with the Gothikon Upgrade were able to generate gold by fake-attacking (attacking and immediately canceling the attack) with their ranged attack.
• Fixed an issue where Castle foundations with more HP could be destroyed with one hit by units dealing area damage (Rams, Elephants, etc).
• Fixed an issue occurring when stealing boar type animals from an ai player at the same time as the ai player tries to lure them – your villager could automatically start walking towards the enemy Town Center.
• Chicken/rabbit type animals can no longer be tricked by the player into walking large distances (funneling).
• Fixed an instance where Dane bonus resources from destroyed buildings were not granted if the owner of the building deleted it after it came under attack.
• Fixed an issue where walls and gates didn’t count as destroyed buildings for the Danes civilization bonus.
• Fixed an issue where different types of food could be mixed to trigger the Varangian and Portuguese food bonuses. For example, gathering 9 food from berries and then 1 food from sheep with the same villager would give you 1 gold for Varangians.
• Fixed an issue where map areas revealed by Circumnavigation would automatically update to show depleted resources (thus revealing player information).
• Fixed an issue where Tupi units would not return any of their cost when killed.
• Fixed an issue where Follow command could result in a slightly angled approach of the following unit towards the followed unit.
• Fixed a rare issue where Stop command could be triggered in buildings, cancelling units/technologies queued there.
• Very minor adjustment to the Saxon infantry discount for the internal values to better fit the described numbers.

General

• Champi Scout bonus damage vs. Scout Cavalry-line and Camel Scout increased from +1 -> +2 (Champi Runner unchanged).
• (Elite) Elephant Archer cost increased from 60 food 80 gold → 70 food 80 gold.
• (Elite) Elephant Archer HP reduced from 230 → 220, Elite 280 → 270.
• Gaia
  • Snake attack reduced from 3 → 2.
  • Komodo Dragon attack reduced from 3 → 2.
  • Elk attack increased from +2 vs. cavalry, +6 vs. camels → +3 vs. cavalry, +8 vs. camels.
  • Fixed Walrus stats to use intended values (7 attack, 2.3 attack reload speed, 400 food).

Mapuche

• Bolas Rider movement speed reduced from 1.5 → 1.45 (Elite unchanged).

General

• Fixed an issue where computer players on Hard and Hardest were not gathering their nearby boar type animals.
• Added a new strategic number sn-disable-attack-group-transporting to prevent attack groups from using transports in specific scenarios and conditions.
• Fixed an issue where AI players could place their starting houses outside of the walls on Arena map.

Pathfinding

• Villagers are no longer prioritizing gathering from dead sheep over alive ones when they are too far away.
• Fixed an issue where a large group of units selected together would slow down their movement when passing through obstructions and tighter spaces.
• Fixed a rare issue where some units on Aggressive stance would not auto-attack enemies nearby.

General

• Fixed an issue where .wav files used in mods would not work properly for sounds defined in data.
• Fixed a minor issue with incorrectly defined sound files in data, only affecting mods.

Scenario Editor

• Fixed an issue with “Varangians”, “Danes” and “Saxons” not showing up as technologies in trigger effects/conditions.
• Fixed an issue with Hulk line not showing up in the list of units in Options.
• Fixed an issue where human player units were not automatically attacking Gaia units with “Convert Never (Gaia Aggressive)” capture flag.

XS Scripting

• Fixed an issue where xsSetUnitProperty could crash when setting the garrisoned in unit id.
• Added new XS functions to support syncing data across players. A maximum of 256B worth of data can be shared per player, up to a maximum of 4 times per second.
  Note: It is highly encouraged to use these functions for unsync data in single-player content as well, as doing so enables proper replay playback.
  • void xsResetNetData()
  • int xsWriteNetInt(int value)
  • int xsWriteNetFloat(float value)
  • int xsWriteNetVector(vector value)
  • int xsWriteNetString(string value)
    • Note: The above functions return how many bytes were actually written. For strings, truncation can happen when the 256B limit is hit. For other types, the write simply fails, and no truncation occurs.
  • bool xsSendNetData(string callback)
    • This pushes the data to all players and then calls the function with the provided name. The written data can then be read using xsReadNet functions below. This runs with a delay in MP depending on latency, and with a delay of two ticks in SP.
  • string xsReadNetString()
  • int xsReadNetInt()
  • float xsReadNetFloat()
  • vector xsReadNetVector()
  • bool xsSetWriteNetDataPosition(int position)
  • bool xsSetReadNetDataPosition(int position)
  • int xsGetWriteNetDataPosition()
  • int xsGetReadNetDataPosition()
  • bool xsUnsyncIsSandboxMode()
    • Returns true in replays and in campaigns where the user chooses sandbox mode

Investigation

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!

DISCLAIMER

Please note that 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.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

Raiders of the North is Available October 29!

Take up arms as two brand-new civilizations, the Vikings and the Scots, each bringing their own distinct mechanics, units, buildings, strategies, masteries, music, and evolving language to the battlefield. Raiders of the North also brings a major expansion to The Crucible, including four new missions, deeper progression, and the option to take on its challenges solo or with a friend in two-player co-op.

Civilization: Vikings

The Vikings arrive as a relentless force built around raiding, powerful melee infantry, and adaptability. Fast infantry and strength at sea allow players to take the initiative early, while a resilient economy centered around the Longhouse helps support their ambitions as they expand across the map.

But the Vikings are about more than the raids they became famous for. Their civilization evolves as the match progresses, reflecting the transition from the Viking Age into the emerging kingdoms of medieval Scandinavia. Their armies grow alongside them, gaining access to units such as Knights and Militia Crossbowmen as their society develops.

Players can also forge their own legacy through Heroic Sagas, with great deeds granting lasting bonuses that can help shape your strategy throughout the match. Sacred Groves provide another way to extend Viking influence across the battlefield, giving players even more reasons to venture outward and contest important locations.

Whether you’re launching an early raid or building toward the strength of a growing Scandinavian kingdom, the Vikings reward players who are ready to seize opportunities and keep their opponents under pressure.

Civilization: Scots

Standing against the raiders from across the sea are the Scots, a resilient civilization built around disciplined infantry, fortified defenses, and a strong food economy. Where the Vikings look to build momentum through aggression, the Scots are well equipped to stand their ground and force their opponents into hard-fought engagements. 

Highland Cattle provide the Scots with a reliable source of food to support continued military production, while Tower Houses and castles help establish a powerful defensive presence. Their infantry can also make particularly dangerous use of stealth forests, creating opportunities to catch unsuspecting enemies in an ambush. 

At the center of their military strategy is the Mustering Hall, which allows players to shape their forces around Highland or Lowland strengths. This gives the Scots flexibility in how they prepare for the fight ahead while maintaining the resilience and battlefield control at the heart of the civilization.

Game Mode: The Crucible

Raiders of the North also brings a major expansion to The Crucible, introducing four new missions with fresh challenges ranging from seaborne raiders to conflict among Scottish clans. New Objectives, Boons, Perks, Mutators, and civilization-specific Talent Tracks add further variety and progression to each run.

For the first time, these challenges can also be tackled in two-player co-op, allowing you to enter The Crucible alongside a friend, while solo play remains available for those looking to face the challenge alone.

Observer Mode

Adding a new Observer HUD mod category for replays and live observers. Observer HUDs will be able to be subscribed to and enabled independently from Game Mode mods, allowing custom spectator interfaces to be used with Ranked, Quick Match, custom match, and tournament replays. Observer HUDs are loaded only for spectators, improving stability while reducing setup requirements for hosts and players, Mod creators can publish Observer HUDs through a dedicated category in the Mod Editor.

New Taunts

Send 12 new Vikings and Scots themed Taunts to your friends or foes. Mock their puny economy or share your disbelief when things don’t quite work out! Be sure to check them all out in-game!

While these Taunts are themed around the Vikings and Scots civilizations, we’ve made them available to everyone for use on October 29!

General

• Fixed placement summary for ranked matches always showing “-2/5 COMPLETED”.
• Attack Move behavior change. We’ve added a new setting that lets you choose whether Attack-Move targets buildings. This setting can be found under Game → Attack Move Targets Buildings. Siege units which prioritize buildings are not included, so Rams, Trebuchets, and Cannons will still continue to target buildings by default regardless of this setting.
  • Additionally, there is a modifier key that can be used to invert the behavior of this toggle. This can be manually rebound via View and Remap Controls → Game → Inverted Attack Move.
• In single-player matches, the game can now be paused using the pause key. While paused, you will be able to see the game world and issue commands to units.

Developer’s Note: We got a bit ahead of ourselves in our excitement, and the Singleplayer Pause feature is actually coming in a future patch before the end of the year. We’re looking forward to rolling this out very soon!

• Removed Dark Green and Magenta color options. Unfortunately these colors caused a number of readability issues that will require more time to evaluate and support a better solution to allow for greater color variety without compromising on readability.
• We’ve added new customization options when using Team-Based colors which allow you to change your own, your ally, and your enemy color to any of your choosing. Note: there’s currently an issue which requires you to save your settings using the Team-Based option in order for the customization settings to become visible.

AI Changes

• AI players will now avoid needlessly building a naval presence on Megarandom maps.
• AI players will have a higher priority to build dropoffs when needed.
• The Worker Elephants of Tughlaq Dynasty AI players will now attempt to avoid danger when attacked.

Hotkeys

• New hotkeys have been added:
  • Select all ranged units.
  • Select all ranged units on screen.
  • Select all melee cavalry.
  • Select all melee cavalry on screen.
  • Select all ranged cavalry.
  • Select all ranged cavalry on screen.

Matchmaking

We’ve updated how hidden matchmaking rating (MMR) is adjusted after team games.

This is the behind-the-scenes rating used to build balanced matches, not your seasonal points.

What’s changing:

• When you regularly queue with the same teammates, your hidden rating now moves toward your team’s true skill more quickly.
• Rating gains and losses within a team are no longer split evenly. Your adjustment is now weighted by your rating relative to your teammates.
• This makes it much harder to stay in easier matches than your real skill warrants.

What this means for you:

• Matches should feel more balanced over time.
• Players attempting to manipulate their match difficulty to boost/smurf will find it far less effective.

Your seasonal rank and points are unaffected by this change.

General Map Changes

• Added new terrain type for the Ancient Stele and Herbalist Hut points of interest to be used by mods for custom procedural maps.

Map-Specific Changes

Carmel

• Deer placement in team games now spawn in a more neutral zone.
• Cliffs and mountains now spawn more sparsely and to never create big impasses engulfing the center in larger map sizes.
• Team game player spawn distribution now uses a new player spawn distribution that sets the players to spawn closer to the center of the map and in equal gaps from each other.
• Sacred Sites in larger maps now spawn between the teams rather than having a chance to spawn “behind” a team.

Craters

• The Meteorite now contains 2000 resources of Gold and Stone rather than 4000.
• Sheep distribution has been updated to the new method where most sheep spawn close to the player’s base.

Danube River

• Player starting locations are now mirrored and symmetrical in 1v1 and team games.
• The Ancient Stele point of interest has been added near the top of the cliff by the sacred site.
• An additional river crossing towards the center will appear in larger map sizes.
• Trade Posts have been moved slightly away from the corners of the map.
• Sheep distribution has been updated to the new method where most sheep spawn close to the player’s base.
• Fixed an issue where the central ramp leading between the cliffs would often become an impassable cliff.
• Fixed an issue where stealth forests would fail to spawn in the center of the map by one side of the riverbank.

High View

• Fixed a team games issue where a player could sometimes spawn on the enemy team’s side.
• Fixed an issue where the fifth Relic would sometimes fail to spawn in 1v1.

Oasis

• A stealth forest path will lead to the central lake from two opposite ends of the forest ring, with a sacred site at the end of each path.
• A single deep sea fish will spawn in the central lake. Two deep sea fish will spawn in larger team games.
• Players in solo and team games now spawn the same distance from the central entrances and neutral resources.
• Team games now use a new spawn which sets the players closer to the center of the map and in equal distance from other players.

Prairie 

• The starting Gold Mine is now large instead of small (reverted).

Snake River

• Fixed an issue in free-for-all where not all bridges would spawn.

Socotra

• Fixed an issue where static Sacred Sites & Relics would fail to spawn in free-for-all.
• Sacred Sites in larger player counts have been moved slightly apart from each other.

Mountain Clearing

• Sacred Sites in larger player counts have been moved slightly apart from each other.

Sunkenlands 

• Fixed an issue where a group of 7 Deer would spawn in larger map sizes.

West Lake

• Fixed an issue where large segments of the lake were deep water.

Biomes

• Baobab (250 Wood) trees no longer spawn around player bases.
• The Madagascar biome may now spawn in ranked matches.
• The Tropical Swamp biome can no longer spawn in ranked matches.
• Fixed an issue where circular large stealth terrains would not spawn.
• Fixed an issue where large groups of Deer (10) would fail to spawn in Black Sands, Greek Island, and Tundra Summer Biomes.

Design Update/Rework 

• Updated Boon Rarities:
  • Panic Button: Epic → Standard
  • Supremacy: Epic → Cursed
  • Growth Fund: Standard → Epic
  • Permanent Garrison: Standard → Epic
• Boss unit health now scales more rapidly with each difficulty level.
• Boss units now gain additional health scaling in Castle and Imperial Age.
• Boss unit damage now also scales in Castle and Imperial Age.
• Boss unit size increased.

Balance

• Boggy Ground now only applies its debuff to enemy units. Armor corrosion of -1 armor added.
• Burgage Lords House cost increase reduced from 25 → 15 Wood.
• Lighter Cavalry attack damage increased from +2 → +4.
• Cavalry Hero aura health buff reduced from 40% → 35%.
• Quality over Quantity bonus increased from 150% → 200% Also now applies to bonus damage.
• Supremacy immediately grants Elite Man-at-arms on selection.
• Training Dummies now explode on death, dealing damage.
• Fast Expand bonus reduced from 75% cheaper Town Centers → 60% cheaper.
• Handy Cannons now deal significantly more pierce damage and hit more targets.
• Thorny Economics health bonus increased from +100% → +150%.
• Giant Nest of Bees Reload time increased from 4 to 8 seconds.

Bugfixes

• In Crucible, the Golden Horde’s Building Carts can no longer unpack into docks on maps where naval is disabled.
• In Crucible, Smite now strikes units fully randomly within the casting area.
• In Crucible, the Forward Outposts 4 Perk no longer provide Cannons to Templar Outposts, Springalds are granted instead.
• Capturable Champions now properly benefit from Infinitry and Last Stand Boons.
• Fixed an issue where some heavy cavalry units did not benefit from the Vulnerability boon.

General Changes & Bugfixes

• Villagers returning to work from the Town Center now accept shift-click queued commands.
• Relics will no longer be destroyed if deposited into a building just as it is destroyed.
• Fixed an issue where switching to attacking a unit just after throwing a torch will cause a torch to be thrown at the enemy unit.
• Fixed an issue where Scouts attempting to drop a carcass can sometimes fail.

Balance and Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

• Town Center construction time increased from 150 → 165 seconds.
• Ram health increased from 370 → 410.

                        Abbasid Dynasty

• Fixed a bug which caused the Trade Ships’ extra resources from Grand Bazaar to be calculated incorrectly.
• The City Planning health bonus is now applied to Lumber Camps and Mining Camps within influence.

                             Byzantines

• Cistern gather rate aura reduced from 26% → 24% at water level 5.
• Teardrop Shields cost increased from 100 Food 250 Gold → 150 Food 350 Gold.
• Golden Horn Tower production speed reduced by 10%.
• Cistern of the First Hill cooldown per unit reduced from 45 seconds → 30 seconds.
• Cheirosiphon health increased from 310 → 330.
• Byzantine and Macedonian Dromons are now correctly labelled as “Massive Ship” instead of “Springald Ship”.
• Mercenary Royal Knights no longer lose their Royal Bloodlines after researching Biology.
• Fixed an issue causing the Byzantine Elite Varangian Guard to fail to switch to the axe when the Berserking ability is used.

                               Chinese

• Imperial Officials can no longer supervise points of interest.

                                 English

• Wynguard Armies no longer display incorrect populations in the score screen.

                        Golden Horde

• Khan and Torguud:
  • Discount on Khan and Torguuds reduced from 20% → 15%.
  • Khan and Torguud increased health reduced from +30 → +25.
• Muscovy Yasak wood reduction per Heavy Infantry or Heavy Cavalry on the field increased from 2 → 3.
• Fixed an issue causing the Increased Supplies technology to not apply correctly to Military Buildings constructed from Building Carts.
• Fixed an issue where cancelling a Building Cart when unpacking could cause the building to become invisible.

                    Holy Roman Empire

• Prelate Inspiration gather rate increased from 35% → 40%.
• Inspired Warriors effect duration increased from 60 → 90 seconds.
• Black Rider:
  • Build limit increased from 5 → 6 per active Keep.
  • Production time reduced from 35 → 30 seconds.
• Landsknecht cost reduced from 60 Food 100 Gold → 50 Food 100 Gold.
• Relics that are deposited in Docks will no longer be lost if the Dock is destroyed.

                              Japanese

• Shinobi units can no longer sabotage Golden Tents or Templar capital Town Centers.
• Fixed an issue which prevented Japanese rocket emplacements from dealing bonus damage to elephants.

                             Jin Dynasty

• Iron Pagoda:
  • Base damage increased from 16 → 17. Base health increased from 200 → 210.
  • Veteran damage increased from 20 → 21. Health increased from 250 → 255.
  • Elite damage increased from 23 → 24. Health increased from 290 → 295.
  • Far-range area damage increased from 15% → 20%.
  • Damage impact time improved from 0.75 → 0.5 seconds.
• Bed Crossbow:
  • Feudal Age:
    • Damage increased from 8 → 10 .
    • Bonus damage vs melee infantry increased from 4 → 6.
    • Health increased from 85 → 90.
  • Veteran:
    • Damage increased from 10 → 11.
    • Bonus damage vs melee infantry increased from 4 → 6.
    • Melee armor increased from 0 → 1.
  • Elite:
    • Damage increased from 13 → 14.
    • Bonus damage vs melee infantry increased from 5 → 7.
    • Health increased from 110 → 115.
    • Melee armor increased from 0 → 2.
• Updated the Selection Card Art background for the Jin Dynasty.
• Meng’an Mouke Defenders will now properly spawn from coastal Tributary States.
• Specialized Pick and Shaft Mining now properly increase the Mounted Villager’s Gold gather rate.

                            Knights Templar

• Fortress cost increased from 300 Gold 600 Stone → 350 Gold 650 Stone.
• Hospitaller age up:
  • Bonus worker movement speed reduced from 10% → 8%.
  • Bonus worker health reduced from 30% → 25%.
• Landscape Preservation:
  • Castle Age bonus Wood gather rate reduced from +20% → +15%.
  • Imperial Age bonus Wood gather rate reduced from +20% → +15%.
• Fixed a bug which prevented the Condottiero from taking damage as a heavy unit.

                             Macedonians

• Grand Winery:
  • Improved Food gather rate increased from 30% → 35%.
  • Silver generation per garrisoned Relic increased from 80 → 100.
• Imperial Hippodrome:
  • Champion Horseman spawn time increased from 120 → 130 seconds.
  • Champion Riddari spawn time increased from 195 → 205 seconds.
• Golden Horn Tower crossbowman production time increased from 112 → 135 seconds.
• Cistern of the First Hill:
  • Mills now generate Food when affected by Cistern’s Favor.
  • Cistern’s Favor accrual time improved from 90 → 60 seconds.
  • Increased maximum number of Cistern’s Favor charges from 9 → 99.
• Cheirosiphon health increased from 310 → 330.
• Early Varangian Guard health reduced from 120 → 115.
• Palatine School:
  • Cataphract batch production time increased from 20 → 25 seconds.
  • Cataphract batch cost increased from 750 Silver → 780.
• Added a remappable hotkey for the Cistern’s Favor hotkey.
• Roman Fire upgrade no longer gives Macedonian Springalds an additional 0.5 range.
• Cistern’s Favor resource production now appears in player resources increment.
• Fixed an exploit which allowed players to train an infinite number of Hippodrome Champions when playing with keyboard and mouse on console.
• Runestones no longer overwrite Line Formation when playing on console using keyboard and mouse.
• Fixed an issue which prevented the Champion Riddari from using Runestones.

                              Malians

•  Fulani Corral Food generation per Cattle reduced from 18 Food → 16 Food.

                           Mongols

• Landmark movement speed increased from 0.75 → 0.9.

                     Order of the Dragon

• Gilded Landsknecht cost reduced from 120 Food 200 Gold → 100 Food 200 Gold.
• Fixed an issue where the Gilded Crossbowman would have slower attack speed against buildings than its default attack after researching Incendiary Arrows.
• Fixed an issue which caused Order of the Dragon universities to grant population space.

                              Ottomans

• Building discount reduced from 40% → 30%.
• Janissary:
  • Bonus damage vs Cavalry reduced from 11 → 10.
  • Elite bonus damage vs Cavalry reduced from 13 → 12.
• Sipahi attack range reduced from 0.75 → 0.6 tiles.
• Sultanhani Trade Network Gold generation increased from 26 → 28 per garrisoned Trader.
• Field Work:
  • Dark Age healing rate reduced from 1 to 0.5 health per second.
  • Feudal Age healing rate reduced from 1 to 0.8 health per second.
  • Castle Age & Imperial Age are unchanged at 2 and 3 health per second respectively.

                                Rus

• Rus Veteran and Elite Spearman now use a different weapon so that it is easier to distinguish them as Spearman.

                        Sengoku Daimyo

• Yatai Food Trader spawn requirement reduced from 250 Food → 215 Food.
• Early Ozutsu:
  • Health increased from 130 → 140.
  • Damage increased from 22 → 24.
  • Bonus damage vs buildings increased from 70 → 80.
• Updated the text on the Sengoku Castle of the Crow landmark to mention it only applies to ranged siege units.
• Fixed an issue which prevented Sengoku Daimyo rocket emplacements from dealing bonus damage to elephants.

                       Tughlaq Dynasty

• Raider Elephants are significantly less trumpety when moving around.

                        Zhu Xi's Legacy

• Jiangnan Tower:
  • Resources-spent requirement for the first army spawn increased from 2200 → 2400 resources.
  • Resources-spent cap increased from 8200 → 8400 resources.
• The Advanced Administration upgrade now properly increases the Imperial Official build limit.
• Imperial Officials can no longer supervise points of interest.

Investigation

Your reports continue being crucial to our prioritization and implementation of fixes and features in the game. Keep them coming!

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

Coming Up…

As you get your hands on the new update, civilizations, and Crucible content we’re continuing to work on further balance iterations, quality of life features, and bug fixes. More importantly, we’ll be paying close attention to the immediate impact of all the new content, as well as your feedback, in preparation for a patch in the near future.

Multiplayer

• Ranked and Quick Match games now appear correctly in the spectator list.
• Fixed the spectator browser failing to show some in-progress matches.
• Fixed repeated failures when joining a game as a spectator.
• Fixed hosting LAN lobbies.
• Fixed Xbox Live game invites not working for players on Steam.
• Fixed casual rank occasionally displaying incorrectly when match history failed to load.
• Fixed an issue with incorrect assignments of wins and losses in ranked Treaty lobbies.

Graphics

• Samí Noaidi: Polished the fishing animation for Fishing Holes.
• Mysorean Rocket: Fixed offset rocket projectiles that were visible during un/packing animations.
• Schumacher Rocket: Now uses a new dashing design.
• Tokugawa (Japanese Hero): The second monk is no longer invisible with this customization.
• Danish Home City:
  • Various model optimizations to improve performance.
  • Corrected the proportion of several houses.
  • Added the market stalls customization.
  • Added a new statue customization depicting Peter Tordenskjold!
• Polish Home City:
  • Various model optimizations to improve performance.
  • Corrected the proportion of several houses.

Audio

• Imperial Rocket (Danes, Indians): Fixed the missing sound cues for confirming orders.

Interface

• Casual Rank: Pre-ranked matchmaking dialog now properly displays the player’s rank titles instead of displaying ‘Casual Rank’.
• Minimap: Reset Rotation button no longer remains visible after expanding minimap.
• Blood Brothers: This card no longer causes technologies to become misaligned in the Stable.
• Cossack Daredevil: Is no longer shown twice in the Fort’s command panel.
• Danish (Explorer): Researching native improvements that enable units at the Explorer after researching Castramentation no longer causes abilities to be pushed down.
• Fishing Boats: Indian and Native American Fishing Bosts now use their unique icons, instead of re-using the European ones.

Scripting

• Documentation: Data file reference documentation for modding now included alongside game files in the ModDocumentation folder.
• Triggers: Implementing support for toggling new cliff unloading behavior through triggers.
• Infinite Resources: The Infinite resources flag is now properly reset when loading player resource data from a scenario.

General

• Cliffs: Units can no longer be ejected over cliffs from ships through manual unloading of individual units.
• Stampede: Rewrote the attack mechanic to avoid rendering resources unuseable.

Units & Buildings

• Burgher Militia: Damage multiplier against Cavalry reduced from 2x to 1.5x.
• Fortified Wagon: Hitpoints increased from 250 to 400 and damage multiplier versus buildings removed.
• Harpooner:
  • Hitpoints reduced from 210 to 180 HP.
  • Added a negative 0.25x damage multiplier against artillery to the ranged attack.
• Pig: Now display the proper player color on the minimap.
• Privateer: Movement speed increased from 5.5 to 8.
• Qivittoq:
  • Fixed a critical animation glitch that allowed the unit to attack while in Stealth.
  • Corrected a duplicate application of Stun time from around 12s down to 5s.
• Sailor:
  • Wood gather rate decreased from 0.62 to 0.5. 
  • Hitpoints decreased from 190 to 150.
• Whaling Ship: 
  • Fixed a map glitch that resulted in removing the Whaling Ship’s build limit of 3 on Arctic maps.
  • Now constructs Docks at 20% the normal speed instead of 33%.
  • Cards that deliver Whaling Ships are now available to be sent again in the Imperial Age.
• Sámi Noaidi: Train time increased from 25 to 32 and build rates halved.
• Sámi Reindeer Herd: Can now be trained from Native Embassies.
• Bagpiper (House of Stuart): Fixed the wrong tooltip describing the unit as Light Ranged Cavalry.
• Clansman (House of Stuart): 
  • Reduced the damage promotions from 20/30/40% to 10/20/30%.
  • Now inflicts 2x damage vs. Artillery and 1.5x damage vs. Villagers.
• Mounted Infantry (House of Habsburg): Fixed the wrong tooltip describing the unit as Light Ranged Cavalry.
• Red Sea Wagon (Sudanese): No longer allows non-Italian civilizations to build Lombards when the TEAM Lombardy card has been sent.
• Vengeful Qivittoq: Fixed an issue with this Arctic treasure guardian being invisible preventing their treasures from being picked up.

Cards & Technologies

• Sámi Allies (III, Danes, Russians, Swedes): Card cost reduced from 500c to 300c.
• Sámi of the Sea (Sámi): Gather rates for animals reduced from +10% to +5%.
• Sámi Duodji (I, Sámi): Wood generated by Noaidis reduced from 0.7w/s to 0.35w/s and cost increased to from 150c to 200c
• TEAM Native Weapon Trade (II, Dutch, Lakota): Fixed a card bug that increased build limits for unlocked native units that got their build limits removed.

Danes

• Shipment Tax: Increased from 80c to 90c.
• Snaphane:
  • Damage multiplier against Cavalry & Shock Troops decreased from 0.5x to to 0.25x and against Artillery from 2x to 1.5x.
  • Royal Service (III):
    • Technology cost changed from 300f 300w to 250f 500w.
    • Snaphane XP increased from 9 to 10.
• Mounted Friskytte:
  • Corrected the siege damage from 14 to 7.5.
  • Damage multiplier against Villagers further reduced from 0.5x to 0.25x as well as against Artillery from 2x to 1.5x.
  • Population cost increased to 2.
  • Disruption (II): Damage multiplier against Villagers reduced from 2x to 1.5x.
• 12 Snaphaner (II): Card added.
• Cigar Roller (II): Card removed.
• Snaplock (III): Now improves Snaphane range by +2 instead of Dragoons.
• Friskytter (IV): Now increases Snaphane range only by +1 instead of +2.
• Imperial Friskytter (V): Now increases Snaphane range by +1 (up from 0).
• Jutland Dragoons (IV): Now also increases Dragoon range by +1 (up from 0).
• Imperial Jutland Dragoons (V): Now also increases Dragoon range by +1 (up from 0).
• Norwegian Artillery (IV): Siege resistance increased from 5% to 10%.
• Oldenburg Kings (I): Fixed a bug where Royal Hunters had no population costs.
• Order of the Elephant (IV): Fixed the UI using the wrong promotion icon for Defence Promotions, that improve hitpoints instead of damage.
• The Logistician (II): Text now specifies the increased shipment tax amount of +100.
• Tycho’s Observatory (II): Increased the LOS of the Triangulation ability by +5. Each Round Church and Outpost now shortens the cooldown by an additional -15s.

Dutch

• Schutterij (I):
  • Envoy conversion now takes 5s and cost increased from 10c to 20c.
  • Now also corrects the Envoy’s XP from 5 to 8.

Ethiopians

• Gascenya: Hitpoints increase reverted from 140 to 135.
• Gondarine Architecture (IV): Reduced hitpoints increase for:
  • Mountain Monasteries from +75% to 50%.
  • Walls from +200% to 150%.
  • Buildings (all) from 25% to 20%.

French

• Old Guard (IV, Edict of Nantes): No longer improves Grenadier siege resistance by +10%.
• TEAM House of Bonaparte (I): Fixed a bug that resulted in reducing the train time of Swedish Leather Cannons by -40%

Germans

• War Wagon: Fixed an error that resulted in War Wagons firing too quickly.
• Recruit Privateers (II): Now also sends +2 Uhlans for the Germans.
• Hire Whaling Crew (II): Now also sends +2 Uhlans for the Germans.
• Hire Fortified Wagons (II): Now also sends an additional Fortified Wagon.
• Prince-Electors: Hanover Drummers now keep their population cost at 1.
• Prussia:
  • Litauer Dragoon:
    • Improved the melee ROF by 25% instead of 20%.
    • Range increased by +2 instead of +1.
    • Ranged damage increased by +10%.
    • Fixed the outdated textures.
    • Is now also affected by the Germans’ Cavalry Hitpoints and Cavalry Combat cards.
  • Fire Drills: The countermeasures for infantry speed no longer lead to net negative speed, when both Tilly’s Discipline and Military Drummers had been researched.
  • Imperial Pikemen: The upgrade is no longer shown in Barracks after revolting as Prussia.
  • Doppelsöldner: Are now also removed in American Citadels.
• German Confederation:
  • March Revolution: Settler Wagons are no longer trainable while the ability is in effect, mitigating the possibility of exceeding Build Limit by training Settler Wagons in the meantime.
  • Carlsbad Decrees: Now also enables Imperial Monitors for research.
  • Steamer: No longer shows Chevauleger as a trainable unit.

Haudenosaunee

• Mantlet: Population cost increased from 2 to 3.

Inca

• Bolas Warrior: Movement speed increased from 4 to 4.5.
• 6 Huaracas, 2 Chincha Rafts, 3 Chincha Rafts, 5 Chincha Rafts: Fixed these cards now being resendable in the Imperial Age.
• Floating Islands (I): Added the missing training option for Canoes.

Indians

• Indian Gunpowder (IV): No longer improves Sepoy train time.

Italians

• Lombard: Fixed the missing availability of new outlaws.
• Trattorias (II): Fixed an issue that didn’t allow this card to be sent.

Japanese

• Meiji Restoration:
  • Export cost increased from 3000 to 3250.
  • Fixed an issue where the Meiji Rifleman, Meiji Uhlan, Meiji Grenadier received a +20% increase in strengths as opposed to the intended +10%.

Lakota

• Earth Bounty (III): Coin trickle reduced from 2.5c/s to 2c/s.
• Nomadic Expansion (III): The Teepee’s work rate aura for Military Buildings now properly affects Warship training at Docks.
• Red Circle Race (I): Now properly increases the radius for the Teepee’s range aura.

Mexicans

• Insurgente: Cost increased from 70f to 75f.
• British Weapon Trade (Maya Revolution): Light Cannon hitpoints increased by +60% instead of +50%.
• Niños Héroes (III): Moved to Age 2 and now also sends 6 Militiamen.
• Presidial Lancers (IV): No longer improves Chinaco damage by 10%.
• Reservistas (IV): Now counterbalances the ranged attack with -10% movement speed.

Ottomans

• Janissary: Fixed the misleading Rifle attack sound.

Poles

• Haidamaka (Rider): Melee damage multiplier against Cavalry/Shock Troops reduced from 3x/2.5x to 2.5x/2x.
• Farming Folwark: Gather rate improvement reduced from +38% to +20%.
• [NEW] 3 Winged Hussars (II, 150f): Card added.
• 2 Winged Hussars (III, infinite): Winged Hussars increased from 2 to 3.
• 5 Piechurs (II): Increased to 6 Piechurs.
• Kircholm Veterans (III, 250f): Winged Hussars increased from 3 to 4.
• Card cost reductions:
  • Kusznicy (II, Crossbowmen): From 250w to 200w.
  • Kosynierzy (II, Pikemen): From 250w to 200w.
  • Pospolite Ruszenie (III, Retainers): From 250w to 200w.
  • Piechota Dymowa (III, Piechurs): From 250w to 200w.
  • Saxon Banner (II): From 500c to 400c.
  • Wladyslaw’s Banner (II): From 500c to 400c.
• Cigar Roller (II): Card removed.
• Kielbasa (I):
  • Livestock Folwarks can now only gather from 3 herdables at once (down from 5). 
  • Gather rate reduced by -25%.
  • Now also sends 2 fully fattened Pigs.
• Krakow Salt Mines (IV): No longer affects the gather rate of Estates.
• Pancerni (IV): Cavalry Archers hitpoints and damage are now increased by +35% instead of +40%. Additional ranged and hand resistances of +5% remain unchanged.
• Piechota Wybraniecka (IV): Infantry train time improved from -20% to -30%
• Royal Union (I): Lipka Tatars and Companions now use the same population cost of 2 as the Royal Banner card.
• Vlach Banner (III): Fixed the missing population costs for Boyars.
• Wódka Distillery (I): The card can now also be sent if a Tavern has already been built.
• [NEW] TEAM House of Sobieski (III): Increases hand resistance and hitpoints of Heavy Cavalry by +5% each, +5 Retainers.
• Treaty of Lublin (II):
  • Crown Janissaries (II):
    • Cost increased from 800w to 1000w.
    • Moved from Age 2 to Age 3.
  • Liberum Veto: Age-up costs are now only reduced by -25% instead of -50%.
  • Konfederatka Uhlan: Attack rate slowed from 1.0 to 1.25 and Hitpoint promotions decreased from 5/10/20% to 5/10/15%.
• Cossack Hetmanate Revolution: 
  • Khutorian: Gather rates for farming (food) are now by improved +15% instead of +20%.
  • Cossack Code of Law: The enabled economic Rada technologies now improve Khutorian gather rates only by +20% instead of +25% and also reduce the improvements of the Rada’s policy trickles for wood and food from +50% to +40%.
  • Leičiai Crossbowmen: Upgrades are now properly removed from the UI.
• Partitions (Warsaw Revolution): Now take 80s instead of 60s to arrive.
  • Second Partition: Now always sends at least 10 Vistula Uhlans and 5 Vistula Hussars.
  • Third Partition: No longer sends a fully random selection of 10 cavalry and 10 artillery units. Instead it sends 6 artillery and 14 cavalry units of which 2 Heavy Cannons and 5 Vistula Hussars are always included. The remaining 4 artillery and 8 cavalry units are other units and picked randomly.

Portuguese

• Acobertados (III): Hitpoints increase reduced from +20% to +15%.
• Grapeshot (IV): No longer improves Organ Gun rate-of-fire.

Russians

• Poruchik:
  • Hitpoints increased from 130 to 140 and hand resistance from 20% to 25%.
  • Melee and Siege Damage increased from 17 to 19 and from 24 to 26.
  • Batch size reduced from 4 to 3 and cost from 210f 150c to 160f 125c (-20% upfront cost).
• Dvoryane (IV): Cavalry Archer damage is now increased by 40% (up from +35%) and hand armor from 5% to 10%. Hitpoints increase by 30% instead of +35%.

Swedes

• Allotment System (IV): Card moved to Age 3.
• Case Shot (III): Corrected the minimum ranges for default attacks of Culverins, Horse Artillery and Heavy Cannons.
• Dalecarlian Rebellion (III): Cost of 400c added.
• Gustavian Guards (II, Treaty of Roskilde): Halberdiers are now only +0.15 faster instead of +0.25, but damage and hitpoints are automatically improved by 40% upon reaching Age 4.
• Trample Tactics (III): Movement speed in Trample mode is now only +0.15 faster instead of +0.25.

Haiti

• 4 Mortars: Card added.
• African Roots: Raised the amount of random African units from 6 to 15.
• Outlaw Combat: Card added.

Livonia

• Teutonic Knight: Melee damage reduced from 35 to 32.
• Order Crossbowmen: Are now properly affected by the Somali Oryx Hide Shields technology.
• Order Musketeer: Hitpoints increased from 160 to 180.
• Baltic Crusade: Now improves Siege damage by +70% instead of +100%. Paired with the card’s 30% overall damage improvement, this results in +100% Siege damage.
• Monastic Granges: Added countermeasures to mitigate the discounts of the Russian TEAM Patriarchy card.
• Steel Bolts: Fixed an issue where the card could be sent if the Maltese equivalent had already been sent before. Order Crossbowmen can now also receive the improvement from the Maltese card.

Mexico

• Revolution: Now ships 1 Padre and replaces every Settler and Rodelero with 2 Insurgentes.
• Charros: Cost of 1000f removed.
• Cards removed: Palace of Iturbide, Outlaw Combat.
• Cards added: 33 Insurgentes, Insurgente Combat, Machetes, Reservistas, Plan of Ayutla.

Peru

• 33 Insurgentes: Card removed.

United States

• Hero of the Two Worlds: Now also affects the Hetman for the Poles.

Commonwealth Charge

• Blockers: Removed blockers from fences that would mess with the unit’s pathing.
• Visuals: Small beautification pass on the player’s town and safety zones.
• Peasants: Marked the target safety zones for Peasants with flags in the minimap and scenario.
• Guardians: Corrected the color of the treasure guardians and Outlaw camps from beige to brown.
• Intro: Adding initial fade-in transition.
• Armies:
  • The frequency of army spawns now increases linearly.
  • The challenge can now spawn 2 armies at once ~5 minutes before time runs out.
  • The 2 final armies now use a slightly different unit composition than the previous armies.

Havana Heat

• Naval Attacks:
  • Added new spots where pure naval attacks can occur.
  • Notably increased the overall amount of naval attack waves.
• Armies:
  • British landing parties now already upgrade at 250 kills (down from 500).
  • Crossbowmen are replaced by Rangers around the 500 kill mark.
• Scores: No longer grants score right after the Town Center has been destroyed.
• Visuals: Fixed a glitch at the northern cliffs that would result in passing Fishing Boats to ‘jump’.
• Troop Transport: Replaced the visual of the unattackable Galleon with a more neutral design.
• Intro: Adding initial fade-in transition.

Map Changes

• Black Forest – Forest Nothing: Now displays the correct loading screen.
• Black Sea: Mercenaries can now be trained.
• Faroe:
  • Added rain and wind.
  • Fixed the gray water color on the winter spawn.
  • Updated the minimap preview
• Heligoland:
  • Added a small opening in cliffs west of the bases on the plateau
  • Added more trees
• Hispaniola: Updated the minimap preview
• Hudson Bay: Enabled the missing Highwayman outlaw.
• Indonesia: Updated the minimap preview
• Jutland: Added the correct loading screen for the map.
• North Sea: Trading Posts can now be placed on Bourbon settlement sockets.
• Shetlands: Added rain and wind.
• The Arctic: Fixed a typo for Arctic Island visible on the loading screen.
• Unknown – Survival: Is no longer selectable when playing Independence Mode.

Standard Maps

• Removed Darfur
• Removed Painted Desert
• Added Alps
• Added Baja California
• Added Minas Gerais
• Added Highlands
• Added Sonora
• Added Spain
• Added Lake Victoria

Team Maps

• Removed Deccan
• Added Anatolia
• Added Bahia
• Added Balkan Mountains
• Added Courland
• Added Minas Gerais
• Added Hokkaido
• Added Highlands
• Added Hudson Bay
• Added Lake Chad
• Added Punjab
• Added Quebec
• Added Siberia

Historical Maps

• Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Limited how close buildings can be placed to the Minster Landmark.
• Capturable buildings: Now fully cancel their previous queue, freeing up popcap and resources for queued units to the previous owner when captured by another player.
• Revolutions: Revolutions are now fully disabled in Historical Maps, regardless of state of the ‘Recommended Settings’. The only exception to this is the Seven Years’ War map.
• Lobbies: Improved the handling of picking random civilizations.
• Random Civilizations:
  • Chances are now re-calculated for all present players when current recommended civilization data has been changed, either by changing maps or toggling the ‘Recommended Settings’ lobby setting.
  • If ‘Recommended Settings’ lobby setting is toggled on, potential random civilizations are now properly restricted to recommended civilizations.
  • Players joining a Historical Map lobby no longer cause ‘Recommended Settings’ to be toggled back on, if it was disabled by the host.

Investigation

• Regicide: Addition of minimap markers for Regents garrisoned in Ships.

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