Hello again,
Age IV players! We’re excited to follow up on last week’s release of Yue Fei’s Legacy and the Season Thirteen update with a few additional changes! While we’re still planning for a larger patch in a few weeks, we heard your concerns about the Jin Dynasty feeling a bit too weak and the Sengoku Daimyo still feeling too strong and have made some changes to address this feedback. Read on to learn more about the latest balance changes, as well as a handful of fixes we’ve made in response to recent reports.
Additionally, as of late last week, we’ve disabled Ranked Decay as the team continues to investigate how to improve upon this functionality in the future.
Here’s what’s included in the latest update. If you’d like to read the patch notes on our website, click the button below. Happy Gaming!
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Please Note: As part of updating to this latest build, any saved games and observable matches made on previous builds will be unable to be loaded or replayed.
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◆Minor Patch 16.1.10056◆
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General Bug Fixes
- Fixed Caster Mode “View Next Player” button, which was previously unresponsive.
- Fixed a crash that could occasionally occur when loading into campaign missions or skirmish matches.
- Previously, we’d received reports of distorted audio occurring, most prominently during FFA matches or 8-player matches with the Jin Dynasty. We’ve made some changes that should greatly improve on this issue; however, you may notice more limited ambient noise in some scenarios. The team is investigating ongoing improvements.
Jin Dynasty
- Mohe Tribesman
[list] - Base attack increased from 4 → 5.
- Veteran attack increased from 6 → 7.
- Elite attack increased from 7 → 8
[/list]- Greatwall Bastion
[list] - Bedcrossbow weapon projectile hitbox increased slightly (hits more units).
- Bedcrossbow weapon damage increased from 14 → 28.
[/list]- Bedcrossbow
[list] - Projectile hitbox increased in size (hits more units).
- Base attack increased from 7 → 8.
- Veteran attack increased from 9 → 10.
- Elite attack increased from 12 → 13.
[/list]Sengoku Daimyo
- Horse Training upgrade cost increased from 50 Food 125 Gold → 100 Food 250 Gold.
- Horse Training movement speed reduced from 10% → 5%.
- Ryokan healing reduced from 4 health every 5 seconds → 4 health every 6 seconds.
- Sword Hunt Statue attack speed from 40% → 35%.
- Mounted Samurai Odachi weapon bonus damage versus infantry reduced from 4 → 3.
- Yatai
[list] - Base gather rate reduced from 20 → 10.
- Health reduced from 370 → 320.
- Repair rate reduced from 20 → 5 health per second.
[/list]- Sake Brewery
[list] - Toko-Koji Mat gather rate reduced from 1.45 → 1.35.
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Known Issues
Please note that we are aware of and reviewing other known issues, which can be found at Age of Empires IV Known Issues & Solutions – Age of Empires Support
:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
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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