Age of Empires 3 (AOE3) Update 13.9057 Patch Notes

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a rare crash when a player would open a menu after losing their internet connection and reconnecting.
• Fixed a rare crash where players could crash when adjusting their graphic settings during certain Story Mode missions.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during large multiplayer games after a player temporarily lost connection, then reconnected.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during a skirmish or multiplayer game on a naval map involving AI players.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in the Deck Builder for some Home Cities when the language was set to German.

Achievements

• “See My Vest” Achievement can now be completed correctly by all civilizations.

Graphics

• Fishing Boat: The European and Native American Fishing Boats are now operated by a crew of Villagers (visual update).
• Trade Ships: Fixed an issue where a trade ship on naval trade routes would not use its proper visuals.

UI

• Fixed Event Challenge Tracker overlapping with the home city info card.

Fixes

• Multiple Communication Pings can now be sent after making a selection.
  • Ctrl + Right-click to open the Communication Wheel.
  • Make a selection with Left-click.
  • Hold Alt + Left-click to send the same flare type multiple times.
  • Releasing Alt will reset the flare to the default (Danger).
• Spectators can no longer open the Ping/Flare Communication Wheel.
• Fix for text notifications not sending to allies when using Communication Pings.

General

UNITS & BUILDINGS

• Sudanese Dervish:Ranged resistance reduced to 0.2 (from 0.3); now inflicts 0.75x to Skirmisher-type units (down from 1x)
• Red Sea Wagon:Fixed an issue where Red Sea Wagon could construct Haciendas for non-Mexican civilisations under certain circumstances

TECHNOLOGIES

• Imperial Age:All Units now train +10% faster upon reaching the Imperial Age (previously a feature of the Immigrants technology).
• Mediterranean Mercenary Army:Now grants 1 Li’l Bombard, 3 Elmetti and 4 Zouaves (previously shipped 3 Mamelukes, 6 Barbary Corsairs and 4 Stradiots).
• Warrior (Community Plaza):Hitpoint decay rate doubled whilst nearby an enemy Town Center.
• Mission Fervor:Cost reduced to 125f 125w (from 200f 200w).
• Socket Bayonet:Cost reduced to 100w 100c (from 200w 200c).
• Gang Saw:Research time improved to 20 seconds (from 30).

To celebrate the release ofKnights of the Mediterraneanthe following European TEAM cards have received new names and icons for royal flavor:

• BritishTEAM Fast-building Houses ► TEAM House of Tudor
• DutchTEAM Cheap Market Improvements ► TEAM House of Nassau
• FrenchTEAM Early Skirmishers ► TEAM House of Bonaparte
• GermanTEAM Teutonic Town Center ► TEAM House of Hohenzollern
• OttomanTEAM Cheap Trading Posts ► TEAM House of Osman
• PortugueseHouse of Bragança ► TEAM House of Bragança(now a team card!)
• RussianTEAM Barracks Hitpoints ► TEAM House of Romanov
• SwedishTEAM Heavy Infantry Hitpoints ► TEAM House of Bernadotte

Aztec

TECHNOLOGIES & CARDS

• TEAM Texcoco Fishing Boats:Now also properly affects African Fishing Canoes.

British

TECHNOLOGIES & CARDS

• Terraced Houses:The card previously known as Estates has been renamed to avoid confusion with the Estate building. The card icon has also been updated

Ethiopians

TECHNOLOGIES & CARDS

• Prize Bull (II):Big Benny is now worth 700 food, but can fatten to 900.

Inca

UNITS AND BUILDINGS:

• Stronghold & Kallanka:Units attempting to garrison must now wait 3 seconds before being able to do so.

Ottomans

TECHNOLOGIES & CARDS:

• Ottoman Mercenary Army:The card previously calledMediterranean Mercenary Armyshipping 3 Mamelukes, 6 Barbary Corsairs and 4 Stradiots is now exclusive to the Ottomans asOttoman Mercenary Army.

Portuguese

TECHNOLOGIES & CARDS:

• House of Bragança:This is now a team card calledTEAM House of Bragança. The card icon has also been updated.

Spanish

UNITS AND BUILDINGS:

• Lancer:Train time corrected to 40 seconds (fixed a bug where they took 66 seconds).

CARDS:

• Spanish Gold (III):Fixed an issue where some cards did not deliver the correct amount of Coin. The card icon has also been updated.

United States

UNITS:

• Steamer:Can now train Gatling Guns instead of Hussars.

Mexico

REVOLUTIONS:

• Mayans:Added Food Silos, Native Warriors and Sustainable Agriculture to Mayan Deck.

Map Updates

• • Standard Maps Set:
    • Added Anatolia
    • Added Balkans
    • Added Bohemia
    • Added Courland
    • Added Dnieper Basin
    • Added Finland
    • Added France
    • Added Hungarian Plains
    • Added Pripet Marshes
    • Added Pyrenees
    • Added Saxony
    • Added Scandinavia
    • Added Vistula Basin
    • Added Wallachia
    • Removed Bahia
    • Removed Gold Coast
    • Removed Gran Chaco
    • Removed Highlands
    • Removed Ivory Coast
    • Removed Lake Victoria
    • Removed Niger Delta
    • Removed Siberia
    • Removed Tripolitania
  • Team Maps Set:
    • Added Anatolia
    • Added Balkans
    • Added Bohemia
    • Added Courland
    • Added Danish Strait
    • Added Dnieper Basin
    • Added England
    • Added Finland
    • Added France
    • Added Hungarian Plains
    • Added Ireland
    • Added Low Countries
    • Added Pyrenees
    • Added Saxony
    • Added Scandinavia
    • Added Scotland
    • Added Spain
    • Added Vistula Basin
    • Added Wallachia
    • Removed Bahia
    • Removed Borneo
    • Removed Gold Coast
    • Removed Ivory Coast
    • Removed Lake Victoria
    • Removed Ozarks
    • Removed Painted Desert
    • Removed Punjab
    • Removed Rockies
  • Treaty Maps Set:
    • Added Alps
    • Added Balkans

Map Changes

• • Atlas:
    • Hunts are now permitted to spawn slightly closer to starting towns in the Treaty game mode.
  • Darfur:
    • Fixed an issue where sometimes a players starting berry bushes failed to spawn.
  • Hokkaido:
    • Fixed an issue where sometimes a players starting mine would not spawn.
  • Ozarks:
    • Adjusted the placement of the native settlements for Treaty spawns to ensure both teams have equal opportunity to ally with the local natives during the treaty period.
  • Unknown:
    • Added some new starting wagons, scouts, and techs – all randomly selected and of course… yours to discover!
  • Swahili Coast:
    • Fixed an issue preventing the trade ship from spawning along the trade routes.