​Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 185872     ​

Welcome fellow Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition players! This time we are sailing the seas, raiding the shores and earning our place in Valhalla with a Viking-themed content update. Seek shelter under the new Scandinavian architecture set, raid and plunder enemy shores with the new Varangian Guard infantry, and revolutionize medieval warfare with the addition of the Mounted Crossbowman regional unit available to 12 existing European civilizations!The newest DLC, The Viking Sagas, is available now! But changes aren’t only coming from the north! We are charting a course through a boatload of new content, bringing down the hammer on bugs, and making quality of life improvements– including an AI and pathfinding rework!Here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update: New Varangian Guards and Mounted Crossbowmen Regional Units. Longboats are renamed Longships and are now available for Vikings, Danes, Saxons and Varangians. New architecture set for Danes, Varangians, and Vikings. New ship animations, regional wildlife and terrain elements. New voice lines for Byzantines. Core pathfinding mechanics updates and AI enhancements. New Arabian Desert map. Improved Multiplayer Lobbies file transfer speeds.Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand. See you all on the battlefield, Til bardaga!This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Forum🗣 JOIN: The Age of Empires Official DiscordThank you again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!—The Age of Empires Team ◆ Update 185872 ◆GameStability & Performance Fixed a bug forcing the Player’s PC to occasionally use the integrated GPU rather than the dedicated GPU. Fixed a bug preventing The Mountain Royals and Victors and Vanquished campaign progress from being stored in the Cloud. Fixed a bug on the Windows Store version hiding campaign progress and medals on startup until any campaign scenario was played and completed by the player. Fixed a crash happening on the Windows Store version related to DLC ownership and Campaign Scenarios. Fixed a crash happening occasionally when switching through tabs in the Options menu. Fixed a crash happening on the post-game Statistics screen. Fixed a crash happening upon attempting to close the game when in the Player Profile screen. Fixed a crash happening when subscribing or refreshing certain Mods. Fixed an issue that prevented Players on the Microsoft Store from accessing certain Campaigns despite owning the related DLC. Fixed a crash happening occasionally on PlayStation when hovering with the mouse cursor over the “Select Civilization” text in the Multiplayer lobby. Fixed a crash happening occasionally when advancing