Patch Notes - 5.7 (Open Beta)

Below are the issues that have been addressed in this 5.7 Open Beta:

Based on your participation we have identified and addressed a desync found when file transferring custom maps. Please update Steam to the new build and try out this improvement.

Advancing through replay chapters should no longer cause a desync



Visibility settings should no longer cause a desync



Pressing escape/enter in the lobby password text field should now function correctly



Co-op teams should now display correctly in game and on the post-game screens



Co-op players should be able to ready correctly on the first try



Restore game and save lists should now correctly show DLC requirement icons



Audio taunts setting now saves to the players profile correctly



Some localized text clipping issues were addressed

Players should no longer be able to join fake lobbies



Players should now correctly time out if attempting to join an invalid lobby



Players should no longer crash when excepting an invite from a custom campaign



Players should now correctly cancel joining a lobby even when selected quickly



Lobby should no longer crash when kicking players who are in the Tech Tree



Lobby settings should now remember the team random option



Lobby settings should no longer appear blank after disabling DLCs



Lobby names should now scale in font size based on title length



Lobby button sound effects should now play when changing names



Lobby reset button now has a sound effect when pressed



Lobby data set icon should now maintain the correct icon on subsequent loads



Lobby browser custom scenario setting has been added to the game type filter



Lobby browser location setting now has the any option at the top



Lobby browser location setting should no longer appear blank after selecting reset



Lobby browser standard victory filter should now function correctly

Starting a game with mods should no longer encounter a rare crash



Under attack text notifications now play a chat sound



Villagers should now lure animals to the town center more frequently



Trade carts should no longer lose their gold when pressing the stop hotkey



Lock teams should now disable tributing to enemy player in single player



Garrison unit UI button should now be the correct size



Treaty warnings should now be displayed when building inappropriately



Tech tree should now close correctly after opening it with F2



Campaign objective window tabs are no longer too low



Campaign intro slides audio no longer becomes misaligned when using alt tab



Campaign Honfoglalas now has the correctly objectives



Campaign Dos Pilas no longer has a gate that disappears after the first objective



Campaign Dracula 4 and 5 now have correct enemy player colours



Campaign Bapheus no longer triggers diplomacy after killing Bey Metin

Condottiero now have unique armor class (only resisting bonus damage from gunpowder units, not from other anti-infantry attacks)



Condottiero -1 pierce armor (from 1 to 0)



Condottiero -1 attack (from 10 to 9)



Elite Battle Elephant cost increased from 800f 500g to 1200f 900g



Elite Battle Elephant research time increased from 80s to 100s



Malay Battle elephants 30% cheaper (rather than 25%)



Elite Karambit -1 attack (from 8 to 7)



(Elite) Battle Elephant blast radius -0.1 (from 0.5 to 0.4)



(Elite) Camel Archer -5 HP (from 60/65 to 55/60 without Bloodlines)



(Elite) Camel Archers -2 armor vs Camels (from 2 to 0)



(Elite) Camel Archers -2 armor vs anti-cavalry archer attacks (from 2 to 0)



(Elite) Camel Archers -2 attack vs Rams (from 2 to 0)



Ethiopians lose the free Halberdier upgrade



Howdah cost +200f (from 200f 300w to 400f 300w)



Howdah effect reduced from +1/+2 armor to +1/+1 armor



Arquebus increases projectile speed of Bombard Cannons and Bombard towers by +0.2 (from 0 to 0.2, used to be 0.5 prior to patch 5.2)



Organ Gun +1 spread damage (from 1 to 2)



(Elite) Arambai -0.05 speed (from 1.35 to 1.3)



(Elite) Arambai -1 attack



Elite Arambai -2 armor vs anti-cavalry archer attacks (from 2 to 0)



Slavs farm bonus now properly works after researching Wheelbarrow and Hand Cart



Chatras effect increased from +30 HP to +50 HP



Eagle Warrior training time +3s (from 32s to 35s)



Eagle Warrior -0.05 speed (from 1.2 to 1.15)



Anti-camel bonus increased for all anti-cavalry units (except camels)



Malians lose free Gold Shaft Mining

In Steam, right click on Age of Empires II: HD (while the game is not running).

Select Properties.

Select the BETAS tab.

From the drop down, select Open Beta – Patch 5.7.

Exit and restart Steam to ensure the update installs correctly.

To go back to the Live Build, select None in the BETAS tab dropdown.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and support!Patch 5.7 is now ready for Open Beta! In this update we have addressed a wide variety of community issues (including correct scaling for lobby names) and we encourage everyone to participate in the Open Beta! We will be monitoring the forums and we look forward to your feedback in this discussion thread.