BUILD SPOTLIGHT

Today’s update comes with a bunch of exciting new features and spotlights outside of the balance changes and fixes for the game:

Auto-Scouting In this update, you’ll find a new feature available for your starting Scout: Auto Scouting! When you enable ‘Auto Scouting’ from the unit’s command interface, it will automatically send the Scout on the same scouting pattern used by the AI. You can easily take control back by disabling auto-scout or issuing a manual command, which will take priority over the automatic behavior. ‘Auto Scout’ is only available for your starting Scout unit(s), not for trained Scouts. Note that auto-scout does not currently affect all horse types (as intended); this will be fixed in a future update. Note that auto-scout does not apply to other starting units spawned by the MegaRandom map.

Works in every part of the game: Single Player and Multiplayer matches, as well as the Campaign missions.

and matches, as well as the missions. Issuing a manual command will seed control of the unit back to the player and disable auto-scouting. Naturally, manual scouting will still be a lot more intuitive and accurate when it comes to understanding your opponent’s strategy and the map layout early on; but for players new to the game, this is designed to ease the early-game learning curve.

Age of Empires Anniversary Event! We’re celebrating the second anniversary of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition this month, which means it’s time to don your best Stone Age garb for the AGE OF EMPIRES: DE ANNIVERSARY EVENT! Starting NOW through March 12, you can unlock and complete daily challenges to earn exclusive goodies to infuse some of that *classic* Age of Empires charm into Age of Empires II. Here’s are some of the things you can unlock over the next few weeks: New Profile Icons! (Seen Below)

Unique unit skins: including the classic Scout, Legion, and Priest!

Introducing a new Cheat Code to bring the PHOTON MAN to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

The classic ♪ wololo ♪ chant for your Monks! Any challenges you complete must be done before March 12th, when the event concludes! While any profile Icons and cheats you unlock are yours to keep, the mods will disappear along with the event—so enjoy them while the celebration lasts! Anniversary Event F.A.Q. Q: Do I have to complete the challenges on consecutive days? While challenges don’t have to be completed on consecutive days, you can only unlock one challenge per day (after the initial two challenges). This means that you will need to play at least five different days to complete all of the challenges. Q: When is the last day I can complete the challenges? The Anniversary Celebration event concludes on March 12th. Q: Do I get to keep all of the event unlocks? While the Profile Icons and Photon Man (Cheat Code) are yours to keep (if you manage to unlock them), the mods and opportunity to unlock any goodies you’re missing will disappear along with the celebration on March 12th! Q: What do I do if I accidentally unsubscribe from a special mod? No problem! All you need to do is click the ‘Age of Empires DE Anniversary Event’ button on the main menu, select the challenge where you unlocked the mod, and click Subscribe to re-add and re-download the mod. Q: My wololo audio mod doesn't work. What's wrong? Unlike the other Anniversary mods, you will need to restart your client for the ♪ wololo ♪ mod to work correctly. Simply subscribe to the mod, download it, then re-launch the game to enjoy all the greatest chants of the ancient Age. Q: How do I change my profile icon? You can update your profile icon by following these steps: Click the Multiplayer shield. Select the Profile tab. Click the Change Icon button. Click to select the icon you want to use. You’re done! Q: How do I download and enable mods? For information about how to subscribe and prioritize your mods, visit this article.