Patch 5.3 (Age of Empires II)

Patch 5.3 is a patch in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, released on April 18, 2017. It addresses a variety of bug fixes and balance changes.

Changes Edit

Improved Network Speeds Edit

• Removed the added network delay on game start
• Tuned the calculations involving network speed granularity to address the issue players were seeing where the game felt too fast or too slow.
• Lowered the minimum command delay to allow max performance on faster machines
• Improved the throttling system to allow for faster network speeds (where applicable)
• In game ping/lag icons have been updated to appear in the correct situations
  • Yellow ping circles appear for players above 200ms ping
  • Red ping circles appear for players above 400mp ping (previously 700ms)
  • Turtle icons appear for each player that cannot maintain 90% of the simulation frame rate (previously only showed for the slowest player)

Community Focused Bug Fixes Edit

• Repeatedly pressing hot keys during loading screens will no longer crash
• Using standard AI and the original dataset will no longer randomly crash
• Removing a unit from a queue should no longer randomly crash
• Spectators opening the tech tree in the game lobby should no longer crash
• Repeatedly loading into treaty mode games will no longer crash
•  Monk tool tip should no longer crash in Russian localization
• Saving during a game should no longer cause a desync when watching the replay
• Unit selection circles now behave correctly when unloading Transport Ships
• Line of site [sic!] circles should now correctly follow units (in rare cases they would be misaligned)
•  Villagers should no longer stop and attack Wolves (ordering a move command will now take priority so users can move villagers if desired)
• Player units should be less likely to get stuck in forests or teleport through walls
• Full Random should no longer select maps that players do not own
• Rise of Rajas main menu music should now randomly be selected
• Custom campaigns should now unlock in order rather that always being unlocked by default
• Custom campaign instruction images should now display correctly
• Custom campaign instruction scrollbar should now display correctly and not hide text
• Loading a saved campaign file and completing the scenario should now correctly unlock the next scenario

Community Focused AI Improvements Edit

• AI Huns housing bonus should now function correctly with the original dataset
• AI pathing around walls and gates is improved to avoid teleporting through them
• AI should now attack correctly and no longer freeze during a game
• AI improvements when sn-enable-patrol-attack set to 1
  • Soldiers should no longer get stuck in animation loops
  • Soldiers should now attack the wonder correctly
  •  Villagers should now respond to weak units attacking
  • Villagers should now attack towers correctly inside town-size

Campaign Fixes Edit

• Saladin 2 Trade Carts now travel to the correct Market
• Dracula 4 should now advance correctly after completing the first objective
• Dracula 4 no longer gets stuck due to an issue with the AI monk during the cinematic
• Sforza 1 should now reward soldiers after completing the correct objective
• Sforza 3 now has a clearing visual path to the Monastery
• Sforza 3 has improved resign logic so you should no longer have to destroy every pavilion
• Dos Pilas triggers should now behave correctly
• Prithviraj 2 should now finish correctly even if purple is the last to go
• Sundjata 4 should now complete the rescue princess objective correctly
• Sundjata 5 should now be easier
• Yodit 2 AI should now function and attack correctly
• Yodit 3 triggers should now function correctly when Dagnajan reaches the pass
• Yodit 3 ending dialogue should now appear correctly
• Yodit 3 cyan AI should not be easier to defeat
• Yodit 4 should now complete the appropriate quest when conquering all nearby tribes
• Yodit 4 Stelae should all provide resources now
• Yodit 4 Stelae should now correctly change ownership to the AI when they’re next to it
• Yodit 5 no longer triggers two Petard triggers
• Le Loi 5 AI should now attack correctly
• Bayinnaung 1 cinematics should now appear correctly

Balance Improvements Edit

• Malay cheaper Fishing Ship cost removed
• Malay  Battle Elephants 25% cheaper (rather than 20%)
• Malay age up bonus decreased from 100% to 80%
•  Elite Rattan Archers +1 bonus attack vs infantry removed
•  Elite Camel Archers +1 bonus attack vs infantry removed
•  Elite Karambit Warrior pierce armor reduced from 2 to 1
•  Arquebus speed modifier on Bombard Cannons and Bombard Tower removed
•  Harbors reload time increased from 2.5s to 3s
• Harbors HP reduced from 2200 to 2000 (Docks are 1800)
•  Elite Arambai search radius increased by 2 (so they target easier)