Patch 8.2.218 is a patch in Age of Empires IV, released on 26 September 2023. It features a lot of balance changes for a patch during a season.
Queue Dodging[]
Today's build invalidates some common forms of Queue Dodging that exploited the game's menus and UI. The actions needed to execute these dodges can no longer be performed in-game.
Gameplay[]
Campaign (Console Only)[]
- Resolved an issue on console where the Auto Villager creation feature was not working in most campaign scenarios.
Mods & Content Editor[]
- Modded Win conditions no longer crash when they contain a starting building replacement that replaces the starting building with no building.
UX/UI & Menus (All Platforms)[]
- Fixed an issue where some post-game ranked information text was cut off in certain regions.
PC UX/UI & Menus[]
- Options to specify Audio Input/Output devices for Voice Chat have been added to PC platforms.
Console UX/UI & Menus[]
- Map Seeds can now be copy/pasted in Skirmish Lobbies on console while using keyboard and mouse.
- LT + place rally points will always place a rally point regardless of the building selected or friendly building targeted settings.
- Fixed an issue where the Palisade Gate was in the wrong position when playing on console with a mouse and keyboard as the English.
- Double pressing 'B' whilst holding LT now deselects all units of the target type.
Balance & Bugfixes[]
General bugfixes[]
- Fixed crash that could occur when packing a Mongol building after Age Up.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a rare crash when resuming the game from suspend on Xbox consoles.
- Fixed a crash on Xbox related to fishing ships and the Villager Priority System.
- On the Xbox console, Fishing Ships are now counted in the Villager Priority System.
Updates to Repair[]
- Base repair rate increased from 20 to 25 hit points per second.
- Repair diminishing returns formula adjusted so that repair with 3-10 Villagers is approximately 5% slower overall.
Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)[]
- Lightweight Beams attack speed bonus reduced from +40% to 20%.
- Ram train time from Siege Workshops increased from 30 to 40 seconds.
- Bombard cost reduced from 300 wood, 600 gold Wood to 350 wood, 500 gold.
- Removed aim time from Ribauldequins and added to reload time. This makes the unit more responsive while keeping firing speed the same.
- Ribauldequin cost reduced from 300 wood, 600 gold to 350 wood, 500 gold.
- Boiling Oil radius increased from 1 to 1.1 tiles.
Abbasid Dynasty[]
- Corrected issue where Composite Bows was giving larger than intended attack speed bonus. Time between attacks increased from 1.12 to 1.25.
Chinese[]
- Supervising a building with multiple Imperial Officials no longer stacks the bonuses. It is currently still possible to have multiple Imperial Officials supervise a building at the same time, but their bonuses will not combine, we intend to entirely prevent multiple supervisors in a future update.
Delhi Sultanate[]
- The first Madrasa built each game now grants 3 free Scholars upon completion. This includes the Hisar Academy landmark which acts as a Madrasa.
French[]
- Red Palace Landmark Arbalests granted to Town Centers and Keeps range reduced from 10 to 9.5.
Holy Roman Empire[]
- Meinwerk Palace (II) Landmark
- Riveted Chain Mail technology cost reduced from 45 food, 105 gold Gold to 30 food, 75 gold.
- Steel Barding technology cost reduced from 120 food, 300 gold to 90 food, 210 gold.
- Landsknecht hit points increased from 80/95 to 85/100.
Malians[]
- Musofadi Stealth duration increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
- Musofadi Stealth ability cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds.
- Precision Training technology increase to javelin damage increased from 2 to 3.
Mongols[]
- New technology: Pax Mongolica
- 700 gold, 300 stone
- Outposts gain +3 fire armor and +30% HP. Outpost changed to Stone Outpost visual.
- Available at the Ovoo in Imperial Age.
- Steppe Lancers upgrade moved from Imperial Age to Castle Age. Improved Steppe Lancers upgrade remains in the Imperial Age.
- Double Villager production cost reduced from 150 to 125 stone.
Ottomans[]
- Istanbul Observatory Landmark production speed bonus increased from 60% to 100%.
- Sipahi train time increased from 28 to 30 seconds. This was done to reduce the resource efficiency of Military Schools when producing Sipahis.
- Great Bombard changes:
- Great Bombard Emplacement cost reduced from 250 gold, 500 stone to 250 gold, 400 stone.
Rus[]
- Rus Scouts' Line of Sight reduced by 1 tile to be normalized with all other civilizations.
- Kremlin
- Castle Age Kremlin Militia hit points reduced from 125 to 115.
- Castle Age Kremlin Militia damage reduced from 12 to 10.
- Militia cost increased from 40 to 55 Food per ticket.
