Update 73855 is a patch in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India, released on December 7, 2022. It features bug fixes and balance changes, plus a new event, "Frosty Friends from the North".
Game[]
Stability and performance[]
- Various fixes to prevent game crashes.
- Fixed an issue were some recorded games generated after October #71094 patch were out of sync.
UI[]
- Icon for "Fortress" in the Map Pool Vote menu is now correct.
- When a player changes the map in the lobby settings, the map size does not reset to tiny anymore.
Gameplay[]
Fixes[]
- Shrivamsha Riders cannot block splash damage of nearby units anymore.
- Chain commands now works properly when commanding multiple Monks.
- Fixed an issue where units garrisoned in allied buildings could not be ungarrisoned.
- Base armor increased from 1,000 to 10,000 (probably for multiple research mods like 256x; omitted in patch notes).
- Attack of secondary projectiles of Hussite Wagon and Organ Gun increased from 1,002 to 10,002 to keep the effect the same.
Civilization balance[]
General[]
- The Shared LoS setting is now on by default on for all matchmaking modes including lobby games.
- Parthian Tactics now give the same anti-spearman bonus increase (+2) to Cavalry Archers as to other mounted archer units.
- Heavy Cavalry Archer anti-spearman attack increased from 2 to 4.
- (Elite) Battle Elephant cost reduced from 120 food, 70 gold to 110 food, 70 gold.
- Thumb Ring now affects Hero units (omitted in patch notes).
Burmese[]
- Parthian Tactics applies to Arambai.
Byzantines[]
- Fixed an issue where Standard Cataphracts with Logistica were dealing less than intended damage to Condottieri.
Gurjaras[]
- Mounted unit bonus damage changed from 40% to 20% in Feudal / 30% in Castle / and 40% in Imperial.
- (Elite) Chakram Thrower attack reduced from 5 (6) to 3 (4).
- Chakram Pass-through damage increased from 50% to 100%.
- Elite Chakram +1 attack bonus vs Infantry.
Hindustanis[]
- Camel attack speed bonus reduced from 25% to 20%.
Incas[]
- Slingers get the standard firing speed boost offered by Thumb Ring (added in patch notes retroactively).
Khmer[]
- Fixed an issue where (Elite) Ballista Elephants were not resistant to armor-ignoring damage.
Poles[]
- Stone miner bonus reduced from 50% to 33% gold generation.
Portuguese[]
- New Team Bonus – Technologies Research 25% faster (excluding Age Up).
- New Civ Bonus (replaces faster tech civ bonus) – Foragers generate a trickle of wood (33%).
Tatars[]
- Fixed an issue where Flaming Camels were not receiving the intended (+40%) anti-building bonus damage increase from Siege Engineers.
Vikings[]
- Warship discount bonus no longer affects Transport Ships.
Random maps[]
- Fixed an issue were one player might get 1 less buffalo than the other on Golden Swamp.
- Fixed an issue were one player might get only 1 Ibex instead of 3 on Arena.
- In Land Nomad, large forests should now stay away from edges a little more consistently on 4v4, to prevent unexpected situation such as villagers being trapped into a wood line.
