Update 9 (Age of Empires: Definitive Edition)

Update 9 is a patch in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, released on April 4, 2019. It addresses balance, improvements, and bug fixes.

Changes Edit

Features Edit

• Automatic File Transfer of scenarios and maps in the Multiplayer Lobby
• UI now displays the amount of villagers working on each resource
• Further unit AI improvements to reduce micromanagement
• General AI improvements
  • AI is better at setting up economy on higher population limits
  • AI no longer builds wonders on Conquest victory
• Stability, performance and crash fixes
• Options to toggle blood on/off
• Bodies now darken on decay
• Resolution settings can now be set in full screen or windowed mode
• Language selection is now available in the pre-game options screen

Balance Edit

• Bowman training time reduced from 30s to 26s
• Slinger training time increased from 24s to 28s
• Chariot Archers no longer do bonus Damage vs Priests
• Scouts auto-attack
• Scouts cost reduced from 100f to 80f
• Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Cataphract +1 pierce armor
• Choson Clubman/Axeman +5 HP
• Sacrifice cost reduced from 600g to 400g
• Sumerians lose Craftsmanship
• Yamato Cavalry and Horse Archer cost -20% (instead of -25%)
• Romans: Buildings cost -10% (instead of -15%)
• Cataphract +20HP
• Priests now auto-heal wounded units

Patches
Age of Empires	Age of Empires	1.0a  · 1.0b  · 1.0c
	The Rise of Rome	1.0a
	Definitive Edition	CU3  · CU4  · CU5  · CU6  · CU7  · U8  · U9  · U10  · U11  · Update 28529  · Update 34483  · Update 35199  · Update 38862
Age of Empires II	The Age of Kings	1.0a  · 1.0b  · 1.0c  · 2.0a
	The Conquerors	1.0a  · 1.0b  · 1.0c
	HD Edition	2.1  · 2.2  · 2.3  · 2.5  · 2.6  · 2.7 · 2.8
	The Forgotten	3.1 · 3.2 · 3.3 · 3.4 · 3.5 · 3.6a · 5.1  · 5.3  · 5.4  · 5.5  · 5.6  · 5.7  · 5.8
	Definitive Edition	Update 32911  · Update 33059  · Update 33164  · Update 33315  · Update 34055  · Hotfix 34223  · Hotfix 34397  · Update 34699  · Hotfix 34793  · Hotfix 35209  · Update 35584  · Update 36202  · Update 36906  · Update 37650  · Hotfix 37906  · Update 39284  · Hotfix 39515
Age of Mythology	PC	1.01  · 1.02  · 1.03  · 1.04  · 1.05  · 1.06  · 1.07  · 1.08  · 1.09  · 1.10
	Mac	1.0.1  · 2.0  · 2.01
	The Titans	1.01  · 1.02  · 1.03
	Extended Edition	1.5  · 1.6  · 1.7  · 1.8  · 1.9  · 1.10  · 1.11  · 1.12
	Tale of the Dragon	2.0  · 2.1  · 2.2  · 2.3  · 2.4  · 2.5  · 2.6  · 2.7  · 2.8
Age of Empires III	Age of Empires III	1.01  · 1.02  · 1.03  · 1.04  · 1.05  · 1.06  · 1.07  · 1.08  · 1.09  · 1.10  · 1.11  · 1.12  · 1.13  · 1.14
	The WarChiefs	1.01  · 1.02  · 1.03  · 1.04  · 1.05  · 1.06
	The Asian Dynasties	1.01  · 1.02  · 1.03