帝国时代II：最终版

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Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! With today’s Update we’re delivering a rather massive list of bug fixes, changes, and new features to help keep your experience vibrant! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and inconsistencies across both PC and consoles.

Gameplay has been refined with fixes to unit behavior, technologies, and civilization bonuses to ensure mechanics work as intended. Pathfinding and economic interactions, such as Mule Cart positioning, have also been improved for smoother play.

Bugfixing pass for UI, audio, and multiplayer systems, chat, lobbies, civilization selection, and Bluetooth audio quality. Smaller AI behavior changes for campaigns and co-op missions have also been implemented for better reliability.

Additional balance changes adjust unit costs, training times, and civilization bonuses to support a more consistent gameplay experience.

Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them out firsthand. Enjoy the update!

Developer Note: We did want to follow up on information we shared in previous patch notes, however, and talk a bit more about Console bugs and the problems some of you have been having with your experience.

We’ve seen that you’ve been scanning PUP information and looking for specifics around some of the problems you’ve been reporting to us, such as crashes, invisible units, and general instability of various kinds as you get further into Console matches. There aren’t bullets highlighting those specific issues because their shared root cause has been less of a bug fix and more of a significant engineering refactor of a few things under the hood, but we’re happy to say that today’s Update should resolve many of these problems for you!

We’ll be monitoring your feedback and looking for anything we need to continue to work on as it comes up. This particular set of problems has been a tricky one for us, as there hasn’t been any kind of quick fix we could make happen, but much heavier low-level engineering work that wound up being needed to address some of the problems you’ve been reporting. This has taken us some time and we know that’s been frustrating for many, and we appreciate both your patience as well as your continued support! As we mentioned in our previous patch notes, we’ve got an increased focus on Console going into the next year and more work we intend to do to further uplift your experience, so this really just kicks off that focus and we’ll be back with an increased set of Console-specific bug fixes and attention in future Updates.

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

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—The Age of Empires Team

◆ Update 177723 ◆

Game

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a crash while viewing a Player Profile if the game was force stopped using the Steam client.

• Fixed a crash happening on 4v4 skirmish games with 8 AI players.

• Fixed a crash on consoles that would occur when pressing Left Bumper on the gamepad while in the Villager radial Build Menu.

• Fixed a crash related to Lou Chuans attacking after the Thunderclap Bombs Unique Technology was researched.

• Fixed a rare crash that would occur when canceling the creation of a Villager at the Town Center.

• Fixed a rare crash where siege units in groups could affect movement speed.

• Fixed a rare crash that could appear if a player tries to click the “Block Player” button while also leaving the post-game statistics screen.

• Fixed performance degradation spikes that occurred whenever a terrain tile was modified.

• Improved game performance when the Building and Aura Range indicator appears for many units and buildings.

• Improved the stability of File Transfers in Custom Games lobbies and prevented players from being kicked upon transfer failures.

• Fixed a crash that reduced the memory usage during map generation.

Achievements

• Fixed the “Can I be Frank with you?” achievement being granted regardless if the “Tours (732)” Co-op Historical Battle has been completed or not.

Graphics

• Fixed Hulk Ships for Byzantines, Italians, Spanish, Portuguese, Armenians, and Georgian civilizations appearing with African ship sails while attacking.

• Reduced the size of some graphics assets (saving ~2GB with EGP installed).

Audio

• Fixed low-quality audio when using Bluetooth devices.

UI

• A new ‘More Content’ section can be accessed from the Main Menu, listing all available owned and not owned content DLCs. DLC that is not owned will also be displayed on the Main Menu screen.

• Fixed an issue where changing lobbies between the Base Game and Return of Rome variant would cause a Civilization to become automatically selected when entering the lobby.

• Fixed an issue where using Mouse and Keyboard on consoles would cause the Search Bar on the Civilization Select screen to be unresponsive.

• Fixed an issue that locked “Women’s History Month Icons” for players that had them unlocked.

• Fixed Civilization Emblem background images found in the Civilization Selection menu appearing blurry and low resolution.

• Fixed Civilization Shield icon not appearing in Ranked and Quickplay lobbies when Civilization is set to Random.

• Fixed Match Settings not appearing on the loading screen for games that used the Time Limit Victory Condition.

• Fixed typo in lobby chat notification after being locked from sending messages. Fixed text: “You cannot send any more chat messages at the moment. Please wait a few seconds and try again.”

• In the Tech Tree menu, Trade Cart icons now appear with regional Civilization icons.

Hotkeys

• Fixed an issue that, when the game is set to Windowed, using an ALT + hotkey combination would produce a Windows beep sound.

• “Select all Town Centers” hotkey now correctly includes Town Centers’ foundations.

PC

• Improved memory usage on PCs.

Xbox

• Improved memory usage on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.

• Fixed an issue on Xbox consoles that would allow profiles that do not own the game to launch the title and enter a game match, which would result in a crash.

• Fixed an issue showing player slots as “Ready” (green text) when players set themselves as Ready and then left the lobby.

• Fixed the Map Pool Menu to display the map list on parity with all the other platforms.

• Fixed a crash that would occur after multiple games were played in succession on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.

PlayStation

• Fixed an issue showing player slots as “Ready” (green text) when players set themselves as Ready and then left the lobby.

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

Minor Update 178524

After the most recent update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, we know players are experiencing a variety of issues. The team has been working on fixes for various crashes on Xbox that we are releasing in today's minor update. An additional update will be coming soon to address additional issues happening after the recent patch.

In the meantime, please check our Known Issues and submit a ticket if you need support: http://aoe.ms/Support Thank you for your patience and support as we work toward resolving the issues you’re experiencing.

Minor Update 179158

• Fixed an issue that would cause incorrect medals to show on various campaigns.

• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect ELO changes to display at the end of games.

• Fixed various crashes on Xbox, PlayStation and PC.

• Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect campaign achievements to unlock.

Minor Update 180059

• Fixed a crash that could occur during shutdown.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when closing player profile stats.

• Fixed an issue where dataset mods would not load if they have fewer civilizations than the game.

Over the last few years, we’ve brought one of the most beloved real-time strategy games of all time to Xbox, and PlayStation 5. Today, a new era dawns: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now available natively for modern Macs on Steam!

Working with our partner Feral Interactive, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available for macOS, bringing one of the most popular real-time strategy games available on Windows to Mac fans for the first time. If you're an existing owner of the game on Steam, you now can play the macOS version! To find out more, head over to Feral Interactive’s blog where they offer a Newcomer’s Guide, an Age of Empires Retrospective, plus detailed descriptions of all the DLC.

Available Now for MacOS on Steam

What is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is an invitation to lead a broad range of civilizations, from marauding Huns to fiery Celts, as they carve their paths through a thousand years of history. Players grow their settlements from Dark Age hamlets to imposing citadels by balancing resource gathering with military spending to defend what is already theirs and to conquer what is not.

Narrative Campaigns, Skirmish Modes, and Multiplayer

Each single-player campaign is packed with historical flavour, featuring famous leaders from Kings to Khans, and incorporating the technologies and weaponry of each era. The fast-paced Skirmish mode pits players against up to eight opponents, either offline versus the AI, or online against other Mac gamers. Online multiplayer also offers cooperative campaigns featuring historical scenarios and objectives to tackle together as allies.

The Definitive Way to Play

As the latest iteration of this storied game, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition arrives on macOS as an Apple silicon native version, with the benefit of more than two decades of refinements. These include 4K visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new animations, and numerous quality-of-life improvements.

What’s Included?

The base game also includes three expansions – Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India – each introducing new campaigns and civilizations. A huge range of purchasable DLC is also available, including the recently released The Last Chieftains, in which medieval history and folklore contend in campaigns across the varied terrains of South America.

Available Now for MacOS on Steam

One of the most beloved strategy games ever comes to macOS this May, with the arrival of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Lead diverse civilizations spanning a thousand years of history. Grow a Dark Age hamlet into an Imperial Age citadel. Build a thriving economy, assemble your armies, and do battle across historical single-player campaigns, the hugely replayable skirmish mode, and with other macOS players in online multiplayer.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition comes complete with razor-sharp 4K visuals, a fully remastered soundtrack, and includes three expansions with the base game: Lords of the West, Dynasties of India, and Dawn of the Dukes. Newcomers to the series and returning veterans alike can look forward to all the fast-paced base-building and warfare that made this game a classic, given new life over two decades of refinement and additional content.

Empire builders hungry for more will also have access to a large — and still-expanding — stable of DLC purchasable from day one. Players can explore wide-ranging content, from Return of Rome, which transplants the original Age of Empires experience into the modern engine, to The Last Chieftains — exploring the complex medieval societies of South America – which just recently released!

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition lands on Steam for macOS on May 28th, with a Mac App Store release to come later in the year. Keep your eyes trained on our social feed and blog in the run-up to launch – we’ll cover everything you need to know about this real-time strategy titan.

Hello everyone!

Today we have a new PUP for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and inconsistencies across both PC and consoles.

Check out the PUP Notes

Steam owners can view the patch notes here: 🛠 May Public Update Preview Notes! (Note that you must own the game and log in to Steam to access the PUP forum.)


How to participate in the PUP

Steam owners can download the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition PUP by following the instructions below:

1. Navigate to your Steam library and right click on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
2. Select "Properties…" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select the "Game Versions & Betas" tab on the left.
4. Select pup_may.
5. The build will begin downloading—once complete, you are ready to play!

Where to Give PUP Feedback

You can provide feedback in the official 🛠 Public Update Preview forums. (Note that you must own the game and log in to Steam to access the PUP forum.)

Thank you for your support and participation, we can't wait to hear what you think! We’re definitely listening and looking for every opportunity to make this the game you love to play.

Thank you!
- The World's Edge Team

Hello Community! Today we’re shipping a patch that includes some diagnostic tools that are going to help us get some more information about issues that some users are experiencing on Xbox Consoles, and as part of that we wanted to provide some awareness that we’re closely tracking the problems you’re having and that we’re very much working on these issues now.

Developer Note: While this brief update is mostly a communication about what’s to come, we’d also like to add some context that we’ve got a lot of capacity dedicated to improving quality of life for our Console players over the next year and in general.

Our Console and our PC versions of the game are quite different under the hood. The Console versions include several unique UI and gameplay systems alongside underlying technology and engineering differences that mean certain kinds of issues will often need to be handled in slightly or significantly different ways in two different places. Depending on what kind of work effort we’re talking about, fixing issues or making changes often involves a slow step-by-step process in a linear order, with a fair bit of diagnostic process along the way.

Right now we’re focused on delivering fixes for players having problems with their game on Console and getting that in your hands as quickly as we’re able (timing still TBD). We know that you’re anxious for solutions and we sincerely appreciate your patience as we take the time needed to make sure we deliver reliable fixes and avoid additional problems. We definitely hear your concerns and we want you to know that we’re committed to supporting the overall health of our Console community for the long term!

Looking ahead, you should start to see an increased volume of fixes and changes in future patch notes that serve to uplift the experience on Console even further. This will come from an increased concentration on your Console experience overall, and you’ll see this play out over an extended period of time as we continue to service the game and build on the experience across all platforms.

As always, please continue reporting any additional issues you find, including logs and detailed info when possible. Your contributions so far have been extremely helpful, and we appreciate your support while we continue working towards a resolution.

– The Age II:DE Team

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Thank you again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!

—The Age of Empires Team

◆ Update 174992 ◆

Ongoing...

Investigation

As always, we are continuing to track issues reported by the community for future updates.

For other known issues, please visit this page to see what’s being tracked!

:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

Minor Update 175278

• Fixed an issue preventing mods with custom scenarios from properly transferring.

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Age fans from around the world have gathered to watch Red Bull Wololo: Londinium live! This year's tournament will feature top players from Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV competing for a massive $250,000 total prize pool.

The event spans six days, marching through three incredible venues. The journey begins at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in Shoreditch for the Group Stage, continues to ODEON Luxe Leicester Square for the Playoffs, and ends in a spectacular Grand Final at the Royal Albert Hall, where a live 40‑piece orchestra performs the iconic Age of Empires soundtrack as more than 3,000 fans witness the grand finale.

Whether you're watching from home or live in London, this is one event you won't want to miss!

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Spring is just about here and with it some discounts on all your favorite Age of Empires games! Pick up a missing DLC or two for up to 75% off! Don't wait - sale ends on March 26th!

Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This update focuses on stability, gameplay fixes, and targeted balance tuning across both core systems and recent content. Several fixes are aimed at addressing late game performance and crashes, fixing issues with Trade Cart collisions, plus Xbox and Playstation crashes. For balance, Champi Scouts receive several adjustments to address their power level. As always, we thank you for your continuous feedback and reports.

While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to which to look forward in today’s build, here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:

• Champi-line balance changes

• Console stability improvements

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

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Thank you again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!

—The Age of Empires Team

◆ Update 170934 ◆

Game

Stability & Performance

• Improved Trade Cart collision and pathfinding logic, preventing the deterioration of performance to an unstable state under some circumstances.

UI

• Fixed the Burmese Tech Tree from showing the Padded Archer Armor as Unavailable.

Xbox

• Fixed several issues causing the game to freeze/crash or reboot the console.

• This includes improvements to memory usage affecting stability on Xbox One models.

PlayStation

• Fixed several issues causing the game to freeze/crash or reboot the console.

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

There's something in the water in PC gaming right now. Specifically, ships. Lots of ships. Earlier this month, Facepunch Studios weighed anchor on Rust's massive naval update, adding player-made boats and a vast offshore region for survivors to explore. Now, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is getting in on the seafaring action, with its latest update careening Microsoft's refurbished vessel to scrape the barnacles off the hull of its naval mechanics...
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Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, headlined by the Naval Overhaul, to refresh water combat, economy, and ship balance (including a new Hulk-line counter to Fire Ships). Several civilizations also gain access to Catapult Galleons, further shaking up late-game naval pressure and shoreline siege options. Multiplayer gets a quality-of-life boost with the new cross-platform Voice Chat feature in lobbies, plus added accessibility options like text-to-speech and speech-to-chat. Visually, the update rolls out new regional garrison flags and civilization-specific waypoint/gather point flags, alongside new Profile Icons for every civilization. It also features an Inca overhaul to align with the new DLCs South American civilization lineup, plus a refreshed Pachacuti campaign and a broad sweep of bug fixes and balance changes driven by player feedback.

While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to which to look forward in today’s build, here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update:

• Naval Gameplay Update

• New Voice Chat feature for Multiplayer lobbies

• New regional garrison flag graphics

• New civilization-specific flags for waypoints and gather points

• New Profile Icons for each civilization

• Pachacuti Campaign update

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

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Thank you again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!

—The Age of Empires Team

◆ Update 169123 ◆

Game

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a crash happening upon pressing the Restart button on the ESC menu while watching a replay.

• Fixed a crash happening upon using Assisted Farm Placement (Shift+Left Click on gather points).

• Using object-data-attack-delay in AI scripts can no longer cause a crash.

• Added a fix to prevent a crash that would occur when a new game is started while missing a player.

• Fixed a crash that would occur when launching a game with an invalid player configuration.

• Fixed a rare out-of-sync issue that could occur when starting playing on certain maps.

Achievements

• Fixed the conditions preventing players from unlocking the “Tour d’ltalie” achievement.

Graphics

• Added new graphics for Javelina:

• Fixed an issue showing wrong farm texture on certain ground types.

• Fixed Elite Caravels graphics from not displaying some elements.

• Fixed Central Asian Monk death sprites not showing properly on certain angles.

• Fixed Owls displaying the Hawk sprite when flying.

• Fixed water textures visualization on larger map sizes.

• Fixed water textures visualization when certain light reflections happened on the shoreline.

• Fixed water 3D textures not being rendered properly in the editor when the 3D Water setting is enabled in the Graphics Options.

• Fixed the flag, fire, and snow graphics placement on the Spartan Fort.

Xbox

• Fixed a crash happening upon players trying to set Rally Points for buildings with the Site Menu for not available building types. This issue was happening in controller-only mode.

• Fixed the Accessibility Narrator not providing any information on the “Vote Results” tab under the Multiplayer Menu.

• Fixed input detection in the “Select Civilization” menus, preventing players from continuously scrolling through civilizations.

• Fixed villagers ignoring queued commands and going directly to the last waypoint/resource after force-dropping resources. The issue was happening in controller-only mode.

PlayStation

• Fixed the Accessibility Narrator not providing any information on the “Vote Results” tab under the Multiplayer Menu.

• Fixed input detection in the “Select Civilization” menus, preventing players from continuously scrolling through civilizations.

• Fixed some sections showing buttons from other systems instead of PlayStation ones.

• Fixed villagers ignoring queued commands and going directly to the last waypoint/resource after force-dropping resources. The issue was happening in controller-only mode.

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

:alertalert: DISCLAIMER
This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our social channels.

Minor Update 169409

Fixed an issue that would cause The Last Chieftains's achievements to unlock prematurely upon launching the game. This may cause some previous content achievements to trigger prematurely if any The Last Chieftains's achievements were previously unlocked. Unfortunately, any achievements prematurely unlocked due to the previous issue will remain unlocked.

Minor Update 169652

• Fixed a crash some players were facing when launching the game on PC.

• Fixed an issue that would cause Voice Chat to default to On when launching.

• Fixed an issue with Civ Victory achievements for Chronicle civs not firing correctly.

The team is hard at work investigating other bugs and balance feedback so keep an eye out for a more comprehensive update soon.

Explore medieval South America and play as three captivating new civilizations, each with their own unique units and technologies: Mapuche, Muisca, and Tupi.

Check the map and find out when all the fun starts in your area!

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There's still time to pre-order and get a 15% discount.

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Fabulously wealthy in gold, precious stones, and salt, the Muisca watch over the northern Andean highlands with skilled ranged soldiers and potent, mysterious priests. Ingenious craftsmanship and thriving trade networks have spread the legend of their prosperity far beyond Muisca borders, where it has even reached the ears of avaricious conquistadors. Despite the divisive war between the Zipa and Zaque demigods, the hidden Muisca mountain refuges should defy conquest and subjugation.

Bonuses

• Advancing to the next Age costs less gold.

• Settlements cost less and heal nearby units.

• Champi Warriors and Archery Range units get increased melee armor in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Ages.

• Monks regain faith faster.

• Caravan and Guilds are free.

• Team Bonus: Natural gold sources last longer.



Unique Units

Guecha Warrior

Guecha warriors were elite Muisca soldiers who gained significant social status through military victories. They carried a variety of weapons, but commonly utilized javelins and long shields. Guecha warriors carried their predecessors' mummified remains into battle, believing that the fallen warrior’s body could lend them strength, fierceness, and deadly skill.

This formidable javelineer excels against ranged soldiers and regenerates whenever a nearby Guecha Warrior dies.

Temple Guard

The Muisca had a strong religious tradition, which they practiced at locations such as the beautiful Sun Temple of Sugamuxi. They defended these wealthy sites fiercely against predatory rivals, whether they be Spanish conquistadors, German explorers, or fellow Muisca.

This zealous heavy infantry attacks faster the longer it remains in combat and will fight to the bitter end.

Unique Technologies

Herbalism

Advanced knowledge of local flora allowed the Muisca to reap numerous health and vitality benefits from the northern Andean environment.

Effect: Archer-line and Champi Warriors move faster.

Huaracas

The huaraca was a sling common in the Andean region. Easy to use and capable of swiftly hurling stones over vast distances, it remained an accessible and dangerous missile weapon throughout the region’s history.

Effect: Slingers gain additional range and train faster.

Muisca Castle

Muisca Wonder

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The bold, honorable Tupi prowl the eastern jungles, escarpments, and coasts of South America with formidable warbands of infantry and ranged soldiers. Wide geographical distribution grants them easy access to a variety of resources, while prudent frugality promotes sustainable use of arms and armaments. As foreign arrivals reshape the internal and external tribal relations, the Tupi trust in their large numbers and skilled diplomacy to endure whatever adversity comes their way.

Bonuses

• Start with additional resources.

• Villagers can garrison in Settlements.

• Fallen units return a percentage of their cost.

• Archery Range and Barracks upgrades cost less food.

• Team Bonus: Towers and Castles provide extra population space.



Unique Units

Blackwood Archer

Tupi bows were usually made with blackwood and were larger than traditional European bows. The Tupi sometimes made flaming arrows by tying cotton to an arrowhead, dipping it in wax, and then igniting it. They also created poison arrows by using stingray spines as arrowheads.

Blackwood Archers are inexpensive and train in pairs, allowing armies of them to be fielded extremely quickly.

Ibirapema Warrior

While Tupi bows were multifaceted weapons, the ibirapema was imbued with ceremonial significance. It was decorated with feathers and colorful paint, and used in ritual killings of enemies. The Tupi also deployed ibirapemas in close combat situations.

These hulking heavy infantry units swing a massive club at enemies, dealing area damage.

Unique Technologies

Caciques

The cacique was the chieftain of an indigenous tribe. These charismatic leaders boosted the morale of their warriors and took charge of their tactical movements on the battlefield.

Effect: Champi Warriors and Slingers attack faster.

Curare

Curare is a plant-based poison historically used to tip weapons and projectiles throughout much of Central and South America. Depending on quantity and concentration, the poison can cause weakness, local paralysis, and even asphyxiation.

Effect: Foot archers and fortifications deal poison damage over time.

Tupi Castle

Tupi Wonder

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Dive into medieval South America with The Last Chieftains. Available for pre-order now on Steam with 15% off for a limited time!

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