Even though Age of Empires 4, the newest flagship of the real-time strategy series, has recently been in the foreground, older parts of the series are not forgotten. Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition now has a new co-op mode via update get donated.
However, this only includes the historical battles, which you can now fight in pairs. We have compiled all the important information about the update for you. By the way, you can find out what the Definitive Edition improves compared to the old Age of Empires 3 in our video:
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Age of Empires 3 – What’s new in the Definitive Edition?
What new features does the update bring?
The update for Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition brings a new function for the already known historical battles. You can now play this with two people in co-op mode. That includes all 12 historical battles
Age of Empires 3 will not be expanded with new historical battles, but the developers have adapted the existing battles for the co-op mode. Among other things, the AI for fighting against two players has been adjusted, so probably strengthened.
In order to play the battles in pairs, you don’t necessarily have to own the DLCs. It is sufficient if the host has the appropriate extension, someone second this can happen even if he or she has not bought it.
If you want to try the new co-op mode but your general skills are rusty, we recommend our guide:
Age of Empires 3
Definitive Edition Guide for Beginners and Veterans
Here is an overview of all historical battles:
- Battles included in the main game:
- Algiers (1516)
- Christopher da Gamas Expedition (1542)
- Kap Chuvash (1582)
- Raid on the Caribbean (1586)
- Fort Duquesne (1754)
- Battle of New Orleans (1815)
- Requires the African Royals expansion:
- Battle of the Three Kings (1578)
- Fall of the Hausa (1804)
- The Era of Princes (1855)
- Requires the United States extension:
- Burning of the USS Philadelphia (1803)
- Requires the Mexico expansion:
- Requires the Mexico and United States extensions:
- Battle of Queenston Heights (1812)
If you don’t yet own Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition, you can consult our review to see if it’s worth buying:
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition
The remaster stumbles upon an old RTS evil
How does the co-op mode work?
The co-op battles you can either in Historical battles menu or in Multiplayer-Menü start.
Starting from Historical Battles:
- Click on the button in the main menu
Historical battles
. - Choose the battle you want.
- You can find one here
Host-Buy
button, click it. - You can now choose whether your co-op battle should be public or password-protected, and in the latter case invite a friend as usual in multiplayer matches.
Starting from the multiplayer menu:
- Click on the button in the main menu
Multiplayer
. - Then select the option to host a random game.
- In the window that now appears, you can go to game modes
co-op battle
Select. - Finally, you can also choose here which battle you want to fight and who should accompany you.
What about the campaigns?
Unfortunately, there isn’t yet the option to play the longer campaigns in co-op with other strategy fans. However, it cannot be ruled out that co-op campaigns will not be delivered in another update. After all, the Definitive Edition of Age of Empires 2 also delivered campaigns for several players last year.
What do you think of the new co-op feature in Age of Empires 3? Are you going back to the strategy classic, or do you still prefer to spend your time in the current offshoot of the series? Write us your opinion in the comments!
