Age of Empires 4The first balance patch is finally here, bringing dozens of changes to the game’s most powerful (and annoying) units. In addition, developer Relic Entertainment also used this patch to fix some of the game’s biggest bugs. The patch came out on Monday along with a huge patch note post detailing each of the new changes in the update.
The most anticipated changes in the update are major nerfs against the French civilization, which has been the most powerful in the game since it was released last month. The French Hulk ship – an extremely powerful naval unit it gets before any other civilization in the game – has been weakened by significantly reducing its armor. The other great strength of the French was their cavalry, which got a slightly less direct nerf. Spearmen, a very cheap unit, and the counterattack for mounted units has been improved to cause more damage to cavalry, which should make it easier for French knights to stop them.
The patch also includes fixes for some of the Age of Empires 4It’s more game-breaking mistakes. For example, the Rus civilization could take advantage of a bug to infinitely duplicate gold generating artifacts, giving them an unlimited source of income that no one else in the game had access to. By now, that bug and dozens of others should be fixed.
AoE 4The winter update also improves crossbowmen, mangonel siege weapons, and weakens the game’s basic tabs. Meanwhile, the Abbasid dynasty along with the Delhi Sultanate and the Chinese received upgrades as they underperformed when compared to other civilizations such as the French and the Holy Roman Empire.
For a look at all the changes on Monday Age of Empires 4 Winter update for you to see The full patch notes from Relic.
