Herdable animals (Scenario Editor only).

Age of Empires II terrain and Gaia objects.

New technologies, units, and structures.

Age of Empires II land and sea trading system.

Once ungarrisoned, they can no longer garrison anywhere.

Military units can garrison in the structure that they are trained from when they are produced.

Villagers can garrison in Town Centers and Towers for protection (but do not add arrows).

Requirements for unit upgrades removed (like needing Fanaticism for Legionary, Aristocracy for Centurion).

Tool Age counter system revamp: Axemen more effective against cavalry, Scouts more effective against ranged infantry, Bowmen more efective against melee infantry.

A guide to familiarize existing and new players on how to switch between game modes, and on Age of Empires mechanics including basics of the early game, as well as new mechanics and maps, was released on 12th May 2023: Link to the guideĪge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties ReviewĬrest symbols, similar to those of Age of Empires II.

Information on the expansion and all new content along with a note for existing owners of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was released on 5th May 2023.

The Return of Rome section will have its own Ranked lobbies, with its own leaderboards for 1v1 and Team games.

It was originally announced that the original campaigns of Age of Empires and its previous expansions would not feature in Return of Rome however it was announced on May 19th that Ascent of Egypt, The First Punic War, and two more campaigns would be added in future updates.

The expansion will not feature the original campaigns of Age of Empires and its previous expansions, only the three new ones added in Return of Rome.The intention is 'to have all the content of Age of Empires and Age of Empires II accessible to players from the same place.'.A content creator's preview was announced on, stated to be live from the same week.Its teaser was released and it was made available for pre-order on 25 April 2023.Its release date was announced on 7 April 2023.Players will be able to switch to Return of Rome in the Age of Empire II's main screen and take on fresh challenges.It was announced on 25 October 2022, on the 25th Anniversary of Age of Empires.

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