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Welcome heroes to a small update aimed at adjustments for Arena of the Gods, addressing stability and performance issues, plus spectating fixes, and more! Take a peek at the notes before jumping in game to check out the latest for Age of Mythology: Retold!


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Thanks again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Mythology: Retold a success thus far!

—The Age of Mythology Team


🢂 Download on the Microsoft Store

Remember that you’ll need to update your game in the Microsoft Store:

  • Open the Microsoft Store.
  • Click the [∙ ∙ ∙ ] symbol next to your profile picture.
  • Select Downloads and updates.
  • Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game!
  • Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 17.46557.

If you are unable to launch the game after downloading the update, make sure you add (or re-add) the Age of Mythology: Retold client or folder as an exception to your firewall and antivirus program.

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

🢂 Download on Steam

Remember that you’ll need to update your game in Steam:

  • Open Steam.
  • Click on Library to see your games list.
  • Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window.
  • [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update.
  • Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 17.46557.

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

🢂 Download on the Xbox App for Windows 11

Remember that you’ll need to update your game in the Xbox App for Windows.

  • Open the Xbox app.
  • Games that are installed show up on the left side of the app.
  • Hover over the game or click it, and then select Update.
  • [If the new build does not download automatically,] hover over the game, select More Options (…), choose Manage. Under the Files tab, choose the option to Check for Updates.
  • Open the game. The title screen should show you on Build 17.46557.

That’s it; you’re ready to play!

Please note that custom mods may not be compatible with the latest game update. If you are experiencing issues launching or playing the game after downloading the new build, try disabling your installed mods before trying again.

Still having trouble? Visit our support site!


  • Minor localization updates for many languages.
  • Updates to some lighting used in Arena of the Gods missions.
  • Fix for an Out-of-Sync that could occur when arrows were fired near map edges on some maps.
  • Fix for an Out-of-Sync that could occur while spectating games.
  • Fix for a bug causing a long duration black screen when trying to skip Arena of the Gods cutscenes.
  • Camera edge panning has been restored to the old behavior when the cursor leaves the screen, cursor lock is off, and the game is run in a windowed mode.
  • Fix for a crash that could occur when swapping between the editor and gameplay.
  • Minor fixes for UI navigation when traversing the Arena of the Gods screen with a controller or keyboard.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed unlimited pauses in multiplayer games.
  • Fixed a bug that left players stuck viewing a “Please Wait” when trying to observe Ranked or Quickmatch games.
  • Failure to join a game while on a “Please Wait” dialog should now show a failed to join message instead of remaining stuck indefinitely on the “Please Wait” dialog.
  • Fixes for newly introduced lighting and camera track triggers for use in the editor and with XS scripting.
    • ‘Lighting: Set Color Attribute Parameter’ trigger effect now calls the correct function.
    • ‘Lighting: Set Boolean Parameter’ trigger effect properly displays the correct attributes, ensuring new trigger effect works as expected.
    • Updates to the dynamic camera track generation functions to make them accessible when used on dynamic maps.

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!

DISCLAIMER

Please note that 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.

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