Age of Empires 4 officially announced the game’s latest patch 10257, and the download time starts on January 20. This patch focuses on balance changes and bug fixes across civilizations, with the goal of addressing some of the most critical issues facing each civilization. For example, dealing with player feedback related to Mongol civilization and musketeers, and fixing several bugs in the Sultanate of Delhi.
Specific Contents
- Expanded the acceptable percentage of players with the appropriate skills, the rate has increased by 67%.
- Scouts move 35% slower while carrying animal carcasses.
- Knight II-IV Ranged Armor +1 per level
- Archer now has a slower attack speed and fire rate changed from 2.0 to 2.5
- Mounted Archers no longer gain bonus attack speed and bonus damage from the Burning Arrow technique
- Monk soldiers now move 25% slower while carrying relics
Mongolia
- Starting wood reduced by 50
- Outpost required wood increased from 70 to 100
- Fixed individual bugs
Delhi Sultanate
- Spearmen now correctly activate the Spear Wall ability.
- Under the influence of mosques, keep tech time no longer increasing
- Devotion based research time reduced from 600 to 135 seconds
- Explosive base research time increased from 300 seconds to 900 seconds.
- Pursuit gun base research time increased from 450 to 1350 seconds
- Holy Base research time reduced from 300 to 210 seconds
- Herbal Base research time reduced from 300 seconds to 180 seconds
China
- Gun cost increased from 80F/20W/20G to 120F/20W/20G
- Bonuses for ranged unit types removed
Musketeer 3
- Health increased from 135 to 155
- Charge weapon area effect damage now deals 50% damage to surrounding enemy units (instead of 100%)
- Torch damage reduced from 51 to 36
Musketeer 4
- Health increased from 160 to 180
- Weapon damage reduced from 15 to 13
- Charge weapon damage reduced from 25 to 23
- The effect damage of the charging weapon area will deal 50% damage to the surrounding enemy units
- Torch damage reduced from 55 to 40