Hello, and welcome to our first Age of Empires: Definitive Edition update of the new year!

Today's build features several crash fixes, performance optimizations, game improvements, and even a few new features that are now available in the game: such as an Eye Candy slider to modify how much foliage shows up in the game, an ELO pop-up at the end of ranked matches, and new cross-platform invitations so you can more easily play with your friends on Steam and the Microsoft Store. Give it a download, then come join our community to talk about your experience or any ideas you have for Age: DE:

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We hope you enjoy the latest changes, and will see you on the battlefield!

—The Age of Empires Team

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◆ GENERAL ◆

• Implemented several performance optimizations for lower-end systems.
  
• Added a performance setting to select how much Foliage is displayed in the game. Look for the Eye Candy option in the settings menu.
  
• Added the ability to send cross-platform invitations to join a match.
  
• Improved the rate at which game lobby settings communicate and replicate to other clients.

◆ GAMEPLAY ◆

• Added a pop-up displaying your ELO changes following a ranked match.
  

◆ BUG FIXES ◆

• Implemented fixes to address several game crashes.
  
• Fixed an issue which prevented the lobby browser from properly refreshing.
  
• Implemented a potential fix for firewall issues with LAN servers on certain setups.
  
• Improved loading times when starting up the game.
  
• Improved the contrast of text lettering on several screens.
  
• Fixed several minor UI and localization errors.