Season 2 of Age of Empires 4 has started. In addition to a new ranked season, the major update also includes numerous fixes and improvements.
Even though Age of Empires 4 is one of the best real-time strategy games in years, there is reason for criticism. Because shortly after release, the development team didn”t really get going. It took several months for the first season to start and some features were missing that fans had actually been wishing for since the beta.
Now the second season is starting and with it some more of these missing game contents are coming. In this article we will tell you everything you need to know about the second season of Age of Empires 4.
You can also watch the trailer for the second season right here:
Timings: When do we start?
Officially, Season 2 of Age of Empires 4 doesn”t actually start until July 14, 2022 The development studio Relic has not yet given an exact time. However, this only applies to the start of the Ladder Season. In addition to the new Ranked Season, Season 2 also means a new major update for Age of Empires 4 and this update with all additional content is available from today, 12 July. Again, no time has been announced yet.
When does the Season end? The second season will run for four months and will end no earlier than October 18, 2022.
Finally new features
One of the most important new features of Update 17718 for many people are numerous features that some had already wished for at the time of release. But now they are finally here
- Map Preference: For Quick and Ranked Play you can now downvote maps you would rather not play on. When selecting a map, preference will then be given to the map that has collectively received the fewest downvotes from the players involved.
- Remappable Hotkeys: It is now easier to find and remap hotkeys.
- Panorama View: A new camera option has been introduced to provide a better overview while playing. The new angle and higher distance gives a better overview.
- New Map: A new map called The Pit has been added. A heavily forested map with a large depression including a sacred site in the middle.
- Colour selection: We can now select which colour our faction will be in before a match in many game modes.
New Events and Rewards
In the course of the second season, new events will start at regular intervals, which will come up with different challenges. You will receive a different reward for each challenge you complete, but you will have to complete the challenges within a given time frame. There will be a total of four different events:
- Age of Discovery: 12 to 26 July
- By Stars and Sea: 9 to 23 August
- Wonders of the Deep: 7. to 21. September
- Modern Monsters: 4 to 18 October
The cosmetic rewards of Season 2 are all based on the season theme, which this time is based on mythological sea monsters. For the first event, for example, there are the following rewards:
- Log in during the event: Unlock a Telescope Seal for the Crest.
- Kills 10 units with outposts: Unlocks a Crow”s Nest Seal for the Crest.
- Explore the extra sails in a multiplayer match: Unlocks a Sail Seal for the Crest.
- Destroy an enemy building in Dark Time during a multiplayer match or skirmish: Unlocks a Marine Seal profile portrait.
- Loots the Routiers” Camp during the France in Chaos campaign mission: Unlocks a Hookhand Seal of Arms.
- Progress through each age in a multiplayer match: Unlocks the profile portrait of a red parrot.
In addition, there are cosmetic rewards depending on the rank you achieve during the Ranked Season. You can see exactly what these are here:
What do you think of the new season for Age of Empires 4? Are you looking forward to it or does the season not offer enough interesting content? Post it in the comments!
