Added a new category in post-game stats to track the total population of non-combat units like villagers, traders, and fishing ships.

While the search term appears in file-sharing contexts, the official update it contains brought several quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes to the game:

Addressed matchmaking issues for team games in both Ranked and Quick Match.

Official patch notes and legitimate game updates are available through the official Age of Empires site or via Steam and the Microsoft Store. Age of Empires IV - Patch Preview 5.1.148

The string refers to a specific version of Age of Empires IV released as Patch 23349 on September 8, 2022 .

Fixed a visual bug where death animations would not play if a unit died in shallow water.

: Introduced a new setting for how commands are queued ( "End On Release" vs. "Classic" ) and made the "Cancel Construction" hotkey remappable. Quality-of-Life Fixes :

: Added a countdown timer to the Ranked screen showing time remaining in a season and allowed players to view rewards from previous seasons during the offseason.