Season Twelve
Ranked Season and Events Update
We’re extending Ranked Season Twelve and the ‘Something in the Water’ event from April 2nd to May 6th! These changes will be reflected in-game soon, but we wanted to give an early heads up. Make sure to plan in time to climb the ladder and get your rewards.
Something in the Water
The relaxing waves have brought back old friends but with new rewards! They might be monsters, but you’ll be the one sinking your teeth into the challenges while you take on the competition.
Improvements to the Map Monsters mode:
- Improved spawn logic for the monsters preventing them from spawning in inaccessible locations.
- Monster discovery results in the monster despawning with a visual effect.
Login NOW through May 6th at 10:00AM PT (1:00 PM ET / 17:00 UTC) to claim your bounty!
| Challenge | How to Unlock Reward |
|---|---|
| Something in the Water | 🔒 Login during Something in the Water 🚩 Event Profile Icon – Something in the Water |
| Sea Conquest | 🔒 Sink 10 enemy ships in multiplayer or skirmish matches. 🏆 Profile Icon – Sunk |
| Dockyard Demolition | 🔒 Destroy 4 enemy docks using ships multiplayer or skirmish matches. 🧱 Coat of Arms Sigil – Fire the cannons |
| Mythic Haul | 🔒 Gather 200 food from fishing spots in a single multiplayer or skirmish match. 🧱 Coat of Arms Sigil – Water Horse |
| Something Fishy Going On | 🔒 Be the first to discover the Dragon Turtle. 🧱 Coat of Arms Sigil Frame – Fin |
| Street Party | 🔒 Deploy 50 ship units in a single game. 🧱 Coat of Arms Banner Pattern – The Thousand Teeth |
Build Spotlight
Caster Mode
Additional civilization-specific information now available in Caster Mode
With this patch, we’re introducing some changes to Caster Mode that account for a variety of civilization-specific technologies and elements. With these changes, Caster Mode will provide a better top-level view of details pertaining to:
- Guild Hall:
- The Tughluq Dynasty’s Governor System
- Khan:
- /Jeanne d’Arc Respawn Timer
- Yatai:
- counts
- Traders, fishing ships and sheep
Additional Design Improvements
- Additional information has been added to the “Overview Statistics” in the Caster Mode view, including Town Center Idle Time, Economy Idle Time, and Total Collected Resources and Destroyed Values.
- Improved resources gathered information in Caster Mode with a new “Collected Resources” panel that showcases the total gathered resources for each player alongside updated UI to show the total amount of traders, fishing ships, and sheep for each player.
- Caster mode now reflects changes made to reduce the number of upgrades available for the Mongols’ “Improved Economy” technology.
Ongoing…
Investigation
We have some additional improvements coming to Caster Mode, specifically related to more easily accessible information for “Emergency Repairs.”
Your reports continue being crucial to our prioritization and implementation of fixes and features in the game. Keep them coming!
For other known issues, please visit this page to see what’s being tracked!
What's on the Horizon
Coming Up…
We’ll be sharing more news about our Spring 2026 DLC very soon! And don’t forget to tune in for the Red Bull Wololo: Londinium main event April 1st – 6th to see who’s crowned the winner in both Age of Empires IV and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.