Below is a list of known issues we are tracking for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. Note that this is not a comprehensive list; we will continue to update it with new issues as they are reported and fixed, will only include the most visible or disruptive issues that prevent you from enjoying the game, and will never include exploits that could be leveraged to gain an unfair advantage over other players.
If you encounter a bug that is not listed below, take a moment to contact our Support team or visit the official Age of Empires forum and report the problem:
- Visit the official Age of Empires Forum.
- Click 'Report a Bug' in the Age of Empires III category.
- ALWAYS search the sub-forum for similar issues before creating a new post.
- If the issue has already been reported, add a comment to the existing thread.
- If the issue has not been reported, start a new thread.
- Read up on How to Report a Bug or Exploit to make sure you have everything you need to post about an issue.
- Click Create Topic to finish creating your thread!
Thank you for taking the time to help keep our game clean and bug-free! We will try to update this list each month, as well as provide solutions to any new issues over on the official forum.
This page was last updated on November 22, 2022.
ISSUE STATUS KEY
Issues have been marked with a status that best represents their current state:
A tracked bug means that it has been reproduced by our test team. The team now has to determine whether and how they solve the issue: whether it requires a fix, a change to the design or code of the game, or if there are other solutions that need to be considered.
| STATUS: Fix Awaiting Update |
Once a fix has been identified, it needs to be tested and packaged with a game update. Note that this is not always the very next update: a fix may be held for additional testing or to be paired with other similar fixes.
Once the fix is available in the game, we'll check things off of the list. Eventually, these items will be hidden to make way for other issues as they are identified, tracked, and prioritized.
TRACKED (KNOWN) ISSUES
These are issues which have been reported and reproduced by our Quality Assurance (or Test) team. Issues are listed in the areas of the game they impact, below, and in no particular order.
GAME
| In the Scenario Editor the initial blank Scenario is already considered “edited” by the game. |
| There is no workaround at this time |
| STATUS: Tracking |
GAMEPLAY
FIXED ISSUES
These are issues which we presume to be fixed as of a recent update. If you continue to encounter the issue, please visit the official Age of Empires forum or Contact our Support team to report your experience:
| The objective counter for Colonies Raided 0/5 does not increase after destroying all of the military units occupying the Northern colony. |
| Fixed in Update 47581 |
| FIXED |
| If the AI revolts while building, it still attempts to build with the transformed villagers. |
| Fixed in Update 47581 |
| FIXED |
| AI is inconsistent when the player asks them to tribute resources or if the player contributes resources to the AI. |
| Fixed in Update 47581 |
| FIXED |
| Chinese Monk's combat stances disappear from the HUD after sending the "Snatch the Pebble" shipment and researching the "Training Forms" technology |
| Fixed in Update 56860 |
| FIXED |
| Attack-Move Optimization and Fixes |
| Fixed in Update 61213 |
| FIXED |
| Performance regression |
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Hotfix 63727 addresses more performance issues reported after Update 61213. We are continuing to monitor and investigate. If you are still experiencing issues, please contact Support with the following information.
- Replay file from the affected game
- DxDiag
- Game logs
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| FIXED |
| The game suffers from an FPS drop when playing 4v4 using the ‘Fast’ speed. |
| This has been addressed through pathfinding improvements. If you continue to experience issues, please contact our support team so they can help you and collect information for our team. |
| FIXED |
| Scenario mods that provide playable scenarios are not functional |
| Fixed in Update 13-27885 |
| FIXED |
| Oldenburg Royal Hunter compendium information is outdated |
| Fixed in Update 13-27885 |
| FIXED |
| Purchased DLC not showing up in-game |
| We are investigating recent reports of the United States Civilization and other DLC showing as locked in-game. There is no workaround at this time |
| FIXED |
