Microsoft has officially announced that the first major update to Age of Empires 4, Time Celebration, will be released next week, and in this update, in addition to the unit balance adjustment, it will also add the map editor and the game's first season that players are looking forward to.
According to Microsoft' release, according to the results of the "Age of Empires 4" season test, which began in January, the first season of "Age of Empires 4" will last for 12 weeks, while using a fairly standard ladder format, players will first play five leveling matches to determine the initial ranking. During the Age of Empires 4 Ladder Season, rewards such as town center rewards, avatars, and badges will be provided to provide players with more custom content. Many players want a custom hotkey feature that needs to be rolled out in the second season of the game.
For many non-hardcore PVP players, the official map editor system that will be launched in "Celebration of the Times" will allow players to create their own designed maps, and modify various values according to the creator's wishes, creating unique units and map mechanics belonging to map authors. In addition, the official wayfinding mechanism that affects the game experience is also official.