This release offers some minor new features, an exploit fix, balance tweaks, map updates, bug fixes, and more.
Age of Empires III by Ensemble Studios - English retail v1.06 patch
Patch 1.06 - Bug Fixes, map updates, balance changes, and exploit fixes
NOTE: For a complete list of all fixes as well as balance changes please visit www.agecommunity.com
NEW FEATURES
- Chat Member List can now be sorted by Clan Name
- Added server maintenance notification that will display when the servers are down
CLIENT FIXES
- Added checking that prevents players from joining game rooms which are in a bad state and can not launch, fixing the source of a crash
- Several Home City Card tooltip updates
- Hispaniola water flags and whale placement fixed
- Hispaniola now displays correct thumbnail
- Sonora herds now balanced for both sides of the map
- Advanced Market Card effects now get applied when shipped
- Fixed 'This game is not rated' message that was popping up in rated games
- Number on Home City Cards now displays the correct number of units to be sent
- All ranged cavalry units now do double damage vs. artillery
- Mercenary shipments now cost 1000g and have fewer units
- Military shipments from the homecity decreased for 3rd age shipments and increased for 4th age shipments
- Numerous balance changes
NETWORK AND ESO FIXES
- Quick Search now displays the correct number players during search
- Custom Games List sorting fixed for sorting by Rank
- Fixed exploit that allowed more then 20 cards in ESO decksustom game setup now shows if a game is rated, not rated, no XP
