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Build Number: Platform: Steam Operating System: Windows 11 Issue: Reddit confirmed issues : AOE4 Connection Issues : r/aoe4 started as of a few days ago. I open the game, it seems connected. I start searching for a game and at some point it just disconnects me. An error message sometime pops up briefly. Then the game crashes. Other users have been experiencing this. It only started happening in the last few days. See this reddit: (please provide a detailed description of the issue) (use the upload button to include a picture or video of the issue in action if possible) Trigger Event: Being online / searching for games (what was happening at the time of the issue. this could be an action you or another player took right before the issue started) Repro Steps: Be online, wait. Or be online and search for a game. Happens every time for me. Despite internet connection being great. Warnings.log RelicCardinal started at 2026-06-26 18:49 [GMT Summer Time UTC 00:00] OS Win 10.0.26200.0, 16122MB Physical Memory, 4776 Physical Available, 34095 Virtual Total, 6507 Virtual Available, 17973 Page file. RUN-OPTIONS WORKING-DIR [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Age of Empires IV] USER [wgeng] COMPUTER [LAPTOP-CK6DPC2K] LOCALE [en-GB] … (I) [18:52:26.737] [000027908]: SystemCertsWin: 60 certificates loaded (E) [18:52:27.212] [000027908]: LoginAsync - response was failure: -48 (E) [18:52:27.212] [000027908]: WorldwideLoginAsync::HandleSslAuthorizationFailure: TLS authentication failed. (I) [18:52:27.214] [000027908]: Login attempt: C00T01R-1X-01 52656C6900B7 (E) [18:52:32.374] [000027908]: ExtensionDoExternalCallEvent - response was failure: -48

Why doesn’t Team Blue (cold) play against Team Red (warm)? That’s how it works in AoE2 too, isn’t it? Could this be included in the next DLC as part of the standard AoE experience?

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Does anyone else feel like the castles are too generic across civilizations? It’d be cool if they reflected the unique architecture of their region rather than a basic structure that looks kind of unrealistic anyways. Most castles are’nt a perfectly symetrical tube shape. AOE2 seems to have unique castles across each civilization. I’d like to see that here as well.

Like, I really don't get the difference in player count. Not that it is significant difference. I am not hating on AOE2 to be clear either. But the hate AOE2 players give to AOE4 simply doesn't make any sense to me. I feel like they are just afraid of change. But AOE4 overall is just a better game in my opinion. You have a variety of civs, where as most the civs in aoe2 are about the same. Sure, the civ count is higher in aoe2, but they are objectively very similar. There are actual real difference in AOE4. Graphics, although not the most important aspect of a game, are objectively better in AOE4. You have more win scenarios created that prevent the game from dragging on due to some turtle who won't leave the game, even though it is obvious they are losing. AOE2, the game will just drag on and on. Also, none of the stupid arrow dodging that frankly I think is a game breaking feature in AOE2. Arrows are not a casting spell or something that the enemy should be able to dodge. This would be similar to allowing zergling's to dodge marine bullets in Starcraft. It just doesn't frankly make sense to allow that in an RTS. Overall, I really fail to understand why people seem to hate on AOE4 and stick with AOE2. I really doesn't make any sense to me other than the people are afraid of change. What do you all think?

I love this game. I've played so much it now that I just want to sit back and watch the factions duke it out. Are there any mods that make it look more gritty or realistic?

Reminder: a KT fort costs 900 resources, it takes minimum 3 min of vil build time. That is 120 resources. Total 1020 minimum but generally higher due to walk time + higher idle time from more vils building(construction is inversely efficient). Pilgrims on max range sacred site with genoa generate 156 gold (not at all common in 1v1 and will almost always be lower) But even in that case, a fort takes at least 6.5 min to pay off(often longer due to pilgrims every 1 min interval). And requires constant access to that long range sacred site. A "safe" sacred site(roughly 100 gold with genoa) will be closer to 10 min to pay off. Closer to 13 min for a safe sacred site without genoa (~80) A TC pays off in 5 to 6 min, and grows exponentially.(unlike a fort that is a semi fixed rate) Every time a KT player drops a fort they're setting themselves back economically by a significant margin giving you time to punish them or boom harder. I think the issue is that people are either : A. Trying to directly engage the forts when they should not. (for example your first treb takes ~13 minutes to break even economically: requires 1.5 vils repairing to match treb dps vs forts) B. Not being decisive enough, either not committing to full aggro, tech or full eco. Inevitably letting the KT player free boom when they shouldn't. Fwiw I have my 2nd highest winrate vs KT (only behind byzantines) . I have 63% winrate in KT mirrors, so im not auto winning either. (I main 7 different civs, but play them all to some extent) I don't think this post is going to change people's perceptions, heck we've had people saying KT was OP since release for these very same reasons. Maybe it is OP but it's certainly not as strong as people let it be.

I was hoping for an alternative that's less stressful/intense than SC2 (or for another example, CoH) but still competitive and rewarding. I don't really enjoy team multiplayer games (ala 4v4 etc.) unless it's with friends, 1v1 has always been my favorite for online multiplayer in RTS titles. So basically, I'd be buying this purely for 1v1 and the singleplayer campaign(s) (between those two much more for 1v1 though - campaigns are usually just a decently fun way for me to get used to the game before diving into 1v1). Is it worth it for those two modes of play alone?