# Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition Age of Empires IV – Season Ten Update 13.0.4178 - Product: Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition) - Vendor: World's Edge - Date: 2025-04-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1466860/view/545604938652188673 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition/releases/2025-04-03-age-of-empires-iv-season-ten-update-13.0.4178 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Ranked Season Ten - **added** — Fresh map pool for ranked play - **added** — Clash of Champions mini event - **added** — Unique new map feature - **added** — Knights Templar variant civilization for the French with Templar Commanderies system and Pilgrimage trait - **added** — House of Lancaster variant civilization for the English with Wool Industries trait and Manor buildings - **added** — Historical Battles game mode - **added** — Ten unique maps in Knights of Cross and Rose DLC - **added** — New achievements - **changed** — Balance changes across the game Spring is officially here, and _Age of Empires IV_ is almost ready to blossom with a new ranked season! This update brings with it a fresh map pool and a bundle of balance changes, along with the kickoff of Ranked Season Ten. Be on the lookout for the Clash of Champions mini event, along with a unique new map feature. Alongside this update, we will be releasing the _Knights of Cross and Rose_ DLC across all platforms! Players can look forward to two new variant Civilizations, the valorous Knights Templar and the ever-capable House of Lancaster. Additionally, the DLC will contain the new Historical Battles game mode, ten unique maps, and new achievements. Check out the announcement (https://www.ageofempires.com/news/new_dlc-age-iv-knights-of-cross-and-rose/), and from pre-order (https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-iv-knights-of-cross-and-rose-pre-order-now/), or read on for more details! > 💬 **DISCUSS:** [ Official Forum](https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/age-of-empires-iv/) 💬 **DISCUSS:** [ Steam Forum](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1466860/discussions/) 🗣 **JOIN:** [ Official Discord](https://discord.gg/ageofempires) > Thanks again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make _Age of Empires_ what it is today! —The _Age of Empires_ Team > Please Note: As part of updating to this latest build, any saved games and observable matches made on previous builds will be unable to be loaded or replayed. > > **This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!** [](https://aoe.ms/AgeIV-SeasonTenPreview) > --- ` ##### ◆Update 13.0.4178◆ ` --- > ##### DLC Spotlight: Knights of Cross and Rose We will be launching our Season Ten update alongside our newest expansion, _Knights of Cross and Rose_! This DLC features new variant civilizations for the French and English, as well as a new game mode and ten maps. ##### Variant Civilization: Knights Templar The Knights Templar are making their debut as a new variant civilization for the French. Founded with the goal to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, the Templars became renowned for their financial sophistication and defensive fortresses in the Levant. We aimed to highlight their cultural and military excellence through unique, highly flexible gameplay. The Knights Templar do not progress to the next age when a landmark is built, but rather age up with Town Centers. This allows them to select one of three **Templar Commanderies** per age, each providing their own set of powerful unique units and features. For example, players can select the **Kingdom of Poland** for a tanky Heavy Cavalry unit and a massive boost to Cavalry charge damage, or the **Knights Hospitaller** for a new Man-At-Arms variant and a civilization-wide boost to economic unit heath and healing received. This variant civilization foregoes the French’s standard Trade Economy trait in favor of the new **Pilgrimage** trait. Instead of relying on Traders for gold generation, the Knights Templar gain gold by sending Pilgrims to Sacred Sites. In addition to this, they also reveal all Sacred Sites at the start of the game, so be sure to use this extra intel to plan out your pilgrimages! This only scratches the surface of the many tricks the Knights Templar have up their sleeves, and we are beyond excited for _Knights of Cross and Rose_ players to maximize their potential. The Knights Templar’s creative, game-bending playstyle not only shakes up established gameplay norms, but brings the rich history of one of France’s most renowned military orders to life. ##### Variant Civilization: House of Lancaster Fearless combatants in the Wars of the Roses, the House of Lancaster established themselves as Europe’s most dominant military force after winning the famous battle of Agincourt against the French. The House of Lancaster variant civilization showcases the _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1466860/view/545604938652188673]_