# Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition Age of Empires IV – Patch 14.1.5602

- Product: Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition)
- Vendor: World's Edge
- Date: 2025-07-22
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1466860/view/545615086071316542
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition/releases/2025-07-22-age-of-empires-iv-patch-14.1.5602

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- **added** — Add Winds of Change seasonal event with new challenges including modes from Chaotic Climate game mode
- **added** — Add Chaotic Climate game mode

Greetings, _Age of Empires IV_ community! We hope you’re staying cool and hydrated this summer. We’re coming at you with a nice, refreshing new patch for the season! We are pretty happy with where gameplay is right now, so we aren’t going to be introducing a ton of new balance changes. That said, we’re always eager to iron out those pesky bugs and issues that pop up! Plus, we’ve got a new event: Winds of Change.

> **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://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-iv-patch-14-1-5602/)

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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.

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##### Winds of Change Event

The wilds bloom and wither, kings rise and fall, and time marches on – the Winds of Change spare nothing under the sun. Adapt to the battlefield and outwit the competition in Season Eleven’s newest event, Winds of Change! Push yourself to complete a fresh set of challenges, including several from the newly introduced Chaotic Climate game mode.

**The Winds of Change seasonal event will start on July 30th. **

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> **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://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-iv-patch-14-1-5602/)

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##### :alertalert: **DISCLAIMER**

This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

For the latest updates and announcements, please visit our [social channels](https://twitter.com/ageofempires).

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