Age of Wonders 4 — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Scorpion 1.2.1 Update - 01/04/2026 | 2026-04-01 | Fellow Godir,We have a new update: Scorpion 1.2.1 bringing fixes across the board! No longer will Phase Beasts teleport indefinitely and Mistlings have finally figured out how to melee attack properly!Game Version: 1.014.005.120707Crashes & HangsFixed a crash that could occur due to a City Barge being handled by the AI while already marked to be removed.Fixed a crash that could occur during the handling of City Barges when defeating a Player.ArtFixed an issue where Anon's Hood was affected by Player ColorFixed an issue where Movement Animations could get stuck due to incorrect Hex OrderingFixed an issue where Turned Vampire Heroes with Floati |
| Nomad Hare Limited Edition Plushie is now available! | 2026-03-26 | Sail together on the battle barge and explore the astral barrens!Meet the Age of Wonders 4: Nomad Hare Plushie, with its sharp ears and mysterious cowl it captures the their quiet cunning and unyielding spirit. Relying on speed, instinct, and a stubborn will to endure, it stands ready for whatever comes. With watchful ears and a spark of fierce determination, this small traveler is ready to join you on any adventure!It is battle-ready.It is cuddle-ready.Make it yours!Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to ou |
| Scorpion 1.2 Update - 24/03/2026 | 2026-03-24 | Hello Scavengers and Raiders and other Astral Barrens Explorers,We have a new update: Scorpion 1.2 brings another round of balance adjustments, quality-of-life improvements, and stability fixes.Nomads have learned how to pack up more efficiently and no longer require a turn to do so and Cataclysms have been scolded to no longer permanently terraform your beloved terrain.Game Version: 1.014.004.120440Nomad Nomad Cities now pack up instantly (they still require 1 Turn to Unpack)ScavengersCombat Summons no longer drop Looted PowerDustweaver Distributing Wind - Changed from a Leave One to a Free ActionDistributing Wind - Reduced Cooldown from 2 T |
| Dev Diary #59 - The Art of Rise from Ruin | 2026-03-12 | Greetings fellow stormchasers!This dev diary is a collaboration between myself (Elle) and Alex, 2D Artists at Triumph. That of course means that this sun’s rising we will show you how we created the art, aesthetics, and visuals for Rise from Ruin!As a first treat you can find the making of the Rise from Ruin key art timelapse video below:Image description: Astral Barrens event imageAs you may already have noticed, Rise from Ruin is more than just ‘a desert expansion’. Along with some desert love, it introduces apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic worlds, finally posing the question of what Age of Wonders 4 looks like when magic has gone terribly, |
| Scorpion 1.1 Update - 12/03/2026 | 2026-03-12 | Hello everyone!We have a new update: Scorpion 1.1 brings a round of balance adjustments, quality-of-life improvements, and stability fixes. This update improves several systems, including Primal farming bonuses, Nomad mechanics, and Chaos siege gameplay, while adding new notifications and UI clarity. Armies stationed in Ancient Wonders now gain XP each turn, and many tooltips and descriptions have been updated for better readability. The patch also resolves a wide range of crashes, gameplay issues, and visual bugs across cultures, units, events, and transformations. Change Log:PrimalPrimal - Glacial Mammoth now gets the additional Food benefi |
| Join the Post-Release Rise from Ruin Dev Stream March 12th at 14:00 CET! | 2026-03-10 | Rulers!Our post-release Dev Stream is drawing near! Pick up right where we left off with Thomas joined this week by Alex for more gameplay, details about the art of Rise from Ruin, and a lot of fun with the devs!Join us, Thursday, March 12th at 14:00 CET!Watch Here on our YouTube channel!What time is the stream for me?PDT: 6amMDT: 7amCDT: 8amEDT: 9amGMT: 1pmGMT+3: 4pmGMT+7: 8pmGMT+8: 9pmGMT+9: 10pmGMT+11: 12am (next day) Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and YouTube! |
| Rise from Ruin and Scorpion Update Out Now! | 2026-03-09 | Be Rude and become the Sandstorm that conquers the wastes. Forge a mighty realm from the ashes in the Age of Wonders 4: Rise from Ruin Culture Pack. Journey into the Withered Worlds and explore their devastated landscapes with the Nomad Culture, uniquely adapted to survive and thrive in desolation. Lead a nation of Harefolk, survivors who outran the apocalypse itself as you Unearth the lost magics that ravaged these realms.Hidden amongst the lost treasures of the Realms is the Scorpion Update. This Free Update, available to all owners of Age of Wonders 4, is sure to shake up your adventures. Before you set foot on a new Realm you can make use |
| Scorpion Update Patch notes - Coming 9/3/2026 | 2026-03-06 | Hello everyone! Rise from Ruin and the accompanying Scorpion update are coming in less than a week - next Monday, 9th of March! Read the patch notes to find out what is to come: Move Speed NormalizationAll regular units now share the same number of Move Points on the World Map. This ensures that mixing slower and faster units in a single army no longer reduces the overall travel speed, allowing for higher army diversity and strategy.All units now have 40 Move Points on the World MapAll Scout Units now have 48 Move Points on the World MapAdded Combat Speed, a new stat that indicates how many hexes per turn a unit can move in Combat.Changed the |
| Dev Diary #58 - Unit Revamp | 2026-03-05 | Hello everyone! My name is Tom Bird, and I’m the game director for Age of Wonders 4. Today I want to talk about some of the big changes that are coming in the next Scorpion Update! This is a free update, released with the new Rise from Ruin culture pack on March 9th. Resistance/Defense ReworkThe original design for unit defense/resistance was taken from Age of Wonders 3:Defense reduces damage on the physical channelResistance reduces damage on the non-physical channels (ice, fire, etc)While this worked fine in that game, the enchantment system raised an issue in Age of Wonders 4 that we hadn’t anticipated - as the game went on enchantments st |
| Join the Fourth Rise from Ruin Dev Stream March 5th at 14:00 CET! | 2026-03-03 | Rulers!Our fourth Dev Stream is drawing near! Pick up right where we left off with Thomas joined this week by Pablo for more gameplay, details about the Unit Revamp, and a lot of fun with the devs!Join us, Thursday, March 5th at 14:00 CET!Watch Here on our YouTube channel!What time is the stream for me?PST: 5amMST: 6amCST: 7amEST: 8amGMT: 1pmGMT+3: 4pmGMT+7: 8pmGMT+8: 9pmGMT+9: 10pmGMT+11: 12am (next day) Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and YouTube! |
| Dev Diary #57 - Astral Barrens & Cataclysms | 2026-02-26 | Hello again, hares and other swift folk! Welcome to another Dev Diary about our upcoming Culture Pack: Rise from Ruin! I’m Bas, a Senior Designer at Triumph Studios, and this time I’ll be your guide as we sand walk and reconsider spellcasting through the Devouring Winds crisis!The Design OriginFor this Culture Pack, we wanted to introduce a theme of anti-magic to challenge parts of the meta that currently exists within the game: Stacking transformations and unit enchantments to create super units and an overabundance of spellcasting by combining sources of casting points.We decided we wanted something environmental that was different from the |
| Join the Third Rise from Ruin Dev Stream February 26th at 14:00 CET! | 2026-02-24 | Rulers!Our third Dev Stream is drawing near! Pick up right where we left off with Thomas joined this week by Bas for more gameplay, details about the new Astral Barrens & Cataclysms, and a lot of fun with the devs!Join us, Thursday, February 26th at 14:00 CET!Watch Here on our YouTube channel!What time is the stream for me?PST: 5amMST: 6amCST: 7amEST: 8amGMT: 1pmGMT+3: 4pmGMT+7: 8pmGMT+8: 9pmGMT+9: 10pmGMT+11: 12am (next day) Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and YouTube! |
| Dev Diary #56 - The Tomes of Rise from Ruin | 2026-02-19 | Greetings, combatants! My name is Luis, and I am a Senior Designer at Triumph Studios. Today, I will show you the new tomes that will make traversing the realms just a bit easier in the upcoming Rise from Ruin culture pack.Tome of the WarbandThe Tome of the Warband is a new Tier I tome that showcases a low mana low magic tome for a more martial feel. It will help your units get stronger, recruit faster and rally in combat quickly.The Lieutenant is a Tier II Fighter unit specializing in supporting your other units and leading them to victory.Discern Weakness targets an enemy unit, causing all units of that type to gain 2 Sundered Defense and 2 |
| Join the Second Rise from Ruin Dev Stream February 19th at 14:00 CET! | 2026-02-17 | Rulers!Our second Dev Stream is drawing near! Pick up right where we left off with Thomas joined this week by Luis for more gameplay, details about the new Tomes, and a lot of fun with the devs!Join us, Thursday, February 19th at 14:00 CET!Watch Here on our YouTube channel!What time is the stream for me?PST: 5amMST: 6amCST: 7amEST: 8amGMT: 1pmGMT+3: 4pmGMT+7: 8pmGMT+8: 9pmGMT+9: 10pmGMT+11: 12am (next day) Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and YouTube! |
| Announcing the Scorpion Update Open Beta | 2026-02-13 | Hi all! The release of Rise from Ruin is slowly approaching and as with every release it’s accompanied by a Free Update. Starting now the Scorpion Update is in Open Beta on Steam. Steam Owners of Age of Wonders 4 can access the Scorpion Update by opting into the scorpion_beta branch (see instructions below).When you enter this Beta you’ll encounter a massively different Age of Wonders 4. Over the past few months we’ve spent a lot of effort revamping some of the core military systems. The goal of these changes is to address some of the larger balance and QoL issues that are inherent to the current system.Move Speed NormalizationMovement Speed |
| Dev Diary #55 - Nomad Culture + Scorpion Update Open Beta | 2026-02-12 | Greetings Godir and Gentlemortals all, I am Thomas Schuiten, Senior designer at Triumph Studios and today I will be sharing with you the rather unique culture we are releasing with Rise From Ruin: The Nomads!p.s. Scorpion Open Beta Information available at the end of the journal The great rabbit conquest will come! What are the Nomads?Nomadic cultures in AoW4 represent those that developed in Realms where resources have become scarce or where staying in one place for long is dangerous. Ever on the move, looking for new resources to harvest and grow their mobile cities, the Nomads are perfectly suited to survival on these Fractured Realms.Thei |
| Join Rise from Ruin First Look Dev stream tomorrow February 12th at 14:00 CET! | 2026-02-11 | Rulers!As we already revealed the release date for Rise from Ruin, it's time for us to share more details about it! Yes... First Look Dev Stream is coming! There’ll be gameplay, new reveals, pointy ears, and a lot of fun with the devs! Join us tomorrow Thursday, February 12th at 14:00 CET!Watch Here on our YouTube channel!What time is the stream for me?PST: 5amMST: 6amCST: 7amEST: 8amGMT: 1pmGMT+3: 4pmGMT+7: 8pmGMT+8: 9pmGMT+9: 10pmGMT+11: 12am (next day) Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and |
| Rise from Ruin Culture Pack and Scorpion Update coming on March 9th! | 2026-02-10 | Dear Godir,We are excited to announce that the Rise from Ruin Culture Pack and the free Scorpion Update will be released on March 9! Journey into the Withered Worlds and explore their devastated landscapes with the Nomad Culture, uniquely adapted to survive and thrive in desolation. Unearth the lost magics that ravaged these realms, and choose to either banish them forever or harness their power for your own ascendancy.New Culture: Become the Nomads, masters of mobility on the battlefield and world alike, carrying entire cities across the realm in relentless pursuit of conquest and power. Scavengers of the magical wastes and conquering hordes |
| Gargoyle 1.2.2 Update - 09/12/2025 | 2025-12-09 | Vampire lords and prey alike, the tide is changing, the age of torment in upon us, and the team has been kind enough that you can now whip your enemies twice as often!The Gargoyle 1.2.2 Update brings a number of fixes to our fashion designer, faction customisation screen, and Julia got her staff back. In addition Geomancers are not double-faced anymore. Read the full list below and don't forget to report any issues you face to our forum.May your Pantheons thrive!Game Version: 1.013.005.116296Crash Fixes & HangsFixed a crash that could occur when attempting to start the Dethroned Lost Soul QuestFixed a crash that could occur when interacting w |
| Vampire Lord Dire Penguin Limited Edition Plushie is now available! | 2025-12-03 | Embrace the chaos. Seal the pact.Meet the Age of Wonders 4: Vampire Lord Dire Penguin Plushie, summoned into reality with the help of Makeship. Forged through dark bargains, infused with ancient power, and sustained by an irresistible hunger for affection, this little terror brings equal parts menace and charm.It’s evil.It’s adorable.Make it yours!The plushie trailer is available on YouTube: Follow us and be the first to know when we drop new content!Share your thoughts on the Forum!Chitchat on Discord!Have fun with us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Subscribe to our Reddit and YouTube! |