# 📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 3552 **URL:** \ **Category:** Game Release Notes\ **Created:** [October 22, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152 "2020-10-22T18:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/gmevangelos/32/28747_2.png) [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/1 "2020-10-22T18:46:44Z")
![](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/8/a/8aff839774fa230b62ad384388d804ba86661b97.jpeg) # Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 3552 Hello explorers, and welcome to _Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition_ —the first update! We’re excited to see the enthusiasm of players who are returning to or trying the latest addition to the franchise for the first time, and look forward to exploring the long road ahead for both _Age III_ and the RTS community. This is only the first of many, many updates to come, and we appreciate everyone who has taken the time to visit the forums, communicate with the team and other players, and help others as we work through the initial waves following the live release of the game! Thank you! ## Learn More… > #### 📜 Read up on the Changes: [Age of Empires III: DE — Update 3552](https://www.ageofempires.com/news/aoe3de-update-3552/) > > #### 💬 Join the Discussion: [Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition](https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/age-of-empires-iii/133) > > #### 😃 Get Involved: [Age of Empires on Discord](https://discord.gg/ageofempires) ## Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/gmevangelos/32/28747_2.png) [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/2 "2020-10-22T18:51:29Z")
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**Author:** ![RoomOfTheEvil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/roomoftheevil/32/29255_2.png) [@RoomOfTheEvil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RoomOfTheEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/3 "2020-10-22T20:28:31Z")
Thanks for the updates! ---
**Author:** ![Krasitto5951](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/krasitto5951/32/58855_2.png) [@Krasitto5951](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Krasitto5951)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/4 "2020-10-22T21:02:53Z")
can u guys finally do something about the perma crashes ? i seriously want to start and finish a game… i decided to try a game after the patch and here how it ends ![Untitled](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/5/8/582f9016af00c8785b1dcfbe1c34c6b8f20e036b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RoomOfTheEvil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/roomoftheevil/32/29255_2.png) [@RoomOfTheEvil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RoomOfTheEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/5 "2020-10-22T21:05:22Z")
Can you put a higher resolution imagE? ---
**Author:** ![GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/gmevangelos/32/28747_2.png) [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/6 "2020-10-22T21:07:20Z")
I would recommend reaching out to the [support team](https://support.ageofempires.com/hc/en-us/categories/360004101511-Age-of-Empires-III-Definitive-Edition) so they can collect more information. Crashes and stability are absolutely a priority, but require more details to understand what’s causing them! ---
**Author:** ![Krasitto5951](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/krasitto5951/32/58855_2.png) [@Krasitto5951](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Krasitto5951)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/7 "2020-10-22T21:08:17Z")
> [@GMEvangelos](#): > > but require more details to understand what’s causing them! we already know what is causing them 😃 its the building destruction ---
**Author:** ![Khorix9572](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/khorix9572/32/62949_2.png) [@Khorix9572](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Khorix9572)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/8 "2020-10-23T00:38:13Z")
I have a theory I might be wrong though, Every time I’ve gotten my game crashed after build is destroyed my Vsync is ON, And all the other times I have Vsync OFF my game doesn’t crash but all other things get buddy. Sound/Game ---
**Author:** ![rcamposnunes](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/rcamposnunes/32/49226_2.png) [@rcamposnunes](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/rcamposnunes)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/10 "2020-10-23T00:59:20Z")
Thank all of you devs for the updates. Firstly I would like to say that AOEIII DE was working perfectly on Linux under Proton and also with double the performance I was getting on Windows, weird right? But that is not the problem, the problem is that with your last patch I have an unplayable game. Let me explain, whenever I hit the play button on steam the game is likely to work but it has crashed sometimes. Whenever I am in the main menu of the game and I press the continue button to go to the campaign the game closes with no message whatsoever. The same thing happens on the skirmish screen, I hit the play button and the game closes. I want to help, how can I collect logs or debug information to share with you guys? ---
**Author:** ![ComradeCmsr](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/comradecmsr/32/63745_2.png) [@ComradeCmsr](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ComradeCmsr)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/11 "2020-10-23T09:41:06Z")
I think this update broke the ladder. Its not registering games being played. Its being talked about on eso-community: [https://eso-community.net/viewtopic.php?p=495954#p495954](https://eso-community.net/viewtopic.php?p=495954#p495954) ---
**Author:** ![RvE88](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/rve88/32/29609_2.png) [@RvE88](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RvE88)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/12 "2020-10-24T13:10:35Z")
Please give us bigger maps, and a higher population limit. The maps are way too small. Also, a higher population limit shouldn’t be an issue on modern laptops. Especially in 1v1 and 2v2. Currently you are allowing 4v4, which is the equivalent of 1600 units (or more, depending on the civs). Hence, when playing 1v1 it shouldn’t be an issue to allow 800 units for each side (or 400 when plying 2v2). ---
**Author:** ![rcamposnunes](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/rcamposnunes/32/49226_2.png) [@rcamposnunes](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/rcamposnunes)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/13 "2020-10-27T02:50:20Z")
Totally agree with this. AOE II DE hasn’t the population limit that was imposed in an early version of the game even with the graphics revamp. So this version of AOE III shouldn’t have the same limitations. Starcraft II doesn’t have a population limit and it works perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/radiatingblade/32/143170_2.png) [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152/16 "2021-11-18T00:39:44Z")