Daimyo no special effect on restoring health

Age of Empires IV IV - Report a Bug
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  • Platform: Steam

  • Operating System: Windows 11

Issue:There are missing visual effects (VFX) for the out-of-combat healing mechanics on the newly introduced DLC civilizations: Sengoku Daimyo and Tughluq Dynasty.

Specifically:

  1. For the Sengoku Daimyo, after constructing the Feudal Age landmark Ryokan, units that heal out of combat do not display any healing VFX (such as the standard green plus signs). This is highly inconsistent with similar mechanics in the base game, such as the French Chivalry technology or the English Abbey of Kings healing aura, both of which clearly display visual indicators when healing.

  2. Similarly, for the Tughluq Dynasty, the elephant units’ out-of-combat healing—which is unlocked via an upgrade at their Castle Age landmark—also entirely lacks the appropriate healing VFX.

Considering that both the Sengoku Daimyo and Tughluq Dynasty are newly released DLC variant civilizations, I assume this is an unintentional oversight caused by a rushed development schedule, rather than a deliberate design choice. Adding these visual indicators is crucial for gameplay clarity.

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Trigger Event: Triggering the out-of-combat healing passive for Sengoku Daimyo units via the Ryokan landmark, or the elephant healing upgrade via the Tughluq Dynasty’s Castle Age landmark.

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Repro Steps:

Start a game as the Sengoku Daimyo and advance to the Feudal Age by constructing the Ryokan landmark.

  1. Take damage on any unit, retreat it out of combat to trigger the passive healing, and observe the complete lack of any healing VFX (green plus signs) on the unit.
  2. In a separate game, play as the Tughluq Dynasty and advance to the Castle Age.
  3. Research the elephant healing upgrade at their Castle Age landmark.
  4. Damage an elephant unit, let it heal out of combat, and observe the same lack of healing VFX.
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