You can read Relic’s summary of the changes by going here, but a few of the big things include:
- Player color changes
- In-game store
- In-game currency earned by completing challenges, similar to Age of Empires IV
- New historically-inspired cosmetic items
- Balance updates to correct the most egregious issues
- Bug fixes and improvements, including pathfinding improvements
According to John’s post, the change notes will be revealed tomorrow when the patch is live, so check back tomorrow and we can all chat about the changes!