Age Of Empires Online -- Celeste Fan Project

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, we are continuing to present all of their miscellaneous extra features as we design them.

We don't have anything big this week, so let's just check in on everyone and see what's going on.

Up first, Happy Smurf has been busy working on the City of Rome. He hosted a Developer stream on Monday where he streamed his modeling of the Imperial Palace, which is going to amount to a cluster of unique buildings and monuments unique to that region. He plans another stream this Monday and hopes to work his way to the Circus Maximus. Tune in and feel welcome to ask him any questions you have.

Happy Smurf has also been busy in other areas. From...

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, we are continuing to present all of their miscellaneous extra features as we design them.

This week, both the 3D team and the Quest Design team have continued to work on the Roman Campaign Questline. The 3D team has all but finished the modelling for the three Capital City decorations that will be rewarded to players as they complete specific quests. (You will recall that players unlock three different decorations during each of the Greek, Egyptian, and Celtic Questlines. So the Romans will be no different.)

We have no idea what decorations the original Developers would have used, so we used our best judgment. Perhaps the most famous kind of Roman monument for honoring success in battle was the Triumphal...

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, we are continuing to present all of their miscellaneous extra features as we design them.

The Development team has spent this week working on various projects. Chaos and Happy Smurf have been focusing on Capital City Buildings and decorations. Phillus has been working on various unit animations. Meanwhile, the rest of us have been working on the Roman campaign.

RecoN and PF2K have been finalizing the Tutorial Campaign. These are a series of very simple quests that will bring Roman players to Level 3. At that point, the Main Questline will open up and quickly splinter into several different directions with Challenge Quests, Naval Quests, Side Quests, Crafting Quests...

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, we are continuing to present all of their miscellaneous extra features as we design them.

Last week, we were thrilled to officially announce that the Romans will indeed start at level 1 and will be launching with a proper dedicated campaign. Short of releasing the Roman civ itself, a Roman-themed quest pack is easily our most requested feature. Though we still remain bogged down these days in the minutia of the Romans, we finally agreed this week to make room for our quest design team to produce a Roman quest pack in time for release. Though most of our Developers are way too busy to worry about quests right now, we are so fortunate to have such a large and talented team of volunteers eager to spread...

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, there is something that we would like to share you that greatly impacts the future of the Romans.

We all know that the world is going through some difficult times these days, and people are mostly encouraged to remain in the safety of their homes. This includes us, the team working on the Romans.

In light of recent events, we have decided to make the Romans even greater and are very excited to announce that the Romans will no longer be a pro civ. This means that they will start at level 1 and will give players the full Age of Empires Online experience.

As you already know, consistency is something of utmost value to us, so rest assured that the Roman...

Hello there Celeste players!

We had a pretty big patch yesterday, and we are going over what's been added with it in this Blog. We would also like to show you some updates on some of the Roman Units.

One of the most complex things in Age of Empires Online (particularly for new players) is all the various game modes in the game being spread out in different regions.

For most of us veterans knowing which game mode is located where isn't all that difficult, but for newer players, this can become really confusing really fast. The main purpose of this new interface is unifying all of those game modes into one, easily accessible menu so that you can access any game mode at any time, from any region.

We are glad to announce that the...

Hello there Spartans! We are happy to announce that today's patch brings the Official PvP Combat Guide.

This guide will cover everything that you will need to master PvP combat in Age of Empires Online. Even if you are an absolute beginner, this guide will get you started with everything! No matter how experienced you are with PvP, there is definitely something you can learn from this guide!

This guide will help with Quests, too! So we highly recommend checking this guide out when you update your game.

As you can see, this guide will cover everything and reading it through will prepare you fully for most, if not all situations when playing PvP!

Here's how you can access the guide:

Alternatively, you can access the guide via the newly implemented Quick Play menu...

Hello there Celeste players, we are back with another blog. This time we'll be having another look at the upcoming Quest Pack, "The Adventures of Brennos and Comontorios"!

In this Quest Pack, you will face many foes. The Helvetti and Oxubii tribes are back and more relentless than ever!

Let's have a closer look at some of the enemies you will be facing during your adventures:

Divico, is the very first Helvetti commander you will see. Wielding an axe made of pure Gold, he lays waste to his enemies without mercy. Think twice before getting close to him, as his cleave attack will quickly send your Units to their demise.

Orgetorix is the local Helvetti king. The icy mountains have hardened him and his people and his two-handed Sword has slain many foes in the past, and now it thirsts for the blood of your army!

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Hello there Celeste players!

As you might have noticed, this is not a Roman blog! Instead, we are going to showcase the upcoming patch's new features and changes.

Without further ado, let's just dive right into the details:

One of the most complex things in Age of Empires Online (particularly for new players) is all the various game modes in the game being spread out in different regions. For most of us veterans knowing which game mode is located where isn't all that difficult, but for newer players, this can become really confusing really fast. The main purpose of this new interface is unifying all of those game modes into one, easily accessible menu so that you can access any game mode at any time, from any region.

More details will be revealed when the patch goes live, but with this new interface...

Hey there Celeste players! We are bringing you another community contest. This time, you will be helping us redesign Chieftain Combutis - an Age II Advisor. Why does this Advisor need a redesign, you ask? It is because he has the exact same effect as Odysseus, an Age I Advisor, awarded to all players when they defeat him in the Skirmish Hall.

Since the previous reworks for the Advisors have been very well received, we are open to more reworks for remaining not-so-useful Advisors such as this one.

If you have any suggestions for how this Advisor should be changed, let us know in the comments section below!

If you need some examples, you can see how the other Advisors have been reworked HERE

You can also find a list of all current Advisors HERE...

As we develop the Romans, we are showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. Though we have finally revealed every Roman Unit, Building, and Technology, we are continuing to present all of their miscellaneous extra features as we design them. This week, we are revealing the Roman Advisors that will be launching with the civ.


Each of the original six civs have three Legendary Advisors plus at least three non-Legendary Advisors that are exclusive to each civ. Therefore, we are creating that many Roman Advisors. Though the exact details are subject to change, we do not expect many changes:

As we develop the Romans, each week are revealing them to you building by building, unit by unit, and technology by technology. We are not just showing you what the Romans will be, but showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. This week, we are putting the capstone on the core Roman civilization by presenting their Age 4 Officer Unit, who is arguably the most Roman of all Romans, the Primus Pilus, who has a Build Limit of just one unit at a time. We are also showing you the Roman Inland Terrain Set, which is what you will see on the Roman Capital City and most Roman Themed Quests.

Historically, the Primus Pilus was the highest ranking senior centurion in a legion. Though they did not strictly command an entire Roman legion, they were about as...

Hey there everyone, we are back at it again with yet another upcoming set of content for Project Celeste!

This will be the last piece of PvE content before the Roman civilization gets released, so let's have a look, shall we?

As part of the Quest Pack, players will have access to the all-new region, the "Village of Lodi"!

Located in the northwestern part of the Italy map, (Yes! This is the first piece of content going on the Italy map.) this beautiful village is where you will find King Brennos, War Chief Comontorios and Fisherman Finnbar. They will give you new quests.

As per the community feedback, this time around we are going to include Elite and Regular Repeatable Quests available so players of all skill levels can enjoy the new content!

This Quest...

Before we could create even one Roman Technology, we had to decide what Technologies the Romans will have. Previously, we discussed how we approached designing the Roman buildings HERE, and Roman units HERE. Now we are going to show you how we designed their Technologies.

As with Buildings and Units, we started our work by looking at other civilizations' Technologies.

Since the Tech Tree rework of the Summer 2012 update, every civilization has exactly 52 points to spend on their Tech Tree by the time they reach Level 40, so we needed to have exactly 52 obtainable Technologies for the Romans as well. But before we get to that, let's have a look at what types of Technologies are there in Age of Empires Online; As you know, each civilization...

As we develop the Romans, each week are revealing them to you building by building, unit by unit, and technology by technology. We are not just showing you what the Romans will be, but showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. This week, we are revealing our final core Building, the Wonder. We are also announcing the Roman Milestones.

Without further ado, we are pleased to present the Roman Colosseum (proper name: the Flavian Amphitheatre).


Wonders in Age of Empires Online are buildings which stand as civilizations' most memorable legacies. (either in architectural brilliance or religious/political/military significance). They are also a victory condition in PvP (and if you so choose, Wonder Victory Mode Skirmish matches.). Even though they might not be...

Since the last launcher beta release, we have been listening to feedback and addressing bugs that have been reported in. Since quite a few issues have been addressed, it is appropriate with another release as some of the bugs can be a show-stopper for some and preventing certain core-features from working as intended.

The new beta patch release can be found here.

Change log v3.0.3.1-beta:
- Fixed an issue preventing Steam converter from working as intended
- Fixed a bug preventing users from registering
- Fixed an issue with game scanner that made it select the parent directory on second game scan
- Improved the game scanner to show what is wrong instead of "invalid file ..."
- Increased text brightness on input fields
- Prevent users from changing email after sending the registration key
- Added missing styling on tooltips
- Added missing styling on context...

As we develop the Romans, each week are revealing them to you building by building, unit by unit, and technology by technology. We are not just showing you what the Romans will be, but showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. This week, we are revealing the Aquilifer, which is a Roman Officer available in Age 3. We are also revealing the new Gear category available to some Roman units, the Banner. Finally, we will review the entirety of the Romans’ Age 3 and see how it all ties together.


You will recall that Officers are a type of Units unique to the Romans that train in the Praetorium. Officers still adhere to the traditional classes of units (Infantry, Cavalry, etc.), but they each share several important...

It is a new year, and with that we have also made some progress on the new and redesigned launcher. We received a lot of good feedback from the previous beta and much of it have made its way into the new launcher already. We have now finally reached a milestone in development where all of the planned UI components have received a fresh, new look. Therefore, we think it is time for another beta release where we invite the community to try out the new features in our new and improved launcher.

You can download the new launcher beta release here.

Again, we would want to emphasize this is not a final release of the launcher and it still represents work in progress. We highly appreciate any feedback you provide to us through either the forums, Discord, or on...

As we develop the Romans, each week are revealing them to you building by building, unit by unit, and technology by technology. We are not just showing you what the Romans will be, but showing you how we are building them, who is building them, and also why we are building them the way that we are. This week, we are revealing the Scorpio, which is the Romans’ fourth Siege Unit. We are also returning to spotlight several other Units that we have improved since we first announced them.

Rome was known for its siege engines, and the Scorpio has always been one of the most famous. It is a small, ranged siege weapon somewhat of a cross between a giant crossbow and a small ballista that sits atop a wooden stand.


From a civ design perspective, the Scorpio appeared in all known drafts of the Romans, so we always...

Hello there Celeste players! The Winter Event is finally upon us.

Once you update your game, go to your Empire Store in your Capital City and find all the new quests for the event. Alternatively, you can access the Event content by going to Sparta. More detailed instructions below.

You can find every detail regarding what's new in the event in the attached graphics! We hope that you all have lots of fun playing with friends during the event.

So let's break down the details of the event in a question-based list:

1. How do I access the special event content?

2. What are the new contents available in the event?

• 7 mini-game style Quests and 4 Legendary Quests, with awesome rewards.
  • Legendary: Ice King Mountain High Enough
  • Legendary: Winter Wonderland...