Hello everyone!

It's time. After what feels like an eternity, we are finally ready to announce that the Indian civilization now has a planned release date!

The Indians will be released on the 26th of October, 2024 (assuming everything goes to plan, of course). There are, however, a few things happening before and after their release that are explained below:

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Stage 1: Closed Beta Playtest (Sep. 29 - Oct. 12):

• During this stage, we will be inviting a limited number of people to playtest the Indians and provide feedback and report any potential bugs. To keep it fair for everyone, these players' progress will be fully reset when the playtest phase is over.
• You can sign up for the closed playtest group here, but please be aware that we have very limited spots available for the group due to our small development resources.

Stage 2: Final Preparations (Oct. 13 - Oct. 25):

• During this stage, we will review all feedback received by the playtesters during Stage 1, implement their feedback and fix any reported bugs. This is the final stage before the full public release of the civilization.

Stage 3: Release (October 26th):

• The Indian civilization will be released. Being the second largest piece of content in the history of Project Celeste, the Indians will bring an entirely new roster of units, buildings and technologies, as well as unique Milestones, Advisors, and more. See below for more details.
• The Indians will start at level 20, similar to the Persians, Babylonians, and the Norse.
• We will also be launching the Indians with a full Booster Pack of quests. Follow the story of Tivala on his journey to find the weapons and armor from the Nanda dynasty after their downfall.
  • This Booster Pack will feature a storyline of several quests, as well as Repeatable, Elite and Legendary quests to follow it up, as well as minigame quests.
  • It features a unique playable hero unit that will change appearance throughout the story and unlock passive and active abilities.
  • More details about this Booster Pack will be shared before release so stay tuned!
• After the Winter Event, we will also be releasing a complete Indian-themed Legendary quest pack. More details to follow later.

Stage 4: Halloween Event 2024 (Nov.18 - Dec. 01):

• This year's Halloween Event will be the shortest one we've ever had; we simply haven't had the development capacity needed to add any new content to the event, and we are out of time to fit the Indians, Halloween and Winter events all within the span of a few weeks.

Stage 5: Winter Event 2024 (Dec. 23 - Jan. 26):

• The Winter Event will resume almost at the same time as last year, lasting the usual 5 weeks.
• It will still feature a full set of unique login rewards, as well as limited time quests, decoration, and more.

With that out of the way, let's have one final look at some of the Indians most notable additions, shall we?

Indian Civilization Recap
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Barracks
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Archery Range
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Stables
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Mahout Camp
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Fortress
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Economy Tech Tree
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Utility Tech Tree
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Indian Advisors
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Indian Milestones
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It has been an incredibly long journey for us, but we are finally at the end and we can't wait for you to try out the Indians, which are going to be the 8th civilization in the game, and the 2nd one from us here at Project Celeste.

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(PF2K's Personal Note: despite the Indians being a Pro civilization as opposed to a Non-Pro civilization like the Romans that start at level 1, the Indians have been way more work for me personally, and to make things more difficulty, I also don't have nearly as much time on my hands as I had during the Romans' development, and it's a huge relief for me to be finally done with the majority of the work needed to get this civilization ready. I'm pretty excited for you to try them out. I think you're going to have a lot of fun!)

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Remember to join our Discord for the most up-to-date information regarding the Indians, and any other developments for Age of Empires Online!

All current and future content will stay 100% free and accessible to everyone.

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Project Celeste Development Team

Let us know what you think of the Indians in the comments below!
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The Indians are (almost) here! Watch the Reveal Trailer.

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The Romans are here! Watch the Overview Trailer.

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