* The new terrains will appear on some of the old maps. Black Forest will have either jungle or regular forest terrain, for example. Baltic will sometimes include ice terrain.
* There will be new wildlife to go with new maps or terrains. When playing on a meso-american map, if you click on a boar, it says "peccary" and instead of sheep, you get wild turkeys. Wolves have also been replaced with jaguars.
* They have tweaked the way gold is distributed in a random map, to make it more fair.
* The AI will get through the ages much more quickly, with ability to pull off better boom, flush, or choose from a variety of strategies. Games on 'hard' setting now much more competitive.
* Four new campaigns will also be included, with one centering on Attila the Hun's invasion of Europe, one on El Cid with Spain vs. the Moors, and one on the Aztecs' defense at the Siege of Tenochtitlan. The fourth will be based on famous battles including Hastings, Agincourt, Manzkert, Lepanto, Noryang Point, Kyoto, Tours, and Vinlandsaga.
* There will be new cheat codes.
* New art for Meso-American trade cart.