Prior to its scheduled October 2021 release, Age of Empires IV is inviting gamers for an open Technical Stress Test, which kicks off on Friday September 17th, 10 am PT/10:30 PM Indian Standard Time. The Technical Stress Test will continue till Monday, September 20th, 10 am PT/10:30 PM IST, giving players a chance to play the game before its release date.
This is a lot different than the Closed Beta that Age of Empires IV had about a month ago – as it doesn’t require an invite. To play the game for the Techincal Stress Test, players’ PCs will simply need to meet the minimum requirements. This large-scale test will help players get in on the action ahead of release, and allow developers to gather feedback directly from the gamers.
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Age of Empires IV Technical Stress Test this weekend
The Technical Stress Test, as the devs reiterate, will be a lot different from the Closed Beta in three key ways. One, a focus of this test is to scale-test the game’s servers an systems in prepration for the October 28th release date. Secondly, the test will not require an invite, and lastly, it will allowall players who meet or exceed the minimum required PC specs.
Age of Empires IV isn’t exactly the most demanding PC game around and should be quite comfortable for mid-range PCs to manage. Here are the minimum required specifications for Age of Empires IV on PC:
equires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Memory: 8GB
- Graphics: Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
- DirectX: Version 12
Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit
- CPU: 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: Nvidia Geforce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
- VRAM: 4GB
- DirectX: Version 12
How to get in on the Age of Empires IV Technical Stress Test?
Players have two options in the way they can go about this – either through Steam or the Xbox Insider Hub app on PC. Follow the steps below to join the Technical Stress Test this weekend:
- Xbox Insider Hub app on PC. Check the Preview tab for Age of Empires IV to download the build for the Technical Stress Test.
- Age of Empires IV base game product page on Steam. You’ll see a section titled “Playtest” that will allow you to get started.
