The [i]Age of Empires IV[/i] Season Nine Public Update Preview (PUP) is set to run [b]from Tuesday, September 17, through Tuesday, September 24, at 9 a.m. PT![/b] Season Nine is shaping up to be one of our most ambitious gameplay updates to date. With far-reaching changes across several systems impacting every civilization in every game, we are bringing this PUP to you early in the hopes that we can [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1466860/discussions/11/]gather meaningful feedback[/url][/b] as we continue to work on the update. Feedback at this stage is critical, as it will allow us to further hone balance, features and bug fixes prior to the official release of Season Nine. Many changes are experimental and may be adjusted as we gather data from the PUP, as well as some features and fixes already planned for Season Nine may not be present in this build. We’ll be considering your feedback not only as we continue the development of our Season Nine Update, but also as we consider mid-season patches. Finally, note that this is a preview build of an upcoming update to [i]Age of Empires IV[/i]. Some features in this preview are not yet final. [h3]How to participate in PUP on September 17th[/h3] PUP Release Notes will be made available in the Steam Forums! Please note that you will need to be logged in with a Steam account that owns [i]Age of Empires IV[/i] to view. [b]To get started with the PUP build, owners on Steam can download the [i]Age IV[/i] PUP by following the instructions below:  [/b] [olist][*] Navigate to your Steam library and right click on [b][i]Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition[/i][/b]. [*] Select [b]Properties…[/b] at the bottom of the menu. [*] Select the [b]BETAS[/b] tab on the left. [*] In the [b]Select the beta…[/b] dropdown menu, select [b]future_live[/b]. [*] The build will begin downloading—once complete, you are ready to play! [/olist] [quote][b]Note:[/b] [list] [*] Replays in the PUP build are not compatible with the retail version. [*] Players in the PUP version will only be able to match with those also on the PUP build. [*] To revert back to retail, simply change your beta branch (step 4 above) back to “None.” [/list][/quote]