As for civilizations, Chinese, English, Holy Roman Empire, and Abbasid Dynasty were playable on five different maps. This stress test focused on multiplayer in order to properly test servers, but players were able to run through the tutorial and play against AI in a custom lobby. Unlike the closed beta that ran a few weeks ago, this stress test was open for everyone with no invite needed. A technical stress test was recently held, running from September 17 at 10 a.m.
