# AoE2 DE freezes after ~3 hours 46 min **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [September 25, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/aoe2-de-freezes-after-3-hours-46-min/289957 "2026-09-25T11:18:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GoKu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/goku/32/169201_2.png) [@GoKu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GoKu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/aoe2-de-freezes-after-3-hours-46-min/289957/1 "2026-09-25T11:18:35Z")
### ▶ GAME INFORMATION - **GAME BUILD** #: AoE2 DE build 180059 (1.36b replays); build 185872 (1.36c replay) - **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam - **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11, version 25H2, build 26200.9457 ### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED In multiplayer on _Europe Diplomacy – Lords of Diplomacy_, the game becomes unresponsive after about 3 hours 46 minutes. Players have to force-close it. Four recent matches ended around 3:46:02, 3:46:25, 3:46:46, and 3:47:07. The cause is unknown. The first 3 replays are on Lords of Diplomacy Patch 1,36b The newest replay is on Lords of Diplomacy Patch 1,36c ### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE - **100%** of the last 4 reported matches ### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS - Fast forward the newest replay and freeze will happen at 3:47:07 Or 1. Start an online multiplayer match on _Europe Diplomacy – Lords of Diplomacy_ (Workshop 264923). 2. Use 8 player slots, 400 population, and 2× speed. 3. Play into the late game. At about 3:46 game time, the game becomes unresponsive and requires a force-close. ### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT The game remains responsive and lets players continue, finish, or leave the match normally. ### ▶ IMAGE 4 images each one of different game. Please note the one taken from a replay screenshot is the one i don’t have. I asked my friend to send it to me and will upload here when available. ![freeze4](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/b/bb29b9c8a40672b538ef11e43131de88444bec4b.jpeg) ![freeze3](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/7/57ec4372619bc1967af787c6f23b75d5efdbf579.jpeg) ![freeze2](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/1/810c779ed6cd2447ca0c63ee63c7f438ed820c4b.jpeg) ![freeze1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/1/a19538baef0a3176424d796dd4917f10d56c9b96.jpeg) ### ▶ GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING) The three analyzed replays as: [Lords-of-Diplomacy-1.36c-freeze-2026-09-24.aoe2record](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/short-url/a6jtRRHyyTf49bZkeLSPLoIw6Q1.aoe2record) (25.0 MB) [Lords-of-Diplomacy-1.36b-freeze-2026-09-19.aoe2record](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/short-url/zFR6Cd2OHr5y9BVEwSk3u3A5vzh.aoe2record) (8.3 MB) [Lords-of-Diplomacy-1.36b-freeze-2026-09-18.aoe2record](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/short-url/p8ZNqtLd1OIz5Ws6JZxmvKobvPj.aoe2record) (8.6 MB) Will upload the replay ending at **3:46:02** too, when my friend sends it to me. ---
**Author:** ![GoKu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/goku/32/169201_2.png) [@GoKu](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GoKu)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/aoe2-de-freezes-after-3-hours-46-min/289957/2 "2026-09-25T12:43:22Z")
Update: Watched the latest replay till the end to see if it freezes. Yes it does. I couldn’t move at all. But i see that message appears on my screen “Not enough room to place unit.” ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/9/398b6973599ba40fb6b2091eb902ea7f86541271.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/3/139311216b3f1c7e26f27d04261a2706593bd705.jpeg)