# Blue boxes as icons load for Civ Selection Screen **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [June 8, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/blue-boxes-as-icons-load-for-civ-selection-screen/286744 "2026-06-08T03:05:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darkness01101](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/darkness01101/32/214966_2.png) [@Darkness01101](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Darkness01101)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/blue-boxes-as-icons-load-for-civ-selection-screen/286744/1 "2026-06-08T03:05:01Z")
### ▶ GAME INFORMATION - **GAME BUILD** #: 177723 - **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam - **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11 ### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED Blue boxes briefly appear when switching civs, like they are placeholder blue boxes as the images load or something. ### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE 100% of time ### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue: 1. Go to civ selection screen when starting a SP skirmish random map game 2. Hover mouse over various civs on left side of screen (move mouse around civs). Look at icons on right-side of screen ### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT No blue boxes ### ▶ IMAGE The blue boxes are actually more frequent than this. I think for every civ I switch to. I captured at 24 FPS to save on file size. At 60FPS or higher, there would be more blue boxes, as that’s what happens ---
**Author:** ![Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/felizon89/32/114694_2.png) [@Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Felizon89)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/blue-boxes-as-icons-load-for-civ-selection-screen/286744/2 "2026-06-11T08:47:47Z")
> [@Darkness01101](#): > > ### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS We’re tracking this issue, thank you.