Hi @slow10ris !
Does it happens frequently?
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Can you try to verify your files in the Steam Library? Age of Empires II → Right button → Properties → Local files. If you have the Microsoft Store version, try reinstalling the game.
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Can you try to disable your mods? And restart the game after that.
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Can you try to close as many programs as possible before starting the game?
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Can you update windows and graphic card drivers?
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If using an antivirus software, try adding the folder of the game to the exception list.
If none of the above steps fixed the issue:
Can you switch to the Enhanced Logging Build in Steam and provide us some files?
This could help us a lot to investigate the issue. Remember to return to the usual build after generating the files.
You can send those files using gofile.io
Thanks!