Building Placement Preview Runs at ~30 FPS Regardless of Game Refresh Rate

Age of Mythology: Retold Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

  • GAME BUILD #: Current Live Build
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

The building placement preview (the ghost model shown when selecting a building and moving it across the terrain) updates at a very low framerate, approximately 30 FPS, regardless of the game’s configured refresh rate.

Even when the game is running at 144–300 Hz, the preview movement is choppy, visually inconsistent, and does not match the smooth rendering of the rest of the game. This creates a noticeable visual mismatch and feels uncomfortable to look at on high‑refresh‑rate monitors.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

  1. Launch the game on a high‑refresh‑rate monitor (144–300 Hz).
  2. Start any match.
  3. Select a building from the construction grid.
  4. Move the building preview across the terrain.
  5. Observe that the preview animation updates at a very low framerate (~30 FPS), independent of the game’s actual refresh rate.

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

The building placement preview should update at the same refresh rate as the rest of the game and move smoothly across the terrain.

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