Chat Messages Loop Indefinitely During Replay

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

:backhand_index_pointing_down: These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed.

  • GAME BUILD #: 101.103.16877.0 (#147949) 18848918
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

:backhand_index_pointing_down: DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE BUG PER THREAD.
During Replay playback, some chat messages repeat indefinitely in a loop instead of appearing only once.

Additional context:

  • The match was played using the CA Castle Arena mod.
  • During the live match, chat messages appeared normally and did not repeat.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

:backhand_index_pointing_down: How often does the issue occur?

  • First occurrence
  • Persists after restarting the game and PC (with this specific replay file).

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

:backhand_index_pointing_down: List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  • Download and place the attached rec.aoe2record file in your recordings folder.
  • Load the replay in the current game build.
  • Observe that certain chat messages repeat indefinitely instead of appearing only once.

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

:backhand_index_pointing_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
Each chat message should appear only once during Replay playback, exactly as they did during the live match.

:play_button: IMAGE

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Video (shows chat messages repeating):


(It goes on with more and more chat messages joining the loop)

:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

:backhand_index_pointing_down: Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe2spgame) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe2record) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service.
rec.aoe2record (23.2 MB)