Hi Team,
With the upcoming update, I would like to highlight several technical issues that still need addressing to improve the overall player experience.
Performance and Optimization:
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Water Maps: Regardless of PC specifications, I experience significant FPS drops and lag on water maps as the game progresses.
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Global Stuttering: Even on land maps, the game occasionally suffers from constant micro-stuttering (freezing every second). The only temporary fix is a full restart to the desktop. While the game’s general optimization is good, resolving these specific performance spikes would be a massive improvement.
Save/Reload and Worker Bugs: I have noticed several critical bugs that occur specifically after reloading a save file or restarting a session:
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Farm Bugs: Villagers often go idle despite being assigned to farms. If I destroy the farm to fix it, the game sometimes prevents me from rebuilding a new farm on that same spot.
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Idle Workers: Woodcutters and miners frequently drop their tasks and go idle for no apparent reason after a reload.
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Trade Caravans: Traders often get stuck or refuse to trade despite active markets being available.
Visual and Quality of Life:
- Siege Textures: I seem to recall that one of the previous updates was supposed to fix the disappearing textures for siege weapons. Regardless, this issue unfortunately persists and has been ongoing for years.
The game has received incredible Quality of Life updates since launch, and on behalf of the community, I want to thank the developer team for your hard work. I hope you continue to support and refine the game, as addressing these technical hurdles will truly take Age of Empires IV to the next level.
Best regards,
A loyal fan