Game crashes after 10-20 mins

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

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  • GAME BUILD #: latest
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:arrow_forward: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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The game constantly crashes after 10-20 mins I have had this problem since february 2023 if not before, I just got back to the game and it is still there.

:arrow_forward: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

:arrow_forward: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. open the game

:arrow_forward: EXPECTED RESULT

:point_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?

Not crash

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:arrow_forward: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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I have deleted and reinstalled the game and have downloaded the latest version of Visual studio c++.
My CPU is i5 11400H and GPU is RTX 3050 Ti if it is of any importance.

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Could you try disabling Steam, Discord, Nvidia overlays and mods?

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Seems disabling Nvidia overlay fixed it, thanks. However, it used to work fine with Nvidia overlay before and I do need to use Nvidia overlay sometimes. What should I do about it