Multiplayer crash after latest build (Aug 14, 2025) – stable singleplayer

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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:confused: Game Version:*

  • Build: 101.103.22566.0 (14 Aug 2025)
  • Platform: Steam (Windows 11 24H2, RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, latest Nvidia driver 15 Aug 2025)

Issue:

  • The game runs perfectly in singleplayer and skirmish.
  • Multiplayer starts but crashes within the first minutes of a match.
  • Crash always produces BugSplat report.
  • This issue started only recently – AoE2DE ran fine for months before.

Already tried (no effect):

  • Clean reinstall of the game
  • Verified files in Steam
  • Reset profile / deleted configs
  • Updated and reinstalled Nvidia drivers
  • Reinstalled Visual C++ Redistributables, DirectX
  • Reinstalled Xbox Identity Provider + Gaming Services
  • Disabled overlays (Steam, Xbox Game Bar, Discord, Nvidia)
  • Tested DirectX versions (-dx9, -dx11, -dx12)
  • Forced GPU to RTX 4070

Log output (short excerpt):
curl_easy_setopt failed; option=CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION error=4
XboxPlatform::GetLiveContext failed

Log excerpt:
[rlink - error] curl_easy_setopt failed; option=CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION error=4
[rlink - error] Process: XboxPlatform::GetLiveContext failed
[rlink - error] ExtensionDoExternalCallEvent - response was failure: 404

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Aktually cant play Multiplayer…every Game Crashes…:confused:

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Hi @ChamberMcCoy
Do you have mods enabled?

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Yes, I also reinstalled the game on Steam and reinstalled old, possibly corrupted data, such as save games, mods, etc. I’ve currently tried it without mods (all of them are visibly deleted in the game), meaning the game is completely clean. With and without a connection to the Steam cloud, it dont work. Another option on Reddit would be to reinstall Windows. But why? Everything else works; all games work, even other RTS games run great. it belongs only to AoE2 DE… :frowning: I wait for next patches from Steam, AOE2 and Win11…

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Are you using a third party antivirus?

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Thank you for your help, it would be great if we could find the problem…Yes, MacAfee Live Safe, but it’s been running for years and has never been a problem…

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I have already adjusted my antivirus to make sure it’s not causing the issue:

  • Added AoE2DE_s.exe and BattleServer.exe to the Real-Time Scanning exclusions in McAfee LiveSafe.
  • Set both executables to Allow / Full Access in the firewall.
  • Restarted the PC to ensure all settings were applied.

In addition, I also disabled Steam Cloud for AoE2DE to rule out sync problems.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Despite these changes, I still get disconnected from multiplayer matches

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I have tested further:

  • Ranked 1v1 matches run perfectly stable – no disconnects or crashes.
  • As soon as I start Team Games (2v2, 3v3, 4v4), the game crashes consistently at the first minutes or direktly at the beginning.
  • On the network side everything should be fine (ports 3074 TCP/UDP forwarded, firewall rules created, Fritz!Box checked).
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