On PS5 holding a direction on the D-pad in the find menu incorrectly snaps the camera to the selection. All other instances of global selection do not snap the camera

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

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  • GAME BUILD #: 101.103.13286.0 (#144358)
  • GAME PLATFORM: PS5
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: PS5

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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Hold L2 and R2 to open the find menu. Press and hold a direction on the D-pad to select all production units of that type in the entire map. For example hold down to select all stables. The camera incorrectly snaps to the selection.

The camera should only snap if the direction is tapped, not if it is held. All other instances of global selection do not snap the camera. Because this is the only instance of global selection snapping the camera, it seems to be a bug, not intended behavior.

For example, hold down to selection all town centers. The camera does not snap. Hold L2 + hold down to select all calvary. The camera does not snap. Select a building in the find menu using the analog stick, the camera does not snap.

This bug is annoying because it constantly pulls the camera back to base. There are work-arounds, like setting the production to hotkeys. You can also disable quick find snap to units entirely so the camera never snaps to any selection. Then individual selection also does not snap. This reduces the effectiveness of individual selection. Overall it’s better to leave quick find snap selection on.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Be in a map with large amounts of production, for example, multiple stables.
  2. Hold L2 + R2 to open the find menu.
  3. Press and hold down to select all stables.
  4. The camera incorrectly snaps to the selection.

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

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

The camera should not snap to the selection when holding the D-pad, using global selection. It should only snap when tapping the D-pad, selecting individual buildings.

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