Pinging in late game full of units often causing crash

:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: latest build
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam / Microsoft Store
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11 / Windows 10

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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when in late game of 250+ to 300+ pop of 7-8 players, pinging on map randomly causing game to freeze and crashes

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

:backhand_index_pointing_down: How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!

  • 75% of the time / matches I play (FREQUENTLY)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. go 8 players, ONLINE multiplayer (NOT skirmish)
  2. play till hour or two into game with many at full pop
  3. ping randomly causes crash

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

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

game does not crash

crashed game w ping.aoe2record (9.5 MB)