Scout/Lightcav/Husar go on autoscout when using stop hotkey

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

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  • GAME BUILD #: 20577862
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

:backhand_index_pointing_down: Scout/Lightcav/Husar show inconsistant behaviour on engagements.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

When a group of scouts is selected, and 1 scout of the group(or a part of the group) is moving while the rest is idle, and you press stop command, they all go autoscout.
Only able to reproduce when autoscout hotkey is disabled, and stop command is used via kotkey (not interface).

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Take a few scouts/lightcav/husar

  2. Move one of them (or a part of the group)

  3. Press stop command hotkey

:play_button: VIDEO

:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

MP Replay v101.103.28990.0 @2025.11.17 012939 (1).aoe2record (5.5 MB)
timestamp 32:50 and 35: 30

MP Replay v101.103.28990.0 @2025.11.18 211259 (6).aoe2record (3.8 MB)
timestamp 25:36

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Looking into it, thanks :white_check_mark:

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In my opinion if auto-scout and stop are on the same hotkey stop should take priority while the unit is moving. But if they are different they should both work.

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very annoying recent bug. I usually run in with scouts/light cav/hussars to attack villagers on the woodlines and press stop key and they just run away or act like drunken cowards. Yes somehow it seems to be going into autoscout mode rather than attacking nearby targets as it had always done until now.

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also, when you add a hotkey for autoscout then the stop hotkey sometimes becomes completely unresponsive in the same situations. Very annoying bug and no way around it.

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I completely removed the autoscout hotkey and the issue is always happening.

Even if the hotkeys are completely different.

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no, dont remove it. Its better if its bound to something. For whatever reason, when you bind autoscout hotkey to any key , the stop hotkey doesn’t enable autoscout anymore. But now if you spam the stop command too much it bugs out and becomes unresponsive randomly.