Severe FPS Drop in Long Multiplayer Games (Reoccurring Bug?)

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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Hi,

I’ve encountered a significant performance issue in Age of Empires II during multiple multiplayer games recently. After 1.5–2.5 hours of gameplay, the frame rate suddenly drops to 1 FPS or less, making the game unplayable.

This seems similar to a bug we experienced earlier this year, but it appears to have resurfaced.

Some details that might be relevant:

  • Game settings: Large multiplayer games with 8 players and 400 pop limit.
  • Server: West Europe.

I’d appreciate any insights or updates on this issue.

Thanks!

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I wonder if the patch today fixed that issue? Says it fixed various out-of-sync (OOS) issues. Imo, such FPS drops could be related to OOS, as in my experience in HD or maybe even DE early on, such low FPS often resulted in a player dropping or the match crashing

◆ Minor Update 130746 ◆

800×200 49.3 KB

Stability & Performance

  • Addressed a crash that occurred during Pyres on the Coast.
  • Fixed various OOS issues in multiplayer.

Source: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 130746 - Steam News