Skrimish vs AI Broken since latest update

[Madragoon]

• Game Version: v.100.17.30764.0

• Build Number: 489516R

• Platform: Steam

• Operating System: Windows 10

Issue:

Since the latest update I am unable to adjust the AI when im trying to play 1v1 in offline Skirmish;
Its just missing from the lobby; As well as missing when in use any other number of AI in the lobby setting in the top right corner.
If I try to then start a game this “ghost” AI just copys my color and God I’ve selected.

Trigger Event:

Started after the latest update this afternoon

Repro Steps:

1. Open Skirmish in the Main Menu
2. Look at the Lobby screen, issue explained up top
   Pictures attached cut into one since new user
   In Order:
   Lobby screen
   Loading Screen
   In-Game score card
   
   

Edit:
After some fiddling around it seems like I managed to fix it
Seems it was a problem with the UserProfile.xml; altough I’m not sure what caused it
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Mythology Retold\16 digit number\users\UserProfile.xml
is the file in question
All I did was replace the RandomMapGameSettings Block in my UserProfile with the one from the DefaultProfile
in the Installation Folder
I tested with Steam Offline to stop Cloud sync from potentially overwriting it
Tested after with Online and it seems to work normally again now
I kept the “broken” user profile if someone wants to figure out the exact cause
hope this helps

[_BuffMePlz]

Try this ?!

[awful]

I am also having this issue. Verify integrity of game files does not solve the problem. It persists through restarts as well. Wonder where the change is getting written to disk. Here’s some more images.

Fiddling with the number of players and then returning to two I could get a lobby that looks like this.

[awful]

But despite those settings, I was only changing what the AIs would play.

[awful]

(Sorry for the multiple posts, forum won’t let me do multiple images in one message)

And here you can see I am kronos. I also can’t age up.

Workaround is to ‘host a multiplayer game’ where its just you and an AI. That still works. Good luck devs! This one is weird.

[magisterpumilionum]

Same issue here for skirmish games. It creates one more AI than set in the player count of the lobby. This AI then copies my name in the loading screne, this name then changes ingame to a valid ai name. Hope this gets fixed soon.

[MikeRochitches]

Same issue for me on xbox series x. started 9/24/2024 after update.

Im linking a discussion i found on the steam forum that shows this problem existed before this patch however.

The current workaround of editing the userprofile.xml file is not possible on xbox so hopefully an actual fix can be found.

Skirmish Bugged :: Age of Mythology: Retold 💬 Tech Issues and Support FAQs

[VisionedTuba52]

It’s the same with me

[MrMabunde]

Fix for Xbox
Basically clear AoM’s ‘Reserved Space’ AND delete your profile data everywhere (found in ‘Manage Game and add-ons’ in Xbox menu).

WARNING: you will lose all saved data

Tested on Xbox Series S

Full details are the same as what I posted for this issue:

Egyptians- Pharaoh does not spawn until 1.5min into a multiplayer match_Resource upgrades from T1 and T2 do not appear

Fix for Xbox In the Xbox Home menu, while hovering over Age of Mythology press start button (3 horizontal lines) Select ‘Manage game and add-ons’ Select ‘Saved data’ Select ‘Reserved Space’ then ‘Clear Reserved Space’ Select your profile data (the option above ‘Reserved Space’ - should appear as your gamertag) then ‘Delete Everywhere’ Start the game, it will go through the setup as if you’ve never installed it before but when you play the problem is fixed. Obviously the cost is all of your sa…

[MintBubbles6049]

I am also having this issue.

[MintBubbles6049]

[twiglet2018]

For those using the Steam version, just watch a replay. That will fix the problem but at the cost of another.

[FE_Yorkie]

Hi @Madragoon, thank you for the report, this is being investigated

[MissingCodexx]

I have a different fix that worked for me and is very simple:

Make sure your system locale is set to English (United States)

I know some games don’t run properly unless you have the correct system locale set. So, on a whim, I checked mine and forgot that I left it on Japanese (Japan). I changed it back to English (United States) and the problem went away. Changing system locale makes you restart your computer btw.

To change this, you want to go to Settings, Time & language, Administrative language settings, and then finally to change system locale.

I play on PC through the xbox app.