Units freeze when switched to defense mode

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

:arrow_forward: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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So usually when switching between different formations, the units would automatically arrange themselves to the new formation and keep moving towards the designated point

When switching to defense mode, the units for some reason just stop and freezes and it often takes a bit of clicking for them to start moving again. Especially noticeable with cav

:arrow_forward: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

:arrow_forward: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Select a group of unit
  2. select a point for them to move to
    3.partway select defense formation/mode, they will just stop

:arrow_forward: EXPECTED RESULT

:point_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
they should change formation and keep moving

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@IkoKnight8151

I would like to request a look further into this since the problem still exist and with the increased selection limit it can actually caused slowdown and crashses if you select 95 units and rapidly switches between defense and melee mode it can just freezes the game (in skirmish) and in multiplayer just actually crash the game.

I can actually graph the spike in CPU utilisation the moment I do this
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I have a laptop with a Ryzen 4600h and a GTX1650 if that helps in testing

I also managed to capture this in a recorded game, cheats used to spam out units, the recording actually freezes as well during the 44-45 second period
Defense mode bug.age3Yrec (2.6 MB)

Hi @TeenagedApple0 !

Thanks for this, we are now tracking this issue! ( ◞・౪・)

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Problem is still a thing as of the current patch, please look further into this