Using a hero's active ability sometimes makes the hero stuck and unmovable

:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

:backhand_index_pointing_down: These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed.

  • GAME BUILD #: 101.103.12349.0 #143421 18209429
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:backhand_index_pointing_down: DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE BUG PER THREAD.
Using a hero’s active ability sometimes makes the hero stuck and unmovable. The ability itself does not trigger and a hero gets “stuck” in a position right before it is triggered. It’s pretty rare to be fair - happens about 5% of the time an ability is used. It is more frequent when used by Cao Ren and Cao Cao.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

  • 5% of the time / matches I play (RARELY)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

:backhand_index_pointing_down: List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Start a campaign scenario as Cao Cao
  2. Use a special ability with Cao Cao or Cao Ren

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

:backhand_index_pointing_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
A hero should have performed an ability without any issues, but sometimes, a hero gets stuck and cannot be moved at all - they must be deleted.

:play_button: IMAGE

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:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

:backhand_index_pointing_down: Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe2spgame) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe2record) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service.

SP Replay v101.103.12349.0 @2025.05.12 164903.aoe2record (1.9 MB)

The hero in question is Cao Ren - the recording is very short and it’s perfectly clear when it happens.