Very low FPS AoE DE 1 using Steam

Game Version:

  • Build: 97381
  • Platform: Steam
  • Operating System: Windows 10
  • Gamertag: ArrestedApe7773 - I guess at least this is what Xbox generated for me :wink:

Issue:

Game is running in max 20fps no matter if I play campaign or single player mode. Additionally it makes almost no difference if I lower the resolution or

Reproduction Steps:

Here’s how to reproduce the problem:

  1. Literally use steam launcher and run AoE 1 DE
  2. Run any single-player mode
  3. Make simple movement with villagers and observe FPS - it is as low as 10-20 FPS

ATTACHMENTS:

I cant attach the dxdiag since I’m new on this forum :frowning: However I have pasted in my opinion most valuable parts of it down below:

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System Information
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      Time of this report: 1/21/2024, 13:25:47
             Machine name: DESKTOP-FHQIFTP
               Machine Id: {6FC5D60D-08D4-47E5-8B2B-1D18D99DECF2}
         Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 19044) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
                 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
      System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
             System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
                     BIOS: P5.30 (type: UEFI)
                Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor               (12 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
                   Memory: 16384MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 16310MB RAM
                Page File: 16462MB used, 9064MB available
              Windows Dir: C:\Windows
          DirectX Version: DirectX 12
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
         User DPI Setting: 144 DPI (150 percent)
       System DPI Setting: 144 DPI (150 percent)
          DWM DPI Scaling: UnKnown
                 Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
 DirectX Database Version: 1.0.8
           DxDiag Version: 10.00.19041.2075 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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           Card name: AMD Radeon RX 6700
        Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
           Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x73DF)
            DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
         Device Type: Full Device (POST)
          Device Key: ##########################################################        Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 
 Device Problem Code: No Problem
 Driver Problem Code: Unknown
      Display Memory: 18350 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 10195 MB
       Shared Memory: 8155 MB
        Current Mode: 3840 x 2160 (32 bit) (60Hz)
         HDR Support: Not Supported
    Display Topology: Internal
 Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
     Color Primaries: Red(0.652344,0.333984), Green(0.306641,0.636719), Blue(0.150391,0.059570), White Point(0.313477,0.329102)
   Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
        Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
       Monitor Model: EA271U
          Monitor Id: NEC2DD9
         Native Mode: 3840 x 2160(p) (59.997Hz)
         Output Type: Displayport External
Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported
Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
      Advanced Color: Not Supported
         Driver Name: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0398226.inf_amd64_c5d9587384e4b5ff\B398182\aticfx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0398226.inf_amd64_c5d9587384e4b5ff\B398182\aticfx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0398226.inf_amd64_c5d9587384e4b5ff\B398182\aticfx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0398226.inf_amd64_c5d9587384e4b5ff\B398182\amdxc64.dll
 Driver File Version: 31.00.23013.1023 (English)
      Driver Version: 31.0.23013.1023
         DDI Version: 12
      Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
        Driver Model: WDDM 2.7
 Hardware Scheduling: Supported:False Enabled:False 
 Graphics Preemption: Primitive
  Compute Preemption: DMA
            Miracast: Not Supported
      Detachable GPU: No
 Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
      Power P-states: Not Supported
      Virtualization: Paravirtualization 
          Block List: DISABLE_HWSCH
  Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:True 
   Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 28/11/2023 01:00:00, 1831456 bytes
         WHQL Logo'd: Yes
     WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
   Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-309F-11CF-ED7D-A09D70C2D235}
           Vendor ID: 0x1002
           Device ID: 0x73DF
           SubSys ID: 0xE4451DA2
         Revision ID: 0x00DF
  Driver Strong Name: oem21.inf:cb0ae414fb097186:ati2mtag_Navi22:31.0.23013.1023:PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73DF&SUBSYS_E4451DA2&REV_DF
      Rank Of Driver: 00CF0000
         Video Accel: Unknown
         DXVA2 Modes: {C58B9A06-7E89-11E1-BB00-70B34824019B}  DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  {86695F12-340E-4F04-9FD3-9253DD327460}  ########################  {4245F676-2BBC-4166-A0BB-54E7B849C380}  {9901CCD3-CA12-4B7E-867A-E2223D9255C3}  ###########################################  ###############################  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  {CA15D19A-2B48-43D6-979E-7A6E9C802FF8}  {D1C20509-AE7B-4E72-AE3B-49F88D58992F}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  {EA72396A-67EC-4781-BEDE-56F498F04EF2}  {C152CA8F-738C-461B-AD89-FC292CF8F162}  {514A356C-7027-4AFF-8A60-AFD2C1F672F1}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10  {65D1FA41-58AF-453A-9CAB-5D981156DA9F}  {2DB154B6-DBB2-4079-A3FF-60D7A898A6AB}  {C74A3FD0-D713-4581-A02E-8EDFB112ACE3}  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_Profile0  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_10bit_Profile2  {B8BE4CCB-CF53-46BA-8D59-D6B8A6DA5D2A}  {603A4756-A864-4F91-BB62-2C935B7A1391}  {84AD67F6-4C21-419A-9F0B-24F0578906C1}  
      Deinterlace Caps: n/a
        D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
             DXVA-HD: Not Supported
        DDraw Status: Enabled
          D3D Status: Enabled
          AGP Status: Enabled
       MPO MaxPlanes: 3
            MPO Caps: ROTATION,VERTICAL_FLIP,HORIZONTAL_FLIP,RGB,YUV,BILINEAR,HIGH_FILTER,STRETCH_YUV,STRETCH_RGB,IMMEDIATE,HDR (MPO3)
         MPO Stretch: 16.000X - 0.167X
     MPO Media Hints: rotation, resizing, colorspace Conversion 
         MPO Formats: NV12,R16G16B16A16_FLOAT,R10G10B10A2_UNORM,R8G8B8A8_UNORM,B8G8R8A8_UNORM
    PanelFitter Caps: ROTATION,VERTICAL_FLIP,HORIZONTAL_FLIP,RGB,YUV,BILINEAR,HIGH_FILTER,STRETCH_YUV,STRETCH_RGB,IMMEDIATE,HDR (MPO3)
 PanelFitter Stretch: 16.000X - 0.167X
   Component Drivers: 
             Driver Name: Unknown
          Driver Version: Unknown
             Driver Date: Unknown
         Driver Provider: Unknown
      Catalog Attributes: N/A
             Driver Name: Unknown
          Driver Version: Unknown
             Driver Date: Unknown
         Driver Provider: Unknown
      Catalog Attributes: N/A
             Driver Name: Unknown
          Driver Version: Unknown
             Driver Date: Unknown
         Driver Provider: Unknown
      Catalog Attributes: N/A