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GAME INFORMATION These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed. GAME BUILD #: Latest GAME PLATFORM: Xbox ISSUE EXPERIENCED DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE BUG PER THREAD. In the mission “Into China” — Ghengis Kahn Mission 3: The game crashes upon save after you encounter the three free cannons and additions siege workshops in the western corner of the map. FREQUENCY OF ISSUE How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST ! 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS) GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING) Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe2spgame) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe2record) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external

It has been years of Crossover emulation and now finally we have a MacOS version. It runs smooth and perfect but… How on earth it’s possible that we cannot play with our PC friends. How is possible in BIG 2026 that this release only supports playing online against Mac users, its a complete shame.

GAME INFORMATION GAME BUILD #: 22946695 GAME PLATFORM: Steam OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux CachyOS ISSUE EXPERIENCED Hello, I recently switched to Linux. I’m a gamer who uses the arrow keys to move around in games, and I rely heavily on the numeric keypad for my control groups. My problem is that when I use the 2, 4, 6, and 8 keys—which correspond to the arrow keys—and follow them with a right-click, which happens often when i micro units, the camera locks and moves in the direction supposedly indicated. It’s pretty annoying and frustrating, I won’t lie—is there a solution? FREQUENCY OF ISSUE 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS) REPRODUCTION STEPS Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue: Press the 2, 4, 6, and 8 keys on the numeric keypad. Hold down the keys, then right-click. Enjoy ur micro! NB: maybe before install Linux EXPECTED RESULT I might finally get my high-quality micro back ty!

GAME INFORMATION These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed. GAME BUILD #: 175278 GAME PLATFORM: Steam OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11 ISSUE EXPERIENCED The recent Windows update KB5089573 makes the game ignore dedicated Nvidia GPUs and switch to the integrated ones even if you force it to use dedicated GPU inside Nvidia app or Windows app settings. Uninstalling KB5089573 resolves the issue. More info in this reddit thread. FREQUENCY OF ISSUE 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS) REPRODUCTION STEPS Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue: Update your laptop that has two GPUs (one of them Nvidia) with KB5089573. Launch AoE2, launch task manager. Watch AoE2 being choppy, and task manager showing 0% dedicated GPU utilized, even if it’s forced in Windows settings. Uninstall the update to see game returning to normal behaviour. EXPECTED RESULT AoE2 should not care about whatever happens with Windows Update to the point of becoming unplayable. IMAGE image 1890×615 123 KB