This is how to improve the performance of Age of Empires IV and fix lagging, stutter, low FPS issues.
If you have a PC that supports the minimum system requirements for AoE 4, you won’t face crashes, and lag issues. But, if that’s still happening despite a good PC, here’s everything you can do to fix Age Of Empires 4 lag, stutter and low FPS problem.
Try these troubleshooting tips to fix the AoE 4 lagging, stuttering and FPS drop problems.
Sometimes, these apps can hamper Age Of Empires IV from running smoothly. Close them all and see it it fixes the lag, stuttering and FPS drop issues.
If you have the setting of syncing items to your OneDrive on, it could slow down your game. Follow these steps to pause syncing.
If you have multiple GPUs, then ensure that the game is running with the graphics card which will give you the best performance.
Here’s how to do it for Steam and Microsoft store.
If you are playing AoE IV multiplayer mode, you need to check your network usage so that you don’t face any interruptions while playing. You need to limit the number of devices using the same network ports as AOE 4. Plus, you need to also close any other applications which are using up the internet, like your Chrome browser etc.
With a map that is bigger and has more population, you will face more lag and performance problems. Choose to play on a smaller map to lower the pressure on your PC.
In case your display resolution is higher than what is recommended, it could cause FPS drops. Change it by right-clicking on your desktop and choose Display Settings > Advanced Display Settings > Recommended.
That’s everything you can do from your end to fix the lag, stutter and FPS drop issues in Age of Empires 4. Meanwhile, if AoE4 starts crashing, here’s what you can do to fix it. Also, don’t forget to check out the Civilisations and Factions guide right away.