| Workaround | Effectiveness | Mechanism | |------------|---------------|------------| | Set CPU affinity to 1 core | 95% reduction | Eliminates race condition (4.3) | | Reduce map size to "Medium" or lower | 80% reduction | Prevents RNG overflow (4.1) | | Move Documents/My Games/AoE3 to empty folder | 70% reduction | Clears file handle pressure (4.2) |