C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games Navigate to: CAMPAIGN_SAVE_GAME CAMPAIGN_ENV CAMPAIGN_MODEL FACTION_ARRAY FACTION_ECONOMICS Edit the first value (their treasury) to Save and Load:
The root cause is an AI pathfinding loop. The Ottoman Empire controls land bridges across the Bosporus and Istanbul. The AI attempts to move dozens of single-unit armies back and forth across these straits.
You can also use the "Bankruptcy" method if you are friendly with them. Lure the Ottomans into a war that forces them to raise armies, then offer a peace deal that drains their treasury. But the most direct method is simply to destroy their armies: identify and eliminate those 1-2 unit stacks before they multiply. empire total war darthmod ottoman turn lag fix top
Based on community consensus and technical testing, the following hierarchy of fixes addresses the Ottoman turn lag issue.
Several factors can contribute to turn lag in Empire Total War when using Darthmod: You can also use the "Bankruptcy" method if
By physically blocking the land bridge, you force the AI to stop trying to shuffle its "mini-stacks" back and forth, which eliminates the calculation loop. 3. Take Constantinople (The Permanent Solution)
multithreaded_model_enabled true; # helps with turn processing Based on community consensus and technical testing, the
The narrow crossing between Istanbul and Anatolia confuses the AI pathfinding logic.