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: The only permanent fix is to take the city yourself or force another faction to take it. Once the "hub" of the land bridge is no longer under Ottoman control, the specific pathfinding loop usually breaks. Gift or Buy Provinces empire total war darthmod ottoman turn lag fix
Turn lag in Empire: Total War differs from standard frame-rate lag. It is not a graphical issue, but a CPU processing bottleneck. As the player ends their turn, the AI calculates the moves for dozens of factions, manages their economies, and resolves battles. In the late game, or specifically when playing as the Ottomans, this process can grind to a halt. Open with Notepad++ (or regular Notepad)