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CPU/GPU usage optimisation

The game is perfect, but while playing on the laptop, the battery discharges quickly and the fan tries to fly away from it.
Suggested by: Muhyng (05 Sep, '19) Upvoted: 03 Dec, '23 Comments: 31

Lag and loading/disconnection issues

Last two weeks i cannot play catan anymore because it is SUPERslow. Sometimes the board does not even get loaded. Before this I had no problems. Anyone has an idea ...
Suggested by: ILoveSeafarers (18 Jun, '20) Upvoted: 15 Nov, '23 Comments: 14

Less laggy

The game is extremely laggy (e.g. it won't respond to clicks for ~20 seconds, then suddenly 3 roles will happen. Or worse: I'm not sure a trade request was made, so I ...
Suggested by: Wanda Tinasky (28 Sep, '19) Upvoted: 21 Nov, '20 Comments: 15

Bug: Monopoly animation so slow you time out

On very fast mode, the animation is so slow that by the time the cards from your monopoly are in your hand to trade to the bank, you time out, and there's no action ...
Suggested by: tooch (02 Jan, '20) Upvoted: 28 Feb Comments: 3
Under consideration performance ui ux

Roll/Finish Turn buttons are buggy

A few buttons at the bottom often don't work when I click them - has happened with settlement button before too, as well as Roll/Finish Turn. I am on iMac c2015 ...
Suggested by: Ian Stainthorp (26 Mar, '20) Upvoted: 05 Feb, '21 Comments: 2
Under consideration needs-reproduction performance

Allow to quit an ended game without karma penalty (happens if reconnecting just when game ends)

I have lost two karma points by leaving a room where the game is finished. I have lost Internet connection just before game has ended, and when I reconnect the game ...
Suggested by: Dandelionx (10 Sep, '20) Upvoted: 21 Dec, '20 Comments: 0
Under consideration performance

kicked out when scrolling to start game

When I try to scroll down to select start game. The screen kicks back to the lobby. I'm on android device.
Suggested by: Magal454545 (16 Sep, '20) Upvoted: 16 Sep, '20 Comments: 2
Under consideration mobile performance

Responsiveness when splitting windows

When I do the Snap feature in Windows so I can have multiple programs open, I find that Colonist does not have responsiveness (as in it adapts to the new window ...
Suggested by: Zach (31 Oct, '19) Upvoted: 31 Oct, '19 Comments: 2
Under consideration needs-reproduction performance ui

Refresh Tab after changing settings quite useless when spectating

When you change your Colonist settings in a game, there is a button to refresh your tab to save changes and reload with these settings. When you do that, you get to ...
Suggested by: Hippo (26 Jan, '21) Upvoted: 26 Jan, '21 Comments: 0
Under consideration performance