🏛️ Welcome to Rome! 🏛️Anno 117: Pax Romana has launched with immense ambition, transporting players to the height of the Roman Empire, but for many PC users, the immersion is being shattered by aggressive screen flickering and visual artifacts. Reports from the community suggest that recent engine upgrades, while delivering stunning lighting, are conflicting with certain high-refresh-rate monitors and specific GPU driver settings.This episode dives into the technical root of these graphical glitches, specifically addressing the conflict between the game's native anti-aliasing solutions and external overlay software. We look at why standard V-Sync toggles aren't solving the tearing for everyone and explore the specific "bloom" settings that seem to be triggering the worst of the artifacting on newer cards.We also cover the manual configuration changes required to stabilize the frame rate without sacrificing the visual fidelity that Ubisoft’s new engine promises. While official patches are expected, these immediate workarounds are essential for Governors looking to manage their provinces without the distraction of a strobe-light effect ruining the gameplay experience.Finally, we discuss the broader implications of these technical hurdles on the game's reception. With strategy games relying heavily on UI clarity and map readability, visual bugs are more than just an annoyance—they are a gameplay hindrance. We break down exactly what you need to click, uncheck, and update to ensure your Roman legacy is built on a stable foundation, not a flickering one.