#Optimization Thread – Drop Your Specs + FPS So Devs Can See Patterns

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sinful cosmos
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EA just dropped and yeah… optimization is rough right now. But 500 separate “it’s awful” posts don’t really help anyone.

If we actually want the Half Sword devs to fix performance, we should give them structured info they can scan fast.

So let’s try and keep almost everything in ONE thread and use the same format.

Copy/paste this and fill it in:

CPU:

GPU:

RAM:

Resolution: (1080p / 1440p / 4K)

Graphics settings: (low/med/high/custom)

FPS average:

Stutters/freezes: (yes/no + when)

Temps (optional):

Notes: (big fights, blood effects, specific maps, etc)

If enough of us post like this, patterns will show up fast (specific GPUs, settings, effects causing drops).

Reddit post link for more: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfSword/s/s9DmSbBAA8

Kind regards.

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outer lichen
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mine's running fine

strange berry
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on the reddit hahahaha

outer lichen
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eh, I deleted my account on reddit

fossil shell
stuck ether
somber kelp
strange berry
hoary tangle
strange berry
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i got a 1050 ti

fossil shell
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what are your settings

strange berry
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hahahah

outer lichen
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borderless at 1080p, high quality dlss

fossil shell
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1080p

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still no good

sinful cosmos
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Please keep it simple. Don’t do random convos. Thanks.

outer lichen
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dx12 mode

dx11 would be less harsh on hardware but doesn't have the fancier lighting

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oh sorry

void snow
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CPU: 7700x
GPU: 7900 xtx
RAM: ddr5-6000 64gb
resolution: 1440p (i get the same fps on 1080p)
graphics settings : all lowest, gruesome preset, dx12 (dx11 lowers fps significantly)
fps average : 120 to 180 depending on where i look, 150 in most common angles. certain times of day (seemingly sunset/sunrise) lower this to like 90 through 120 with an average of 105, or it's just that the game has some sort of performance leak and my second fight on this session is running worse because of it. if i use high graphics i get like 50 to 60 fps
stutters/freezes: have yet to get any in about an hour of playing
demo fps average : was around 90 ish on same res and high graphics
temps: up to 90 c for cpu, constant 76 c for cpu
notes: hair physics is kinda weird, and i am on linux (cachyos + hyprland are the only relevant things)

notes : fps is about 60 higher in cellar, and cpu is 10 degrees cooler

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this is moreso a baseline since i am not having many performance issues however most people seem to have issues

topaz spade
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CPU:amd ryzen 5 700F

GPU: RTX 4070 SUPER

RAM:32 GB

Resolution: (1080p)

Graphics settings: (HIGH) usually go by the highest graphics setting available

FPS average: 140 in abyss 48fps in the forest 18fps in the slums 96 fps in the cellar don't know for the other maps can't check rn

Stutters/freezes: during the beggar tournament, on the slum map, generally when there's more enemies and more action

hope that the devs will fix it
edit : i don't play anymore with those settings it's impossible to play with them but i thought it would be better to have the specs at the best i usually play to point out the issue

iron rain
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CPU: 7 5700X3D

GPU: RX 6700

RAM: ddr 4 3600 32 gig

Resolution: 1440p

Graphics settings: low

FPS average: 47 in cellar around 10 in slums

Stutters/freezes: yes but mostly on the slums map

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i use dx11 as dx12 made it worse

sinful cosmos
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Thank you for the comments.
Share the thread in the chat if possible. The more people we reach the better for the team to gather data.

sinful sinew
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CPU: 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H × 16

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU

RAM: 16GB

Resolution: (1080p / 1440p / 4K) 1080p

Graphics settings: (low/med/high/custom) low

FPS average: 5-10

Stutters/freezes: (yes/no + when) yes, scene changes,

Operating Things: Ubuntu Linux, Proton 10

Notes: (big fights, blood effects, specific maps, etc): sheep barn pen map thing incredibly taxxing on performance, cellar performs great
takes up almost all memory, most close everything else to play at poor fps

dense topaz
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CPU: Intel I5-11300H
GPU: RTX 3050TI Compact
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Res: 1920 - 1080
Graphics settings: Low
FPS avg: 30-50
Stutters and Freezes: Yes, Mostly in Vegetated maps, and whenever there is water.
Note: Any form of Decapacitation halves my FPS, When Vegetation appears my FPS dont go above 10, no matter how manny.

shadow dragon
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some fucker clown reacted this
for trying to be helpful

sharp moth
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CPU: i9 14900k

GPU: 4070 ti super

RAM: 32 gb ddr5

Resolution: (1440p

Graphics settings: low

FPS average: 100 gets to 30 at med

Stutters/freezes: no

Temps (optional): like 50

delicate heron
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CPU: i5-12400f

GPU:rx7600

RAM:16gb ddr4

Resolution: 1080p

Graphics settings: medium/low

FPS average: around 30, 45 at best and like 10 at worst

Stutters/freezes: yes but seemingly randomly, also some crashes happen sometimes it just happened after i downloaded the patch and got a kill

Temps (optional): did not check

Notes: The slums of course but the forest map also has some trouble running, blood is really buggy but the devs already said they are working on it i hope

hot mountain
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CPU : i3-8100

nividia geforce gtx 1050 ti

Ram : 16 gb ddr4

resolution 1080p

graphics : low

fps average 30 - 60 , 2 the lowest

on the maps like the slums with a lot of details my fps just dont exist

elfin elbow
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and im running 20 when many things are loaded in and normal above 30

lost shoal
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CPU: 17 10700k 5.2ghz

GPU: rtx 3060 12gb

RAM: 32gb 3200mhz ddr4

Resolution: (1080p / 1440p / 4K) 1440p

Graphics settings: (low/med/high/custom) low

FPS average:40-60

Stutters/freezes: (yes/no + when) yes, in slums

Temps (optional): 80c on gpu

Notes: (big fights, blood effects, specific maps, etc) Mainly on slums

fossil shell
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Rtx 3060ti, Ryzen 5600g, 16gb ddr4, 1080p, fps avg 60-100 very unstable, everything super low with dlss on performant.

pulsar fog
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CPU: i5-11400H
16GB ram
rtx 3050

mostly on the slunm map when I look at far map not the main arena my fps dies if I keep looking at castle walls still around 20 fps

Im suggesting as a game dev too maybe there are too many meshe and models on the distance map and consider making them low poly models

elfin elbow
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cpu ryzen 5 2600 gpu gtx 1060 (but i overclocked) ram 32 gigs ddr 4 rez 1080p/1440p game settings low fps when many thing loaded in 20-10 fps normally 25-40

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cpu ryzen 5 2600 gpu gtx 1060 (but i overclocked) ram 32 gigs ddr 4 rez 1080p/1440p game settings low fps when many thing loaded in 20-10 fps normally 25-40

elfin elbow
marble dew
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CPU: Intel Core i5-14400F, 2.5 GHz
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 3X OC Plus 16GB GDDR7 DLSS4
RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 32GB (2 x 16GB) 6000MHz CL30 EXPO White

On 1080p medium settings, without frame generation, I get between 60 and 110 FPS depending on the location, and with frame generation enabled, I get between 150 and 200 FPS.

median moss
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CPU: Ryzen 4600G

GPU: RX580 8GB

RAM: 32 GB

Resolution: 1080x720

Graphics settings: low

FPS average: 45 on cellar, 15 on slums if looking to the field, 25 on Arena

Stutters/freezes: Yes, specially on Slums or the arena and free mode if theres more than 3 enemies.

Notes: I know my specs arent the best, and id expect it to be a little rough, but not this much since the demo usually run fine. Also cant use DX12, it always crashes after main screen.

arctic socket
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CPU: Intel I5 9400f
GPU GTX 1650 4gb
RAM: 16gb DDR4
fps: under 50 -> 20 on some maps and 50 on some other
1080p low settings

tropic quartz
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CPU: i7 12700KF
RAM: 2x16 32GB DDR5 @6000mhz cl36
high preset, dlss ultra performance, 1920x1080, higher gore
95-117~ fps in the cellar
115~ fps in the default arena map commoner diff, 1 foe
85-95~ fps in the default arena map commoner diff, 2 foe
58-70~fps in the slums, however raises to 80fps~ after the round has won. Lowering Shadow setting from high to medium raises fps to above 80```
fresh fog
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(Copy and pasted from my thread with specs added on)

Gore preset at gruesome. Frame Rate locked to 60. Resolution 1920x1080, Borderless display, DX11, no frame gen

Tests were running around the map, looking around etc. Killing and spilling blood will obviously lead to FPS drops.

Specs

  • GPU: RTX 2080 Super
  • CPU: Ryzen 5 7600x 6 core
  • RAM: 32GB

Cellar

  • 50-60 (Epic, DLSS Ultra Performance) Big dip when I walked into a chain, 32FPS
  • 50-60 FPS (High, DLSS UP)
  • 58-60 FPS (Medium, DLSS UP)
  • Solid 60 FPS (Low, DLSS UP)

Slums

  • 46-60 FPS (Epic, DLSS UP) 16- 20 FPS camp
  • 24-40 FPS moving and looking around, 60FPS standing still (High, DLSS UP) 17-20 FPS Looking towards camp
  • Solid 60 FPS (Med, DLSS UP) 22-24 FPS Looking towards camp
  • Solid 60 FPS (Low, DLSS UP) 32 FPS Looking towards camp

Tourney

  • 35-60 (Epic, DLSS UP) Frequent drops to 35 running around
  • 50-60 (High, DLSS UP) Occasional drops to 38/42 etc
  • 59-60 (Med, DLSS UP) No drops
  • 50-60 (Low, DLSS UP) Occasional drops to 42

Forest

  • 55 max FPS 35-50 looking around (E, DLSSUP)
  • 35-58 looking around (H, DLSSUP)
  • 58-60 looking around (M, DLSSUP)
  • 59-60 looking around (L, DLSSUP)
finite otter
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OS : Linux Mint 22.3
Compatibility Layer : Proton 10.0-4
CPU : i7-9750H
GPU : RTX 2060M
RAM : 32Go DDR4 2666MHz
Resolution : 1920x1080
Graphics Settings : Low on everything
FPS : from 15 to 45 depending on the area (the Slums is closer to 15 than 45)
Gore Preset at default.

DLSS does not improve the framerate at all, particularly in the Slums.
DirectX 12 has huge issues, with models and textures not displaying on screen (see screenshots) and even not being able to render a whole scene (black screen + error message about rendering thread timing out).
Apart from the huge optimization issues that everybody suffers from, I find it pretty embarassing to have to remap my controls everytime I launch the game.
I could not test with the forest map because my graphics card ran out of its poor 6GB of VRAM and crashed the game before I could think of it.

On the demo v0.5, when running Proton 9.0-4 with DX11 on medium settings at 1920x1080, I got between 15 FPS low with 5+1 Willies, and 60 FPS average with 1+1 Willies. When running GEProton 9-27 with DX12 (does not work with Proton 10.0-4/same visual bugs than in the EA), on medium settings at 1920x1080, I got max 30FPS with 1+1 Willies. The demo suffers most from CPU limitation, especially when there are many colliders near each other, whereas VRAM usage was moderate.

I am aware that Proton might not improve stability, but I could run the demo just fine with either DX11 and DX12 without any graphical issues (depending on the compatibility layer).

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void snow
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could also be useful to include "Demo FPS:", i will append it to mine

nimble valve
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics (potato ik)

GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics (potato ik)

RAM: 8GB (smart water bottle ik)

Resolution: fergot exactly which but i run it windowed

Graphics settings: low

FPS average: 15-20 on most maps (demo: 50-60)

Stutters/freezes: obviously yes (altough i did have stutters before in demo but only in carnage, spoilance and buhurt)

Notes: seemingly the "low" graphics have been utterlly FUCKED, since they now act like the demo's medium or high graphics (as seen via shadows still showing), my pc supposedly claims it suports directx12. But when i run demo on dx12 it crashes and on early access it crashes after i click any of the play buttons on the menu

warm hearth
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CPU: R5 3600 @4.2ghz
GPU: 5700xt
RAM: 16gb 3600mhz
1080p

everything to low
dx12

cellar and trainng area is consistently peaked at 90 FPS (my set max)
slums is like... in the 40s

hazy void
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CPU: Intel I5-12400F

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM

RAM: 16GB

Res: 2560 x 1440

Graphics settings: Low

FPS avg: 15-60 (slums 15, everywhere else ~30-60)

Stutters and Freezes: Yes, at the slightest drop of blood and in slums. Only played progression for now.

Note: Whenever I get in slums my PC starts slowly lagging until it's impossible to play, also whenever I turn blood on - I lag horribly. Haven't had these anywhere else but here.

safe owl
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CPU: ryzen 5 7500F
GPU: RTX 5060 8GB
RAM: 32GB DDR5
DRIVE: SSD Nvme
Res: 1920 - 1080
Graphics settings: medium
FPS avg: 60 30-in more open maps
Stutters and Freezes: in the Forest map and more open ones sometimes the game kinda like breaks and like caps my fps lat like 20 for no reason

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and ofc slums super low fps

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liek 17 at most

left burrow
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CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11370H @ 3.30GHz
RAM: 24GB
GPU: Rtx 3060 6GB laptop GPU
RES: 1920x1080
Graphic settings: Custom (High Textures, DLSS ultra performance, everything else low)
FPS Avg: 60-70 (Drops down to 20-30 on fights against 3+ opponents, very big FPS drops when blood appears, FPS drops to 10-15 on Slums map when looking towards big camp. Random stutters on larger maps like Forest, Alley)

cosmic blaze
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Cpu intel ultra 9 275hx gpu 5090M ram 32gb ddr5 drive ssd nvme 2560x1440 medium settings 80-150 fps depending on maps decently stable fps no frame gen only drops when i fight multiple opponents