tropic gate
Prior to this Unity upgrade, on max settings I was averaging 90-165FPS in Eltibule. Now it's under 40l. But even with adjustments, it's still not much over that, and worse - the game 'stutters' regardless of what I am doing.
I'd best describe it as a hitching. Every action 'hitches'. Even riding around with nobody near, hitching. It's not playable for me anymore. I'm on a fairly reasonable system. (Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 4070 GTX). Drivers all updated. Like I said - it ran like glass before.
alpine river
Same for me. Much lower system (1070ti) but ran very well before this. Stutter/hitching is exactly as described - no FPS issues, just the hitching.
kind grail
Steam Deck user, game ran very well before update. After update Eltibule and especially Serbule are so low fps it's near unplayable, it also seems like grass texture is visible at extreme distances and through other terrain. Sun Vale seems to run just fine still though.
ocean warren
Adding my +1 to this, 4070Ti/Ryzen 9 3900X. Also, this is not a fix, but helped me get back to an almost playable frame rate outside of town. I also lowered some other settings. The performance is much, much worse after the patch though.
Special Settings:
Maxactiveloads=10
ForceCheapShadows
Playeranimationcutoff=20
P.S. Turning down the grass draw distance helped a lot.
P.P.S. Night time looks amazing now though!
shy atlas
My personal +1 on a much lower system (RX 580 and with the disclaimer that I always use Graphics 3 and I always had the Special Settings mentioned just before)
It had a VERY hard time loading it (loading bar phase, I logged off at Serbule in the city) to the point it lagged my entire PC and it did so again while re-entering from Hills, to the point it pushed me to a Reconnection and back to Hills twice before I could actually enter (such things didn't happen before)
Interestingly enough though while at Serbule, the FPS seemed the same low-ish (around 30~40) while inside the city BUT when leaving it, specially going down (to hills/after stalls) it had a massive stutter and FPS drop, a huge dip that got better and almost went back to 60 after a while but still unstable and with the mentioned "hitches" it's literally some hiccups, every now and then...
Looks amazing though! Love the new textures and stuff like the bridges and I was able to see some of it at night, it's very nice
ivory eagle
Try setting Grass Draw Distance and Grass Draw Density as low as they'll go, in Settings > Graphics > Advanced > Terrain
And if that helps please let me know!
reef vortex
I've found this helps
As a seperate change turning Shadow Distance down to 0 (while leaving the grass settings at default) has also helped
green glade
Try setting Grass Draw Distance and Grass Draw Density as low as they'll go, in ...
Still experiencing issues after this. Same as above. Very rough stuttering/hitches post patch.
rose gyro
very low specs here; my framerate didn't change (was already on low settings) but the hitching is unbearable. outdoor combat is probably not an option for me.
forest warren
yeah fps fine but hitching stuttering after patch :/
junior wharf
my frames did change before update outside serb castle i get about 100fps now drops to 50/60 also with stutters lowering the grass draw distance helps with fps
tropic gate
Still experiencing issues after this. Same as above. Very rough stuttering/hitch...
Same, I did all of the changes, still hitching.
north heath
Same
lapis cobalt
My frames went from 140 to 30 OUTSIDE of Serbule Keep. I have an i7-14700F and 5070. Made all the changes and it made no difference in FPS
forest warren
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tough summit
dropping to 15fps in Serbule. was 100+ before the update. many other players are running in place and my horse slides instead of galloping.
lapis cobalt
I'm sure they'll push out an update or something to fix this issue.
coral ridge
dropping to 15fps in Serbule. was 100+ before the update. many other players are...
Horse sliding/spells flinging across your screen is a solid indicator that you're desynchronized, you have to hit a loading screen to fix it, be it re-log or change zones. I agree on the FPS and hitching bit thou, on a 4080 + I9 14900KF and I'm getting occasional stutters/hitching even when I'm at a very steady 60 fps (on ultra) just riding around Ilmari.
alpine river
Same, I did all of the changes, still hitching.
Changes help a bit but hitching still occurs frequently for me also.
rustic scaffold
Stuttering after last patch is killing me. 9950X3D + 5090. Everything was smooth until last patch π
pallid python
Same here. Getting 170 FPS in open world with tearing & FPS drops everywhere. Had 240 FPS smooth before until now. 5070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7800X3D & 32GB DDR5
No setting seems to fix this. Shadows are still on 0 (like before)
forest warren
bring back old engine
round hazel
https://streamable.com/6xu3op recorded the stutters (geforce now footage, rtx5080, not sure about the exact specs). For me it's only and specifically around this area, nowhere else, and as you can see it isn't crowded
jaunty trellis
From Jack - patch later today, maybe related to this: https://discordapp.com/channels/592041654677012480/666853408853983254/1481233995143450664
north heath
Not saying I have resolved it 100%, but I think the hitching is coming down to nameplates... I just shut off all nameplates (GUI > Nameplates > Names) and the hitching is significantly reduced. Where it starts to run into issues still is areas where nameplates cant be avoided such as the Lamps, Meditation Pillars, and when people drop 100 items on the ground.
edit: Hard to validate, could just be a luck thing
round hazel
Not saying I have resolved it 100%, but I think the hitching is coming down to n...
I disabled all the name plates long ago except for items and npcs
north heath
I disabled all the name plates long ago except for items and npcs
Yea it's hard to tell if that worked, or if my brain is just telling me it worked, you know? Sounds like it's just a placebo effect
pallid python
Not saying I have resolved it 100%, but I think the hitching is coming down to n...
Doesn't work for me
north heath
Bummer. I hoped it was something simple Β―_(γ)_/Β―
glass bay
about same I have huge fps drops in serbule and it's 100% related to this parameter
the difference between "Texture Memory Restriction 0" and "Texture Memory Restriction 6" was not like this before this patch
tropic gate
https://streamable.com/6xu3op recorded the stutters (geforce now footage, rtx508...
Same issue here. RTX 4070.
forest warren
jb thanks for giving a tip ill try it π tried like all the sliders in game fps is fine is just the stutter hitching is really annoying
glad terrace
Also have hitching and stuttering in Elt and Serb. Tried shadows to 0 and grass to 0. Much better before patch π
misty rock
Same, lots of fps issues. Tried everything i can think of, managed to get it to a semi playable state but Serb is still pretty bad. I got a relatively new mid range gaming computer. The new graphics at ultra looked amazing but i pretty much have to turn it all off to play. Even then i stutter every now and then randomly, this did not happen before.
forest warren
PRAYGE UPDATE IS HELPFUL β€οΈ GONNA LOG SOON
neon spruce
Mine keeps on crashing here since yesterday. Anyone run into this?
north heath
Newest Patch (March 11) - All hitching/stuttering is gone for me now
Removed the Grass limitations entirely (and Tree limitations) and still pulling 47FPS in Serb Well on Great graphics.
Nameplates are still off outside of NPCs and Interactable Objects.
RTX3070
outer thunder
I only have hitching issues on ultra graphics. Turned down to amazing is fine. Trying to figure out why
rustic scaffold
How's the patch was for you guys? I still feel the performance is worse than before π
And stuttering
shy atlas
After today for me, stutters and hitches were pretty much gone, load is also smoother
BUT performance still took a huge hit compared to before, my FPS now is sometimes worse OUTSIDE the city than inside on Serbule.. that is how much Grass is still tanking my FPS (I still have to adjust them to lowest to not be stuck at 30~40fps around Serbule, whereas inside it actually went to 40~50, better than it ever was so I'd say the optimizations for city/players are doing well at least)
Suprisingly enough I also seemed laggier on some dungeons (goblin one for me) but maybe it's just a different issue or a me issue I haven't noticed before as not really related to the patches
tropic gate
All cleared up for me. A-OK.
glass bay
Looks like it's gone nice.
rustic scaffold
Serb still stutters for me
forest warren
ok guys after crying so much! it feels better so thank you o much but now new fear unlocked when i look at sky i stutter lets say i run with my horse move camera to sky slighty a slight stutter commences π
charred quarry
charred quarry
ok guys after crying so much! it feels better so thank you o much but now new fe...
Try lowering the sky settings and clear out shader cache
lone sail
Was running ok when I was solo but doing bovus it turned into a stuttery nightmare on fair settings. This is on a 7900 XTX
fierce iron
Try lowering the sky settings and clear out shader cache
how do you clear the shader cache?
charred quarry
NVIDIA:
green lynx
If this game gets some good financial success right now with all the new players. Priority should not be content but optimisation
charred quarry
I get pretty good optimization usually have to clear cache every few patches I changed my dns server to googles which help a lot ...most people use cloudfare ....I've heard success from using a VPN if you have bad routing to server I dont have a super powerful pc and run on amazing preset 20-45 fps in cities outside of cities 75-90 dungeons 165
Pc spec.
Ryzen 7 5700g
Rtx 3060 12gb
32gb ram
Maybe some of those options will help but they are still a small indy team im sure theyre focusing on optimization though imo there so much content im not even worried about content haha
I tell you anther thing that helped on my nvidia control panel for PG I turned off threaded optimization too
forest warren
If this game gets some good financial success right now with all the new players...
it has most content in an mmo already π
molten niche
Still getting a lot of hitching for me :/
tropic gate
Still getting a lot of hitching for me :/
Slight hitching in Serb today for me. Also getting lots of graphical glitches - today - for some reason, including ridiculously bright rendering.. It's unbearable. Sadly. I think I am going to have to take a break until a patch addresses.
molten niche
I've always had a brightness issue in some areas, but the hitching is pretty bad. NPCs becoming interactable sometimes takes a while too still
forest warren
https://discord.com/channels/592041654677012480/1482180368433152142 guys check this out i want some retraction on this post i went to couple diff zones recorded fps ( and some temps) with screenshots as proof < <
jaunty mural
Hitching is making the game really un fun especially when you're trying to do horse racing
fierce iron
Completely closing the game helps some when it gets really bad. It still happens, but Ive noticed when its severe a full game close and restart makes it a lot better for a few hours
north heath
Completely closing the game helps some when it gets really bad. It still happens...
This makes me feel like there's some memory leak issue happening in the game. I cannot confirm this, but the idea of "gets progressively worse and is resolved on restart" sounds like a memory leak π€
fierce iron
Maybe, I dont know technical stuff like that very much but it would track for other games that people say have memory leak problems
north heath
That said though, makes me feel less crazy. Saturday night I went full goblin mode and played for like 9 hours straight. Started seeing oddities in game (minor hitching, graphic issues, delays/lag despite having a 18 ping, etc.) When I attempted to shut down the game it took 15+ minutes and Steam still said it was running. I had to hard-reboot the PC to get everything reset.
charred quarry
That said though, makes me feel less crazy. Saturday night I went full goblin mo...
Did you open up wiki in game ?steam will think its still running if you use wiki in game
jaunty trellis
Did you open up wiki in game ?steam will think its still running if you use wiki...
I believe that was fixed in the last update?
charred quarry
I believe that was fixed in the last update?
Oh I didn't see haha i just use wiki on my phone that's awesome
jaunty trellis
actually in the march 10-update: Windows: using the /wiki command in-game now opens the browser in a way that doesn't cause Steam to think your browser is a part of Project: Gorgon. (This could cause your Steam game time to be inflated, because Steam counted the time your browser was open even after the game was closed.)
north heath
To answer the question though: Yes - to be safe I had closed everything. No 'active' programs running
Not saying Windows didn't try some tricky crap where it left something opened in memory and it just so happened to be the wiki -- with my luck that was the case lol. But since then I've been hesitant to play for too long of a period.
vital sorrel
Can confirm that the game gets wonky after running for several (5-8+) hours. Graphical glitches when changing zones leading to extreme lighting happens all the time when leaving long casino sessions =D.
Memory usage at this point is only a bit under 7 gigs, but there's definitely noticable hitching when scooting around. Game restart does fix it.
north heath
So wait, I'm not crazy?! Feels like a big life milestone for me 
vital sorrel
No you're not crazy. Especially when you start dipping from your typical fps levels into barely double digits when looking at the same exact things you had been for hours beforehand π
I think it's a less tested thing since it only really occurs after long sessions.
molten niche
Can confirm that the game gets wonky after running for several (5-8+) hours. Gra...
My game is hitching after restarting the game fully (even my pc) 20s after I login. Im sure having the game open for longer exasperates the issue but restarting hasn't helped for me sadly
fierce iron
My game is hitching after restarting the game fully (even my pc) 20s after I log...
Yea Its not a permanent all encompassing solution, just one that relieves symptoms noticeably for me
vital sorrel
I can't speak on this. I know I have/had things like shadow distance at absolute 0 even before the unity update and the recent hitching issues on my end.
but it sounds like you might need to manually adjust some settings rather than just going by the graphic presets.
molten niche
I've tried all sorts of setting combinations but to no avail π
vital sorrel
Here's hoping for another batch of hotfixes soon π
