Jittering and buggy after 1.2 update on PS5

[small mason]

It’s been relatively smooth before the update. However it took a while to load, walking around dropped a lot of frames and whilst walking it seemed jittery. It also randomly crashed while in a cutscene about 5 mins

[placid vine]

Hi @small mason , thank you for bringing the issue to our attention! Does the issue happen after playing the game for some time or immediately after logging in? If you are able to replicate the issue, could you record a video and send it here so we can take a closer look? Thank you

[small mason]

I shall take a look later and send a video in

[lyric bramble]

I dont currently have video either, but I wanted to report a similar issue though mine started back in 1.1

When moving through the farm or the town (especially going into town) the map starts to jitter and lag just a bit. Sometimes it seems like the character is still moving normally but the world is stuttering behind? But it can be hard to tell.

It seems like the north part of the map by the lake is fine for the most part, but almost everywhere else experiences some lag. This happens whenever I play, no matter how long.

Edit: wanted to add that I'm playing on a regular PS5 disk edition, in case that matters

[lyric bramble]

I did some testing and I think part of my prior statement is false. The game starts smooth but as I travel to new areas and open my menu over time the lag gets worse the longer I play, with some areas like the main town being worse than others

[placid vine]

Thank you for sharing your observation! When you have a moment, would you be able to record a video of the issue and let us know how long you had been playing when it occurred? That information would be really helpful as we look into it further

[lyric bramble]

I will definitely keep an eye out for recording opportunities! I tried to take a couple recordings, but I think the jittering didnt come across well in the recording (not sure if the recording smoothed out the game or what was going on) This was one example of some slight impact on day one of play time. Its subtle but before it was fully smooth so I noticed a difference. Again, looking back at the recording it feels smoother than it felt in gameplay which is odd.

If I notice another section thay stands out I'll try to grab than and upload it here as well

[lyric bramble]

I'm not sure how clear this will be in recording, but here is another attempt to capture. This was on day 3 after loading the game, I started noticing the lag and slight screen skipping/frame dropping in the caves that got worse as I went down.

The next day I also experienced some of the jittering on the farm and as I walked into town, with it continuing throughout the day

I restarted the game cleanly and took a short video as well to compare a baseline, as on the first day and starting play it was extremely smooth

I hope some of this helps, I know it doesnt always show well on the video. I will keep trying to capture examples when I can.

[placid vine]

Thank you for sending in the videos! Could you also send a screenshot of your Graphics Preset settings?

[lyric bramble]

The only graphics setting on PS5 is brightness, which I currently have at 5