Constant Lag issue after update.

[loud quarry]

After the update im getting lag issues. Frame rate goes down so much. Idont know if it is something with passive called "Linked agony" Two of three times after getting it game gone bad. Cant remember if third one i got that skill or not. But probably got one.

Save files

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D
RAM: 32GB
GPU: AMD RADEON RX 6900 XT

Game not crushing just making impossible to play and die eventually.After that can return to town without a problem. If i want to close while lagging Need to do ALT+f4 and it gives "fatal error" error.

[loud quarry]

Didnt get "Linked agony" but still having performance issues. Now Lava map aoe boss triggers this lag too.

[wicked sage]

Hello @loud quarry Thanks for reaching out!

Just to confirm — does this issue happen when there are a lot of enemies on screen?

Also, if it happens again, could you please try recording it with the FPS (frames per second) counter visible?
You can turn this on in Steam by going to **Steam **> **Settings **> In-Game, then selecting a position under In-game FPS counter. For better visibility, you can also enable the High contrast color option.

We really appreciate your help, and we’ll look forward to the updated video. Thank you so much!

[loud quarry]

No its not related to enemy count

its interaction between Linked agony and marks i believe

even if there is a just couple monsters FPS drops to 1 or 2. Played with other builds with no issue

Also When dragon boss does its fire ring attack it drops as well. I got video for "linked agony" But not for dragon.

[loud quarry]

I also recorded boss video now

If you guys need can upload full videos to Youtube. Cant upload here due to File size

[wicked sage]

Thanks for the video!
We’ve checked this with the team, and they confirmed this is a known issue that’s currently being worked on.

Really appreciate you taking the time to send the video—it helps us a lot. Thanks for your patience while we work on a fix!

[loud quarry]

@wicked sage I dont know if you guys already know but maybe helps. Since i am using amd CPU/GPU i asked other player which seems he has NVDIA and seems like doesn't have this issues. He can play without issue.

Also i found new one same thing different skill if i chose "Thunder strike" with "area "and "jump between enemies" passives same fps drop happens

[wicked sage]

Hey, thanks for the info — this is really helpful for us 🙏

When you have time, could you record a short video showing the FPS drop when using Thunder Strike with the area + jump between enemies passives? That would help us check it further.

Thanks again, and feel free to share anything else you notice

[loud quarry]

Hi heres video. Not even area needed.

"Electric leaps" mutation is cousing the lag issue

I noticed both skill ones has same base logic. triggering from other affected enemies. "Linked Agony" and "Electric Leap".

I dont know if there is another skill with same base logic

[wicked sage]

Thanks for the video!
I’ll pass this info along to the team — really appreciate it.

If you notice anything else, feel free to let us know anytime 🙌

[grim rivet]

It seems that the issue happens with any skill that move from target to target
as the same issue is happening to me with thunder with the jump mutation and crazy ball as soon as it moves

[wicked sage]

Thanks for the heads up! I’ll pass this along to the team so they can look into it.😊

[wicked sage]

Hello @loud quarry @grim rivet We've just pushed an update that includes CPU optimizations for the game. Large battles and the late game should now run much smoother and more stably overall.

The update also fixes frame rate drops on certain AMD machines. If you are still experiencing frame drops, let us know, and we'll look into it. Thank you!

[grim rivet]

@wicked sage I still face it
my setup is the character with the clones and all the beast cards
I believe the cause of the issue is the agony card that shares damage to all marked enemy
as I had a smooth run before unlocking it

[teal monolith]

the last update helped a bit but Linked Agony is still making everything stutter like crazy, everything in the run seemed fine until i picked Linked Agony, tried different graphic option and somehow "Low" made it even worse... So i can confirm that Linked Agony is the troublemaker here and maybe needs a overhaul like giving DOT to marked enemys instead of shooting projectiles between them or something else, but i am sure the team will come up with a solution :3

[wicked sage]

Thanks for letting us know @grim rivet @teal monolith ! 😊
Would you mind sharing your full PC specs? It’ll really help us understand what’s happening. Thanks a bunch!

[eternal meteor]

Came here to say this. It seems some of the skills that used to cause extreme fps issues have been improved this update but linked agony still drops my fps to 1 every time it procs

[wicked sage]

Thanks for sharing this! 😊
Could you let us know which skills you had equipped when the issue happened? That’ll help us narrow it down a bit more.

[wicked sage]

Thanks for the update! 😊
Just to confirm, does this issue only happen when you choose the Linked Agony skill, or does it also happen with other skills?

[grim rivet]

I finished a run before unlocking it but it didn't happen until I chose this power

[bronze dagger]

I have the same problem with Linked Agony and also Crazyball. After choosing the skill, fps drops to 1-2fps. Without choosing either of these skills, I have no problem.

[eternal meteor]

I don't believe it has much to do with what other skills are picked (although as Petr mentioned just above, I've seen crazyball also cause enormous FPS issues). In the case of linked agony though it seems mostly dependent on how many enemies are currently marked. The more marked enemies that are sharing the dmg from linked agony, the worse the FPS

Right at the end of this clip if you watch closely you can see the lines animating between the linked enemies and that animation seems to be problematic. IIRC crazyball has a similar animation

Here's an example with crazyball. I have no performance issues before picking that skill but as soon as I picked up crazyball this sort of thing happens. About halfway through this clip until the end of it you can see a very exaggerated example of that line animation just completely going crazy.

Hopefully this helps - loving the game!

[wicked sage]

Thanks for confirming! 😊
Do you remember if this happens in all arenas or only a specific one? Also, could you share your in-game graphics settings with us? That would really help!

[wicked sage]

Thanks for the update!
Do you remember which arena you were in when it happened? Also, could you share your PC specs and in-game graphics settings? That would really help!

[wicked sage]

Thanks so much for the video!
Could you confirm if this issue only happens in that arena, or does it occur in others as well? Also, could you share your PC specs and in-game graphics settings here? That would really help!

[bronze dagger]

Computer: GIGABYTE Z790 S WIFI DDR4
CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF (Raptor Lake-S 6+8, B0)
3500 MHz (35.00x100.0) @ 2900 MHz (29.00x100.0)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z790 S WIFI DDR4
BIOS: F5, 06/20/2025
Chipset: Intel Z790 (Raptor Lake-S PCH)
Memory: 65536 MBytes DDR4 SDRAM @ 1600 MHz, 16-19-19-36
- 32768 MB PC25600 DDR4 SDRAM - Kingston KF3200C16D4/32GX
- 32768 MB PC25600 DDR4 SDRAM - Kingston KF3200C16D4/32GX
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (Navi23 KXT) [Sapphire Technology]
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, 8192 MB GDDR6 SDRAM
Drive: CT1000P5PSSD8, 976.8 GB, NVMe
Drive: Patriot M.2 P300 1024GB, 1000.2 GB, NVMe
Sound: Intel Raptor Lake-S PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Sound: ATI/AMD Navi2x - High Definition Audio Controller
Network: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz
Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8125 Gaming 2.5GbE Family Ethernet Controller
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (x64) Build 26200.8037 (25H2)

I'm playing on a high-quality preset, but I tried even lowering the setting to low, but it makes no difference. It's the same for all arenas.

[grim rivet]

@wicked sage
The same for me
Happens on all arenas and highest settings

[vocal thicket]

Support Frog also causes this whenever it shoots projectiles.

[wicked sage]

Hello @vocal thicket , thanks for the heads-up! 😊
Could you let us know which arena the issue happened in and what graphics settings you’re using in-game? Also, could you share your full PC specs?
If you have a video of the issue, that would be really helpful too.

That would really help us check. Thanks!

[eternal meteor]

I just tested on the lava map and it's happening there too. Everything was fine until I picked up linked agony as my last skill and as soon as I did the FPS issues started. Here are my PC specs:

In game graphics settings are whatever it defaulted to when I installed the game. Looks like most everything is on Ultra

[wicked sage]

Hello @eternal meteor @bronze dagger @grim rivet Thanks for the confirmation!
Could you let us know if the issue occurs when you’ve got a mutation skill active as well?

[grim rivet]

I'm not really sure
what I remember is that as soon as I get agony the issue happens

[bronze dagger]

Same for me, no mutations. As soon as I choose the skill for the first time, the FPS drops instantly. With Crazyball, it's fine until the moment I hit the ball, then the fps instantly drops.

[wicked sage]

Hello @grim rivet @bronze dagger Thank you so much for the detailed info! 😊
I’ll add this additional info to the team for further checking. Appreciate it!

[knotty kettle]

Hiya @grim rivet @eternal meteor, I’m part of the team and just sent you a DM to follow up on this, could you check it when you have a moment? Thankies 😊