[Info needed] In-Game Graphics Issues on MacOS Sierra

Hello, I been experiencing an issue with graphics.while in-game there is a grid of shadows that flow across the assets in the game. I tried changing the video settings and reinstalling the client but nothing seems to work. I would appreciate any help. thanks.

These are two images on Facebook(SOTA page) illustrating the issue
1. - as you can see the table near the exchange clerks gets distorted
2.


My Computer Specs:
macOS High Sierra - Version 10.13.3
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac14,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: IM141.0123.B00
SMC Version (system): 2.14f24

 

This is the /bug info here

2/25/2018 8:50 PM Title:
Reproduction Rate:
Blocker? Details: Steps to Reproduce:
User Specs:OS: Mac OS X 10.13.3CPU:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570R CPU @ 2.70GHz (4)
System RAM: 8192
GPU: Intel Iris Pro Graphics GPU
RAM: 1536
SotA.EarlyAccess.LIVE.OSX.64.735.Date.02.23.18
Area: Novia_R6_City_Resolute
Area Display Name: Resolute
Loc: (-4.3, 77.0, -365.5)
Debug: Tm92aWFfUjZfQ2l0eV9SZXNvbHV0ZXx8KC00LjI1OSwgNzcuMDI2LCAtMzY1LjQ4NSl8KDAsIDEsIDAsIDAuMDI1KXwxNzcuMTM1OHwxMHwyLjgzNDAxMw==

 

See any of these recent shroud videos for examples: https://www.twitch.tv/miraclequest/videos/all

it is surprisingly horrible, never seen the game look like this

 

The only obvious item is the graphics card as an iris pro. It’s don’t know what that stands in game play in relation to Nvidia or amd in terms of spec or performance or features

Like Kor I watched this and I really felt for him. What with a form of swirling distortion. Missing wood effects and many many minutes for zoning. 10+ would be a conservative estimate.

 

Hey Miracle Quest, can you try following the directions in this thread to add a new option to your game launch settings. https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/f...-client-not-fully-loading.110881/#post-950361

 

@MiracleQuest tagging you so you see the last response.

 

hello, I added the -force -glcore argument to the launcher options. apparently, this option got rid of the weird graphical swirling distortion and made zoning a bit faster. As mentioned in the thread sourced by @Rok Yrikk it might have to do with SOTAS graphics API(Metal) in relation to apple's graphics API and drivers. I thank you all for your support and community. Power Up!