[Fix Needs Testing] Frequent game freeze while soloing or having group adventure

12/11/2021 11:50
Title:
Reproduction Rate:100%
Blocker?
Details:
I need to avoid the camera looking at the center, otherwise the game run extremely slowly:



Steps to Reproduce:
User Specs:
OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8) System RAM: 65469
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU RAM: 12143
SotA.Win.64.1492.Date.12.03.21
Area: Mistrendur_TheBreach
Area Display Name: The Breach
Loc: (-60.7, 65.3, -52.3)
Debug: TWlzdHJlbmR1cl9UaGVCcmVhY2h8fCgtNjAuNzExLCA2NS4yNTQsIC01Mi4zNDYpfCgwLCAtMC4wNCwgMCwgMC45OTkpfDM1NS41MjY5fDI4LjA5MzU0fDE4

 

12/11/2021 11:50
Title:
Reproduction Rate: 99.9%
Blocker?
Details:
I started joining a group adventure today, probably the first one this year but I got frequent game freeze. Game freeze happens to me while I am soloing as well. It makes adventure not fun at all and exists for years.

I have upgraded the computer these days to a better one. Other games run super fast but game freeze still happens here. Hope Chris may have a look and not sure if there is any fix for this.

Here's a video for today's adventure, a great group adventure but I could not cast a healing spell during game freeze to save a party member who are in danger.

Part 1:


Part 2:


Steps to Reproduce:
User Specs:
OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8) System RAM: 65469
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU RAM: 12143
SotA.Win.64.1492.Date.12.03.21
Area: Mistrendur_TheBreach
Area Display Name: The Breach
Loc: (-60.7, 65.3, -52.3)
Debug: TWlzdHJlbmR1cl9UaGVCcmVhY2h8fCgtNjAuNzExLCA2NS4yNTQsIC01Mi4zNDYpfCgwLCAtMC4wNCwgMCwgMC45OTkpfDM1NS41MjY5fDI4LjA5MzU0fDE4

 

Could not find HDR/HDRP/Image Sharpening options. Which options should I turn off?

 

@Ravalox Perhaps SotA might be able to get itself added to the list of games within the "Geforce Experience" list, which gives users the ability to "optimize" their video settings for the game, based on system specs, etc (maybe there are even additional settings developers can pick that aren't presented to users):

 

@Chiasma Is there a HDR related section within the "Display" section for you in the Nvidia Control Panel? I don't have it, because I don't have supported hardware, but perhaps it pops up there for you, if you do? Also, there is an "HDR" setting within Windows itself, if you click Start, Settings, System, Display, Windows HD Color ?

 

Seems no HDR settings in global and other NVIDIA option related to HDR. HDR is "No" in Windows settings:

 

@Chiasma Maybe it's a driver thing?

Current latest Game Ready Driver seems to be 497.09:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/results/184003/

Current latest Studio Driver, seems to be 472.47
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/results/183577/

If you're running the latest/greatest Game Ready Driver (probably), then try replacing it with the Studio driver? (or vice-versa) ?

 

Already running the latest Game Ready Driver. I will try to take a look for the Studio one when I have more time for that...

 

Patch Notes

Release 97

Build Number 1499 – January 6th, 7AM

The “Bloom” option in graphics settings will now also disable HDR rendering. This is an attempt to fix the massive frame rate drop several players with Nvidia 20×0 and 30×0 cards have seen but we have been unable to reproduce. If you have severe frame rate drops in combat, please disable bloom and see if it helps!

@Chiasma

 

Disable "Bloom" option seems to "delay" the time of dropping frame rate. Not sure the dropping of frame rate occurs when there is enough VFX "played" but the tolerance is increased after disabling the "Bloom" option.

I still experience 10 FPS right now. It is easy to reproduce when you load a big farm (e.g. 2k plants), watering them, playing with ctrl+ w to check watering (e.g. showing 2k+ white smoke VFX), visiting random scenes to complete daily quest and go to some adventuring scene.

 

turning off the bloom only as you said delays the frame issue. So @Ravalox pretty sure its something else in unity. from what I know based on many years of dealing with the bug is this:

1. the more scenes you visit especially pots with high number of objects etc... the more likely it will happen.
2. if you have very fast speeds it seems to happen even quicker (my guess its related to loading and unloading of textures or perhaps a cache or memory issue)
3. when the slow down happens if you rotate the camera around 180 of the camera has the frame issue the other 180 runs smooth always
4. if you start to get teh slow down hitting f9 speeds everything up. but if you had slow for a while it eventually does not help you any more.
5. happens more frequently in large groups with lots of fx's
6. does not happen on 10xx cards or under so anything above with RTX seems to have the issue.
7. When the slow down gets really bad the at Crunch climbs up and tends to get pinned at 1.0 or .09
8. after all the above if the slow happens and you keep playing it will crash 100%

One thing I do know is current version of unity with DLSS turned on gives another 30fps on unity games that implement it. this is seen across the board on other engines as well. something to look at once the new U2021 is up and running.

hope some of this helps narrow it down.