Originally posted by Microcosm:

I played this a long time ago and I don't remember it running this poorly. I now have a 4090, 9800x3d, 64 gb of memory and 2x SN850x 4TB SSD's. I get really choppy stuttering and its nauseating. I also hate how every time I travel 5 feet the game has to freeze so it can load the next area. Is there any way to make this run decent enough to not give me a headache after 4 minutes?

Thanks for the message, and sorry to hear the game is running like that for you. With that kind of hardware, you definitely shouldn't be experiencing stuttering every few steps.

The best thing would be to hop onto our Discord. We can take a closer look at what's going on, go through the details, and try to figure something out. We want the game to run as smoothly as possible, especially for returning players. Really appreciate you reaching out.

link to our Discord https://discord.gg/AYTCHg44

Developers,

This issue that Microcosm talks about has been like this since the release of the game.

Some stuff has become better over the years, but i have also upgraded my system twice over during the years since release and the game also micro pauses each time we cross boundaries for the next area to load.

I know that each time i cross the rail road tracks from town to the blacksmith or vice vera, the game pauses then continues.

Originally posted by woohoo30ca:

Developers,

This issue that Microcosm talks about has been like this since the release of the game.

Some stuff has become better over the years, but i have also upgraded my system twice over during the years since release and the game also micro pauses each time we cross boundaries for the next area to load.

I know that each time i cross the rail road tracks from town to the blacksmith or vice vera, the game pauses then continues.

I can help ya there. Theres nothing to do about it. Its worse on Hdd, better on SSD, best on Nvme. The game was designed with checkerboard as per say as we had such tehnologies back in 2018. This is that old of a game. Square chunks glued together. As you are in one of those its a seperate world.

Once you move to another you load into a new one. The game needs to be recoded for it to go away. You could use a diffrent "glue" but that would involve manhours and also recoding.

Best solution is to accept it and wait for GM2.

Dev, when ya fix the shader cache issue with storing compiled shaders ?!
Your game has sever issues with this causing major frame time / stutters.

Originally posted by Tautana:

The best thing would be to hop onto our Discord.

Aka, DONT TALK ABOUT OUR GAMES BAD PERFORMANCE ON PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE NEW BUYERS MIGHT SEE IT, AND WHERE WE CANT MODERATE IT AND REMOVE IT!!!!!!!

Constant Stuttering and Objects Pop-In, Flickering ground stuff. Idk what happend. When i startet it after like years i was in shock. It straight up looks like a Nintendo DS game and i have everything maxed out. It also runs like crap tbh. Sry to see this. I remember this was better ?

Originally posted by Kalief:

Originally posted by Tautana:

The best thing would be to hop onto our Discord.

Aka, DONT TALK ABOUT OUR GAMES BAD PERFORMANCE ON PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE NEW BUYERS MIGHT SEE IT, AND WHERE WE CANT MODERATE IT AND REMOVE IT!!!!!!!

We value open and honest discussions with our community, as they help us grow and improve the game. We believe in open, transparent feedback and respectful dialogue. The Discord invite is simply meant to provide faster, more direct support from our team, who can take a closer look at any issues

I just refunded after getting a massive headache.

I have an older 1070TI graphics card which is playing the game fine on max settings and looks pretty good. I am new to this game about 50 hrs ago and em enjoying it even though it does pause for a few seconds in certain places to load the next area when traveling however this does not take away from the game play or experience since the game does not pause when in the mining area. Completely understand that everyone's expectations are different but I wanted to post this since there are some new players out there that havn't tried out the game yet and at the current price point it is worth giving it a chance.

Not trying to contradict prior posts, just a thought..

I've put over 200 hours into this game and I'm having a blast. It's true that loading locations is a bit annoying, but the rest of the gameplay makes up for it. Remember, this game is eight years old now; it's unlikely anyone will re-code it. I'm waiting for the second version because I enjoy this type of game.

I bought this many years ago, but never played it. I have no idea why because I am loving it now! About 160hrs now, and over 50% of Pine Valley is dug out!

Originally posted by Microcosm:

I played this a long time ago and I don't remember it running this poorly. I now have a 4090, 9800x3d, 64 gb of memory and 2x SN850x 4TB SSD's. I get really choppy stuttering and its nauseating. I also hate how every time I travel 5 feet the game has to freeze so it can load the next area. Is there any way to make this run decent enough to not give me a headache after 4 minutes?

Sounds like lag on your system i got a I5-3570k i haven't seen any problems.

I play on a 4 year old DELL Laptop, i5-10200H (terrible CPU) an RTX 3050ti (only 4GB VRAM) 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. Everything is on ultra, except wind, and capping the FPS to 60 with NVidia Experience, I get great performance, and about 75°c temps. Happy with that!