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Fixing the Microstutter issues.

By vekkie

Since the release of version 1.2.16, the game has suffered from a microstutter bug caused by an attempt to fix the games physics or some stuff. Long story short, this guide aims to fix this issue.

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Overview

What's the fix?

Download DepotDownloader.

Create .bat file to download the necessary files.

Running the .bat you made and downloading the necessary files.

Replacing the files and downgrading the game.

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What's the fix?

This fix essentially just downgrades the game to 1.2.14, before the bug was introduced (According to other people you only need to downgrade to 1.2.15, but i still had issues after that so we'll just do .14 to be sure.)

Download DepotDownloader.

To download the files to actually be able to downgrade the game, we first need DepotDownloader, which i will not bother to get into the specifics of what it does. First, you need download the thing off GitHub here[github.com]
After that, you can extract the folder wherever you want.

(for those of you who are struggling to find out where to download it, it's here on the side)

Create .bat file to download the necessary files.

After extracting the download, create a text file in wherever you extracted to. Name this file like ss1eeDowngrade.bat or something, it doesn't really matter asides from the extension. Make sure you overwrite the .txt extension, and don't have like a .bat.txt file though.

Once you've done that, open the file you just made in notepad and paste in

dotnet DepotDownloader.dll -app 410710 -depot 410712 -manifest 8072298366137700262 -username [YOUR USERNAME] -password [YOUR PASSWORD] cmd /k

Remember to replace the username and password fields with your details.

Running the .bat you made and downloading the necessary files.

After running the .bat you made, the CMD prompt should ask you for your 2fa code, which you just simply enter. After you do that, the files will start to download.

Your CMD should look a little like this once it's finished

Replacing the files and downgrading the game.

Finally, once you've done that, navigate to [place you extracted DepotDownloader]\depots\410712\6057092. Sitting there should be a bunch of game files.

Copy all the files asides from the .DepotDownloader folder into the place you have SS1EE installed (if you don't know, you can simply right click on the game scroll down to "manage", and click on "browse local game files"). Allow all files to be overwritten.

Once this is done, you should have downgraded and fixed the issue!

If it runs a bit sucky still, try messing around with the resolution options until you get smoother gameplay, the renderers are a bit weird. To make sure you even downgraded the game successfully, press shift + ` and check if the version number is 1.2.14

If the issue still persists, or you have ideas on how to improve the guide, please comment.

25 Comments

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vekkie [author] 18 Dec, 2024 @ 2:05pm

i'll look into that and if it fixes it i'll make a new guide, thank you!

Vilomaxus 18 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04pm

pcgamingwiki said that problem caused by buged sdl2, just download newer one sdl2 that's all

vekkie [author] 6 Apr, 2023 @ 1:00pm

from what i remember, the same patch that was supposed to fix the monster behaviour is the very same one that fixed the stuttering. sucks that you have to pick one or the other.

RiggedQuarter 5 Apr, 2023 @ 10:03pm

Upon playing more in both versions I sadly can't recommend downpatching. The enemies behaviors are so broken that not only will they constantly get stuck, but will also attack more often. It turns the game into something it's not. I HATE the stuttering with a passion though. Hopefully we get another patch (not holding my breath)

Kite 1 Apr, 2023 @ 9:52pm

Hey your guide is a lifesaver friend. Thanks to you I can finally beat this intimidating game in preparation for the remake :D.

vekkie [author] 22 Feb, 2023 @ 7:58am

if you wanna know how to change the fps cap, try going to "%APPDATA%\Nightdive Studios\System Shock EE\kexengine.cfg" and finding "seta cl_engineFPS" and changing it to 375

vekkie [author] 22 Feb, 2023 @ 7:51am

don't remember how to fix the cutscenes, but cap your fps to around 375. at certain frame rates the hud freaks out.

Reidspeed 21 Feb, 2023 @ 5:57pm

Hey, not sure if anybody else has this issue but for me the intro (I.E the Kex logo and stuff) along with the cutscenes and the health and energy bar on the hud are rapidly flickering after following the guide, what do i do?

trar 17 Jan, 2023 @ 4:35pm

Very well, I'll stick with the steam version.

vekkie [author] 17 Jan, 2023 @ 1:08pm

Not sure if this problem still exists on GOG, however you can simply just download older versions of the game so it's not that big of a deal. If you like having your games on GOG, go for it, if you prefer having all your stuff on steam, nothing wrong with that either.

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