Constant long game launch/mission load times

I’m currently experiencing very long load times in all aspects of the game, including mission start/return, interactions with vendors, and on launch with a bare minimum of a 1.5 - 2 minute loading screen sometimes up to 5 minutes. Unsure if it’s relevant to this but when I launch the game and interact with vendors, the textures of cosmetics also take a while to load

I did participate in the closed beta and did not experience this issue at any point during my play then, but I have had this issue since the game hit full release

For reference, these are my system specs and the game is installed on my D:\ Drive SSD currently:

  • Windows 10
  • 11th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i9-11900F @ 2.50GHz
  • Asus GEFORCE RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM (2x8)
  • 500GB M.2 SSD (C:)
  • 1TB SSD (D:)
  • Asus B560M-PLUS Motherboard

To try and resolve the issue I have:

  • Completely reinstalled the game multiple times (including deleting all local files from steam)
  • Performed a clean install of all graphics drivers
  • Verified that Darktide is using the correct GPU
  • Verified that Windows Defender has the correct firewall exclusions

Crash Report (If Applicable):
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Error Displayed (If Applicable):
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Mission Name (If Applicable):
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Platform:
Steam

Player ID:
76561198006817694

Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:

Reproduction Rate:
Constant (100%)


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It’s possible this will be resolved with our upcoming patch, as we’ve identified an issue that results in similar symptoms. Could you let me know if your issue persists after our next update please?