FPS drop and stuttering increase since Unlocked and Loaded patch

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Performance Feedback
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Issue Type (Required):

Other

Issue Description (Required):

Since the new patch came out, I’ve been decreasing and decreasing my graphics quality, all the way from high, to now the lowest settings in the game, and the game still performs worse than pre patch. I have disabled the upscaling which was causing the worst of the issue, but where I would get consistently 60 FPS pre-patch on high graphics, I now sit at around 40 FPS in combat, with dips down to 30 FPS, with graphics set to low. Even on quiet combat areas where my FPS sits 59 to 60, there is stuttering, making combat disjointed and very difficult to land hits on moving targets, never mind headshots. I’ve had a look in other forums and apparently there could be issues with shader cache and other things. I have verified files through steam, I’ve reset the graphics settings through the launcher. Nothing seems to fix the issue.

Steps to Reproduce (Required):

  1. Launch game
  2. Go into mission and play in combat

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

Yes, and I’ve tried disabling them

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

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What GPU?

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I’m running a 3060 TI and the only thing I’ve noticed has been an issue basically since launch: the frame timing/pacing. The game registers that it’s at 50-60FPS during heavy combat scenarios but feels like its running at maybe half that with responsiveness being impacted and movement feeling like you’re stumbling around.

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ATI AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

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yeah just like this. I have played FPS games before on 30 FPS (Starfield), and the game play is quite playable. When DarkTide drops to 30, it feels more like 15. The only reason I can hit targets is because its second nature now where to aim to anticipate their movement, which I leaned how to do when I didnt have performance issues.