Game has become so laggy its unplayable

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Performance Feedback
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Issue Description:
The game worked perfectly since release, but as of 3 days ago it has been so laggy its unplayable. Glitching and teleporting around even in the main hub, and stuttering and jumpy to the point of it being pointless to play in match.
Crash Report (If Applicable):
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Error Displayed (If Applicable):
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Steps to Reproduce:
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  1. Play Chasm Logistratum as Ogryn (Skullbreaker)
  2. Attempt to pick up the second Grimoire
  3. Crash

I do not know how you can replicate this, but i live in Australia so its something to do with the server there
Mission Name (If Applicable):
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Platform:
[Steam/Microsoft Store]
Steam
Player ID:
[Steam ID/Steam Profile URL/GamerTag]
Steam ID: LeviathanLobsterGod
Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:
[MM/DD/YYYY, 00:00AM/PM] [TIMEZONE]
12/08/2022 - onwards, still happening
Reproduction Rate:
Once - Rare (<10%) - Unusual (<25%) - Common (<50%) - Often (<75%) - Constant (100%)
Ive tried daily, all to the same extent, so 100%
Upload Supporting Evidence:
[Screenshots, recordings, links to Twitch VODs, etc.]

Upload Console Log:

  1. Press the Windows key + R
  2. Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’
  3. Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\console_logs
  4. Locate the console log that corresponds with the session in which the issue occurred, by looking at the timestamps in the log names
  5. Upload here

Upload darktide_launcher.log:

  1. Press the Windows key + R
  2. Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’
  3. Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide
  4. Locate the darktide_launcher.log in this directory
  5. Upload here
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This is basically what has happened to me as well, waiting for something like a patch to help me…I want to play it but cant its unplayable

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Im playing on xbox game pass on a 3090, was fine until the big patch for xbox since then unplayable, im not techincail enough to know what to check or fix, i have updated all drivers and tried changing settings to low even though they worked fine on high prior but i cant get a playable frame rate

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Similar issue. Computer is below minimum, but I was able to play during beta and week 1. Recently though, no matter how far I push down my resolution and settings, the game has become a stuttering mess fhat crashes often.