We are aware of and working on the poor performance being reported after the latest patch.
In the mean time, switching to the experimental build should resolve this.
Instructions on how to switch to the experimental build can be seen below, and you can opt out at any time by deselecting the build within the dropdown.
Please bear in mind that this is experimental! This means certain aspects of Darktide, such as player portraits, may be missing.
EXPERIMENTAL BUILD:
Open the Steam client
Right-click Darktide in your Steam library
Select āPropertiesā
Select āBetasā
Enter the password cTYPtKTsfMDsLHAV
Select āCheck Codeā
Select the āNoneā dropdown, and experimental - Experimental Builds should now be within the list
After the latest patch (patch #13 aka class rework) my performance heavily tankedā¦
I am unsure how this happened but I dropped around 20-45fps overall, I was at a nice stable 120-140+ fps during missions and occasionally dropped in the low 90s.
Since Patch #13 I barely manage to get 90-100 fps in a mission and drop down to low 70s or even mid 60s, which makes no sense in my book since my drivers are all freshly installed via DDU.
There are no Overclocks or anything going on, nothing is overheating (GPU barely reaching 60C and CPU is at a nice 40-55C).
Things I tried:
Rolled back drivers/tested multiple different ones (537.42 , 536.99 , 536.40 , 535.98).
Reinstalled the game, which did absolutely nothing.
Removed all mods, also did nothing.
Manually updated DLSS from 3.1 to 3.5 (talking about the DLL), which sadly also did nothing.
Turned all settings to low which only gave around 10-15FPS (the visual downgrade is not worth it).
Tried all DLSS options from Quality to Ultra Performance, and TBH anything below the Quality preset does not look good.
Specs:
i9 12900k
64GB Ram
RTX3090 (also tested on a RTX 3080ti since they are not far apart)
6TB M.2 Gen4 and 5 SSDs
1440p 144hz Monitor (also tested at 1080p and 4k, with no FPS change at 1080p and 4k was lower which makes sense.)
Iām mostly wondering if I am the only person who has less performance, I saw people in the discord saying their performance went upā¦
So if anyone has any idea what else I could try Iād greatly appreciate any suggestions!
im on a rtx3060 and my frames are like 20fps
tried turning on vsync and dropped my graohics quality to āLowā and still runs awfully with frame drops
i changed an ingame setting to ultra performance and i get 120 frames on low graphics setting so i shall play like this until they release an optimisation patch
@Fasel same here. My system is mostly AMD and I have the same issues. Game used to run smooth at 75fps at 1440p. Now it dips and dives all over the place, 30fps to 70fps, then down to 20fps, then hangs at 50fps before bouncing around again. I too have tried different resolutions and graphic settings and nothing really changes. I have found some stability with vsync off, unlimited fps, and enabled āenhanced syncā in adrenaline. Sorry if the AMD jargon is not helpful
R5 3600
32BG RAM
6650XT
1TB M.2
1440p 75hz Monitor (w/ FreeSync)
just to update, on my 4080/5800x3d/32gb ddr4, made little to no difference switching to the experimental build.
Open world maps, like Excise vault i have 70fps drops, while having inconsistence fps across the board in every maps, happen since the Hotfix!
EDIT: Forgot to mention, even tho Experimental build is selected (and even says after the name of the game EXPERIMENTAL BUILD on steam library), nothing was downloaded.
Bad performance here too.
Average frames has dropped a little, but the real problem is the frae pacing is all messed up. So even though Iām getting 80 - 90 FPS, it feels more like 30 because itās all jumpy and unstable.
okay so, I managed to somehow get rid of most of my performance issues it still drops during hordes but I stay at mostly 85-95 during hordes and around 120+ during normal running around.
I am pretty sure tho that the fix only helps for intel 12th gen and aboveā¦
System:
i9 12900k
64gb DDR5
rtx 3090
I set the affinity for the game to only the performance cores, how you may ask?
Step 5:
press okay and also set priority if needed, if not then just start your game.
Important note:
you will have to do this each time you start the game!
you could technically use third party software to permanently set the affinity but I donāt really like thatā¦
I am unsure if this will help everyone with intel chips, for me it helped a $h1t ton and gave me around 30 fps back!
I purchased this game on November 19th 2023. Itās now coming to almost a week after the Part 2 update and still no word from FS prioritizing the health of the game.
I have not been able to play this game since I bought it.
I cannot even @mention support or the dev team. What is going on??? Every solution I tried has NOT worked:
Thread count change
Minimum settings
Recommended settings
Graphics txt file edit
Validation of game files
Reinstallation
DLSS On/Off
No image processing methods
Driver updates
Game booster
System-wide defragmentation including the game itself
Running safe-mode on startup
Running compatibility mode
Providing admin privileges
Installing the game on both an SSD and HDD
Contacting my Cloud Service Provider for help only for them themselves to conclude the game is unstable and my internet speeds are consistently <25ms
Checking for memory leaks (there were none)
Fullscreen/Borderless fullscreen/Windowed
Using the Beta key provided on the forum that they said would work but doesnāt
Reassigning process priority in Task manager to Realtime, High, Normal and Low
So as you can see, the time I could have spent playing the game was and is wasted on me trying to fix a massive problem which shouldnāt be here.
I have owned a game I cannot play for 23 days and counting. Thanks Fat Shark.
For me it seemed to get better for a little while, but for the last couple of weeks itās almost unplayable at times.
I keep moving in weird directions, get massive frame rate drop during hordes and itās just ruining the whole game for me.
It was running perfect for so long since release, and Iāve kept playing all this time even when the game had a bad rep. Now Iām seriously losing patience as this is just not fun at the moment.
Rolled back my GPU drivers (utilizing Radeon 23.11.1, instead of 23.12.1) and my performance woes have disappeared. I believe I posted the issue here elsewhere, but also submitted a bug report to AMD via their Bug Reporting Tool.
I am having this issue which just has gotten worse to the point where I cannot play anymore. My PC is well up to spec and do not have issues running other games. I have lost track of all the things I have tried to fix the issue. Please look into this Fatshark/devs
If it helps anyone else with the stuttering on the latest AMD drivers, try enabling performance mode in the Gaming experience section on the AMD software.
it helped me go from ~45fps with drops down to ~25 back up to ~60 fps with dips around 45.
not perfect, but playable.
