Lords of the Fallen, the highly-anticipated fantasy RPG has finally been released on October 13 and as much as the players have been waiting to play the game, it did not receive a warm reception. The game was plagued with issues such as lag and stutter with fluctuating FPS and crashing, PC players have faced various problems with the game.
Although the game is one of the best titles in the Souls-like genre, it’s getting treated with mostly negative reviews on Steam for these issues. The developers of Lords of the Fallen have now shared tips for players to avoid performance issues on Steam that are hindering them from having a great experience.
Lords of the Fallen is Facing Technical Issues on PC
Lords of the Fallen has done quite well with sales, going up to the third place on Steam’s global charts but players have been facing multiple issues on Steam, resulting in its amassing mostly negative reviews. Players faced several issues including low frame rates and constant drops even on the lowest settings, frequent crashing, and stuttering during gameplay.
There were also a few reviews praising the game, but the game mostly saw negative reviews. The game’s PC requirements are pretty demanding so there are chances that players trying to run the game on anything less than the minimum requirements are facing problems, but the game does not provide a smooth gaming experience at the moment.
Lords of the Fallen Developer Shares Tips to Avoid Performance Issues
Lords of the Fallen developer Hexworks has jumped on the situation and responded to these technical issues with a tips guide for Steam players to avoid performance issues for a smooth experience. The developers have shared troubleshooting steps for players experiencing performance or in-game crash issues.
The first step shared by the developers is to use the “auto-set” option under the graphics tab in the game’s settings. This will help optimize performance and will apply the best settings according to players’ PC configuration. Another suggestion was to update the graphics drivers to the latest version.
The developers have also urged the players to try deleting their PSOs for more technical fixes. The steps to delete the PSOs are easy. Players can go to:
- “X:\Users\MYUSER\AppData\Local\LOTF2\Saved\” and delete the *.UPIPELINECACHE file.
- Then they can right-click on the game and select ‘Properties.’
- Next, they must click on ‘Installed Files’ and then on “Verify Integrity of Cache.”
If players are still facing issues running Lords of the Fallen smoothly, the developers have provided a workaround for players to access the game. They also added that this step might result in some micro-freezes when players enter an area of the game for the first time but this might help as well.
Players can deactivate PSOs by right-clicking on the game in their Steam library and going to properties. Then they can enter the ‘-nopsos’ modifier in the Launch Options text box that is at the bottom of the properties tab.
Players still experiencing issues on their systems can send an email to developers at support@cigames.com. Players must ensure attaching a DxDiag file and other details that would be helpful to developers to resolve issues such as hours of play and steps to recreate the bugs. The developers have also asked the players to provide them with their GPU Debugging Log with the email.
To get the GPU Debugging Log, players can go to Steam settings and enter the following command “-gpucrashdebugging”. Then start the game and after the crash, head to – X:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\LOTF2\Saved\Logs\LOTF2.log. Players must then take both logs and include them in their email.
If the players are experiencing a crashing issue, they can send developers a text contained within the pop-up window that appears in the crash reporter window. They can click on “SEND” the information and the issue will go directly to the developers’ bugs database.
With the well-documented issues surrounding the performance of Lords of the Fallen, it’s likely that the developers will be inundated with requests for help. Whilst some have managed to play the game with zero performance issues, many have been plagued to the point of the game being unplayable, and with rumors swirling that the developer is worried about refunds – remember the launch of Cyberpunk 2077? – it’s no surprise they’re bending over backward to try and fix it.
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