Persistent Graphical Glitches in Resident Evil Village - Need Help

[Raefenix]

Hello,

I'm currently experiencing an issue with Resident Evil Village, primarily while playing at a 4K resolution. The problem manifests as a multitude of tiny, granular-like glimmers or reflections that appear throughout the game, most prominently on reflective surfaces such as snow or certain objects.

This effect gives off the false impression of movement whenever the camera is moved around, as if it's attempting to change the reflection. It's quite disconcerting and significantly disrupts the gameplay experience.

I've tried virtually every setting tweak in the configuration, from graphics adjustments to resolution scaling, in an attempt to fix the issue, but to no avail. The granulated sparkling effect persists. Interestingly, when I switch to a 1440p resolution, the problem appears less severe, but it is still noticeably present.

If anyone has faced a similar issue and found a workaround, or if there are suggestions on how I might resolve this, I would greatly appreciate your input.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

[animal_PLANET]

I believe this was a similar issue. Not sure if it was fixed though. See this thread.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/0/3182358960696297458/

[Raefenix]

Firstly, thank you for your prompt response, I truly appreciate it.

To provide more context to my problem, my laptop is quite high-end with an Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU, a powerful processor, 32 GB of RAM, and a high-quality SSD. My frame rate while playing Resident Evil Village is consistently high, so I'm confident the issue isn't related to general performance.

I encountered a similar issue while playing Resident Evil 2 or 3 remakes, don't remenber, but I remember being able to solve it by disabling anti-aliasing, if I'm not mistaken. With this in mind, may be a misconfiguration with my GPU rather than the game settings, especially considering that I've extensively tinkered with the in-game configurations to no avail.

For instance, during the beginning of the game, Mia's jacket appeared as though it was covered in sequins - this is similar to the granulated sparkle effect I've seen in some reflections and objects.

I'm still unsure of the exact terminology for this specific problem, making it difficult to research solutions.

[Seamus]

Screenshot of the issue might be useful.

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by Raefenix:

so I'm confident the issue isn't related to general performance.

I do believe this is a game setting that causes this for some users. It was either FSR, shadow setting, or VRR that was the cause. I cant really remember its been so long since that thread was made. Its not a question of your performance but setting that maybe the culprit.

Try to delete the config.ini file located in village's install directory. Game will load with default values. See if its still there.

You can also try DDU to clean out your display driver and reinstall latest from NVIDIA. Here is link to DDU. Read guide if unfamiliar. https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4518

A screenshot would also be helpful here.

[Raefenix]

The graphical issues I've described don't appear in static image captures, they seem to disappear. I will attempt to record a video of the gameplay to hopefully capture the problem as it occurs during the game.

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by Raefenix:

The graphical issues I've described don't appear in static image captures, they seem to disappear. I will attempt to record a video of the gameplay to hopefully capture the problem as it occurs during the game.

Found these threads. Take a look as it maybe the issue you are having as well.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/1/3156453942262903116/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/1/3035978213210748990/

If using any of the special in game filters turn them off. If using GeForce Experience, make sure none of those filters are on also.

[Raefenix]

I've attempted to capture a video using the Xbox Game Bar, but interestingly, the HDR automatically appeared washed out during the process.

I've attempted to restore the normal HDR, but have been unsuccessful so far. However, this process has highlighted that the original issues were being caused mainly by HDR. Upon switching to SDR, the game still looks quite decent and the initial problem is not much noticeable, although it's obviously not the same rich visual experience as HDR provides.

I also wanted to mention that I uploaded a short clip of the capture I made to YouTube, aiming to illustrate the minimised issue on Mia's jacket in SDR mode and share the link here. However, the video quality on YouTube is quite poor and it's unfortunately not possible to appreciate the problem in its current state.

Given the frustration this issue has caused, I think I'll shift my focus to giving Days Gone a try. Thanks again for your help

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by Raefenix:

I've attempted to capture a video using the Xbox Game Bar, but interestingly, the HDR automatically appeared washed out during the process.

I do believe this was fixed in one of the past NVIDIA driver updates. As well as a windows update. Make sure you are on latest public OS build and are using latest display driver.

This game also does not play nice with HDR as others have mentioned in other threads.

GL with days gone. I didnt like it much but it was just ok. Read my review if you'd like.

[Raefenix]

I decided to give HDR another shot, and while the colors and contrast look great, the initial issues that I was referring to still persist. This time, I've captured video using the Nvidia GeForce application. This software seems to have successfully captured the problem, albeit with some distortions to elements that normally appear fine.

I'm currently in the process of uploading this video to YouTube. If the quality turns out to be sufficient, I'll share the link here for further reference. I'm new in all these things.

[Raefenix]

I've now uploaded the videos to YouTube, and they can be viewed at up to 4K resolution

The captures don't fully represent the issues as they are experienced in actual gameplay. In the videos, it might seem as if the graphical glitches are scattered across the entire scene, which is not the case during actual gameplay. In reality, these defects are much more focused on specific points. They are particularly noticeable on elements such as Mia's and the baby's hair, extensively on Mia's jacket (at the end of the second video), parts of the ice, and prominently on the seams of the cushions in the house you enter in the village.

I must admit I'm entirely new to this. These might not be the best captures in the world.

Compared to the video capture, these defects appear far sharper in the game without causing extensive graphic distortion. Rather, in the real game, they massively exaggerate the shininess of these elements, creating what I would describe as a 'glitter' or 'sequin' effect.

I'm unsure if there's a specific term that describes what I'm experiencing in the game, which is making it difficult to seek out solutions.

[Raefenix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cOJ8DYmBM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74Z5PAzXz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0mTvtB8gCQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK0ZEZ3XtVE

[animal_PLANET]

Are you using DSR?

What is your laptop's native monitor resolution?

[Raefenix]

I don't think so, my laptop's screen is 15-inch 1440p, but actually I connect a 32-inch 4K external screen to it via display port

[animal_PLANET]

I looked at your videos and it does seem like a filter, DSR, or FSR, or something is interfering. Very odd and havent seen this prob yet. Colors are def off as well.

I would strongly suggest you use DDU, and install latest NVIDIA display driver. When installing do not install GeForce Experience.

Once that is done check NVIDIA control and make sure your 3070Ti is set as primary GPU.

Make sure your 4K screen is enabled and looks ok before launching game. You should also delete the config.ini located in Village's install directory before playing. It will than load game with all default values. See if the game looks better. Than make changes to the settings, and if it comes back than there is a conflict with one of the in-game settings.

Try that and see if it helps.

[Raefenix]

Thanks a lot man, I'm now with The Witcher 3, but just for your help I'm going to try and see if it works.