Lighting issues and crashes

[Metta]

I for the life of me cannot play this game without a random crash or the lighting making everything dark. The game runs fine but ffs please tell me there's a solution. I did not wait so long only for this to happen to me

[dddlc02]

Same problem for me ! The main world looks very dark it's really weird

[dddlc02]

Originally posted by Metta:

I for the life of me cannot play this game without a random crash or the lighting making everything dark. The game runs fine but ffs please tell me there's a solution. I did not wait so long only for this to happen to me

What's your config ?

[SeleDreams]

from what I heard it happens when the game run on intel chipsets and graphics cards

[dddlc02]

Originally posted by SeleDreams:

from what I heard it happens when the game run on intel chipsets and graphics cards

I have an Intel Arc A770 Graphics... That explains why...

[r u s t y]

I have the same problem. For some reason, the lighting is messed up. For some reason, no body of water seems to want to load. It's just straight up black void.

[dddlc02]

Originally posted by r u s t y:

I have the same problem. For some reason, the lighting is messed up. For some reason, no body of water seems to want to load. It's just straight up black void.

Do you have an Intel Graphics Card too ?

[r u s t y]

Originally posted by watch your jet:

Originally posted by r u s t y:

I have the same problem. For some reason, the lighting is messed up. For some reason, no body of water seems to want to load. It's just straight up black void.

Do you have an Intel Graphics Card too ?

I think so. Is there a solution for this?

[dddlc02]

Originally posted by r u s t y:

Originally posted by watch your jet:

Do you have an Intel Graphics Card too ?

I think so. Is there a solution for this?

Not for now sadly. Let's hope that Intel or Sega will make a patch for this soon..

[~ItsFelix~]

i'm using an AMD CPU so i can't talk on the graphical bugs, but i also get random crashing and it sucks

[ricksed]

I'm still trying to figure out the lighting but as someone else using intel, go to the graphics setting in windows. Then set the game to play High Performance. I uninstalled and reinstalled and started a new game. Hasn't been crashing but the lighting issue is weird

[Q.T.D.]

So that's where the biggest source of all my problems is residing...
I've been trying my best to play without being bothered by it but it's just nigh-impossible with the inconsistant crashes and messed up lighting during storm/night-time.

[dddlc02]

I FOUND A FIX FOR INTEL ARC PLAYERS : running the game on Linux with Proton 7.0-2 fixes the lighting issue !!

I know it's not really the best fix but hey at least Intel Arc's players can now enjoy the game while developers fixes the issue officially.

[pankekesveraf03]

Originally posted by watch your jet:

I FOUND A FIX FOR INTEL ARC PLAYERS : running the game on Linux with Proton 7.0-2 fixes the lighting issue !!

I know it's not really the best fix but hey at least Intel Arc's players can now enjoy the game while developers fixes the issue officially.

Ok so I decided to install use DXVK 2.0 (a Vulkan API that Proton uses to makes games run on Linux and the Steam Deck) on Windows and see if it fixes the issue with the lighting, for reference my GPU is an Intel Iris Xe.

After booting up the game the lighting is fixed! The game doesn't look pitchblack anymore and water seems to be working properly this time instead of being a pool of darkness.

I have just tested it myself so I can't guarente it would work perfectly the whole game. In fact, there a few hiccups, the game takes more time to load and there is lag while playing the game.

I think this is due to how DXVK works and the game trying to load the enemies and the terrain.

Will try DXVK-async and see if it works better, but for the time try using the lastest version of DXVK (or Proton if you are on lInux) if you use an Intel GPU and you are encoutering this problem. It should work fine and fix it

[pankekesveraf03]

Link to DXVK lastest version: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v2.0

Link to how install DXVK on Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zIwdUdn8xs

(You have to go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SonicFrontiers and put the files "d3d11.dll" and "dxgi.dll" on there. Use the x64 versions included on the DXVK 2.0 folder)

Also here is a mod that uses he foliage of the Switch version of the game to improve your FPS: https://gamebanana.com/mods/411534

[pankekesveraf03]

Ok the link was removed just search for "Gamebanana Sonic Frontiers Low end Foliage"