Random Crashing - Potential Solution (Set Affinity)

[Bob Saget]

Unity for some reason doesn't like your PC being too strong.
I was experiencing crashes occasionally after map changes and save loads.
I ended up playing for several hours at a time with no issue or drop in performance by doing this:

1) While the game is running - Open Task Manager
2) Right Click Fall of Avalon and go to Details
3) Right Click it again in the Details Section
4) Set Affinity (this changes how much of your CPU is being used)
5) If you have more than 12, un-check them all and check 0 through 11.

There was no drop in game performance for me and the crashes stopped.

If you want a more "permanent" solution to this, use a program like Process Lasso that will set the affinity automatically every time you run the game.

[ianm]

So the option in game settings to set affinity doesn't actually set affinity? I have 4 cores - set to game to use only three and although it was running fine for few days freezes have started to happen again

[Feisty Popcorn]

Thanks for your post. Going to try this. Suddenly having frequent crashes. Super annoying. :(

[Bob Saget]

Originally posted by ianm:

So the option in game settings to set affinity doesn't actually set affinity? I have 4 cores - set to game to use only three and although it was running fine for few days freezes have started to happen again

I would still attempt it this way since it directly correlates to how Windows handles it.

[grahfstampede]

What fixed the constant crashing for me was turning off autosave. I found it would often crash on the autosave after leaving inventory or shopkeeper menus or after fast travel.

[Chaosolous]

I still think people are just assuming the game will run at high settings on a high machine.

I run Cyberpunk on High settings with Ray Tracing, no issues, solid FPS.

I run this game on Low settings and my performance is all over the place.

My game has never crashed though, because I recognized this game is poorly optimized and needed me to run the settings lower than what I expect I should have to.

If it was a CPU issue, you'd crash if all settings and resolutions were lower. If you do, then yeah, do what OP said. If you lower settings and stop crashing though, that literally means the crashes are from running your settings too high.

[ianm]

Originally posted by Bob Saget:

Originally posted by ianm:

So the option in game settings to set affinity doesn't actually set affinity? I have 4 cores - set to game to use only three and although it was running fine for few days freezes have started to happen again

I would still attempt it this way since it directly correlates to how Windows handles it.

It was a question directed to you considering you are op, as to whether or not the in game setting is working for you as my game setting is to use three cores and if I go into affinity through taskman it's set at 3 cores already.