Memory leak/Freeze Only after Patch 1.3

[[LKM818] Riboflavin]

I was playing fine with very little crashes then 1.3 dropped.

Now I can watch my mem use climb for about 5 minutes then the game freezes but audio works. The the audio goes out. I can't get task manager to the foreground so I can't end task.

After 1.3 the game is unplayable for me. Runs 5 minutes max.

[Michael M]

In Taskmanager settings check "Always on top" then you can close the application when open Taskmanager.
The memory leak I assume you have reported.....

[[LKM818] Riboflavin]

Thanks for the tip. Didn't know about the "always on top" checkbox. No I haven't reported it anywhere but here. Its frustrating because I'm near the end of the game and all of a sudden its mem leak time. Can I roll back the patch?

[Michael M]

No you cant even if some claim it is possible. Nothing I recommend.
If it is a memory leak you can try record the game. That might prevent the leak how crazy that might sound. Found that out in Zalissya vers 1.2 when tracking a leak and what did trigger it. I use OBS-Studio.... free to use and open source.
If you are using mods you might be screwed with corrupt saves.
Edit: With OBS-Studio you can record 2 sources at the same time (Taskmanager and game) but you cant have Taskmanager always on top if the way having your game showed on screen is "Exclusive". The game dont like that. I unchecked "Always on top" in Taskmanager and recorded both. Ended up with no memory leak to show support.
Dont know what prevented the memory leak but it was a fact.

[[LKM818] Riboflavin]

Wow that's crazy. Maybe Stalker is addressing memory outside a range it thinks it is and the other program clears it somehow? No idea. Thanks for the suggestion though.

[l4sof]

I have the exact same issue since 1.3 update. I can play for around 15-20 min and then it just freezes with sound loop in background until i close it in task manager.