Flickering textures/ Black textures

[TheWoodWard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czXY-9JE5OY

So, i've tried:
1)Every graphic setting
2)Tried to change settings in Nvidia Control Panel
3)5 version of Nvidia Drivers from 511 to 537(Latest) with DDU
4) SSD path
5) HDD path
6) Check game files in steam
7) Run as admin, win compatibility etc

Specs: 3060 TI
Ryzen 5 5600x
16 Gb

Other games work correctly

Has anyone encountered this problem or have any ideas how to fix it?

UPD: just fixed it, check this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2-NHVT7jMo

[DreadfulDrummer]

[Guide] How to force recompile shaders

make sure to exit the game.

Delete all files in

**NVIDIA**:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA\DXCache

**AMD:**

%LOCALAPPDATA%\AMD\DxCache

also delete **Pipeline.cache** in

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Starfield\

start game and it should start building shaders...

That’s the fix. Hope it works. Just sort by date and delete everything from past few days. Some won’t let you delete. Just skip over them. Make sure nvidia is shut off and reboot pc before hand just in case. That’s what I did and fixed this horrible issue.

[DreadfulDrummer]

Also, don’t mess with control panel. I think 16x filtering was the culprit. Leave it at auto.

[FreakinAgent]

This fix didn’t work for me. Maybe have to wait for a patch…

[AkyloRen10]

I think it is my DLSS mod. Turned it off and everything is fine now

[Sekxtion]

In Nvidia Control Panel, disable G-SYNC and then reload your game. Then, in game, disable V-Sync.

I had the same issue, found the solution on Reddit, tried it out, ops check good.

See you out there, bud.

[TheWoodWard]

Originally posted by Sekxtion:

In Nvidia Control Panel, disable G-SYNC and then reload your game. Then, in game, disable V-Sync.

I had the same issue, found the solution on Reddit, tried it out, ops check good.

See you out there, bud.

Unfortunatelly, i dont have g-sync on my monitor, and turning of/on v-sync did nothing for me

[Demerzel]

I have seen very little information about this online so I thought I'd post here to help troubleshooting efforts...

I installed the FSRBridge mod from nexus to swap in DLSS for FSR and it completely resolved the serious shader/texture flickering I was getting on a 4080.

Running the game at 1440p Ultra with DLSS now and I'm getting solid performance (70-80fps in outdoor locations). Image quality I think is a step down from a proper implementation with sharpening but its free and working well so far.

[NichtAufDenLinkDrücken!]

I don't if this might work for y'all but it worked for me. It fixed the pixel looking shadows and the surface that went black:
Try going to %appdata% -> back one folder then: /Local/Starfield
You may need to only delete the Pipeline.cache file and restart the game
After starting the game it should load the shadow cache again like when you started the game for the first time.

Hope this works for you :)

[Defektz]

Originally posted by Bäumchen:

I don't if this might work for y'all but it worked for me. It fixed the pixel looking shadows and the surface that went black:
Try going to %appdata% -> back one folder then: /Local/Starfield
You may need to only delete the Pipeline.cache file and restart the game
After starting the game it should load the shadow cache again like when you started the game for the first time.

Hope this works for you :)

I can confirm this helped me with the issue we all appeared to be having. Only thing it didn't do was re-install shaders, the game loaded as normal however everything is back to normal😀

[tankanidis]

Sounds like something tied into shadows

[NichtAufDenLinkDrücken!]

Originally posted by Defektz:

Originally posted by Bäumchen:

I don't if this might work for y'all but it worked for me. It fixed the pixel looking shadows and the surface that went black:
Try going to %appdata% -> back one folder then: /Local/Starfield
You may need to only delete the Pipeline.cache file and restart the game
After starting the game it should load the shadow cache again like when you started the game for the first time.

Hope this works for you :)

I can confirm this helped me with the issue we all appeared to be having. Only thing it didn't do was re-install shaders, the game loaded as normal however everything is back to normal😀

as long as this works :D
Hopefully they patch those problems. Would be pain deleting this file once the errors appears again

[Phobia_Havoc]

I'm not positive if they're related but I'm also having some bizarre graphical bugs I can't get to go away no matter what I do ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/16atxi9/please_help_starfield_blackline_visual_bug/ )

It doesn't seem to be an Nvidia thing or dependent on the platform (steam, gamepass, etc.). I have tried every "fix" in this thread and the recommendations on the reddit link but nothing is working.

[Mooreman]

I have the exact same issue. Nothing seems to fix it.

[Gummo]

I have the exact same issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5TyHoCBu_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8jeXa4P-qI

None of the above suggestions helped unfortunately. I'm using a RX 6750 XT. When I switch back to my GTX 1660 super, the issue disappears. If you are seeing a similar issue, please file a ticket with bethesda support. They will prioritize a fix if enough people are seeing similar issues.
https://help.bethesda.net/#en/home/product/1218

[Virgo]

Same issue with my 5600 XT, but even worse with outdoor ground/terrain textures. Had a similar issue with FO76 though and never found a fix :'-(