"Optimizing game files" at every start of the game

[GODzilla]

Anyone else? I guess it's some kind of shader compilation, but for me it happens every single time I start the game.

[Vox Maximus]

Yes, it recompiles at least part of shaders if not all of them each time you launch the game.

[GODzilla]

Publicado originalmente por Silver Knight:

add this line to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\SwGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Test

make sure to set it to "SwGame" once after a game or driver update

Publicado originalmente por Vox Maximus:

Yes, it recompiles at least part of shaders if not all of them each time you launch the game.

So the question is does the game need it? Hard to find out I guess. If it doesn't, I'd try the settings Silver Knight proposed (great find btw!!). If it does, I leave it be.

[Poet]

I was able to fix this by following these steps instead:

1. Right-click folder "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" and click Properties. Uncheck the "read only" checkbox

2. Right-click the Jedi Survivor game files, mine were under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor" and click Properties. Same as above, uncheck "read only" checkbox.

3. Start Jedi Survivor with the EA launcher, not Steam.

Once I did that, it worked every time, and could be launched with steam as normal.

Pro-tip as noted earlier in this thread: If you want to speed up startup even more, go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor\SwGame\Content\Movies" and rename the two "Default_Statup" movie files. This causes the game to skip the startup movie sequences slightly

[GODzilla]

Publicado originalmente por Poet:

I was able to fix this by following these steps instead:

1. Right-click folder "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" and click Properties. Uncheck the "read only" checkbox

2. Right-click the Jedi Survivor game files, mine were under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor" and click Properties. Same as above, uncheck "read only" checkbox.

3. Start Jedi Survivor with the EA launcher, not Steam.

Once I did that, it worked every time, and could be launched with steam as normal.

Pro-tip as noted earlier in this thread: If you want to speed up startup even more, go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor\SwGame\Content\Movies" and rename the two "Default_Statup" movie files. This causes the game to skip the startup movie sequences slightly

Have to give this a try and will report back.

Quick glance...could it really just be read-only-flags that they forgot to remove so every active game session has to recreate these files for just the session? This would be so mind-boglingly-stupid! xD

[Vox Maximus]

Publicado originalmente por GODzilla:

Publicado originalmente por Poet:

I was able to fix this by following these steps instead:

1. Right-click folder "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" and click Properties. Uncheck the "read only" checkbox

2. Right-click the Jedi Survivor game files, mine were under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor" and click Properties. Same as above, uncheck "read only" checkbox.

3. Start Jedi Survivor with the EA launcher, not Steam.

Once I did that, it worked every time, and could be launched with steam as normal.

Pro-tip as noted earlier in this thread: If you want to speed up startup even more, go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Survivor\SwGame\Content\Movies" and rename the two "Default_Statup" movie files. This causes the game to skip the startup movie sequences slightly

Have to give this a try and will report back.

Quick glance...could it really just be read-only-flags that they forgot to remove so every active game session has to recreate these files for just the session? This would be so mind-boglingly-stupid! xD

Nah, that's bullshіt. Read-Only flag is only set to the folder, not to the actual files inside the folder.

[ChewbeeDoo]

Same here , annoyiing stuff , it keeps on recompiling

[Vox Maximus]

Publicado originalmente por ChewbeeDoo:

Same here , annoyiing stuff , it keeps on recompiling

Intentional.

[Ichi-niiPL]

Publicado originalmente por ChewbeeDoo:

Same here , annoyiing stuff , it keeps on recompiling

Hogwarts Legacy does the same. Both games are made on UE4 and suffer from stuttering that might have something to do with it.

[Nephelus]

Publicado originalmente por GODzilla:

Publicado originalmente por Silver Knight:

add this line to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\SwGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Test

It works! Game starts up in under a minute now! I can't speak for performance yet but at least I can get back in game after a crash faster now.

[Grimhaag]

Same here, and it takes ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ages to finish as well...

[ChewbeeDoo]

Publicado originalmente por Nephelus:

Publicado originalmente por GODzilla:

It works! Game starts up in under a minute now! I can't speak for performance yet but at least I can get back in game after a crash faster now.

It worked ... One time for the launch I did just after editing

[Phoseon]

Publicado originalmente por Silver Knight:

add this line to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\SwGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Test

make sure to set it to "SwGame" once after a game or driver update

I did this with videos renaming solution. They works. It starts in 10ish seconds. However, after the changes, cinematics stagger. I play nicely but cinematics stagger.

[[U][A]-Deminicus]

Publicado originalmente por Phoseon:

Publicado originalmente por Silver Knight:

add this line to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\SwGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Test

make sure to set it to "SwGame" once after a game or driver update

I did this with videos renaming solution. They works. It starts in 10ish seconds. However, after the changes, cinematics stagger. I play nicely but cinematics stagger.

I tried this and got the reported results. Fair warning I noticed that without it the game doesn't look the same (on my system). HDR kicks in minutes after the game loads. It's definitely catching up on textures. Like when you enter a location some stuff is low quality and eventually fills in. For me its an extra minute so I'll deal with it. Great game marred by port issues.

wish there was quick save, redoing areas cuz the game crashes sux

[KZizn]

Same for me. Looks like devs hate PC

[Major Depression]

Publicado originalmente por GODzilla:

Publicado originalmente por Landomatic:

Same problem here. Also asks my speaker preferences and makes me accept the EULA everytime as well.

Don't worry, this will probably get fixed soon (TM). xD

2024 and still not fixed