I should not have to disable EAC to remove core affinity 0 to fix game problems, From Software.

[Chico Rodriguez]

There is an awful bug affecting many users creating stuttering, even on the title screen.

The only fix is to remove core affinity from Core 0 in windows task manager...

Unfortunately to do this, one must disable Easy Anti Cheat by renaming the armoredcore6.exe to start_protected_game.exe

Unfortunately this disables multiplayer, SOMETHING A LOT OF US WANT TO PLAY.

So I can play single player. But I cannot fight other players.

Please fix this From Software. Easy Anti Cheat is breaking the game for us.

FYI, Specs:
7700k
32 gigs RAM
1080 GTX


Edit: Anyone with this issue PLEASE contact Bandai Namco technical support here:
https://support.bandainamcoent.com/

They need to be made aware of this issue so they can fix the game!

Edit 2, Latest from Technical Support:
"I understand that you are reporting a possible bug in the game that would affect performance in certain types of CPU that should be able to run the game. It is greatly appreciated that you have provided us with as many details on this concern as possible and from here, we would need to document this for our teams to review from our end. Please know that any direct fixes or patches on these kinds of reports can only be looked forward to through future updates on the game after a thorough investigation by our teams. As such, I can only advise that you look forward to any news and updates on the game on our official pages. "

Edit 3:

Patch on 10/12/2023 seems to have resolved the problem for many users, including myself. Post here to confirm or deny.

THANK YOU FROM SOFTWARE FOR NOT GIVING UP ON US!

[imbrock]

Is this some kind of intel cpu issue?

[Talonus_Reford]

Having the same issue, the fix fixed it ofc but now cant do multiplayer if I wanted

[pistalpug]

I can't even start the game anti cheat issues ... I currently have a amd processor

[imbrock]

Originally posted by pistalpug:

I can't even start the game anti cheat issues ... I currently have a amd processor

Is there maybe some kind of software on your pc triggering a false positive with the eac?

[ManyEagles]

Same thing for me. I hope they get on this fast but knowing fromsoft they might drag their feet on a fix.

[Crimsongz]

Can’t you just use process lasso ??

[Sports]

Same thing, on a i7-7700 and a GTX1070, game runs at 100 FPS but the stutter makes it impossible to play.

[Chico Rodriguez]

Originally posted by Crimsongz:

Can’t you just use process lasso ??

That doesn't even work because EAC prevents you changing core affinity, even in that tool.

The only solution is to rename armoredcore6.exe to start_protected_game.exe, which of course disables EAC. But after you rename and launch, then you can change affinity and remove core 0, both in Task Manager and Process Lasso.

[Trunks]

What are your specs?

[Sports]

Originally posted by Prayermat Landmine:

Originally posted by Crimsongz:

Can’t you just use process lasso ??

That doesn't even work because EAC prevents you changing core affinity, even in that tool.

The only solution is to rename armoredcore6.exe to start_protected_game.exe, which of course disables EAC. But after you rename and launch, then you can change affinity and remove core 0, both in Task Manager and Process Lasso.

I'm trying to do that but I'm getting a "Access Denied" message. I disabled UAC like the guide said, any idea's ?

[0hnoM]

Your CPU is 7 years old.

[Sin1328]

weird, is this a cpu support issue? like how windows 11 doesn't support cpu's from back then.

no issues for me though so can't really help, wish I could.

[Sports]

Originally posted by Mars:

Your CPU is 7 years old.

.... And runs everything smoothly still.

[operator97]

Originally posted by imbrock:

Is this some kind of intel cpu issue?

Originally posted by Mars:

Your CPU is 7 years old.

I have an i7-4790K @ 4.6GHz all-core and *haven't* had any issues, so I think whatever is going on here is something else entirely.

OP's CPU is technically above minimum listed specs, also, while mine (presumably at stock clocks though) is like exactly the listed minimum.

[giganova]

Same issue here, also on an i7 7700K - stock frequency and with 16 GB RAM in XMP mode, RTX 3060.

Still managed to beast Balteus with the stutters though, it was harrowing. Other EAC games work fine without stuttering, so hopefully it's just FromSoft's implementation of EAC and they'll be able to patch it - fingers crossed...