Random stutters making the game unplayable during combat.

[Alucard]

Tried playing DS3 after some time to discover these random stutters are a new thing. This is really annoying during combat. I really like this game but playing like this is a big NO and i can't find a fix. I read that there was an online update that introduced this issue. If they fix this i'll come back, if not, not touching this again i'm afraid. It's simply not acceptable.

[Finallyrylan]

I'm having the same sort of issue. Is it dipping down into the low 50fps range like 52-55fps?

[Alucard]

Not sure if the fps drops or not. Have constant solid 60 fps. It's a single short stutter that happens randomly now and then. it's like the game freezes for a split second, enough to ruin when i'm fighting. It has also killed me of a ledge. searching like crazy for this issue. Seen a lot of people complaining but i see no real fix to this nor the game devs addressing this.

Update: i can confirm that it dips to 57.

[Finallyrylan]

Originally posted by Alucard:

Not sure if the fps drops or not. It's a single short stutter that happens randomly now and then. it's like the game freezes for a split second, enough to ruin when i'm fighting. It has also killed me of a ledge. searching like crazy for this issues. seen a lot of people complaining but i see no real fix to this nor the game devs addressing this.

I see - for me it’s an FPS issue. We may be experiencing the same thing but I’m not sure, can you enable the Steam FPS counter and see what it does when the stutter occurs? Also, what are your specs?

[Alucard]

Originally posted by rylan:

Originally posted by Alucard:

Not sure if the fps drops or not. It's a single short stutter that happens randomly now and then. it's like the game freezes for a split second, enough to ruin when i'm fighting. It has also killed me of a ledge. searching like crazy for this issues. seen a lot of people complaining but i see no real fix to this nor the game devs addressing this.

I see - for me it’s an FPS issue. We may be experiencing the same thing but I’m not sure, can you enable the Steam FPS counter and see what it does when the stutter occurs? Also, what are your specs?

my specs are i5 4790k/gtx 960 4gb/16RAM/SSD. I'm using the lowest graphic settings possible. I can confirm the fps dips to 57 when those isolated stutter occur. It's like the game stops for a split second.

[Finallyrylan]

Originally posted by Alucard:

Originally posted by rylan:

I see - for me it’s an FPS issue. We may be experiencing the same thing but I’m not sure, can you enable the Steam FPS counter and see what it does when the stutter occurs? Also, what are your specs?

my specs are i5 4790k/gtx 960/16RAM/SSD. I'm using the lowest graphic settings possible. I can confirm the fps dips to 57 when those isolated stutter occur. It's like the game stops for a split second.

I see, yeah I'm not sure exactly what the root of the problem is but I have a strong suspicion its a USB device thing. I have higher specs and am getting lower frame dips and it's a proper split second freeze instead of a stutter so I'm gonna try unplugging USB devices and see what's up

[Alucard]

Originally posted by rylan:

Originally posted by Alucard:

my specs are i5 4790k/gtx 960/16RAM/SSD. I'm using the lowest graphic settings possible. I can confirm the fps dips to 57 when those isolated stutter occur. It's like the game stops for a split second.

I see, yeah I'm not sure exactly what the root of the problem is but I have a strong suspicion its a USB device thing. I have higher specs and am getting lower frame dips and it's a proper split second freeze instead of a stutter so I'm gonna try unplugging USB devices and see what's up

I only have my mouse and keyboard plugged in. I'm even playing offline. I don't remember having this issue. Have over 100 hours in DS3.

[ManoWar™]

Having the same issue, around 1-2 sec stutters, usually when I get close to doorways or gates, or anything leading to another area... Found no fixes so far, even disabling unused usb ports, I've even read at some places here on the forum, that there is no fix actually, maybe reverting to an older version, before the online reactivation patch, since this problem appeared after that patch. Ye I constantly get the urge to play this game, only to be slapped with this problem and uninstalling it again.... :,))

[Lukas]

its called traversal stutter, there is no fix for this problem. Even downgrading to the previous version doesn't entirely solve it. Pray that one day a modder fixes it

[Lukas]

and I would not bother doing random tweaks to your usb's and other devices, from my experience they don't seem to work.

[Lukas]

if you want to roll back update and try here is my guide. You don't need any programs just the old exe of the game that I linked in the guide. I can't promise that it'll work but give it a try: https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3550553789967795879/

[Alucard]

After searching i figure has much. The traversal stutter.

Originally posted by Lukas:

and I would not bother doing random tweaks to your usb's and other devices, from my experience they don't seem to work.

I agree. Cheap half fixes that alter the pc's behavior just for a single game is not my cup of tea when it's not the pc at fault. Either way i appreciate the advice. Since my new monitor arrived it lessened the effect of those traversals making it bearable. Could try that rollback back at some point if it gets really bad further on.

[QORTX]

well i tried for almost a year to fix this issue and i couldn't the only way fixing it for me is by downloading the game from fitgirl because the have the previous build before the online update and it works almost flawlessly except the usual little tiny drops from 60 to 58 when transitioning to new areas

[Sanders]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3949028569227255745/

Fix 2 worked for me

[PainkilleR]

Originally posted by Lukas:

if you want to roll back update and try here is my guide. You don't need any programs just the old exe of the game that I linked in the guide. I can't promise that it'll work but give it a try: https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3550553789967795879/

You can download the previous version of Dark Souls III exe directly via Steam. No need to download it from elsewhere. Just saying.

To do so, open Steam console:
1. Press Win+R, or type "run" in Start menu.
2. Type "steam://open/console" without quotes.

In Steam console write and press enter:
1. download_depot 374320 374321 4471176929659548333 3168345489162603428

You will find downloaded files in Your-path-to-steam\steamapps\content\app_374320\depot_374321\Game

374320 - is Dark Souls III app id
374321 - is depot id of Dark Souls III files
4471176929659548333 - is manifest id of 25 August 2017 version of the game
3168345489162603428 - is manifest id of 25 August 2022 version of the game (it's a delta_manifest_id parameter; you need to set that parameter to download only those files that were changed between 25 August 2017 and 25 August 2022 (ie DarkSoulsIII.exe), otherwise it will download the whole game again)

[ManoWar™]

Guys I'm back and....... I think I've found a fix? I went to task manager and on "Details" DarkSouls3.exe I clicked "Set affinity" and unticked any cores except cores 0-8. And the freezes pretty much gone. In some instances I still get a barely noticeable microfreeze, but that's it. There were other games, where they couldn't handle cores above a certain number and setting the affnity solved the problems, like Prototype 2. Let me know if this is indeed a solution for you aswell or it's just working for me for some reason. Clean install and testing, haven't touched or modified anything else...