True fix for the stuttering found! (Includes video proof).

[solaris32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URWV0EcTFvE

I had tried most solutions on this forum and none worked (except for manually disabling all but 3-4 cores which is annoying). So I gave up on this game because at the start of the game, especially when you drop below the log, I was getting massive stuttering problems making the game unplayable.

So today I wanted to play Final Fantasy 9, saw it had minor stuttering problems, and so looked on the forums to remind myself how to fix. Saw and remembered my old comment about limiting cpu count, then saw a newer comment saying to download Process Lasso. And it works! All you have to do is download, install, and have it running. That's it! Boot up the game and no more stuttering. It works on this game too, I just tried it! Source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/377840/discussions/0/361787186422223187/?ctp=2#c3646252110405842971

Program: https://bitsum.com/

Try it, it's free! Good news: even when the pro trial runs out in 14 days the program continues to remove the stutter! I bought a lifetime license anyway to support them.

[solaris32]

Publicado originalmente por CZECH:

Have to enable Vsync to get 240 fps instead of 60.
Tried Process Lasso but doesn´t work. Still stutters.
So I tried to play with CPU and I/O priority, Affinity disable / enable hyper-threading, disable core 0, disable all cores but 4-6... nothing works, game is stuttering.

Any help ? Last hope I heard not definitive edition has no problems.

I'm afraid I can't help you, but others may be able to and it would help if you posted your computer specs.

[CZECH]

I wanted to ask for that older solution without Process Lasso. With Task Manager ? You disabled all but 4 cores and it worked ? I tried to disable cores by Process Lasso and didn´t help.

[solaris32]

Publicado originalmente por CZECH:

I wanted to ask for that older solution without Process Lasso. With Task Manager ? You disabled all but 4 cores and it worked ? I tried to disable cores by Process Lasso and didn´t help.

It sounds like your problem might not be related to your CPU. Mine was which is why those solutions worked for me. You'll have to look elsewhere I'm afraid.

[CZECH]

Also I had to do the trick to be able to play real QHD. Weird, I played a little now with 4 cores and game seems to be smoother but Process Lasso didn´t work. I switched to 4 cores by "msconfig". As I have to restart PC everytime before and after game, do you know any other way to disable cores ?

[solaris32]

Publicado originalmente por CZECH:

Also I had to do the trick to be able to play real QHD. Weird, I played a little now with 4 cores and game seems to be smoother but Process Lasso didn´t work. I switched to 4 cores by "msconfig". As I have to restart PC everytime before and after game, do you know any other way to disable cores ?

Actually I just remembered how you do it via task manager. Go to Details tab, find the program, right click and select Set Affinity.

[jboord44]

I'm really happy for all the people this worked for; I seriously am, but it didn't do a thing for me. Still stutters very badly. I think it's a lost cause at this point. I get stuttering with many 2D metroidvania type games now that I have an i7 13700k and a 4090. I had no stuttering like this on my old 7700k and 1080TI

[CZECH]

Publicado originalmente por solaris32:

Publicado originalmente por CZECH:

Also I had to do the trick to be able to play real QHD. Weird, I played a little now with 4 cores and game seems to be smoother but Process Lasso didn´t work. I switched to 4 cores by "msconfig". As I have to restart PC everytime before and after game, do you know any other way to disable cores ?

Actually I just remembered how you do it via task manager. Go to Details tab, find the program, right click and select Set Affinity.

Affinitiy but I mean if you could disable cores with Task Manager ( or any other way without restart pc )

Publicado originalmente por jboord44:

I'm really happy for all the people this worked for; I seriously am, but it didn't do a thing for me. Still stutters very badly. I think it's a lost cause at this point. I get stuttering with many 2D metroidvania type games now that I have an i7 13700k and a 4090. I had no stuttering like this on my old 7700k and 1080TI

Demand refund money then... say you spent hours trying to fix solution not actually played the game.

[Frigidman]

Never played this game before... fired it up today to play. Instantly hit with game wanting to be on my second monitor. Fixed that stupid issue, now it plays like complete ♥♥♥♥. Now having to jump through hoops to figure out how to fix this issue.

[ycdiRocky]

Thank you OP, have an award! This seems to have fixed it.
Tried different things for about an hour, nothing really worked but this program actually did.
Granted I only played for about 5 minutes, but there was no stuttering present. Now it's off to work and hopefully I can finally enjoy the DE in the evening before then going on to the second Game.

[VoltKraken5555]

Publicado originalmente por jboord44:

I'm really happy for all the people this worked for; I seriously am, but it didn't do a thing for me. Still stutters very badly. I think it's a lost cause at this point. I get stuttering with many 2D metroidvania type games now that I have an i7 13700k and a 4090. I had no stuttering like this on my old 7700k and 1080TI

Project Lasso fixed the stuttering for me on a 13900k and 4090. It has an annoying popup asking me to pay for it every time I boot my computer now though. I don't want to pay just to get rid of the popup, just for one game.
I used to use Project Lasso for Star Citizen because of worse performance with e-cores, but I think the performance got fixed now in Star Citizen.

[solaris32]

Publicado originalmente por VoltKraken5555:

Publicado originalmente por jboord44:

I'm really happy for all the people this worked for; I seriously am, but it didn't do a thing for me. Still stutters very badly. I think it's a lost cause at this point. I get stuttering with many 2D metroidvania type games now that I have an i7 13700k and a 4090. I had no stuttering like this on my old 7700k and 1080TI

Project Lasso fixed the stuttering for me on a 13900k and 4090. It has an annoying popup asking me to pay for it every time I boot my computer now though. I don't want to pay just to get rid of the popup, just for one game.
I used to use Project Lasso for Star Citizen because of worse performance with e-cores, but I think the performance got fixed now in Star Citizen.

I didn't know the popup was there because I didn't reboot my computer when the trial ended, only confirmed it continued to remove stutter. Still, as long as you aren't constantly rebooting your computer it shouldn't be a big deal.

[vee-kay]

Publicado originalmente por VoltKraken5555:

Publicado originalmente por jboord44:

I'm really happy for all the people this worked for; I seriously am, but it didn't do a thing for me. Still stutters very badly. I think it's a lost cause at this point. I get stuttering with many 2D metroidvania type games now that I have an i7 13700k and a 4090. I had no stuttering like this on my old 7700k and 1080TI

Project Lasso fixed the stuttering for me on a 13900k and 4090. It has an annoying popup asking me to pay for it every time I boot my computer now though. I don't want to pay just to get rid of the popup, just for one game.
I used to use Project Lasso for Star Citizen because of worse performance with e-cores, but I think the performance got fixed now in Star Citizen.

In your Windows Task Manager, there's Startup tab/page. You can disable Process Lasso as a auto-startup app in that list so it doesn't run by default after your PC boots up into Windows.

Process Lasso is a great app and it's been there for decades for this kind of niche use for controlling CPU and sandboxing apps.

When installing Process Lasso, you should enable the option called "Ask for startup and scope config", and in next screen, you should select these options:
* Do not start at login
* Have it launched by the GUI when run

When Process Lasso app is running, you can toggle the "lassoing" by selecting Main menu -> Start/stop Governor. You can tweak some of the settings in the Options menu -> CPU -> Pro Balance.

This app can be used not only to control games, but also to control other apps. But if not needed, it's better not to have it running as it is a powerful app.

[solaris32]

^ I leave it running all the time and if I'm not playing a game or something then it's not doing anything.

[vee-kay]

Publicado originalmente por solaris32:

^ I leave it running all the time and if I'm not playing a game or something then it's not doing anything.

If Process Lasso is running, and if its Governor feature is active, then the app is actively trying to monitoring and control the CPU in Pro Balance mode. You won't usually notice this since CPUs these days are powerful, and a bit of software-based controlling doesn't impact them much by default. If you have previously made Process Lasso control a specific process/app (this is called the "Process Watchdog" feature of Process Lasso), then Process Lasso will keep trying to control/sandbox it as long as both are running, or unless you remove your created custom rules for Process Watchdogging that process/app-exe.

https://bitsum.com/how-probalance-works/
https://bitsum.com/processlasso-docs/#watchdog

If you don't need Process Lasso's features by default, except for specific games or apps, then it's best to not let it auto-start with Windows, and to exit it so it's not actively running.

Use powerful apps like Process Lasso with caution. Such powerful apps are needed to control for some rogue processes or some misbehaving games only. Antimalware security apps can also conflict with admin-level control apps like Process Lasso.

The golden rule when it comes to Windows is: "If it ain't broken, and if a restart doesn't help, then don't fix it unless you really know what you are doing."

[solaris32]

^ The way I figure is it will help balance and control the CPU in all programs, not just problem games where it's noticeable. Is that so bad? I've got an i7-12700K. Or is it somehow putting more stress on the CPU when I play modern games?

Even the probalance link you give shows the benefits of having it always running, especially if you have multiple programs going. I've always got Chrome, Steam, Thunderbird, and various other programs active in addition to when I play a game.