Just got this game and why does it always stutter in gameplay

[AI Music Zone YT]

I have an i7 with 16gb of ram with graphics card GTX 1650 and the game constantly stutters I only just started playing and it is frustrating :(... Is anyone else getting this?

[3N3RM4X]

Have you tried to enable vsync? Also is it installed on a HDD or SSD?

[Vin]

its more noticeable if you have it on SSD.

[=CrimsoN=]

Unfortunately, State of Decay 2 isn't the most well optimized game. Don't get me wrong though, it has improved substantially from release. It used to be far worse with the stuttering. But even so, my GTX 1080Ti still screams after I've been playing for a good 15 minutes and I get the occasional stutter too.

Which map are you on? Some maps are worse than others. Trumball Valley is pretty bad from what I've heard.

[AI Music Zone YT]

Yeah I am using it on SSD does it work better on HDD

[AI Music Zone YT]

Originally posted by Vin:

its more noticeable if you have it on SSD.

That's what I am running it on my SSD

[AI Music Zone YT]

Originally posted by 3N3RM4X:

Have you tried to enable vsync? Also is it installed on a HDD or SSD?

Yeah I tried a few things still same

[X]

Have you updated your drivers?

I have a GTX 980Ti and have no problems on any map but I keep my drivers up to date.

[AI Music Zone YT]

Yeah just checked there all up to date... Oh well, been playing a little bit of it. Just can't enjoy much with the stuttering. Even dead by daylight works great just not this game.

[AI Music Zone YT]

It's all good ill try again later thank you for everyone who commented though, much appreciated.

[Protectron]

Since the latest update there are numerous new and returning bugs, including delayed pop-in of some graphical assets. The framerate has also plummeted, with stuttering and even freezes common on the newest map especially (Trumbull Valley).

They're probably working on this and will upload a patch soon, hopefully.

[Upiór]

you have intel core I7 but what gen?

[WarBucks]

Make sure you are on gpu drivers 471.96. They resolved a long standing issue with the turing GPUs that was causing stuttering in every Unreal engine game I played.

Trumbull valley has some areas with crazy high GPU load. They know about it.

The other thing is the in game vsync seems not great. I set the game to overide and adaptive in the nvidia control panel

The other thing to note is the game is targeting 60FPS. They dont lock the frame rate, but the game seems to swing wildly if you try to let it play about like 80.

[Vin]

Originally posted by Divas.Katie:

Yeah I am using it on SSD does it work better on HDD

rule of thumb. unless the devs stated in game or in the min-rec spec, and if it was made before the PS5, XBOX series X/S and is cross platform (console port lets be honest), it will run better on an HDD.

horizon zero dawn was made before the next gen consoles but it actually tells you that it runs better on an SSD. State of decay 2 runs worse on an SSD (there is no notable difference in load time and it stutters/freezes (for much longer amount of time).

[MeowCats]

SoD2 uses unreal engine 4 which is known for having stutters, especially related to texture streaming.. there are a few tweaks that can be used to reduce stutters, but requires a bit of Ram/Vram. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Unreal_Engine_4#Streaming_stutter.2Fslowdown and here the guide https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Unreal_Engine_4#Permanent_console_variable_.28cvar.29_changes

it's pretty easy to do:
-Go to (your usernamehere\AppData\StateOfDecay2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
-open up Engine.ini, scroll down and add a new line [SystemSettings]
-below that add these two commands r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=1 and
r.Streaming.HLODStrategy=2
-optionally add r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=1 , which increases vram usage to help mitigate stuttering. There might still be some hiccups, but only when new things load in (which happens in many other games too and shoulnd't be too distracting.)

These tweaks helped me greatly in games that use UE4, especially borderlands 3 which is notorious for its stutters, even when played on a M2 SSD. It's the engine's fault, not hardware.

Edit: Make sure to set the engine.ini file to read only after that, the game might reset it for some reason.

[AI Music Zone YT]

Originally posted by Cats:

SoD2 uses unreal engine 4 which is known for having stutters, especially related to texture streaming.. there are a few tweaks that can be used to reduce stutters, but requires a bit of Ram/Vram. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Unreal_Engine_4#Streaming_stutter.2Fslowdown and here the guide https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Unreal_Engine_4#Permanent_console_variable_.28cvar.29_changes

it's pretty easy to do:
-Go to (your usernamehere\AppData\StateOfDecay2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
-open up Engine.ini, scroll down and add a new line [SystemSettings]
-below that add these two commands r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=1 and
r.Streaming.HLODStrategy=2
-optionally add r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=1 , which increases vram usage to help mitigate stuttering. There might still be some hiccups, but only when new things load in (which happens in many other games too and shoulnd't be too distracting.)

These tweaks helped me greatly in games that use UE4, especially borderlands 3 which is notorious for its stutters, even when played on a M2 SSD. It's the engine's fault, not hardware.

Edit: Make sure to set the engine.ini file to read only after that, the game might reset it for some reason.

Thank you I will try this!