Performance FPS stutter (resolved)

Conan Exiles PC Discussion
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Game mode: Single-player
Type of issue: Performance
Server type: PvE
Region: US, Single-player

i7-6700K, GTX 1080, 16 GB RAM

Issue: I get performance/FPS stutters, to the point where I cannot successfully combat NPCs.

Notes:

  • The issue seems to be exacerbated while moving mouse/camera.
  • If the stuttering is occuring, I can press ESC to bring up the menu, then ESC again to close the menu, and the issue will be resolved for a minute or two (can smoothly move mouse/camera around) before the issue returns again.
  • Issue seems unrelated to graphics settings, the behavior is the same on both low and ultra settings.

Please provide a step-by-step process of how the bug can be reproduced. The more details you provide us with the easier it will be for us to find and fix the bug:

  1. Start game
  2. Choose any graphics setting
  3. Run from starting point to the river in the desert.
  4. Anytime I move my mouse/camera to look around the performance/FPS stuttering occurs.
  5. If I press ESC to bring up the game menu, then ESC again to close the menu, the issue is resolved for a minute or two before returning.

Edit:
Launching without BattlEye resolved this issue.

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Did you check drivers updates ?

Then exclude the game from all security softwares like firewall, anti-vire, anti-spy, anti this and that ?
Did you a verfication of the game-files ?
Do you use mods ?

Did you run any software to check temp in your machine while game is running to exclue all overheating problems ?

Did you try start a new game to see if this happens also with a new DB ?
Is this issue new, if yes, since when did it happen ?
Does it also happen online if you try join a server ?

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Hi Vattende, thanks for responding.

Yes, fully up to date.

Yes, I’ve excluded Conan Exiles from all security software.

Yes, I’ve both reinstalled the game and also verified game files.

No

Yes, I’ve run a temperature monitoring software and there doesn’t appear to be any overheating issues with CPU, GPU, or any other part with a sensor in my PC.

Yes, I’ve tried starting a new game.

I’ve never played this game before, this is my first time.

I haven’t tried to play online, and I’m not really interested in doing so. I would prefer to play single player. If the game cannot run properly in single player I’m not interested in playing it.

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Thanks for the complet answers.

In the past, we had a solution that worked for some, but before, just a check, make sure your machine run not on performance friendly settings, could happen.

Then some stutter can be related to a function in Unreal Engine 4 called garbage collection. Disabling it seems to be a temporary workaround that works for many players. CAUTION: it is an untested fix and it will make your game prone to crashing.

Recommendations:

    Navigate to - Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles Client\ConanSandbox\Config\Engine.ini
    Find the section, /Script/Engine.GarbageCollectionSettings
    Change (or add if it’s not there) gc.BlueprintClusteringEnabled=True to gc.BlueprintClusteringEnabled=False

This trick worked for some very well, unfortunately not for all, like still.

Give it a try. :wink:

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Thanks for replying.

I don’t seem to have the following directory:
Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles Client\ConanSandbox\Config\

I do have this directory, though:
Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Config\

In the above directory I don’t have Engine.ini, but I do have DefaultEngine.ini.

DefaultEngine.ini is already set to (no change needed):
gc.BlueprintClusteringEnabled=False

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Launching without BattlEye resolved this issue.

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Ah ah it’s a battle with that thing.

Totally forgot about that stuff, never use it myself, so… my fault to. :wink:

Happy you got it sorted out !

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Correct.