Crazdude
commented
1 year ago I'm so glad to see this issue was submitted! Thank you, Peppio!
I thought that maybe the stutter was a temporary issue but it just got worse or different. And as I got busier, I became complacent. I finally have some time to record and submit some of my observations now. See my findings and footage below.
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Re: "Massive Stuttering and Flashing around Waterfalls #11884" on GitHub [https://github.com/Alderon-Games/pathoftitans-bugs/issues/11884] as well as "Vegetation is black #12021" on GitHub [https://github.com/Alderon-Games/pathoftitans-bugs/issues/12021]
Key issue locations for WATERFALL issue also seen by Peppio (GitHub #11884):
- Fresh-to-fresh waterfalls and broken fresh-water streams. Areas include: Triad Falls, Birchwoods, Titans Pass (excluding falls leading to Sharptooth Marsh), Green Valley rivers, Hunter's Thicket lake (both the east that leads to Snake Gully and west end that leads to salt water but only the initial falls where it is fresh-to-fresh water).
- Areas that seem to be unaffected include any waterfall that leads fresh water to salt water (last waterfall from Birchwoods to Sharptooth Marsh, Lowest falls of Triad Falls that lead into the ocean, Rockfall Hill waterfall.
- Additional observation: slice of water-plane extends from at least 2 different falls (one in the Birchwoods/GreenHills/TitansPass river delta, one at the river that feeds into the Whistling Columns lake)
Key issue items for VEGETATION IS BLACK issue also seen by DisGuy06 (GitHub #12021):
- Dry sea grasses on ocean shorelines
- Reeds by all bodies of water
- Lake weed (both the quest/food item and animated varieties of lakeweed used as decoration at bottoms of lakes)
- Tiger nut greens (not the tubers themselves)
- Birch/Redwood leaves + Pine tree needles (not the trunks/branches)
- Banana trees and picked bananas (food item)
- Lily (quest/food item)
- Canna Flowers (quest/food item)
- Berry Bushes (food item)
- Prickly-pear Cactus (quest item - but NOT the smaller echiveria-style succulents)
- Random shrubs + scrub grass (most of the varieties used in plains like Green Hills and Grand Plains as well as filler in desert biomes like Broken-tooth canyon)
- Most swamp foliage in Sharptooth Marsh (Palms, ferns and both hanging + climbing vines)
- Ground-cover foliage across Panjura (small ferns and tiny plants that look like clover)
- Lily pads on ponds/marsh water surfaces many types of coral/ocean "foliage" including seaweed, anemone (quest item), yellow branch corals used for Golden Plateu, purple corals seen in the bay that lies between Broken-Tooth Canyon and the Ripple Beach frog pond.
Other issues that are potentially related:
- Bodies of fresh water on Gondwa appear to be matte and nearly opaque as if a similar shadow effect could be applied to those as well? [Not an issue with salt water of Gondwa or fresh water on Panjura.]
- Also seen in my footage, sky twitching (stretched cloud texture?) when on NE end of the map (Rockfall Hill, The Teeth, Ocean Pillars, Rainbow Hills, Flyers Bluff)
-- VIDEO FOOTAGE OF ISSUES: See video with timestamps for relevant stutter issues: [https://youtu.be/pnUs09_Pico] Recorded July 19, 2023 - Single-player, using Xbox controller - Gondwa Map - no mods.
All "Epic" settings Build information: iMac, 24-inch, Apple M1 chip Game version: 0.0.0.26458h4-Shipping Operating system: Mac OS Ventura 13.4.1
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Expected Behavior
When approaching a waterfall, or any other rock formation that splits a river, players should be met with no glitching, lagging, etc. but instead, a smooth, optimized area.
Current Behavior
This bug will only happen on the Gondwa map, Panjura does not include this bug When approaching and staying near a waterfall, or any other rock formation that cuts a river, the game begins to stutter. The fps does not drop, nor are there lag spikes. Instead, the world around the player begins to flash rapidly. From what I've observed, it seems to be large cliff rocks, usable items (ie. clams, lake weed, etc.), and players themselves. This effect stops once the player moves far enough away from area. However, the effect does not change based on flight. One of the videos shows me flying high above the waterfall, and still getting this bug.
Reproduction Steps
-Go to any waterfall on the Gondwa map specifically, whether it be the one in Young Grove, or Titan's Pass, it doesn't matter, any will do.
-Servers do not matter either. This can be reproduced on Single Player, Community Servers, and Official Servers, and with or without mods.
-Stand in the area of the waterfall or break in water, watch your eyes burn away.
Evidence (Screenshots & Videos)
https://youtube.com/shorts/cvM2zarZego?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/PJ71tiPxkR4?feature=share
Crash Logs
(If Applicable. No logs needed if there is no crash.)
Build Information
Game Version: 0.0.0.XXXX 0.0.0.26458
Operating System & Version: M1 MacBook Air, Version 12.5.1
Alderon Games ID: 000-000-000 878-454-452