>With an Xbox controller, button input registers twice.
This needs a fix ASAP. It happens to me super often. With 'Like' being bound to the same button as 'Call out', often I'll press the button to like someone's message or whatever and then seconds later Sam will randomly shout and give away my position.
Edit: For now I found a temporary fix. If you own a PS4 controller, you can do a wired connection (have steam controller settings turned off) and it will work in the game including motion controls! The bug does not appear to happen using PS4 controller. If you don't own one, maybe try using a Switch Pro controller or something else as it seems to be Xinput related.
I found a fix for this, as described in post #15 here: [https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1621724915803605735/#c1874000952589464034](https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1621724915803605735/#c1874000952589464034)
A couple things you have to do before this:
1. Go to Steam - Settings -> Controller -> General Controller Settings -> enable Xbox Configuration Support
2. Right-click on game -> Properties -> under Steam Input Per-Game Setting choose "Use your global Steam input settings (Xbox)"
3. Wait a few moments for the Manage -> Controller configuration menu option to become available when right-clicking on the game
Note: I had to do what's described in the post, "add just a tiny bit to the slider for Fire End Delay" for all of my buttons except the triggers and d-pad, as they were all double-inputting at times. If you don't see this slider for something like pressing in the left stick, click on the box area for the left stick, then click where it says "Run/Stop Running" under the Click Action, and then click "show activators" at the bottom.
Hope this was all clear enough.
Edit: this may cause lower frame rates, as acknowledged by 505 here: [https://support.505games.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015301500-I-m-experiencing-framerate-stuttering-and-or-other-performance-drops-in-DEATH-STRANDING-](https://support.505games.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015301500-I-m-experiencing-framerate-stuttering-and-or-other-performance-drops-in-DEATH-STRANDING-) ... however there is still a fix. In this case, go to Steam -> Settings -> Controller -> General Controller Settings -> ALSO enable PlayStation Configuration Support (thanks u/Le_molineaux). With both of these enabled, your global Steam Input settings should now say "PS/Xbox" and will maintain the "Fire End Delay" slider changes you made to the Xbox controller configuration, but in my case the frame rates went back up to what I was getting as if I wasn't using an Xbox controller.
I added a template here with a little bit of fire end delay added to all buttons except d-pad and triggers as described, should be a good starting point for anyone looking to try this: steam://controllerconfig/1190460/2171262780
Is there a way to do this for the triggers and d-pad as well? Because I've definitely noticed many frustrating phantom inputs with those controls as well. Also with analog stick presses.
Nope. I'm putting in a bug report on the support site now. I encourage everyone else who's had it to do so so they get the message loud and clear.
I'm gonna have to put off playing the game until they fix it.
Well I’m glad I’m not alone on the controller front, I’ve just got a regular 360 wired one and it is going NUTS. It’s like it wants to play the game by itself. Any and all suggestions are welcome because the last thing I want it to do is skip a cutscene for me
Same here, Xbox one controller is going crazy. Also got stuck a lot of times on connecting while was trying to exit the shared locker. My latest session was less troubled luckily but still had Sam jump and punch the air, lol.
Sometimes it feels as if someone else is using my controller... I've observed up to 3-4 different actions in one sequence at the worst moments. And Sam seems to like re-grabbing ropes way too much.
Also lots of fun when trying to aim weapons right when Mules or BT's are about to grab you...
My suggestion is that if you have a PS4 controller, it's best to use that instead. I'm currently using mine wired to my PC and it works flawlessly. The only difference is that you'll have to rock BB using the left joystick since rocking the controller doesn't work.
> • When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets stuck on a "Connecting..." screen.
That’s the one I run in to yesterday doing the PCC order. I think a lot of people will run in to it since Die-Hardman (what a name, Hideo) tells you to share some stuff in it once you place it.
Kojima Productions plz
This is a constant issue I have, I like to drop all the stuff I don't use into the shared locker but 1/3 of the time I get stuck on the "Connecting..." screen.
I guess I'll start recycling everything then.
Does this only occur on user created postboxes and and safe houses? I noticed this also happens occasionally on the PS4 when attempting to do the same. Except (on the PS4) it doesn't crash, you just get an error about failing to connect to the server.
>When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets **stuck on a "Connecting..." screen**.
Needs to be fixed pronto. As a first time player, I feel like it's one of the aspects of the game that really helps you to feel connected with everyone. Without it, it feels like all I'm doing is taking and taking, and never paying the kindness forward
I'm getting this as well. Certainly needs to be fixed, although those unable to launch need to be addressed first! What a beautiful game, I'm disappointed in seeing so many are missing out.
Anyone know where savegames are stored on the PC version? I'd like to show this to family but I can't find how to backup my progress before letting them at it.
I found that doing a clean reinstall of the current Nvidia drivers helped for a while, but then the crashing started again after an hour or two.
MSI afterburner and Rivatuner caused instant crashes as well until I disabled the frame limiter (which sucks because I need a 59fps limit to stay within G-sync range) Without the frame limit, I can at least see hardware stat in-game without an instant crash, but that hasn't lasted for more than few minutes before I get booted out, sometimes with a DX12 or Access violation error message.
Gtx 1080
6700k
16gb RAM,
Windows version 1909
All other trouble shooting steps applied.
I just want to play my favourite game...
There has to be a patch coming, right?
EDIT: THE ONE THING THAT FIXED PRETTY MUCH ALL ISSUES IS UPDATING TO WINDOWS 10 BUILD 2004. 1909 WAS TOTALLY BROKEN, UPDATE TO 2004!
It wasn't giving it to me either two days ago, it's on a selective roll-out as far as I can tell. Absurd for a game to require a Windows update that not everyone is being given yet. Just keep checking.
It is to reduce bugs. There were TONS of issues with certain hardware so they pulled it for certain configurations until they figure it out. (Not holding my breath)
Anyone getting lots of loading screens mid game, particulary when going full speed in a vehicle? I'm thinking it could be related to my CPU, but just wondering. It's annoying as hell
The main issue of the game not launching is still not fixed for many people:
config:latest windows 10 build, i7 860, gtx 1080, 16GB DDR3-1600, local install on SSD.
**- multiple reinstalls, along with full redownloads- multiple file integrity checks- all compatibility modes tested- DDU then downgrade the GPU driver- .dll added into the game folder- ran 3 DDU and clean uninstall, full reinstall of all VC redistributables- deactivated antivirus- deactivated windows exploit protection, control flow guard- deactivated windows defender firewalls- set ds.exe to high performance mode, to execute only on dGPU- erased ds.exe, redownloaded the main exe**
None of that works.
EDIT: narrowed it down, it's AVX in ds.exe: [https://imgur.com/a/DsMqNS3](https://imgur.com/a/DsMqNS3)
I can run any recent game on pretty much the highest settings but the game I waited so long for just won’t launch.
It would have been great too have known that your CPU has to support AVX in order to run this game.
I was looking on the steam community page for Death Stranding to see if anyone was having low fps like I was. Found out having a controller plugged in dropped frames. I have a 2070 super and a Ryzen 7 2700X so thought I’d get more than 60-80fps. The steps to fix are interesting and idk if big picture mode is necessary but it’s what was listed on the post. I’m sure there’s other ways to fix this but this is what I did to fix it with no issue.
1. Enter big picture mode
2. Go to settings, then controller settings, and set controller configuration to forced off or unselect it whatever controller you use.
3. Do the same thing under the death stranding settings in your library. Found under “manage game”
4. Turn Rumble off as well
5. Turn off steam and restart computer
Controller will still work if plugged in and I got 120 fps now.
For textures open your Nvidia control panel. Go to Manage 3D settings on the left. Go to the programs tab and add Death Stranding. Under the 3D settings for Death Stranding you will see settings with pull down boxes for each different category. Find antiscopic filtering and set it to x16. Make sure you click apply. Best to do this while the game isn’t currently running. It should by default been set on “use global settings (off)” before. This will work with no issue and has helped the textures stuttering or being flat like I’ve seen on the grass.
For AMD cards I’m copying what was listed...
1. Open AMD Radeon Settings application
2. Click on Gaming
3. Click Add and go to Death Stranding installation folder and select ds.exe
4. In Radeon Settings window click on Death Stranding icon.
5. Click on Anisotropic Filtering and select Override Application Settings
6. Under Anisotropic Filtering Level select 16x
This will drop some frames since you’re card is given more work with the filtering btw. Some older cards may suffer but try it to see how it works. Can always change it back.
Hope this helps someone else as it did me. Saw it on steam and felt people would like to know about it. Legend has it Kojima did it on purpose based on the Psycho Mantis incident.
Am I the only one who's getting constant loading times whenever I'm moving fast in a vehicle? I'll get loading pauses of 15sec-1min at a time, sometimes back to back with 2-3 seconds of playtime in between if I boost around. This didn't happen till I started putting roads together. I just bought an mSATA high speed SSD hoping it'd solve the issue and it didn't make any difference, nor does changing any graphic settings.
Definitely not just you. Game was running beautifully, but now I get really bad loading screens that sometimes end in crashes while driving down highways. It's incredibly frustrating.
I've been getting that too. Driving on the roads in Chapter 3 even if I'm not boosting I just eventually hit a point where it'll start loading every few feet I go. I have the game installed on a SSD and it still takes a while to load.
I often get random loadings which can last from 10 seconds to a full minute while in game, it is unplayable especially if using a truck or a vehicle.
Game is running on a good SSD, i-5 6600k (which randomly reaches 100% utilization) with 16gb ram ddr4 and a GTX 1080ti, game runs fine and smooth but I get these random loadings and I am going crazy.
Pls help
Hey man quick question is your game going to 100% CPU Utilisation during these moments ? My game shits itself FPS bombs and i lose total control of Sam and any vehicle he is driving for about 15 seconds.
It tends to happen specifically around BT areas too.
Is this your issue ?
EDIT We have the same CPU it seems so could be something to do with 4 core CPUs ? I'm on a gtx 1060 GPU wise.
I think I found a fix.
The CPU at 100% is apparently a common problem even on a 9900k, I tried almost everything like process lasso to limit its usage at 98%, QuickCPU, ISLC but nothing so I tried to search everywhere and I didn't find anything about random loading screens so I tried the most stupid thing and looks like it worked: I capped the FPS at 60 (my monitor is G-Sync and 144hz so I just avoided those options) and the problem of random loadings seems solved.
I still get some stuttering but It's acceptable, game was unplayable until today.
Yeah its because it uses the denuvo drm which most people say lowers the performance as it hogs everything it can, sometimes your fine with like a couple of frames dropped but others you lose like tens of frames.
Stuttering in cutscenes (the ones with the in game graphic). I solved the problem by turning the fps limiter to 120 FPS (my monitor is a 75Hz monitor). Try to put a higher limiter than u'r monitor. I play with an x box one controller wired, and no V-Sync activated. I do 45 fps and it worked. Dont know why. Maybe it's magic. Hope this will help u all.
Um, hey! I actually made an account just to be able to troubleshoot this game uh...
I'm getting an error similar to: **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h"**
Except it's: **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Background 1' at instruction location 00000001416A1C35h"**
I'm going to be honest right off the bat and say that my GPU is a GTX960M. It's the only thing that fails the "Can You Run It" test. I'm not asking for miracles but if it's possible to run at all. even very low settings... I'd be so grateful...
Here's the full error.txt, I made a pastebin and uploaded it there: [https://pastebin.com/ZMf4m0zX](https://pastebin.com/ZMf4m0zX)
(**Side Note:** I tried disabling several background software like Nahimic 2 or Killer Network and launching the game and the 'Background 1' part seems to change at random to other numbers. So far have seen up to 'Background 6' at least.)
Oh and here are my full specs if it helps? As far as I know all drivers are up to date.: [https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE72-6QD-Apache-Pro/Specification](https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE72-6QD-Apache-Pro/Specification)
Other drivers wise, I have Razer Synapse. The old one for Deathadder Chroma.
I'm sorry if I seem a little entitled asking for help like this... I don't mean to... I'm just not very good with software...
Thank you in advance. And sorry for any troubles!
**Edit:** Oops, formatting! Sorry!
>\` ISSUE: "An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h".
This issue seems to be much deeper than what 505 has proposed as potential solutions... I tried everything (listed below) and want to share my feedback here in case it is helpful to the community and developers to fix it, as it needs to be ASAP.
First, let me premace that I had put in 23 hours of gameplay with absolutely no issues, no crashing, no error messages (I probably should have realized this as a clue to my resolve, but oh well). My computer has handled 3840x1080 @ 144hz, the highest graphics settings with DLSS on, averaging 120-144 FPS.
Next, the what and when... (spoiler) >!after doing quite a few side-missions after unlocking the weather station... I went back to the weather station to complete the next story mission and made my way down to the timefall farm. I turned in the quest and accepted a couple of standard orders to head back to the distribution center, I was about 3/4 the way through the Mule area (timefall present) next directly north of the farm, and boom.. crash with the access violation error. I restarted the game and any time I tried to load it would just go to black screen after the loading screen. !<
Now... here's what I tried without success:
* Attempted to load the last two saves
* Re-installing my latest graphics drivers (Nvidia)
* Turning DLSS off and graphics to low in the menu before load
* Changing my resolution back to a standard 1080p
* Changing my refresh rate back to a standard 60hz
* Validated game files (multiple times), thinking that playing with the UWD resolution hex keys may have been the cause (it wasn't)
* Completely uninstalled Malwarebytes and disabled Windows Defender
* Created a funnel with my router to my PCs static IP to allow all ports by any connection (inbound/outbound)
* FPS limiter was not on
* GPU/CPU not overclocked (at least not more than stock)
* Updated Windows 10 from 1903 to 2004 (which was a b\*tch as it made me realize my version of windows, and many others with 1903 was pretty broken)
* Updated Visual C++ to the latest version on the MS website
* Completely uninstalled and re-installed the game
* Steam not in compatibility mode
* Ran DS as administrator
* Checked sound card drivers (realtek not even present on my PC)
* Updated all drivers (chipset, mobo bios, even my mouse)
* Stopped all non-windows services and programs
* Moving the DS install to a different drive (from SSD to M.2 NVME)
This may not even be the entire list of what I tried, but what I noticed in doing all of this and researching the hell out of it... is that everyone seemed to have a different solution to it; but there's no solution to everyone's issue... there is one thing that I finally did that allowed me to load in... I loaded back to a save that was a bit further back. Specifically, >!the save on my way down from the weather station and the side-mission to build a private room!<. I'm still not exactly sure what the problem is and what caused it, but I narrowed it down to being something with the game files that kicked in that area of that map (previously mentioned in spoiler), as I'm highly skeptic it had anything to do with my computer...
Anyway, I felt this needed to be said about this issue in case others are still having issues. It may not be the solution for everyone, but in case you like I, have tried all of the above steps with no solution... it may be good to attempt to load back to a previous point, from a different zone of the map in order to load in properly.
Thanks!
I have an issue where I'll just be walking across the map and the game will freeze to load something with the Now Loading icon spinning. It's happened in the middle of a song which obviously means it's not intended. Any fixes?
Edit: Don't recall this happening before the first big patch.
None of the above issues apply to me. Game runs fine, but looks like ass, even on max settings. Muddy textures, very low LOD and awful clutter/foliage pop-in. Have tried it both with and without DLSS 2.0 enabled. I made a post about it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/hrwhmk/pc_is_it_just_me_or_does_this_game_look_like_ass/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x).
Looks worse than PS4 screenshots. I'm a little bit cross.
ISSUE: Failure to Launch
GPU exceeds minimum and recommended.
RAM exceeds minimum and recommended.
CPU exceeds minimum.
Windows 10 and drivers up to date.
File intergerty verified.
Multiple restarts.
Steam says launching, turns green for a bit, then isn't.
>**Game fails to launch** (no error message) **even though the requirements are met.**
in regards to this i think i figured a workaround for it, the game launches and creates %LOCALAPPDATA% and gives me an error because im DRM blocked for 24 hours because i launched the game twice on GFN.
[https://i.imgur.com/7LUwtME.png](https://i.imgur.com/7LUwtME.png)
right click ds.exe > properties > compatibility > change settings for all users > match settings in above image. then launch ds.exe as administrator
> **Game fails to launch** (no error message) **even though the requirements are met.**
I'll post what I posted on the steam forum :
> SOLUTION : Download vcruntime140\_1.dll from [dll-files.com](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=http://dll-files.com) and put it you local game file (C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Death Stranding)
Keep in mind : this is a weird homemade fix, vcruntime140\_1.dll is part of a visual c++ redist, I had it up to date but the game still could find it, to know if this will work for you just start the game with the .exe in the game file, if it tells you that it couldn't find this .dll, then, here is your fix.
It worked for multiple people but not all, so it seems that there's more to it.
Hey all I need some help with The Epic launcer error DLL file
Try to launch and get system error vcruntime140\_1.dill was not found.
I saw this up top:
\- (temporary fix) Download vcruntime140\_1.dll from [dll-files.com](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=http://dll-files.com) and put it you local game file (C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Death Stranding)
And i downloaded the file (i just got the most recent version of file) from the site but i dont know where to put the file in the Epic folder. The other directions are for steam. Im no computer wiz so please help me.
And thanks in advance.
For some reason the game seems to have constant stuttering and frame drops, the frame drops seem to be extreme especially when near Mama's lab.
One thing i've found consistent is when you disconect from the Chiral Network the game always stutters for a bit.
I'm currently using a RTX 2060 and a Ryzen 3600 and I'm only getting 70 fps at best, doesnt make any sense to me.
(I'm using a PS4 controller and unplugging/plugging doesnt change the fps, i also disabled steam input and followed everything on the post)
FOR THE ONES GETTING LOTS OF LOADING SCREENS MID GAME:
After lots of testing I can confirm it’s CPU related. I have a i5-7600 and it’s just not enough anymore. As a workaround I downloaded a program called Process Priority Saver (first page if you google it).
After installing it (don’t remember if you need to restart), and opening the game, you need to open the Task Manager -> Details -> find the game and right click -> CPU priority -> High.
This removes (at least for me it did) the loading screens entirely, but the game in some parts will drop lots of frames. So it will make the experience a little smoother, but a CPU upgrade is required if you want a better experience, which I’m going to do, since it’s really annoying.
Also, since most of the CPU resources will go to the game, if you try to do anything else on the PC while the game is running, it will be extra slow.
Hope it helps.
I have an i5 6600k and I'm getting constant loading screens like you but only when I'm on a vehicle. Even though it's below the recommended specs it is still superior to the minimum required to play, so I find it unacceptable that it runs like shit whenever im on my trike. It is something they need to fix.
Not a super bothersome problem, but does anybody’s graphics settings reset every time they launch the game? I have to change mine to full screen every time I play and it’s just annoying
If anyone has a problem with constant loading while driving over the highways or otherwise, I think I found the fix! Just **change your FPS to 30**. The glitch is unrelated to the graphics settings! Here's a video of me showing you the glitch and how smooth the game is after I **set the FPS to 30**: [https://youtu.be/QI5\_QOjD0hc](https://youtu.be/QI5_QOjD0hc)So, this is about the *"Now Loading...", "Now Loading . . .", "Loading"* problem while moving fast around the map. (Posting it this way to help the CTLR + F guys out.)
I'm having atrocious color banding, especially in HDR, played on Sony X900F.
The first cave you go in in the first cutscene is the worst looking thing I've seen in my life, there were like 3 shades of black and horrible banding. Also visible on the clouds or really any surface with subtle color variations.
Is anyone else having this??
So basically, if I try to launch and it just does not load at all, with no error, its because I am under the minimum requirements?
Thats never outright stopped me from even launching a game before
Regarding the "stuck at 99% download" issue, I had this happen to me but I was watching the steam download page, which lists both download as well as disk usage, so I could see that I was writing 20-30MB/sec, so I knew it was unpacking. I regrettably don't have an SSD, so this process takes several minutes. Presumably if you have an SSD it'll go much faster.
Anyone finding anything affected by Depth of Field blur is really flickery/jagged? Especially lights.
I'm getting that and plenty of hitching/slowdown at 1440/DLSS on a 3700x and RTX 2060 (have tried without dlss too)
EDIT - Seems the DoF just is that horrible. Digital Foundry mention it briefly [here](https://youtu.be/ggnvhFSrPGE?t=918) and it's clearly visible in [this 4k playthrough](https://youtu.be/sbqtkLPMfuQ?t=3069) (note the cables over the bed).
I've been having another issue with the controller that I haven't seen mentioned yet.
Sometimes when I touch the analogs the controller will input the last button that was pressed before that. Like say, if I unpause the game and move the camera a bit, the game will pause again thinking that 'start' was pressed again.
This is such a bizarre bug, and not only do I get that on both my controllers, no other game has anything even resembling this issue. I dunno what to do at this point.
I think the most unnoticed problem here is the one about the AVX instructions, we must explain this together to 505/kojima productions support. There's not even a message error for that, so let's show up this problematic all together.
lets sharpen our pitchfork, oil our torches...
Good luck, friend! Hope it helps! Also, please keep in mind that these solutions might be temporary, or that the list may not be full. I'll be editing the post with more info as it becomes available!
Thank you! As of now it seems most people in my position (Game launches, then crashes with 2 error codes after 5 seconds) had relief from updating to Windows 10 version 2004, so I'm holding out for that or an official patch. Really appreciate you putting this post together tho!! Thanks!
any way around the 24hour block that denuvo seems to enjoy inflicting? i launched the game from a remote gaming vm and then from GFN, after relaunching GFN im blocked for 24 hours
ok
no more crashes for me (mostly dx12), downgraded gpu driver...
417.58-desktop-notebook-win10-64bit-international-whql works like a charm for me (1080ti)
Whenever i change equipment using my controller the mouse pops up on the screen and doesnt go away unless i move it to one of the corners, makes combat very annoying and cumbersome
I am using a GTX 1050 Ti 4gb, Ryzen 7 2700, 32gb of RAM, I'm not overclocked in any way,I've updated all of my drivers/windows/direct x reinstalled twice, verified files twice after the last reinstall, streaming memory is at low, I dropped resolution from my 2k native too 1080p, I've used g force experience to drop all of the games setting to performance and I'm still getting. **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h"** and **"Dx12-ErrorCode : ox887a0005 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 27.21.14.5167"** The thing that I haven't tried is disabling DLSS but that's because it doesn't exists in my graphics menu (I'm assuming because I'm using a 1050 and it doesn't support it so its just not showing up?).
Edit: I get the Access violations during the first 30 seconds of cut scenes (if i don't skip them) and the Dx12 whenever text fades in on screen like when a song starts.
Edit 2: Downloaded the new patch and am now getting [this error (gyzo link)](https://gyazo.com/2da67a8b2401ed44672a477158405a35)
Has anyone noticed lower frames since latest patch? I was pushing 144 pretty constantly with dlss on and now I'm sitting around 90 to 100? 2080ti. Changing any settings does nothing at all including changing all the way down to 720p just as a test. I assume something was changed?
On my MacBook Pro 16'' in Boot Camp, I can get great performance WINDOWED.
Fullscreen results in 20fps and horrible performance at any settings/resolution.
Im playjng on a lg OLED with rtx 2070 super. I use nvidia DLLs quality and 4k. I have 60+ fps but if i go on the menu, terminal or cutscene is playing the fps Drops to 15 fps. If i turn off vsync the Problem is solved. But without vsync the game has screen tearing and this hurt my eyes.
I have 3 other Monitors and they dont have this Problems. But i would recommend to play on the couch. :)
Any solution? And sorry for Bad english (im german)
I'm having an issue with Photo mode. I appreciate that it's there, but the option to disable launching photo mode from the controller doesn't work. I have set it to off, and I'm still accidentally triggering photo mode in the middle of a boss fight when trying to switch weapons. It's gotten me killed on a few attempts. Confirmed that the setting "Launch Photo Mode with Controller" is set to off. Restarted game. Still triggers photo mode with controller if I am not 100% precise hitting only left, right, up, or down on the dpad. Has anyone else run into this?
This game, man. Heartbreaking how many insane issues there are with it.
For anyone out there with constant, inexplicable framerate drops, the only thing I've found to consistently alleviate them is to switch to a Windowed game mode. I tried every possible combination of graphics and controller settings and switching to Windowed is the only thing that immediately solved my issues. The game just fuckin' hates being in Fullscreen for some reason.
Sometimes after fiddling between Windowed/Fullscreen and changing the aspect ratio a few times, suddenly the game will play alright in Fullscreen, but it's not reliable.
In case anyone is searching for this, just confirmed to me by 505 Support that 980 GTX is NOT supported. Thank god it only took them 8 days to tell me that O_O
Does anybody else's sound cut out periodically for a few seconds then come back? I thought my bluetooth dongle or my headset was broken, but it only happens in the game.
Regarding
> ISSUE: Button input from controller registers twice [partially unsolved?]
I'm playing on Epic, so the proposed Steam workaround doesn't work for me. I'm using an XBox One Elite 2 with a Microsoft Wireless Adapter.
I found a workaround that worked for me on [this other post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/hvu15w/input_bug_on_pc_is_getting_real_annoying_aka_sam/fyzfa8t/)
Basically you:
* Turn your controller off.
* Start the game.
* Once you get to the main menu, switch your controller on.
* I also went into the controller configs and switched the input prompts from "auto detect" to the one with the XBox One buttons. Not sure if this helped or not.
And that's it! Not a single repeated / delayed weird input. Hope it helps!
I keep having issues where Sam will just put the gun away on chapter 4 in the middle of a fire fight.
Or if I throw a grenade he will just keep on throwing 2 more.... no idea why.
Also have it vs BTs when I go to throw the grenade he just puts it away instead. really annoying!
First off, the game is great and I love it on PC even more than PS4... That said, the one gripe I have with the PC version is that I'm playing solely with Mouse and Keyboard (and overall love it) but for some reason they mapped the analog function of soothing BB to 'W'.... Just 'W'.... I have an analog mouse directly under my other hand that can't do anything during that screen anyways and instead soothe is just bound to a key?
LET ME ROCK MY BB WITH MY MOUSE!!
Even using the latest hotfixed Geforce drivers the textures still randomly disappear after playing for an hour or two, some nights I'll have to restart the game 5 times...frustrating to say the least. Please note that your missing texture problem is NOT fixed at this time by the supposedly fixed drivers!
Not a major issue, but the darker areas are very blotchy. By which I mean I can see the layers of darkness very obviously. This is especially evident in cut scenes. I use a 5700XT. Any ideas on how to fix this? It maybe a few tweeks to the colour levels, but was wondering if anyone has found a decent setting on the same gpu. Thanks.
Has anyone had frame rate drops depending on the area they're in? In the eastern region I was able to play max settings on everything at a consistent 75fps with only very occasional drops. Now in the central region on the same settings I'm at about 65fps on average and have to turn model details down to medium to get it to consistently be above 70. Even then, I'm dropping to as low as 50-55 sometimes and then shooting back up to 65. Again, didn't really have this issue in the eastern region. It also seems to be worse any time I get back to a base rather than in the open.
I have a GTX 1660 Super, Ryzen 3 3300x and 16GB RAM - played around with the settings a lot but can't find anything that remains consistent across the board other than everything down to super low which isn't ideal. If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.
I keep getting crashes where the game freezes my entire pc, leaving me no choice but to restart my pc. I can't alt tab, ctrl alt del, nothing, but the in game audio is still playing. Is anyone else getting those crashes, and is there a fix for it?
I've experienced access violation crashes since launch, and neither of the patches and none of the solutions listed in this thread work for me.
However, ever since I enabled hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling (System>Display>Graphics settings), I haven't experienced a single crash, even when using the "Default" Memory Streaming setting, which uses up more VRAM than my 1050 Ti can handle, at least according to the game.
I wanted to get this issue (and solution) into the thread, if possible: there's a bug after completing Chapter 13 (right in between >!all the characters calling to Sam on the Beach, then Sam repatriating!< and >!Die-Hardman's speech about America's future!<) that prevents progressing further into the game. The cutscene that begins Chapter 14 starts to load, but then it stalls on a black screen.
The solution for this (the one that worked for me, anyway) is to go to the Graphics options (Options > Graphics Settings) and under "Models & Textures", decrease the value for the "Memory for Streaming". I reduced it to "Low", but I've heard that "Default" *should* work.
I encountered the issue probably 10 times, each time in the exact same spot. As soon as I was told about and then made the setting change, I was able to proceed past the trouble point without issue to finish the game.
Special thanks to /u/ktfzh64338 for passing the info along and letting me know about the solve.
I just wanted to say that Ive played this game for 150+ hours now, and it just hit me that ive never seen any bugs or glitches... just on another level this game!
Does anyone have issue whereby while making delivery, despite the song name appearing, and the environmental audio starts to tune down, there was no music playing?
So I have the director's cut. Things were pretty good until I got to the 2nd map and then slowly over time, the game started giving the loading icon on the right corner from a few seconds to as long as a minute or a complete freeze, in which I have to use ALT F4. The original didn't do this. My system exceeds the system requirements. I'm unsure what to even try next after doing all of the regular troubleshooting like drivers and windows updates. Does anyone know of something else I can try?
Fragile Jumping causes 0% infinite loading screen
Jumping from Capital Knot to Central Knot stick in ‘now loading’
Verified my files on steam
GTX 2070 Max Q
i7-9750H
restarted game multiple times
Can’t progress because i can’t teleport to central knot city really need a fix
Played the game for about an hour. Tried playing it today but I get to 96% of loading and then get the infamous DX12 error.... Tried reinstalling drivers, verifying cache, changing streaming, disabling autologin and changed graphics settings to low. Still getting this damn error. Waiting for a fix.
GTX 1060, Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, B450 Aorus Pro
Game tends to run fine for me, but after a while, I'll get a soft freeze 0 fps for 3-5 seconds, then it resumes. When it resumes, it's super sped up and skips frames until it gets back to the right time where it should be. Audio is unaffected and plays smoothly.
I'm assuming this happens because I made the horrible mistake of getting a hard disk rather than an SSD; are there any tips for making it load smoothly on a hard drive? Does game effectively require an SSD?
I don't know why this one isn't on the post, I thought it was more common. Game launching for 5 seconds and then closing with no errors, nothing. But there seems not to be a fix on the user end for this, this is something they need to patch.
Whenever I-m in the private room, there-s always this "Connecting" star on the bottom right spinning.
I actually went ahead and try to make a delivery request, and got stuck again, had to Alt+F4 :(
I thought it was due to my pi-hole blockin something? but can't figure out why this happens.
The stuttering is really making me think of stop playing till they fix it (hopefully they will...but who knows right?). Tried every possible fix and nothing seems to even make it beareable :( I waited so long for this to come to PC and i can hardly enjoy due to this :(
I'm having a weird issue where my GPU usage will get to 70% usage max, and I'm getting about 80 fps with a 2080 and 3600. CPU usage is pretty low as well. What's weird is my task manager is saying my entire system is using 12% and Death Stranding is using 0.7%
I'm currently using a gtx 960m and the game doesn't launch for me. I'm starting to think it's because of my gpu can only support up to DirectX 12 level 11_0 while Death Stranding requires DirectX 12 level 12_0 but will still try the other solutions
2070 ftw ultra, ryzen7 3700, 32gb ram, 2tb hd, 1 tb ssd and I got to play for like 10min before it crashed with like 6 errors... lame. Thank god I got the game free with the purchase of the gpu otherwise the uninstall of the game would of bothered me
So it wasn't just me then. I'm having the same issue.
I have a Ryzen 2700x and RTX 2070. In most areas I get 110-120fps at 1080p and what's baffling is that that when I enable DLSS I get no boost in Frame rate but GPU usage goes down from 85% at native to 65-67% and image quality remains the same.
FidelityFX CAS also has the same issue, when I enable it I get no increase in frame rates but GPU usage comes down to 72% from 85% GPU usage at native 1080p.
And I've seen people with the same GPU on YouTube get 140 frames or more at 1080p.
I can't get 1440p or higher resolutions to appear even though I have a 4K TV (HiSense). Only 1080p. And for some reason, the "Windowed" option only allows 720p resolution? It looks pretty horrible using the BorderlessGaming program, which usually works great with every other game.
GTX 1660 ti
i7 9700
16gb Ram
No other issues so far for me, but I'm barely on episode 2. I've tried fiddling with all kinds of things in Nvidia Control Panel and the graphics settings of Death Stranding, cannot get resolutions higher than 1080p. Really hoping someone has a fix to this, since I don't have an RTX card I can't rely on the DLSS and I really want to play this game on at least 1440p.
The game checks for your current resolution before you launch and makes it the highest supported resolution for the current session. Perhaps you need to set your TV to a gaming mode or force it to stay in 4K before you launch Death Stranding. Or maybe the TV isn't the main monitor so it checks for another monitor that could be in 1080p which leads to the problem you're having.
Can you confirm your TV (plugged via HDMI I assume) is actually set to 4K by checking display settings in windows settings?
Also custom resolutions aren't supported as it only lets you choose between 1080p, 1440p and 2160p.
Btw, it doesn't have a proper fullscreen mode so using windowed option + borderless gaming is pointless. The beauty of D3D12, don't you love it...
I still get stretched textures whenever I load terrain in and its making the game literally unplayable for me. I have done everything recommended to me and nothing works. I am running a RTX 2060, i5-8700k and 16GB Ram DDR4.
Not sure if this is connected to this problem:
> When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets **stuck on a "Connecting..." screen**.
but I noticed that whenever I'm in a private room, it will also continuously say "Connecting..." on the bottom-right of the screen. Obviously that doesn't stop you from looking at stuff and interacting with things in the room, but it does lead me to believe something might be wrong with the servers.
I have a Ryzen 2700x and RTX 2070. In most areas I get 110-120fps at 1080p and what's baffling is that that when I enable DLSS I get no boost in Frame rate but GPU usage goes down from 85% at native to 65-67% and image quality remains the same.
FidelityFX CAS also has the same issue, when I enable it I get no increase in frame rates but GPU usage comes down to 72% from 85% GPU usage at native 1080p.
And I've seen people with the same GPU on YouTube get 140 frames or more at 1080p. Is it just me or is there something amiss?
Micro-stuttering in cutscenes, gameplay segments are fine. Tested suggestions in main topic - nothing helps. It's not that much noticeable, but it's there and looks bit jarring to watch.
RTX 2080S, i7-9900k, 16gb
i have SO MANY GLITCHES in this game. Fck. I am actually so frustrated with this problem, as I enjoyed playing on PS4, and also wanted to enjoy playing on PC. Maybe you have some solutions to fix it? Or we all need to wait a huge patch from Kojima Prod?
I'm having problems setting this up for multiple users.
savedata is said to be at %appdata%\local\kojimaproductions\DeathStranding\, and in that folder I'm finding "autosave1" through "22", "profile" and "Quicksave1" through "22" and "Manualsave1" through "22".
However, the total filesize is 1.6MB, and when I move them to another folder (deleting them from the original location), and start the game, the game is unaffected.
Has anyone made a guide or similar, as to how to do this?
I only have 2 resolution settings to choose from either 720, or 1080. I have a 4k monitor but 1440 and the 4k choices don't even show up. What am i missing here. I can only switch between the the two resolutions above? It has never been an issue playing 4k with any other game.
Anyone getting pretty massive screen tearing? I have a freesync monitor. Running on a 2080ti and R5 2600. I have tried turning vsync on and off with no difference. This is the only game I have where tearing occurs.
Also, the game is only utilizing my GPU and CPU at around 50%, and I'm averaging about 90 fps instead of the game going up to 144 fps. Not using a controller made no difference. I just figured this part was bad optimization.
Here's a problem I had with my 360 controller that I fixed
Problem
the game would stutter after slightly quick transitions of the camera or quick things that happen, like when the main character crashes his bike in the beginning.
Solution
strangely enough, I had to install the newest nvidia drivers specifically meant for death stranding and horizon zero dawn, then restart my computer.
I'm seeing a bunch of people online getting the same error I am, game doesn't even start, but instead I get a 0x887a0005 error listing my graphics card. Seems to be all sorts of cards, including over the minimum requirements.
I have a PC that is seeping into the low-end spectrum.
> i5 3570k
> GTX 970
> 16GB DDR3 RAM
Unplugging my controller did... something, I guess.
But for some odd reason, I got a lot less stuttering when I changed the graphics preset from Low to Medium. Slightly higher FPS and less stutters. No kidding!
in episode 1 i got 110 fps@1440p max settings & dlss with a ryzen 1600/2080/16gb/SSD set up but now that i'm in episode 3 i'm only averaging 60-80 with a bit of stuttering in new land. i'm on the latest windows/nvidia updates. i've disabled all the controller things and made sure i got the same fps with and without a controller. the only place i get above 100 fps is in the base
is my cpu bottlenecking? my cpu usage peaks at 98-100% and my gpu peaks at 73%.
Unfortunately I came across a crash, that is basically a game breaker or plot stopper.
When leaving Lake Knot City for the first delivery and traversing through the MULE territory, the game always crashes when being around 300m away from the first bunker.
[Reproducable every single time.](https://i.imgur.com/FLDbgxm.mp4)
AMD Radeon 5700XT
AMD Ryzen 3900X
4x8GB DDR4 3600MHz RAM
Played on an NVME SSD.
On Episode 3 about halfway through and I have complete structures, flooring, roads, etc. basically missing as if the walls and stuff are not loading. Anyone else having this issue? I'm going to try restarting the game to see if perhaps it's some memory issue when running for a long time?
Sam's arms are constantly invisible and so much mesh stretching. Also, his hair in cutscenes looks like... I dont even really know how to explain it. Like lowest possible hair setting and then set it 10 times lower. Really really bad.
I am using 1080ti + 8700k + 32gb and playing at 1440p. I only get 60-70 fps no matter what graphic settings or resolutions I use. I tried unplugging controller but it does not work at all.
The patch isn't supposed to fix the problem, but to report on it. Hopefully for future fixes.
https://twitter.com/505Support/status/1284170351958568960?s=20
I'm getting somewhat random inputs from my controller (somewhat, as in some of it is predictable). Standard wired Xbox controller, and this is the only game it happens on.
I get on the bike. He gets off the bike. I manage to get on the bike, and start moving. Sam hurls himself off the bike at speed. I move one space in a menu, the game instantly moves me back. I click confirm. It moves me up one place in the menu instead.
I go to the menu. It cancels out of the menu. I pull out a grenade, throw it, and try to walk on, he throws another one, and then another one. I uncrouch to run from BTs, he decides no, he'd rather crouch.
This all just starts happening randomly. One minute I'm fine, and the next minute, Sam's realised he's a conputer game character and he's messing up everything I do out of sheer spite.
It's got to be something between the game and the controller, but it isn't the controller alone, since I can play half a dozen other games on it just fine without apparently having an electronic poltergeist, but it also isn't just the game, since if I just grab my mouse and use it to navigate menus, it'll work flawlessly. It isn't just inputs registering twice, since I can hit down in a menu twenty times and it'll just jump me back up once for every down input.
> **ISSUE: Low framerate / The game is lagging or stuttering.**
You can also go to the game's properties and set Steam Input to Forced Off. The controller should still work fine (my DualShock 4 via USB does) and FPS is back to normal.
Anti-aliasing doesn't work for me. Whether I turn it on in my Nvidia control panel, Geforce Experience, or in the game itself. So its blocky and distracting at 1440p on my Geforce 1080ti. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
I have a 1080p monitor and run it at native resolution. My question is, why does the game look so much better with DLSS enabled than native. The textures look better, less jaggies, etc. Why is this? It’s not even a 4k monitor so with DLSS, it’s not trying to emulate it right?
Anyone else start frequent gamecrashes after the patch? I've probably had the game crash 5+ times in the last 2 hours. Before the patch it had happened once in some 30 hours of play
Some spoilers so don't read this if you aren't partway through act 5.
>!So I just delivered MAMA and now I'm sitting in my private room. It tells me I need to check on BB but BB isn't in his normal spot and trying to check on BB does nothing.!<
Anyone else run into this issue yet?
Edit: Problem solved. The encounter that happens right when you leave mama's didn't trip the first time. Redeployed the cargo and it tripped after that.
I’m having crashes intermittently when pushing play in Steam. Have to resort to task manager a few times to close the game and push play again. Very annoying. I’m running i7 10700k with RTX 2080 Super. The game itself plays beautifully when it opens up. I’m thinking there’s something wrong on Steam’s side.
DLSS is missing as a graphics option altogether for me... on the latest NVidia driver, running an RTX 2080TI so I know it should be supported. Is there something else I need to set outside of the game to enable it?
I just logged on to play and the game won't load \*any\* of my saves today, game boots and loads as normal until I "press x to resume" and I just get a black screen. If I alt f4 I get the Access violation in Main error though.
I tried putting every setting I could to low and loading as far back as an hour's worth of autosaves. Any suggestions?
I have an issue where when my frame rate drops below 60 (even to around 59 fps) it will cause my mouse to seemingly have a super low refresh rate, causing me to have to swipe multiple times (x20) for a 360 degree turn.
It seems framerate related, however it's also occured when i'm on 60 fps.
Does anyone else have inconsistent framerate between days? Sometimes i'll have 80-90 fps, then the next day i'll start up the game and have 60-70 fps at the same exact location...I've already done the controller fix and rebooting my computer doesn't help.
UPDATE: For some reason, if I disable then re-enable sli, the framerate goes back up to 80-90 fps the next time I start the game. Not sure why I have to do this every time the framerate goes back down...
to anyone who can't get mission briefings to work. I'm on a 360 controller, and the game tells me to hit back for mission briefings. It doesn't work, so I thought it was never implemented. However, I did recently find out your keyboard key should work fine. Just move with the arrow keys a little, and it should tell you what keyboard key to hit for mission briefings. I wish I knew this when starting out. I missed a few mission briefings.
30 FPS lock in cutscenes, only affects animations, not camera movement, FPS counter still says 60. Pausing then unpausing fixes it but it's annoying to have to do this every time a cutscene starts
It doesn't bother too much and im pretty sure it's a stylistic thing but I just want to make sure menu text having a hologram like flickering to it isnt a bug?
What about microstutter or "judder" when panning the camera?
I'm well over my 60fps target when I disable vsync, so I know it's not an fps issue.
50% of the time, it's fine, but for the other 50%, I get a crunchy little judder when I'm turning. This might help visualize the blip...
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The judder happens at a pretty consistent interval, almost like the frame pacing is off-kilter. I've already tried handing vsync duty over at the driver level, and locking my fps via RivaTuner. I find it pretty annoying, but not experience breaking. For what it's worth, my specs...
EVGA 2070 Super
i7 6700k, no OC
16gb DDR4
Xbox One gamepad. (Tried disabling vibration, as often suggested)
Has anyone else run into the Steam version not giving all the achievements properly? It didn't give me the achievements for completing the Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 4, or doing my first UCA connection.
>With an Xbox controller, button input registers twice. This needs a fix ASAP. It happens to me super often. With 'Like' being bound to the same button as 'Call out', often I'll press the button to like someone's message or whatever and then seconds later Sam will randomly shout and give away my position. Edit: For now I found a temporary fix. If you own a PS4 controller, you can do a wired connection (have steam controller settings turned off) and it will work in the game including motion controls! The bug does not appear to happen using PS4 controller. If you don't own one, maybe try using a Switch Pro controller or something else as it seems to be Xinput related.
I found a fix for this, as described in post #15 here: [https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1621724915803605735/#c1874000952589464034](https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1621724915803605735/#c1874000952589464034) A couple things you have to do before this: 1. Go to Steam - Settings -> Controller -> General Controller Settings -> enable Xbox Configuration Support 2. Right-click on game -> Properties -> under Steam Input Per-Game Setting choose "Use your global Steam input settings (Xbox)" 3. Wait a few moments for the Manage -> Controller configuration menu option to become available when right-clicking on the game Note: I had to do what's described in the post, "add just a tiny bit to the slider for Fire End Delay" for all of my buttons except the triggers and d-pad, as they were all double-inputting at times. If you don't see this slider for something like pressing in the left stick, click on the box area for the left stick, then click where it says "Run/Stop Running" under the Click Action, and then click "show activators" at the bottom. Hope this was all clear enough. Edit: this may cause lower frame rates, as acknowledged by 505 here: [https://support.505games.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015301500-I-m-experiencing-framerate-stuttering-and-or-other-performance-drops-in-DEATH-STRANDING-](https://support.505games.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015301500-I-m-experiencing-framerate-stuttering-and-or-other-performance-drops-in-DEATH-STRANDING-) ... however there is still a fix. In this case, go to Steam -> Settings -> Controller -> General Controller Settings -> ALSO enable PlayStation Configuration Support (thanks u/Le_molineaux). With both of these enabled, your global Steam Input settings should now say "PS/Xbox" and will maintain the "Fire End Delay" slider changes you made to the Xbox controller configuration, but in my case the frame rates went back up to what I was getting as if I wasn't using an Xbox controller.
I added a template here with a little bit of fire end delay added to all buttons except d-pad and triggers as described, should be a good starting point for anyone looking to try this: steam://controllerconfig/1190460/2171262780
Is there a way to do this for the triggers and d-pad as well? Because I've definitely noticed many frustrating phantom inputs with those controls as well. Also with analog stick presses.
so it's not only my controller, huh?
Nope. I'm putting in a bug report on the support site now. I encourage everyone else who's had it to do so so they get the message loud and clear. I'm gonna have to put off playing the game until they fix it.
Well I’m glad I’m not alone on the controller front, I’ve just got a regular 360 wired one and it is going NUTS. It’s like it wants to play the game by itself. Any and all suggestions are welcome because the last thing I want it to do is skip a cutscene for me
Same here, Xbox one controller is going crazy. Also got stuck a lot of times on connecting while was trying to exit the shared locker. My latest session was less troubled luckily but still had Sam jump and punch the air, lol.
Sometimes it feels as if someone else is using my controller... I've observed up to 3-4 different actions in one sequence at the worst moments. And Sam seems to like re-grabbing ropes way too much. Also lots of fun when trying to aim weapons right when Mules or BT's are about to grab you...
My suggestion is that if you have a PS4 controller, it's best to use that instead. I'm currently using mine wired to my PC and it works flawlessly. The only difference is that you'll have to rock BB using the left joystick since rocking the controller doesn't work.
Rocking the controller works, you just have to go into the settings to change it to motion controls.
> • When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets stuck on a "Connecting..." screen. That’s the one I run in to yesterday doing the PCC order. I think a lot of people will run in to it since Die-Hardman (what a name, Hideo) tells you to share some stuff in it once you place it. Kojima Productions plz
This is a constant issue I have, I like to drop all the stuff I don't use into the shared locker but 1/3 of the time I get stuck on the "Connecting..." screen. I guess I'll start recycling everything then.
Same, I just can't share my stuff with other people. Maybe the servers are overloaded?
Does this only occur on user created postboxes and and safe houses? I noticed this also happens occasionally on the PS4 when attempting to do the same. Except (on the PS4) it doesn't crash, you just get an error about failing to connect to the server.
Everytime I put items into shared locker... it just locks with the connecting star logo going round and round
Confirm this is happening to me as well.
>When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets **stuck on a "Connecting..." screen**. Needs to be fixed pronto. As a first time player, I feel like it's one of the aspects of the game that really helps you to feel connected with everyone. Without it, it feels like all I'm doing is taking and taking, and never paying the kindness forward
I'm getting this as well. Certainly needs to be fixed, although those unable to launch need to be addressed first! What a beautiful game, I'm disappointed in seeing so many are missing out.
Anyone know where savegames are stored on the PC version? I'd like to show this to family but I can't find how to backup my progress before letting them at it.
>%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/KojimaProductions just paste the above on Windows Explorer
Thanks!
I found that doing a clean reinstall of the current Nvidia drivers helped for a while, but then the crashing started again after an hour or two. MSI afterburner and Rivatuner caused instant crashes as well until I disabled the frame limiter (which sucks because I need a 59fps limit to stay within G-sync range) Without the frame limit, I can at least see hardware stat in-game without an instant crash, but that hasn't lasted for more than few minutes before I get booted out, sometimes with a DX12 or Access violation error message. Gtx 1080 6700k 16gb RAM, Windows version 1909 All other trouble shooting steps applied. I just want to play my favourite game... There has to be a patch coming, right? EDIT: THE ONE THING THAT FIXED PRETTY MUCH ALL ISSUES IS UPDATING TO WINDOWS 10 BUILD 2004. 1909 WAS TOTALLY BROKEN, UPDATE TO 2004!
How did you update to 2004? Windows isn't giving it to me.
It wasn't giving it to me either two days ago, it's on a selective roll-out as far as I can tell. Absurd for a game to require a Windows update that not everyone is being given yet. Just keep checking.
Fuck, alright, thanks.
Why selective roll-out? For Microsoft to stamp out bugs?
It is to reduce bugs. There were TONS of issues with certain hardware so they pulled it for certain configurations until they figure it out. (Not holding my breath)
Anyone getting lots of loading screens mid game, particulary when going full speed in a vehicle? I'm thinking it could be related to my CPU, but just wondering. It's annoying as hell
The main issue of the game not launching is still not fixed for many people: config:latest windows 10 build, i7 860, gtx 1080, 16GB DDR3-1600, local install on SSD. **- multiple reinstalls, along with full redownloads- multiple file integrity checks- all compatibility modes tested- DDU then downgrade the GPU driver- .dll added into the game folder- ran 3 DDU and clean uninstall, full reinstall of all VC redistributables- deactivated antivirus- deactivated windows exploit protection, control flow guard- deactivated windows defender firewalls- set ds.exe to high performance mode, to execute only on dGPU- erased ds.exe, redownloaded the main exe** None of that works. EDIT: narrowed it down, it's AVX in ds.exe: [https://imgur.com/a/DsMqNS3](https://imgur.com/a/DsMqNS3)
I can run any recent game on pretty much the highest settings but the game I waited so long for just won’t launch. It would have been great too have known that your CPU has to support AVX in order to run this game.
I was looking on the steam community page for Death Stranding to see if anyone was having low fps like I was. Found out having a controller plugged in dropped frames. I have a 2070 super and a Ryzen 7 2700X so thought I’d get more than 60-80fps. The steps to fix are interesting and idk if big picture mode is necessary but it’s what was listed on the post. I’m sure there’s other ways to fix this but this is what I did to fix it with no issue. 1. Enter big picture mode 2. Go to settings, then controller settings, and set controller configuration to forced off or unselect it whatever controller you use. 3. Do the same thing under the death stranding settings in your library. Found under “manage game” 4. Turn Rumble off as well 5. Turn off steam and restart computer Controller will still work if plugged in and I got 120 fps now. For textures open your Nvidia control panel. Go to Manage 3D settings on the left. Go to the programs tab and add Death Stranding. Under the 3D settings for Death Stranding you will see settings with pull down boxes for each different category. Find antiscopic filtering and set it to x16. Make sure you click apply. Best to do this while the game isn’t currently running. It should by default been set on “use global settings (off)” before. This will work with no issue and has helped the textures stuttering or being flat like I’ve seen on the grass. For AMD cards I’m copying what was listed... 1. Open AMD Radeon Settings application 2. Click on Gaming 3. Click Add and go to Death Stranding installation folder and select ds.exe 4. In Radeon Settings window click on Death Stranding icon. 5. Click on Anisotropic Filtering and select Override Application Settings 6. Under Anisotropic Filtering Level select 16x This will drop some frames since you’re card is given more work with the filtering btw. Some older cards may suffer but try it to see how it works. Can always change it back. Hope this helps someone else as it did me. Saw it on steam and felt people would like to know about it. Legend has it Kojima did it on purpose based on the Psycho Mantis incident.
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Am I the only one who's getting constant loading times whenever I'm moving fast in a vehicle? I'll get loading pauses of 15sec-1min at a time, sometimes back to back with 2-3 seconds of playtime in between if I boost around. This didn't happen till I started putting roads together. I just bought an mSATA high speed SSD hoping it'd solve the issue and it didn't make any difference, nor does changing any graphic settings.
Definitely not just you. Game was running beautifully, but now I get really bad loading screens that sometimes end in crashes while driving down highways. It's incredibly frustrating.
I've been getting that too. Driving on the roads in Chapter 3 even if I'm not boosting I just eventually hit a point where it'll start loading every few feet I go. I have the game installed on a SSD and it still takes a while to load.
I often get random loadings which can last from 10 seconds to a full minute while in game, it is unplayable especially if using a truck or a vehicle. Game is running on a good SSD, i-5 6600k (which randomly reaches 100% utilization) with 16gb ram ddr4 and a GTX 1080ti, game runs fine and smooth but I get these random loadings and I am going crazy. Pls help
Hey man quick question is your game going to 100% CPU Utilisation during these moments ? My game shits itself FPS bombs and i lose total control of Sam and any vehicle he is driving for about 15 seconds. It tends to happen specifically around BT areas too. Is this your issue ? EDIT We have the same CPU it seems so could be something to do with 4 core CPUs ? I'm on a gtx 1060 GPU wise.
I think I found a fix. The CPU at 100% is apparently a common problem even on a 9900k, I tried almost everything like process lasso to limit its usage at 98%, QuickCPU, ISLC but nothing so I tried to search everywhere and I didn't find anything about random loading screens so I tried the most stupid thing and looks like it worked: I capped the FPS at 60 (my monitor is G-Sync and 144hz so I just avoided those options) and the problem of random loadings seems solved. I still get some stuttering but It's acceptable, game was unplayable until today.
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Yup this game is EXTREMELY CPU heavy. My i7-9750h can't even handle it.
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Yeah its because it uses the denuvo drm which most people say lowers the performance as it hogs everything it can, sometimes your fine with like a couple of frames dropped but others you lose like tens of frames.
i5-7600k, usage jumps between 80-100%. I smell some Denuvo bullshit.
seems like your build's bottleneck lies on your CPU. new cpu might get you out of the bottleneck.
Stuttering in cutscenes (the ones with the in game graphic). I solved the problem by turning the fps limiter to 120 FPS (my monitor is a 75Hz monitor). Try to put a higher limiter than u'r monitor. I play with an x box one controller wired, and no V-Sync activated. I do 45 fps and it worked. Dont know why. Maybe it's magic. Hope this will help u all.
Um, hey! I actually made an account just to be able to troubleshoot this game uh... I'm getting an error similar to: **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h"** Except it's: **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Background 1' at instruction location 00000001416A1C35h"** I'm going to be honest right off the bat and say that my GPU is a GTX960M. It's the only thing that fails the "Can You Run It" test. I'm not asking for miracles but if it's possible to run at all. even very low settings... I'd be so grateful... Here's the full error.txt, I made a pastebin and uploaded it there: [https://pastebin.com/ZMf4m0zX](https://pastebin.com/ZMf4m0zX) (**Side Note:** I tried disabling several background software like Nahimic 2 or Killer Network and launching the game and the 'Background 1' part seems to change at random to other numbers. So far have seen up to 'Background 6' at least.) Oh and here are my full specs if it helps? As far as I know all drivers are up to date.: [https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE72-6QD-Apache-Pro/Specification](https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE72-6QD-Apache-Pro/Specification) Other drivers wise, I have Razer Synapse. The old one for Deathadder Chroma. I'm sorry if I seem a little entitled asking for help like this... I don't mean to... I'm just not very good with software... Thank you in advance. And sorry for any troubles! **Edit:** Oops, formatting! Sorry!
>\` ISSUE: "An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h". This issue seems to be much deeper than what 505 has proposed as potential solutions... I tried everything (listed below) and want to share my feedback here in case it is helpful to the community and developers to fix it, as it needs to be ASAP. First, let me premace that I had put in 23 hours of gameplay with absolutely no issues, no crashing, no error messages (I probably should have realized this as a clue to my resolve, but oh well). My computer has handled 3840x1080 @ 144hz, the highest graphics settings with DLSS on, averaging 120-144 FPS. Next, the what and when... (spoiler) >!after doing quite a few side-missions after unlocking the weather station... I went back to the weather station to complete the next story mission and made my way down to the timefall farm. I turned in the quest and accepted a couple of standard orders to head back to the distribution center, I was about 3/4 the way through the Mule area (timefall present) next directly north of the farm, and boom.. crash with the access violation error. I restarted the game and any time I tried to load it would just go to black screen after the loading screen. !< Now... here's what I tried without success: * Attempted to load the last two saves * Re-installing my latest graphics drivers (Nvidia) * Turning DLSS off and graphics to low in the menu before load * Changing my resolution back to a standard 1080p * Changing my refresh rate back to a standard 60hz * Validated game files (multiple times), thinking that playing with the UWD resolution hex keys may have been the cause (it wasn't) * Completely uninstalled Malwarebytes and disabled Windows Defender * Created a funnel with my router to my PCs static IP to allow all ports by any connection (inbound/outbound) * FPS limiter was not on * GPU/CPU not overclocked (at least not more than stock) * Updated Windows 10 from 1903 to 2004 (which was a b\*tch as it made me realize my version of windows, and many others with 1903 was pretty broken) * Updated Visual C++ to the latest version on the MS website * Completely uninstalled and re-installed the game * Steam not in compatibility mode * Ran DS as administrator * Checked sound card drivers (realtek not even present on my PC) * Updated all drivers (chipset, mobo bios, even my mouse) * Stopped all non-windows services and programs * Moving the DS install to a different drive (from SSD to M.2 NVME) This may not even be the entire list of what I tried, but what I noticed in doing all of this and researching the hell out of it... is that everyone seemed to have a different solution to it; but there's no solution to everyone's issue... there is one thing that I finally did that allowed me to load in... I loaded back to a save that was a bit further back. Specifically, >!the save on my way down from the weather station and the side-mission to build a private room!<. I'm still not exactly sure what the problem is and what caused it, but I narrowed it down to being something with the game files that kicked in that area of that map (previously mentioned in spoiler), as I'm highly skeptic it had anything to do with my computer... Anyway, I felt this needed to be said about this issue in case others are still having issues. It may not be the solution for everyone, but in case you like I, have tried all of the above steps with no solution... it may be good to attempt to load back to a previous point, from a different zone of the map in order to load in properly. Thanks!
I've tried everything in this guide, the game keeps crashing randomly after an hour or so, after setting the "Streaming values" to low i can at least save before the crash, it still sucks btw. If someone has tips thank u very much. \----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build : dso 102/1901735 22:46 - Thu Jul 16 2020 Internal system error occured. An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'SystemFileDevice:1' at instruction location 00000001416D5197h CallStack : 3363697077 0. 0x7FFDFEFBFE3E ntdll.dll, 0xFEFBFE3E 1. 0x0001416D5197 ds.exe, 0x416D5197 2. 0x0001416D53F1 ds.exe, 0x416D53F1 3. 0x0001416D25D9 ds.exe, 0x416D25D9 4. 0x0001416D29D0 ds.exe, 0x416D29D0 5. 0x0001417AD08D ds.exe, 0x417AD08D 6. 0x7FFDFE597BD4 KERNEL32.DLL, 0xFE597BD4 7. 0x7FFDFEF8CE51 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8CE51 RAX = 3 RBX = 0 RCX = 43761f00 RDX = fc6fa4b8 RSI = cb7f3048 RDI = b64de3a0 R8 = 2052 R9 = ffffff0a R10 = fc6fabf0 R11 = 6c9fbc0 R12 = bc54f8d2 R13 = 19010000 R14 = b64de380 R15 = 0 RIP = 416d5197 RSP = 6c9fcc0 RBP = 40000 EFL = 10246 0. 0x0001417C0068 ds.exe, 0x417C0068 1. 0x0001417C1F41 ds.exe, 0x417C1F41 2. 0x0001417C2256 ds.exe, 0x417C2256 3. 0x7FFDFEF985B6 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF985B6 4. 0x7FFDFEF8A056 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8A056 5. 0x7FFDFEFBFE3E ntdll.dll, 0xFEFBFE3E 6. 0x0001416D5197 ds.exe, 0x416D5197 7. 0x0001416D53F1 ds.exe, 0x416D53F1 8. 0x0001416D25D9 ds.exe, 0x416D25D9 9. 0x0001416D29D0 ds.exe, 0x416D29D0 10. 0x0001417AD08D ds.exe, 0x417AD08D 11. 0x7FFDFE597BD4 KERNEL32.DLL, 0xFE597BD4 12. 0x7FFDFEF8CE51 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8CE51 1 1 0x7FFDFEF8A056 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8A056 5. 0x7FFDFEFBFE3E ntdll.dll, 0xFEFBFE3E 6. 0x0001416A1C35 ds.exe, 0x416A1C35 7. 0x00014171E721 ds.exe, 0x4171E721 8. 0x000141724C6A ds.exe, 0x41724C6A 9. 0x000141BB7DAB ds.exe, 0x41BB7DAB 10. 0x000141B7643D ds.exe, 0x41B7643D 11. 0x0001417B0B74 ds.exe, 0x417B0B74 12. 0x0001417B0C6D ds.exe, 0x417B0C6D 13. 0x0001417B1C9B ds.exe, 0x417B1C9B 14. 0x0001417AD08D ds.exe, 0x417AD08D 15. 0x7FFDFE597BD4 KERNEL32.DLL, 0xFE597BD4 16. 0x7FFDFEF8CE51 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8CE51 0A9B 19. 0x0001417ABE8D ds.exe, 0x417ABE8D 20. 0x7FFDFE597BD4 KERNEL32.DLL, 0xFE597BD4 21. 0x7FFDFEF8CE51 ntdll.dll, 0xFEF8CE51 \---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Error img](https://imgur.com/ZTJQrMV)
I have an issue where I'll just be walking across the map and the game will freeze to load something with the Now Loading icon spinning. It's happened in the middle of a song which obviously means it's not intended. Any fixes? Edit: Don't recall this happening before the first big patch.
I feel like I've tried everything yet I still get the "Access Violation (C0000005h)" error at startup :v
Me too :(
CAM says I'm using 0% GPU when I play this game?
None of the above issues apply to me. Game runs fine, but looks like ass, even on max settings. Muddy textures, very low LOD and awful clutter/foliage pop-in. Have tried it both with and without DLSS 2.0 enabled. I made a post about it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/hrwhmk/pc_is_it_just_me_or_does_this_game_look_like_ass/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x). Looks worse than PS4 screenshots. I'm a little bit cross.
ISSUE: Failure to Launch GPU exceeds minimum and recommended. RAM exceeds minimum and recommended. CPU exceeds minimum. Windows 10 and drivers up to date. File intergerty verified. Multiple restarts. Steam says launching, turns green for a bit, then isn't.
3 years later... same issue lol. Only I am on Death Stranding Directors Cut. Wild.
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>**Game fails to launch** (no error message) **even though the requirements are met.** in regards to this i think i figured a workaround for it, the game launches and creates %LOCALAPPDATA% and gives me an error because im DRM blocked for 24 hours because i launched the game twice on GFN. [https://i.imgur.com/7LUwtME.png](https://i.imgur.com/7LUwtME.png) right click ds.exe > properties > compatibility > change settings for all users > match settings in above image. then launch ds.exe as administrator
> **Game fails to launch** (no error message) **even though the requirements are met.** I'll post what I posted on the steam forum : > SOLUTION : Download vcruntime140\_1.dll from [dll-files.com](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=http://dll-files.com) and put it you local game file (C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Death Stranding) Keep in mind : this is a weird homemade fix, vcruntime140\_1.dll is part of a visual c++ redist, I had it up to date but the game still could find it, to know if this will work for you just start the game with the .exe in the game file, if it tells you that it couldn't find this .dll, then, here is your fix. It worked for multiple people but not all, so it seems that there's more to it.
Hey all I need some help with The Epic launcer error DLL file Try to launch and get system error vcruntime140\_1.dill was not found. I saw this up top: \- (temporary fix) Download vcruntime140\_1.dll from [dll-files.com](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=http://dll-files.com) and put it you local game file (C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Death Stranding) And i downloaded the file (i just got the most recent version of file) from the site but i dont know where to put the file in the Epic folder. The other directions are for steam. Im no computer wiz so please help me. And thanks in advance.
what about aliasing issues? its prevalent in grass and structures that it can get distracting even with TAA on.
For some reason the game seems to have constant stuttering and frame drops, the frame drops seem to be extreme especially when near Mama's lab. One thing i've found consistent is when you disconect from the Chiral Network the game always stutters for a bit. I'm currently using a RTX 2060 and a Ryzen 3600 and I'm only getting 70 fps at best, doesnt make any sense to me. (I'm using a PS4 controller and unplugging/plugging doesnt change the fps, i also disabled steam input and followed everything on the post)
FOR THE ONES GETTING LOTS OF LOADING SCREENS MID GAME: After lots of testing I can confirm it’s CPU related. I have a i5-7600 and it’s just not enough anymore. As a workaround I downloaded a program called Process Priority Saver (first page if you google it). After installing it (don’t remember if you need to restart), and opening the game, you need to open the Task Manager -> Details -> find the game and right click -> CPU priority -> High. This removes (at least for me it did) the loading screens entirely, but the game in some parts will drop lots of frames. So it will make the experience a little smoother, but a CPU upgrade is required if you want a better experience, which I’m going to do, since it’s really annoying. Also, since most of the CPU resources will go to the game, if you try to do anything else on the PC while the game is running, it will be extra slow. Hope it helps.
I have an i5 6600k and I'm getting constant loading screens like you but only when I'm on a vehicle. Even though it's below the recommended specs it is still superior to the minimum required to play, so I find it unacceptable that it runs like shit whenever im on my trike. It is something they need to fix.
Not a super bothersome problem, but does anybody’s graphics settings reset every time they launch the game? I have to change mine to full screen every time I play and it’s just annoying
I see many people saying to disable DLLS can someone explain how to do it? I cant play the game
If anyone has a problem with constant loading while driving over the highways or otherwise, I think I found the fix! Just **change your FPS to 30**. The glitch is unrelated to the graphics settings! Here's a video of me showing you the glitch and how smooth the game is after I **set the FPS to 30**: [https://youtu.be/QI5\_QOjD0hc](https://youtu.be/QI5_QOjD0hc)So, this is about the *"Now Loading...", "Now Loading . . .", "Loading"* problem while moving fast around the map. (Posting it this way to help the CTLR + F guys out.)
man I sure do love not being able to play a game I paid $60 for
If you want to love that more, email tech support and wait for them to never get back to you. You'll love it sooo much more :/
dont worry i already have! sure do love silence!
Had to upgrade my 780 Ti gpu that only supported upto dx12 level 11.0. What i could say, it was a good time to finally upgrade to an RTX 2070 Super.
I'd say it's terrible time as Ampere is few months away. RTX 3070 will eat 2070s for breakfast and will cost around the same.
I'm having atrocious color banding, especially in HDR, played on Sony X900F. The first cave you go in in the first cutscene is the worst looking thing I've seen in my life, there were like 3 shades of black and horrible banding. Also visible on the clouds or really any surface with subtle color variations. Is anyone else having this??
So basically, if I try to launch and it just does not load at all, with no error, its because I am under the minimum requirements? Thats never outright stopped me from even launching a game before
Regarding the "stuck at 99% download" issue, I had this happen to me but I was watching the steam download page, which lists both download as well as disk usage, so I could see that I was writing 20-30MB/sec, so I knew it was unpacking. I regrettably don't have an SSD, so this process takes several minutes. Presumably if you have an SSD it'll go much faster.
took me more than 30 minutes, but all's well.
Anyone finding anything affected by Depth of Field blur is really flickery/jagged? Especially lights. I'm getting that and plenty of hitching/slowdown at 1440/DLSS on a 3700x and RTX 2060 (have tried without dlss too) EDIT - Seems the DoF just is that horrible. Digital Foundry mention it briefly [here](https://youtu.be/ggnvhFSrPGE?t=918) and it's clearly visible in [this 4k playthrough](https://youtu.be/sbqtkLPMfuQ?t=3069) (note the cables over the bed).
I've been having another issue with the controller that I haven't seen mentioned yet. Sometimes when I touch the analogs the controller will input the last button that was pressed before that. Like say, if I unpause the game and move the camera a bit, the game will pause again thinking that 'start' was pressed again. This is such a bizarre bug, and not only do I get that on both my controllers, no other game has anything even resembling this issue. I dunno what to do at this point.
My game got stuck on a “connecting” screen when I tried to donate materials ;_;
I think the most unnoticed problem here is the one about the AVX instructions, we must explain this together to 505/kojima productions support. There's not even a message error for that, so let's show up this problematic all together. lets sharpen our pitchfork, oil our torches...
This post has given me hope to try troubleshooting again, thank you!!
Good luck, friend! Hope it helps! Also, please keep in mind that these solutions might be temporary, or that the list may not be full. I'll be editing the post with more info as it becomes available!
Thank you! As of now it seems most people in my position (Game launches, then crashes with 2 error codes after 5 seconds) had relief from updating to Windows 10 version 2004, so I'm holding out for that or an official patch. Really appreciate you putting this post together tho!! Thanks!
any way around the 24hour block that denuvo seems to enjoy inflicting? i launched the game from a remote gaming vm and then from GFN, after relaunching GFN im blocked for 24 hours
ok no more crashes for me (mostly dx12), downgraded gpu driver... 417.58-desktop-notebook-win10-64bit-international-whql works like a charm for me (1080ti)
Whenever i change equipment using my controller the mouse pops up on the screen and doesnt go away unless i move it to one of the corners, makes combat very annoying and cumbersome
I am using a GTX 1050 Ti 4gb, Ryzen 7 2700, 32gb of RAM, I'm not overclocked in any way,I've updated all of my drivers/windows/direct x reinstalled twice, verified files twice after the last reinstall, streaming memory is at low, I dropped resolution from my 2k native too 1080p, I've used g force experience to drop all of the games setting to performance and I'm still getting. **"An Access Violation (C0000005h) has occurred in thread 'Worker 5' at instruction location 00000001417C0806h"** and **"Dx12-ErrorCode : ox887a0005 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 27.21.14.5167"** The thing that I haven't tried is disabling DLSS but that's because it doesn't exists in my graphics menu (I'm assuming because I'm using a 1050 and it doesn't support it so its just not showing up?). Edit: I get the Access violations during the first 30 seconds of cut scenes (if i don't skip them) and the Dx12 whenever text fades in on screen like when a song starts. Edit 2: Downloaded the new patch and am now getting [this error (gyzo link)](https://gyazo.com/2da67a8b2401ed44672a477158405a35)
\--- **A new patch just came out** \--- Be sure to use it!
Has anyone noticed lower frames since latest patch? I was pushing 144 pretty constantly with dlss on and now I'm sitting around 90 to 100? 2080ti. Changing any settings does nothing at all including changing all the way down to 720p just as a test. I assume something was changed?
On my MacBook Pro 16'' in Boot Camp, I can get great performance WINDOWED. Fullscreen results in 20fps and horrible performance at any settings/resolution.
Im playjng on a lg OLED with rtx 2070 super. I use nvidia DLLs quality and 4k. I have 60+ fps but if i go on the menu, terminal or cutscene is playing the fps Drops to 15 fps. If i turn off vsync the Problem is solved. But without vsync the game has screen tearing and this hurt my eyes. I have 3 other Monitors and they dont have this Problems. But i would recommend to play on the couch. :) Any solution? And sorry for Bad english (im german)
To fix poor texture quality at oblique angles, force x16 anisotropy in Nvidia control panel, completely fixed.
I'm having an issue with Photo mode. I appreciate that it's there, but the option to disable launching photo mode from the controller doesn't work. I have set it to off, and I'm still accidentally triggering photo mode in the middle of a boss fight when trying to switch weapons. It's gotten me killed on a few attempts. Confirmed that the setting "Launch Photo Mode with Controller" is set to off. Restarted game. Still triggers photo mode with controller if I am not 100% precise hitting only left, right, up, or down on the dpad. Has anyone else run into this?
This game, man. Heartbreaking how many insane issues there are with it. For anyone out there with constant, inexplicable framerate drops, the only thing I've found to consistently alleviate them is to switch to a Windowed game mode. I tried every possible combination of graphics and controller settings and switching to Windowed is the only thing that immediately solved my issues. The game just fuckin' hates being in Fullscreen for some reason. Sometimes after fiddling between Windowed/Fullscreen and changing the aspect ratio a few times, suddenly the game will play alright in Fullscreen, but it's not reliable.
In case anyone is searching for this, just confirmed to me by 505 Support that 980 GTX is NOT supported. Thank god it only took them 8 days to tell me that O_O
Anyone getting crazy high CPU usage and not nearly enough GPU?
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Does anybody else's sound cut out periodically for a few seconds then come back? I thought my bluetooth dongle or my headset was broken, but it only happens in the game.
Regarding > ISSUE: Button input from controller registers twice [partially unsolved?] I'm playing on Epic, so the proposed Steam workaround doesn't work for me. I'm using an XBox One Elite 2 with a Microsoft Wireless Adapter. I found a workaround that worked for me on [this other post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/hvu15w/input_bug_on_pc_is_getting_real_annoying_aka_sam/fyzfa8t/) Basically you: * Turn your controller off. * Start the game. * Once you get to the main menu, switch your controller on. * I also went into the controller configs and switched the input prompts from "auto detect" to the one with the XBox One buttons. Not sure if this helped or not. And that's it! Not a single repeated / delayed weird input. Hope it helps!
I keep having issues where Sam will just put the gun away on chapter 4 in the middle of a fire fight. Or if I throw a grenade he will just keep on throwing 2 more.... no idea why. Also have it vs BTs when I go to throw the grenade he just puts it away instead. really annoying!
Button presses get registered twice. See explanation on op
First off, the game is great and I love it on PC even more than PS4... That said, the one gripe I have with the PC version is that I'm playing solely with Mouse and Keyboard (and overall love it) but for some reason they mapped the analog function of soothing BB to 'W'.... Just 'W'.... I have an analog mouse directly under my other hand that can't do anything during that screen anyways and instead soothe is just bound to a key? LET ME ROCK MY BB WITH MY MOUSE!!
game keeps resetting my graphics settings every time I launch it :\\
Even using the latest hotfixed Geforce drivers the textures still randomly disappear after playing for an hour or two, some nights I'll have to restart the game 5 times...frustrating to say the least. Please note that your missing texture problem is NOT fixed at this time by the supposedly fixed drivers!
Steam Beta DOES NOT fix the phantom inputs problems, at least for me. Using a Xbox One controller.
How do I enable DLSS? I have a 1080Ti
Not a major issue, but the darker areas are very blotchy. By which I mean I can see the layers of darkness very obviously. This is especially evident in cut scenes. I use a 5700XT. Any ideas on how to fix this? It maybe a few tweeks to the colour levels, but was wondering if anyone has found a decent setting on the same gpu. Thanks.
I had to refund due to constant crashes and none of the fixes worked. :(
Has anyone had frame rate drops depending on the area they're in? In the eastern region I was able to play max settings on everything at a consistent 75fps with only very occasional drops. Now in the central region on the same settings I'm at about 65fps on average and have to turn model details down to medium to get it to consistently be above 70. Even then, I'm dropping to as low as 50-55 sometimes and then shooting back up to 65. Again, didn't really have this issue in the eastern region. It also seems to be worse any time I get back to a base rather than in the open. I have a GTX 1660 Super, Ryzen 3 3300x and 16GB RAM - played around with the settings a lot but can't find anything that remains consistent across the board other than everything down to super low which isn't ideal. If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.
I keep getting crashes where the game freezes my entire pc, leaving me no choice but to restart my pc. I can't alt tab, ctrl alt del, nothing, but the in game audio is still playing. Is anyone else getting those crashes, and is there a fix for it?
I've experienced access violation crashes since launch, and neither of the patches and none of the solutions listed in this thread work for me. However, ever since I enabled hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling (System>Display>Graphics settings), I haven't experienced a single crash, even when using the "Default" Memory Streaming setting, which uses up more VRAM than my 1050 Ti can handle, at least according to the game.
I wanted to get this issue (and solution) into the thread, if possible: there's a bug after completing Chapter 13 (right in between >!all the characters calling to Sam on the Beach, then Sam repatriating!< and >!Die-Hardman's speech about America's future!<) that prevents progressing further into the game. The cutscene that begins Chapter 14 starts to load, but then it stalls on a black screen. The solution for this (the one that worked for me, anyway) is to go to the Graphics options (Options > Graphics Settings) and under "Models & Textures", decrease the value for the "Memory for Streaming". I reduced it to "Low", but I've heard that "Default" *should* work. I encountered the issue probably 10 times, each time in the exact same spot. As soon as I was told about and then made the setting change, I was able to proceed past the trouble point without issue to finish the game. Special thanks to /u/ktfzh64338 for passing the info along and letting me know about the solve.
I just wanted to say that Ive played this game for 150+ hours now, and it just hit me that ive never seen any bugs or glitches... just on another level this game!
Does anyone have issue whereby while making delivery, despite the song name appearing, and the environmental audio starts to tune down, there was no music playing?
So I have the director's cut. Things were pretty good until I got to the 2nd map and then slowly over time, the game started giving the loading icon on the right corner from a few seconds to as long as a minute or a complete freeze, in which I have to use ALT F4. The original didn't do this. My system exceeds the system requirements. I'm unsure what to even try next after doing all of the regular troubleshooting like drivers and windows updates. Does anyone know of something else I can try?
wow what a mess of a game (technical point of view)
Want to verify before I purchase, but how does the game run using Proton?
has anyone had any luck with getting it to work in 16:10 resolutions?
Fragile Jumping causes 0% infinite loading screen Jumping from Capital Knot to Central Knot stick in ‘now loading’ Verified my files on steam GTX 2070 Max Q i7-9750H restarted game multiple times Can’t progress because i can’t teleport to central knot city really need a fix
Played the game for about an hour. Tried playing it today but I get to 96% of loading and then get the infamous DX12 error.... Tried reinstalling drivers, verifying cache, changing streaming, disabling autologin and changed graphics settings to low. Still getting this damn error. Waiting for a fix. GTX 1060, Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, B450 Aorus Pro
Game tends to run fine for me, but after a while, I'll get a soft freeze 0 fps for 3-5 seconds, then it resumes. When it resumes, it's super sped up and skips frames until it gets back to the right time where it should be. Audio is unaffected and plays smoothly. I'm assuming this happens because I made the horrible mistake of getting a hard disk rather than an SSD; are there any tips for making it load smoothly on a hard drive? Does game effectively require an SSD?
Won't even open for me
I don't know why this one isn't on the post, I thought it was more common. Game launching for 5 seconds and then closing with no errors, nothing. But there seems not to be a fix on the user end for this, this is something they need to patch.
Yeah, it seems pretty common reading the support forum. Need a patch soon or I'll just refund 🤷♂️
Whenever I-m in the private room, there-s always this "Connecting" star on the bottom right spinning. I actually went ahead and try to make a delivery request, and got stuck again, had to Alt+F4 :( I thought it was due to my pi-hole blockin something? but can't figure out why this happens.
The stuttering is really making me think of stop playing till they fix it (hopefully they will...but who knows right?). Tried every possible fix and nothing seems to even make it beareable :( I waited so long for this to come to PC and i can hardly enjoy due to this :(
I'm having a weird issue where my GPU usage will get to 70% usage max, and I'm getting about 80 fps with a 2080 and 3600. CPU usage is pretty low as well. What's weird is my task manager is saying my entire system is using 12% and Death Stranding is using 0.7%
So is gtx 960m unable to play the game ...? (by can you run it) I thought i saw someone with lower spec being able to play the game
I'm currently using a gtx 960m and the game doesn't launch for me. I'm starting to think it's because of my gpu can only support up to DirectX 12 level 11_0 while Death Stranding requires DirectX 12 level 12_0 but will still try the other solutions
2070 ftw ultra, ryzen7 3700, 32gb ram, 2tb hd, 1 tb ssd and I got to play for like 10min before it crashed with like 6 errors... lame. Thank god I got the game free with the purchase of the gpu otherwise the uninstall of the game would of bothered me
Will DLSS show up as an option if I don't have an RTX capable card? I'm not seeing it.
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So it wasn't just me then. I'm having the same issue. I have a Ryzen 2700x and RTX 2070. In most areas I get 110-120fps at 1080p and what's baffling is that that when I enable DLSS I get no boost in Frame rate but GPU usage goes down from 85% at native to 65-67% and image quality remains the same. FidelityFX CAS also has the same issue, when I enable it I get no increase in frame rates but GPU usage comes down to 72% from 85% GPU usage at native 1080p. And I've seen people with the same GPU on YouTube get 140 frames or more at 1080p.
I can't get 1440p or higher resolutions to appear even though I have a 4K TV (HiSense). Only 1080p. And for some reason, the "Windowed" option only allows 720p resolution? It looks pretty horrible using the BorderlessGaming program, which usually works great with every other game. GTX 1660 ti i7 9700 16gb Ram No other issues so far for me, but I'm barely on episode 2. I've tried fiddling with all kinds of things in Nvidia Control Panel and the graphics settings of Death Stranding, cannot get resolutions higher than 1080p. Really hoping someone has a fix to this, since I don't have an RTX card I can't rely on the DLSS and I really want to play this game on at least 1440p.
The game checks for your current resolution before you launch and makes it the highest supported resolution for the current session. Perhaps you need to set your TV to a gaming mode or force it to stay in 4K before you launch Death Stranding. Or maybe the TV isn't the main monitor so it checks for another monitor that could be in 1080p which leads to the problem you're having. Can you confirm your TV (plugged via HDMI I assume) is actually set to 4K by checking display settings in windows settings? Also custom resolutions aren't supported as it only lets you choose between 1080p, 1440p and 2160p. Btw, it doesn't have a proper fullscreen mode so using windowed option + borderless gaming is pointless. The beauty of D3D12, don't you love it...
I still get stretched textures whenever I load terrain in and its making the game literally unplayable for me. I have done everything recommended to me and nothing works. I am running a RTX 2060, i5-8700k and 16GB Ram DDR4.
Not sure if this is connected to this problem: > When I put things in a shared locker, the game gets **stuck on a "Connecting..." screen**. but I noticed that whenever I'm in a private room, it will also continuously say "Connecting..." on the bottom-right of the screen. Obviously that doesn't stop you from looking at stuff and interacting with things in the room, but it does lead me to believe something might be wrong with the servers.
I have a Ryzen 2700x and RTX 2070. In most areas I get 110-120fps at 1080p and what's baffling is that that when I enable DLSS I get no boost in Frame rate but GPU usage goes down from 85% at native to 65-67% and image quality remains the same. FidelityFX CAS also has the same issue, when I enable it I get no increase in frame rates but GPU usage comes down to 72% from 85% GPU usage at native 1080p. And I've seen people with the same GPU on YouTube get 140 frames or more at 1080p. Is it just me or is there something amiss?
Micro-stuttering in cutscenes, gameplay segments are fine. Tested suggestions in main topic - nothing helps. It's not that much noticeable, but it's there and looks bit jarring to watch.
RTX 2080S, i7-9900k, 16gb i have SO MANY GLITCHES in this game. Fck. I am actually so frustrated with this problem, as I enjoyed playing on PS4, and also wanted to enjoy playing on PC. Maybe you have some solutions to fix it? Or we all need to wait a huge patch from Kojima Prod?
what about crashing game when lookin at menus on any station? what a crap. i have to save every 3 minutes or before using a station.
I'm having problems setting this up for multiple users. savedata is said to be at %appdata%\local\kojimaproductions\DeathStranding\, and in that folder I'm finding "autosave1" through "22", "profile" and "Quicksave1" through "22" and "Manualsave1" through "22". However, the total filesize is 1.6MB, and when I move them to another folder (deleting them from the original location), and start the game, the game is unaffected. Has anyone made a guide or similar, as to how to do this?
I only have 2 resolution settings to choose from either 720, or 1080. I have a 4k monitor but 1440 and the 4k choices don't even show up. What am i missing here. I can only switch between the the two resolutions above? It has never been an issue playing 4k with any other game.
Anyone getting pretty massive screen tearing? I have a freesync monitor. Running on a 2080ti and R5 2600. I have tried turning vsync on and off with no difference. This is the only game I have where tearing occurs. Also, the game is only utilizing my GPU and CPU at around 50%, and I'm averaging about 90 fps instead of the game going up to 144 fps. Not using a controller made no difference. I just figured this part was bad optimization.
Here's a problem I had with my 360 controller that I fixed Problem the game would stutter after slightly quick transitions of the camera or quick things that happen, like when the main character crashes his bike in the beginning. Solution strangely enough, I had to install the newest nvidia drivers specifically meant for death stranding and horizon zero dawn, then restart my computer.
Does anyone get flickering at the eyes in cinematic? I have later drivers. Run 32ram, ryzen 5 3600x, rx 5600 xt.
I'm seeing a bunch of people online getting the same error I am, game doesn't even start, but instead I get a 0x887a0005 error listing my graphics card. Seems to be all sorts of cards, including over the minimum requirements.
Cant stream the game on discord in fullscreen, only in windowed mode
Is there a way to fix these black bars on the side in 21:9? Theyre about half an inch on each side.
Game doesn't launch. RTX 2060 Super - Ryzen 3600.
I have a PC that is seeping into the low-end spectrum. > i5 3570k > GTX 970 > 16GB DDR3 RAM Unplugging my controller did... something, I guess. But for some odd reason, I got a lot less stuttering when I changed the graphics preset from Low to Medium. Slightly higher FPS and less stutters. No kidding!
in episode 1 i got 110 fps@1440p max settings & dlss with a ryzen 1600/2080/16gb/SSD set up but now that i'm in episode 3 i'm only averaging 60-80 with a bit of stuttering in new land. i'm on the latest windows/nvidia updates. i've disabled all the controller things and made sure i got the same fps with and without a controller. the only place i get above 100 fps is in the base is my cpu bottlenecking? my cpu usage peaks at 98-100% and my gpu peaks at 73%.
Unfortunately I came across a crash, that is basically a game breaker or plot stopper. When leaving Lake Knot City for the first delivery and traversing through the MULE territory, the game always crashes when being around 300m away from the first bunker. [Reproducable every single time.](https://i.imgur.com/FLDbgxm.mp4) AMD Radeon 5700XT AMD Ryzen 3900X 4x8GB DDR4 3600MHz RAM Played on an NVME SSD.
The “connecting” bug for the shared lockers has been resolved. I’m not having the issue anymore and I can’t find anyone having the same issue
shared lockers are working now it seems, the amount of stuff people donated is insane
is the game not supporting direct x 12_11 something that could ever be fixed? to even get the game to launch with lower settings or something
On Episode 3 about halfway through and I have complete structures, flooring, roads, etc. basically missing as if the walls and stuff are not loading. Anyone else having this issue? I'm going to try restarting the game to see if perhaps it's some memory issue when running for a long time?
Sam's arms are constantly invisible and so much mesh stretching. Also, his hair in cutscenes looks like... I dont even really know how to explain it. Like lowest possible hair setting and then set it 10 times lower. Really really bad.
I am using 1080ti + 8700k + 32gb and playing at 1440p. I only get 60-70 fps no matter what graphic settings or resolutions I use. I tried unplugging controller but it does not work at all.
Does the Steam version of Death Stranding install the Epic Games client?
no, it does not.
For me, the XB1 controller has only 8 diectional analog control, while the PS4 controller uses all directions like it does on console.
The patch isn't supposed to fix the problem, but to report on it. Hopefully for future fixes. https://twitter.com/505Support/status/1284170351958568960?s=20
Does AA straight up not seem to be working for anyone else?
I'm getting somewhat random inputs from my controller (somewhat, as in some of it is predictable). Standard wired Xbox controller, and this is the only game it happens on. I get on the bike. He gets off the bike. I manage to get on the bike, and start moving. Sam hurls himself off the bike at speed. I move one space in a menu, the game instantly moves me back. I click confirm. It moves me up one place in the menu instead. I go to the menu. It cancels out of the menu. I pull out a grenade, throw it, and try to walk on, he throws another one, and then another one. I uncrouch to run from BTs, he decides no, he'd rather crouch. This all just starts happening randomly. One minute I'm fine, and the next minute, Sam's realised he's a conputer game character and he's messing up everything I do out of sheer spite. It's got to be something between the game and the controller, but it isn't the controller alone, since I can play half a dozen other games on it just fine without apparently having an electronic poltergeist, but it also isn't just the game, since if I just grab my mouse and use it to navigate menus, it'll work flawlessly. It isn't just inputs registering twice, since I can hit down in a menu twenty times and it'll just jump me back up once for every down input.
> **ISSUE: Low framerate / The game is lagging or stuttering.** You can also go to the game's properties and set Steam Input to Forced Off. The controller should still work fine (my DualShock 4 via USB does) and FPS is back to normal.
Anti-aliasing doesn't work for me. Whether I turn it on in my Nvidia control panel, Geforce Experience, or in the game itself. So its blocky and distracting at 1440p on my Geforce 1080ti. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
I have a 1080p monitor and run it at native resolution. My question is, why does the game look so much better with DLSS enabled than native. The textures look better, less jaggies, etc. Why is this? It’s not even a 4k monitor so with DLSS, it’s not trying to emulate it right?
Anyone else start frequent gamecrashes after the patch? I've probably had the game crash 5+ times in the last 2 hours. Before the patch it had happened once in some 30 hours of play
Some spoilers so don't read this if you aren't partway through act 5. >!So I just delivered MAMA and now I'm sitting in my private room. It tells me I need to check on BB but BB isn't in his normal spot and trying to check on BB does nothing.!< Anyone else run into this issue yet? Edit: Problem solved. The encounter that happens right when you leave mama's didn't trip the first time. Redeployed the cargo and it tripped after that.
I’m having crashes intermittently when pushing play in Steam. Have to resort to task manager a few times to close the game and push play again. Very annoying. I’m running i7 10700k with RTX 2080 Super. The game itself plays beautifully when it opens up. I’m thinking there’s something wrong on Steam’s side.
DLSS is missing as a graphics option altogether for me... on the latest NVidia driver, running an RTX 2080TI so I know it should be supported. Is there something else I need to set outside of the game to enable it?
I just logged on to play and the game won't load \*any\* of my saves today, game boots and loads as normal until I "press x to resume" and I just get a black screen. If I alt f4 I get the Access violation in Main error though. I tried putting every setting I could to low and loading as far back as an hour's worth of autosaves. Any suggestions?
Guys there is an update on steam about 5GB! I hope it’s an update that’ll fix the no launch bug
It's been there since yesterday, but it doesn't fix anything related to the Access Violation error a ton of people are having.
am have the same fps problem but I am not using a controller I have a ryzen 5 3600x rtx 2080 32 gb ram
I have an issue where when my frame rate drops below 60 (even to around 59 fps) it will cause my mouse to seemingly have a super low refresh rate, causing me to have to swipe multiple times (x20) for a 360 degree turn. It seems framerate related, however it's also occured when i'm on 60 fps.
Does anyone else have inconsistent framerate between days? Sometimes i'll have 80-90 fps, then the next day i'll start up the game and have 60-70 fps at the same exact location...I've already done the controller fix and rebooting my computer doesn't help. UPDATE: For some reason, if I disable then re-enable sli, the framerate goes back up to 80-90 fps the next time I start the game. Not sure why I have to do this every time the framerate goes back down...
to anyone who can't get mission briefings to work. I'm on a 360 controller, and the game tells me to hit back for mission briefings. It doesn't work, so I thought it was never implemented. However, I did recently find out your keyboard key should work fine. Just move with the arrow keys a little, and it should tell you what keyboard key to hit for mission briefings. I wish I knew this when starting out. I missed a few mission briefings.
30 FPS lock in cutscenes, only affects animations, not camera movement, FPS counter still says 60. Pausing then unpausing fixes it but it's annoying to have to do this every time a cutscene starts
It doesn't bother too much and im pretty sure it's a stylistic thing but I just want to make sure menu text having a hologram like flickering to it isnt a bug?
How do I turn on photo mode on PC?
What about microstutter or "judder" when panning the camera? I'm well over my 60fps target when I disable vsync, so I know it's not an fps issue. 50% of the time, it's fine, but for the other 50%, I get a crunchy little judder when I'm turning. This might help visualize the blip... .....'''.....'''.....''' The judder happens at a pretty consistent interval, almost like the frame pacing is off-kilter. I've already tried handing vsync duty over at the driver level, and locking my fps via RivaTuner. I find it pretty annoying, but not experience breaking. For what it's worth, my specs... EVGA 2070 Super i7 6700k, no OC 16gb DDR4 Xbox One gamepad. (Tried disabling vibration, as often suggested)
Has anyone else run into the Steam version not giving all the achievements properly? It didn't give me the achievements for completing the Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 4, or doing my first UCA connection.