FPS was destroyed by Steam file fix after crashes, unsure of cause or what to try.

FramFramson

FramFramson

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Last couple weeks, I've only been tinkering in the prefab editor, not actually playing.

Had a really nasty crash a few days ago, then the game started crashing frequently afterwards, so first thing I tried was getting Steam to verify the game files. Steam claimed it found one file which was invalid for whatever reason. I let Steam replace the file, but then when I loaded the game up now, I am getting HORRIFIC FPS (unplayable - below 1 FPS, easily) when everything was fine before. Some fix!

So I said to hell with it, just reinstall the game, since that's pretty quick and painless for me (uncapped fiber + SSD). I did and... same problem??? 

Just to see what would show up, I verified the files again with Steam and lo and behold once again I see "one file failed to validate and will be reacquired"

What the hell do I do here? What's going on???

I remember I actually had a problem like this once before and found a solution, but I have absolutely no memory of what I did or where I saw the answer, and searching for FPS issue just brings up people with crap computers twiddling settings, not anything like my situation.

 
UPDATE:

Well, I just reinstalled 7D a second time (BTW, I also used the clean function in the launcher before doing these) and now it's running fine. However I DO still get "one file failed to validate and will be reacquired" when I run that in Steam. Noooo idea why.

(Oh, and this has all been with no mods installed at the moment.)

But I mean, it's playing normally again. So that's something.

 
Riamus said:
It seems to always have one file.  Probably a settings file or something that gets changed as soon as you run the game.
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Yeah, it does seem to be a very common error based on how many posts there are about it. I wonder if TFP are aware of this?

I don't understand why the first time I "fixed" it ruined my FPS though.

Don't even know if the crashing has stopped yet. Need to play for a while and see.

 
I can confirm that. It's always one file, looks like it's normal now.

If I have to guess, it could be ".\7DaysToDie_Data\boot.config" - there is this specific value "gfx-enable-gfx-jobs" inside, which it's default gets overwritten by the game, something like this, maybe 👀

 
Hey Fram, did you add the install folder and save folder in appdata to windows defender/other securities (if you have any) exceptions? Do a folder exception. A reinstall might have forced it to... not scan or whatever, sometimes it behaves weirdly. Also, make sure the application is set to Prefer Maximum Performance, using Nvidia's control panel.

 
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