PC help
Performance Fixes
A focused checklist for stutter, shader compilation, frame pacing, and crashes.
Guide typePC troubleshooting
PriorityFrame pacing and stutter
Best outcomeReadable combat
Start with the stable baseline
Mistfall Hunter's launch notes call out shader compilation, device tiering, console and low-end PC tuning, and frame pacing improvements. Start from a clean baseline before changing advanced options one at a time.
- Install the game on an SSD.
- Let shader compilation finish before judging the first match.
- Close overlays and background capture tools during testing.
Tune in the right order
A stable frame time matters more than a single peak FPS number in a deliberate action game. Lower the settings that create spikes first, then recover image quality where the frame time remains flat.
- Test resolution scale and shadows before texture quality.
- Use a frame cap that your hardware can hold in combat.
- Restart after driver or shader-cache changes before comparing results.
Diagnose the symptom
Separate network delay, shader hitching, and GPU or CPU saturation. The fix depends on the symptom; changing every setting at once only hides the cause.
- Stutter during new effects points to shader or asset loading.
- Input delay during stable FPS points to display or frame pacing.
- Rubber-banding with stable frame time points to server or connection issues.