Hokkaido_Emi

This issue is NOT going away until the developers actually do something about it. If it was a simple as the list you have provided, I would already be playing on my pc. I have 0x12B, I have checked my processor using the test tool, I have the latest nvidia drivers, there are no updates for my pc at this time. I have created an exclusion folder for avowed so the inbuilt anti virus doesn't mess with it. Many people are having issues with monster world wilds which launched today. I have had no problems at all. I have microsoft flight simulator 2024 on the highest settings, which is known to have problems, and i've had non at all. All I know is, the developer is clearly ignoring this problem entirely. This is not acceptable behavior from any AAA software developer! Please fix the shader,so you know we can actually play this game. I payed for early access by stupidly buying the premium edition because I couldn't play. I truly wish I had never bought this game. It has become common for developers to do as little as possible with games they make, they ignore their customers completely. I thought it was only Bethesda and Electronic Arts who where the developers from hell...I am sorry but I just want to play this game. My pc is working perfectly, I can literally play any AAA on ultra with high frame rates...but this game I can't even get passed it's shader

I am able to make a character and benchmark on Dune: Awakening which is using unreal engine 5.2. It too uses a shader, the difference is the graphics are superior, with no stuttering or anything else. At first I was under the impression this was a processor problem and unreal engine 5, which it can't at all now I have been able to actually use unreal engine 5.2. I am using windows 10 home, and it shouldn't be the problem. I hate windows 11. It has a very low uptake, and it's not surprising why. That all being said, I would ask the developers to look at their code again for the shader setup. This is literally the only game I can't play on this pc.

This game requires DX12, it will crash under windows 10/11. Intel have started issuing fixes to their processors, well technically they have issued a new microcode to both motherboard / and computer manufacturers. The problem is these new processors where issued the wrong microcode, which caused fluctuations in the voltage to the processors. The more power that goes to these processors the quicker the processor begins to fail. You need to go to your computer manufacturer website and download the latest bios microcode and apply it. It will prevent the processor from drawing the extra voltage it does not need. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, or if you apply this bios update x12B and nothing happens, it means your processor has been damaged by the extra voltage. Intel have increased their warranty to replace any processor that is affected by the wrong microcode and will replace the processor free of charge,with the correct microcode already applied. If you bought the processor only, contact Intel in your country and they will send you a new processor. If you bought your machine, the contact the company you bought it from. Intel have applied these warranties to processor only contact. Motherboard Manufacturers and computer manufacturers. It will cost you nothing to get this replacement processor. Some processors are so damaged due to the extra voltage they can never be fixed. If you have the first 13/14th Gen Intel processors, contact Intel or where you bought the motherboard or your computer, you will be issued a new processor then you can play avowed. The newer replacement 13/14th Gen Intel cpu's work flawlessly playing avowed.

what is quite telling, is that I have played other Unreal Engine 5 games on this same computer without any problems. Then again I didn't have to go through shader setup. I never had any stutters or other problems, just problems with game design not hardware. I have Ryzen amd processor 7940 laptop with 64gb ddr 5 6800mhz and an rtx4070 graphics card. I had heard there where problems even with these setups, so I downloaded the game on said laptop, and with some trepidation, attempted to the load the game, it took a few minutes but then it was straight into the settings without a hiccup. (Unlike my pc...) I haven't tried character creation or anything else, but I am betting it will run without problems.

It likely won't work. I have downloaded 5 times for xbox for pc, can't get past the shader screen, downloaded 3 times in battle.net same problem. I can't even find where it's saving files to either. I've asked on different forums and it seems no one even knows. This patch they issued is only for game play, not the broken shader problem. I can't honestly believe they've completely ignored the many thousands who can't even play, thanks to game breaking massive shader bug. Obsidian please do something so we can play, we can't get passed the bizarre shader program, because we're running 13/14 gen intel processors, ontop of RTX4090 graphics cards.

There is a problem with any version of windows 10 and any version of windows 11, especially if you have a 13th or 14th Gen Intel Processor. There is something with these processors and that stupid graphics shader at the beginning. I have played all of about 30 minutes of the early access, because I just can't get passed the Graphics Shader. I wish they would remove it, it's causing a huge number of people to not be able to play this game. We bought early access to play it, not sit twiddling thumbs waiting for the dev to issue a patch to fix this nonsense. I mean today is January 18 launch day and no emergency patch, and they've known about this issue since probably before even early access, or at least since it, and there is nothing from them. It's honestly disgraceful. I paid a lot of money for this game, and it's basically useless to me because I can't play it. I wouldn't mind if I was playing on an oldish rig or something, but I am not. Unless they come up with a patch, I will have to pretend I didn't buy this game and never buy another Obsidian game ever again. I don't have money to burn. I have tried everything, from all sorts of tweaks that are supposed to work allegedly and they don't, so many of us stuck at the shader screen. Can't use dx11, because it just causes a crash once you get past the character creation screen (removing dx11 in character creation screen because it will not run without dx12.) I just don't hold any hope they will get a patch out, if they haven't by now I don't seem them fixing this problem at all.

I have the lastest version of windows, and the game won't get passed the shader caching issue. I have tried -dx11 , it gets to character creation then fatal errors, because it needs dx12 to play. Some people are claiming that they can load up the game on their hand held's, play on linux in dx11, then transfer the save over to their pc and continue playing in dx11, which I don't think they can be, if the minimum requirement is dx12. I will redownload the game and this time install on my main ssd, but I can't seem to find any save files at all anywhere..tried through %appdate%local etc but all I find is alabama/ saved folder where there is no saves. I will report back on if it's working on the main drive, I don't expect it will, because this needs patching so we can get passed the graphics caching on intel latest gen processors with rtx40 cards.

I first tried to launch the game via battle.net after installing it there. I decided to try and launch it in compatibility mode, not launching it in full screen etc, it worked initially I was able to play the game to where your just about getting on the boat with the prisoner in the beginning. It then hung there on loading. Which was very frustrating. I am playing on PC, with 32GB 6800mhz ram, Intel 13700k and RTX4090 graphics card. For some reason It would get stuck on the shading screen never getting past it, it would get close but then just hang. I decided to uninstall it and install it on the xbox app for pc. However after it downloaded , the pop art appears, screen goes black and I get the shader warning. This is what pops up it did it initially on the battle.net install, but as Ive explained above, I was able use compatibility mode. I tried it again after installing via battle.net again and it wont work, same issue as on the xbox app for pc, nothing seems to work. For those of us in Early Access we have paid a lot of money for this game, and those 5 days early access are meaningless unless you get a patch out so we can you know, actually play the game we have bought. Ignoring this issue until launch day on Feb 18 is just utterly wrong. We bought the game to play the early access and when we cant and the developer seems to be completely ignoring us, it doesnt bode well for the future. Please, please fix the game launching, and also the controller x and y axis, its awful