Psychonauts 2 |OT| The Spy Who Lobed Me
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(PC) Workaround for stuttering for non-WinStore versions
The game is set to DX12 mode by default which always has shader generation stuttering in UE4. This can be changed with the command line -dx11 which will start the game in DX11 mode.
Note the Game pass version can't be changed to DX11 and will always run in DX12 mode this was the same in other UE4 game pass titles like the Ascent dunno why.
Note the Game pass version can't be changed to DX11 and will always run in DX12 mode this was the same in other UE4 game pass titles like the Ascent dunno why.
Played for about 30 minutes. Pretty fun and charming so far. Combat sort of reminds me of Scarlet Nexus.
Game Pass PC version is super smooth. Menus and cutscenes don't support ultrawide but I was pleasantly surprised to see that the game does during gameplay. Definitely going to give it some more time.
Game Pass PC version is super smooth. Menus and cutscenes don't support ultrawide but I was pleasantly surprised to see that the game does during gameplay. Definitely going to give it some more time.
Don't overthink that guy. He just likes bacon. You may see bacon elsewhere before long.
if you haven't played the first game, you can skip it and watch an unofficial recap video on YouTube, as well as sit through the short story recap that opens the second game. It's not impenetrable to outsiders.
Psychonauts 2 overall feels more accessible and polished than its predecessor. The writing is noticeably sharper. The story is more nuanced and the characters have more depth.
Things are mindfully introduced and reiterated upon (without being cumbersome) to jog your memory if you played the first game but don't recall things or if you're a newcomer.
I wouldn't sweat it either way.
Psychonauts 2 overall feels more accessible and polished than its predecessor. The writing is noticeably sharper. The story is more nuanced and the characters have more depth.
Things are mindfully introduced and reiterated upon (without being cumbersome) to jog your memory if you played the first game but don't recall things or if you're a newcomer.
I wouldn't sweat it either way.
It is wild to me how much they've nailed the atmosphere and tone here. Just feels like an effortless continuation of the first, with much more polished mechanics and visuals.
Still can't believe I'm finally playing this, man. Doubted it would ever happen several times over the years, even after backing.
Still can't believe I'm finally playing this, man. Doubted it would ever happen several times over the years, even after backing.
Game runs great on my rig at 4k max settings, though I'd sure hope so with a 6900xt. I'm having a ton of fun so far!
Question for those who are playing it. From what I saw game really looks nice but I noticed that certain areas really have issues with shading and to be more precise lack of proper GI. For example this screenshot
Lack of AO around plants is really noticeable.
So is it me or game really could use better GI solution or even better RayTracing XD
Lack of AO around plants is really noticeable.
So is it me or game really could use better GI solution or even better RayTracing XD
The game is very basic graphically. Really nice art style, though.Question for those who are playing it. From what I saw game really looks nice but I noticed that certain areas really have issues with shading and to be more precise lack of proper GI. For example this screenshot
Lack of AO around plants is really noticeable.
So is it me or game really could use better GI solution or even better RayTracing XD
Yeah artstyle is great but it really does lack of some effects that it would bring things to another level.
Hey, I'm on PC and the interface completely locks up after I view an item in my inventory. The engine is still running but the game ceases to respond to my input. Anyone else having this problem, and are there any workarounds?
So I need help lol, so I bought it on steam, started the game and it said "yo go update your drivers son" so I did, but now? every time I boot the game it hard crashes and says fatal error ue4 game has crashed.
So now after reinstalling 3 different times and even going back to the old drivers I had I'm just sat here at a loss not knowing what to do.
Anybody got any suggestions? Words of encouragement lol?
So now after reinstalling 3 different times and even going back to the old drivers I had I'm just sat here at a loss not knowing what to do.
Anybody got any suggestions? Words of encouragement lol?
It's curious that some people are experiencing stuttering. We preload shaders, so the game shouldn't stutter, but something is obviously up. Could you please email [email protected], explain what you're seeing, and include your DxDiag info? I'd love to be able to address it, but I haven't been able to reproduce the issue myself.
We've seen a few people with similar issues (are you getting DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED by chance?) - so far running the game with -DX11 has gotten around the issue for some, though we're not sure what the root issue is yet. If you wouldn't mind, it would be helpful if you emailed [email protected], explained the crash you're seeing, and attached your DxDiag info. Thanks!
Image quality wise, how is it, especially not rendering at 4K?
Solid. If I get close to my 55" tv it's easy to tell it's not 4k, but from six or so feet away it looks good.
Thanks for the response! I'll email yall in a sec but yeah I tried the -DX11 bit but no dice there, and I'm not getting that error code just all it says is that "the game has crashed and will close, fatal error" I'll keep trying stuff in the meantime and see if I cant get around it somehow.
Ah, ok, in that case it would be great if you could attach a crash dump to the email - you can find them at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Psychonauts2\Saved\Crashes
Thanks!
Dunno it probably comes down to GPU vendor and GPU model consensus is NV DX11 drivers are better than AMD DX11 drivers, so the gain from going to DX12 is greater for AMD cards. Also older NV cards are usually better with DX11 then DX12. Might be a good idea to make it a menu option since you guys don't really use any features which require DX12 in this game as far as i can see so ppl can easily switch APIs
Ofcourse. It's "Play Anywhere" so cross-saves should be enabled with win 10 and xbox versions.
You can hold RT to magnetize and throw objects at enemies while attacking. It'll also stun them.
As i wrote above just try -DX11 mode if you have the game on steam or GOG (Game pass is DX12 only unfortunately) on my older 1070 TI this completely fixes it and i get about 30 fps more.
Yes I just booted up the game on Gamepass and there are some stutters and massive framerate drops for no apparent reason at certain points. I have a 3080 and 5800x and it's easily playing at 144fps in 3440x1440p at max settings otherwise.
Edit: Seems like the gamepass version is once again problematic versus other releases. Good stuff Microsoft.
It's DX12 only again, steam and GOG versions can be set to DX11 with the -dx11 command line. There is some shader generation related stuttering in DX12 on some configurations which can be circumvented by switching to DX11 in the other versions but not on Game pass.
Been working perfect for me outside occasional stutter for a second in newly loaded areas.
i just got to "the questionable area" and i can't believe how big this game is — it's been a while since i've played a 3D platformer that's structured like this. i'm super impressed.
Game was competent and felt good but story wise was kind of ho hum until
I was asked to make mental connections with a bunch of disparate concepts like Cilantro and Poison, with each combination giving a different joke. I spent 20 minutes mixing and matching them while cackling, it was too good. This actually felt like some genuine 90s LucasArts energy. Since then it's been a great ride