Resolved: Stuttering and Freezes in Combat; Animation Problems.

Preface: If your game runs like a Swiss watch, then skip this message, but if you’re experiencing any strange lagging in combat, stuttering, or freezing, then this post is for you.

Dear friends,

Some players have reported experiencing freezing and stuttering issues during battles. Several players have also reported problems with animations.

If you’re experiencing the issues described above, there are 3 potential reasons why:

Cause #1: A weak computer. Not many people play on a computer with less than 4 GB of RAM and 2 GB of VRAM (video card memory) these days, but if you’re having problems with the game, then the issue may be weak computer hardware.
Solution: If weak hardware seems like the problem, try playing the game on a more powerful computer or consider upgrading your computer’s hardware.

Cause #2: Video Card Drivers. This is a very common source of problems with animations not displaying correctly.
Solution: Update your video card with the latest drivers and everything should work.

If you have a good gaming computer and your drivers are all up to date, then the next step should help resolve your problem.

Cause #3: The Ren’Py engine. Sometimes, the Ren’Py engine doesn’t automatically detect the renderer correctly, and it has to be manually switched on.
Solution: Hold down SHIFT on your keyboard and launch the game on Steam while continuing to hold SHIFT. Keep holding SHIFT until a gray window pops up like in the image below.



In this window, under “Renderer,” select Force ANGLE2 Renderer. Then click Exit. Your changes will be saved. Now, without pressing any special buttons, launch the game and see if freezes continue to occur. If changing the renderer solved the problem, great! If not, repeat the process, but this time set your renderer as Force GL2 Renderer.

If none of this helps, then we strongly recommend turning off combat animations. How do you do that? During combat, click on your stamina points in the top center of the screen, which will send you to the combat preferences menu. Disable all animations, then resume the combat.

We hope this helps those of you who’ve been experiencing technical difficulties with the game.