Freezes when approaching/loading mob packs (Vulkan)

Hi, I am getting alot of freezes lately when i approach mobs or try to do harvest content.

Here is a short showcase (HCSSF btw):
https://streamable.com/gpn5fz

It also happens regularly while mapping whenever bigger packs are spawned or approched.

I am using the Vulkan renderer.

My specs are:
GTX 970
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB RAM
Windows 10

Anyone else experienced similar problems and/or has a fix?

Same issue here.
No problem a couple of days ago, but really hard to play lately.

Got the same problem, just with another skill. VD

Vulcan or DX11 no difference
I changed from Steam client to standalone and back to steam. This didnt help in any way.
Lowered every graphic setting to the lowest possible. No change, some one said he was able to play fine once he went with a different MTX for VD... lucky me Stygian was for sale and i bought this. Guess what... no change.

I updated every driver on my Pc. Still nothing.

So i am running out of ideas too.

I was able to play just fine before 3.11 and even leveling up in Harvest was ok.
But since i reached mapping, it was over.

Normal maps are not great to play but it kinda works, but as soon as i get Delirium or Legion event in a map, i barely get above 30 fps...and often my screen freezes for a few seconds.

Yup, same issue for me. Performance was fantastic at the end of Delerium after switching to Vulkan. As an additional note, the problem exists using both DX11 and Vulkan.

ya i have the same issue - freezes when near enemy, its related somehow with sound, --nosound make it a bit better but still shutter AF.

same here, all have started with new league, old patato-pc is litteraly unplayable at all - 2-3 sec freezes when i meet new enemy on screen (critical moment to dodge projectiles etc).

it was ok (30+fps on potato, without freezes) in prev league even with delirium.

its bit better with --nosound in launch parameters but is pain to play this way :/
no good-game expirience when on lowest graphic settings (i dont care about low quality but at least i want to not shutter or 2-3sec freezes)
now i have to play without sound and it kills the game for me.

7 year player - first league that i dont play at all couse of thouse sound-related freezes.

potato PC with SSD so its not reading problem.

It looks like the problem is the size of the Content.ggpk file.

After using the ggpk_defragment program, the game has returned to normal before Harvest league (this solves all my problems with freezes).
The Content.ggpk file size has been reduced from 38.5GB to 25.4GB and the game is now not freezing when monsters appear or any other league-mechanic content like metamorph, legion, box or stonewatcher map etc.

there is a problem with freezes in the game, GGG did something very bad with this file.

now i have delated Content.ggpk file and downloading fresh (non re-patched one) from GGG.

Before i use ggpk_defragment program couldnt enter on Rapmarts map at my laptop (due loading time) - now i can.

Defragmentation (or fresh download) of Content.ggpk file solve all my problems on potato-PC.

Fresh Content.ggpk has the same size for me as before... close to 38gig.
Using Defrag just now and hope this helps.

Not sure if that was just bad luck, but i had another program running at the same time of defrag...i crashed and is now damaged.



Defrag is done and nothing happend... file is still the same size and game still runs like shit.

Got the same Problem today but without Vulkan, didnt change any settings. Yesterday everything was running normally with same Build. Its not only occur when i encounter mob packs ist just happens from time to time sometimes after joining an area sometimes even when i just walk from left to right. Driver are updated too, no new driver today


was watching performance datas; seems always same rotation -->starting with seome frame time or latency spikes directly followed from fps spikes