I am the creator of this guide.[forums.fatsharkgames.com] I have spent roughly 6 months testing to get to this point. Please let me know your specs and results.

Note 1: Please check your config files after every update, as all major updates and some hotfixes will reset the config files back to default values.

Note 2: If you experience crashing after an update please scan and repair your game files, then reapply these changes.

Note 3: These changes will not fix the 'Post update stutters' as this is an issue with shader caching, not the streaming / loading of in game assets. When quitting the game, I recommend using the 'Quit game' option, rather than Alt + F4ing.


You will need to open config files in notepad or a text editor and change some values within them for this fix.

These 2 files are found in your Darktide game folder and are called "settings_common.ini" and "win32_settings.ini"

File path = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\bundle\application_settings

Within win32_settings.ini towards the bottom, change the value of the following 3 lines. If you can't find them, hit ctrl + f to open the search bar to assist in finding them.

BEFORE

fullscreen = false

streaming_buffer_size = 64
streaming_texture_pool_size = 512

AFTER

fullscreen = true

streaming_buffer_size = 128
streaming_texture_pool_size = 1024

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Within settings_common.ini there are 2 sets of values that need changing. Below is a before and after, with values that need changing marked for ease of reference.

BEFORE

feedback_streamer_settings = {
feedback_buffer_size = 4
max_age_out_tiles_per_frame = 64 CHANGE
max_streaming_tiles_per_frame = 64 CHANGE
max_texture_pool_size = 1024
max_write_feedback_threshold = 0.009
min_write_feedback_threshold = 0.005
staging_buffer_size = 4
threaded_streamer = true
tile_age_out_time_ms = 5000
tile_staging_buffer_size = 4 CHANGE


streaming_buffer_size = 32 CHANGE
streaming_max_open_streams = 50 CHANGE
streaming_texture_pool_size = 400 CHANGE
surface_properties = "application_settings/global"
texture_streamer_settings = {
streaming_buffer_size = 64 CHANGE
streaming_texture_pool_size = 512 CHANGE

AFTER

feedback_streamer_settings = {
feedback_buffer_size = 4
max_age_out_tiles_per_frame = 16 CHANGED
max_streaming_tiles_per_frame = 16 CHANGED
max_texture_pool_size = 1024
max_write_feedback_threshold = 0.009
min_write_feedback_threshold = 0.005
staging_buffer_size = 4
threaded_streamer = true
tile_age_out_time_ms = 5000
tile_staging_buffer_size = 1 CHANGED


streaming_buffer_size = 128 CHANGED
streaming_max_open_streams = 48 CHANGED
streaming_texture_pool_size = 1024 CHANGED
surface_properties = "application_settings/global"
texture_streamer_settings = {
streaming_buffer_size = 128 CHANGED
streaming_texture_pool_size = 1024 CHANGED

Don't forget to save your changes

Hope this helps

UPDATE: These changes seem have caused performance regression for some, and improvements for others. If you want a quick fix that will work, please ignore these changes... But if you want to try and get just a little bit more performance, feel free to try.

If you try these, I would appreciate if you contributed your PC specs and whether it helped or hurt your performance. Thank you :)

Removing and updating the following lines from the Feedback Streamer and Mesh Streamer has further improved the games performance and has entirely eliminated stuttering outside of the 'New update / hotfix stutters'.

Under settings_common.ini please REMOVE and CHANGE the following lines. Below is a visual guide:

BEFORE

feedback_streamer_settings = {
feedback_buffer_size = 4
max_age_out_tiles_per_frame = 16
max_streaming_tiles_per_frame = 16
max_texture_pool_size = 1024
max_write_feedback_threshold = 0.009
min_write_feedback_threshold = 0.005 CHANGE
staging_buffer_size = 4
threaded_streamer = true
tile_age_out_time_ms = 5000 REMOVE
tile_staging_buffer_size = 1

mesh_streamer_settings = {
disable = false
eviction_timeout = 5 REMOVE
frame_time_budget = 1
io_buffer_budget = 10240
limit = 700

AFTER

feedback_streamer_settings = {
feedback_buffer_size = 4
max_age_out_tiles_per_frame = 16
max_streaming_tiles_per_frame = 16
max_texture_pool_size = 1024
max_write_feedback_threshold = 0.009
min_write_feedback_threshold = 0.0005 CHANGED
staging_buffer_size = 4
threaded_streamer = true
tile_staging_buffer_size = 1

mesh_streamer_settings = {
disable = false
frame_time_budget = 1
io_buffer_budget = 10240
limit = 700

Don't forget to save your changes