Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Update | Fix For Noticable Reports Of Performance 'Stuttering' at Settlements and POIs

[sallymorganmoore]

Thanks FDEV. The additional technical details are MUCH appreciated <3 o7

Really enjoy it! So nice to hear it's enjoyed.
Can't hold back on this mega interesting stuff!

 

[taniwha-qf]

Remember this isn't a global performance fix, as I say
This is JUST for the on foot settlement stuttering with NPCs and exciting things like that.

Travel safe far out there, Commander!!!

Yeah, I don't expect anything out here, but gotta test anyway
And thanks

 

[TrithemiusD]

Great news! Thanks for being so active with the fixes and so clear with the information
o7

 

[Winterwalker]

it's going to be tight .. last mission contact was hiding quite far inside the base and i'm carrying cobalt now, so might get interdicted ...

 

[yianniv]

Hi, Sally,
Please thank the team for the fix. I really, really, really like the detailed explanation equally . If possible, please give us such info in future fixes, if time and space allows it.

I don't have much time to play this week, but I'm looking forward to visiting settlements. o7

 

[taniwha-qf]

And, as per always, black screen lockup on exit after getting system messages (just about the only times it happens for me).

 

[r3per]

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Glad to see some performance fixes being rolled out. Fingers crossed for more good fixes.
//

 

[Sighman]

Sadly, this is not, strictly speaking, true. Mobs in settlements have been observed to wander off several times, eventually leaving contacts sensor range.

They might not be intended to leave, perhaps.

Well now they'll hit the rocks and come to a shootable dead stop, so it's all good.

 

[sallymorganmoore]

Hi, Sally,
Please thank the team for the fix. I really, really, really like the detailed explanation equally . If possible, please give us such info in future fixes, if time and space allows it.

I don't have much time to play this week, but I'm looking forward to visiting settlements. o7

I'm so glad to hear!!
When I can, I absolutely always will, I promise.

 

[Sighman]

It only took you guys 6 months to realise about this.

Good job, Frontier!

Not quite. This issue cropped up after navmesh changes in update 5 or 6 I think it was?

 

[Crank Larson]

The detailed explanation is definitely appreciated.

 

[Darkman Returns]

And, as per always, black screen lockup on exit after getting system messages (just about the only times it happens for me).

Same here. If you're online when you see a server shutdown message your client will hang at the black screen on exit 100% of the time. It doesn't seem to matter if you exit straight to desktop, or go back to the menu first. It's the only time I hang on exit anymore (touches wood).

 

[LoneTech]

It only took you guys 6 months to realise about this.

Good job, Frontier!

This isn't quite a fair assessment. This issue wasn't introduced until update 5 in July.

 

[Sighman]

What I'm saying is it also occurred when the taxi approached, with me already on the ground.

Maybe it's calculating the navmesh for the NPC pilot? Or the taxi itself, vs the scattered rocks.

 

[Winterwalker]

Honestly don't know what all the fuss was about .. the nice lady at Tolgarf's Junkyard gave me the best pad in the station, #37

You may upgrade the game when ready o7

 

[Old Duck]

The Issue:

• Commanders have been noticing progressively more, that during settlement and general on-foot interactions a sudden "stutter" in performance occurs.

Results from Investigation:
"Nav-mesh: An area that allows AI to "plan" sensible routes around their location in game, according to their designated destination".

• Nav-mesh was being built around all of the many, many rocks on planet surfaces (expensive ask, that!), but as settlement AI never leave their settlement posts, there's no need for nav-mesh generation out of their patrol boundaries.

The Fix:

• Removing the rocks from the navmesh generation in this instance stops a situation where the game was "stuttering" in order to catch up with this mass coverage.

I appreciate this detailed "behind the scene" explanation in the patch notes. Thank you.

 

[Khan Tannhauser]

This isn't quite a fair assessment. This issue wasn't introduced until update 5 in July.

Oh, it's only 4 months then? My bad.

 

[Factabulous]

Honestly don't know what all the fuss was about .. the nice lady at Tolgarf's Junkyard gave me the best pad in the station, #37

You may upgrade the game when ready o7

It's Ok for you - my Apex pilot stuffed my pockets with e-Breaches and laughed when the guards scanned and lit me up. Now I'm waiting behind a rock for the server update

 

[sallymorganmoore]

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey servers are now offline.

 

[sallymorganmoore]

Oh, it's only 4 months then? My bad.

Eeeshhh