graphics quality down after update
- Thread starter Wes_7569
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Have you actually checked your graphics settings & made sure they haven't changed. Remember that programs such as Nvidia's GeForce Experience can & will "optimise" games on update.
no changes, before the update it ran smooth on Ultra in game. everything is the same settings
approaching planets is where i see most of the graphics issues. its like it cant decide how to visualize the planet, its static mixed with smooth patches around the surface.
Screenshots might help identify the issue.
In the meantime, try clearing the game, driver, and OS shader caches:
- If you have an NVIDIA GPU navigate to "%LocalAppData%\NVIDIA\DXCache" and delete the contents of that folder. Some files will be in use by Windows, but you can just skip those; as long as the game isn't running the game's files will be able to be deleted.
- Find the game's main product directory, i.e whichever folders have EliteDangerous64.exe in them, and delete the GPUWorkTable.xml files you find.
- Run Windows' Disk Cleanup and make sure the "DirectX Shader Cache" box is checked before having it clean files.
Once that's all done, restart the game and let it rewarm shaders and rebuild the terrain timing tables, then check to see if you experience the same issue.
In the meantime, try clearing the game, driver, and OS shader caches:
- If you have an NVIDIA GPU navigate to "%LocalAppData%\NVIDIA\DXCache" and delete the contents of that folder. Some files will be in use by Windows, but you can just skip those; as long as the game isn't running the game's files will be able to be deleted.
- Find the game's main product directory, i.e whichever folders have EliteDangerous64.exe in them, and delete the GPUWorkTable.xml files you find.
- Run Windows' Disk Cleanup and make sure the "DirectX Shader Cache" box is checked before having it clean files.
Once that's all done, restart the game and let it rewarm shaders and rebuild the terrain timing tables, then check to see if you experience the same issue.
pretty sure the cache gets deleted everytime i close the game, only because when I start it the 1st load screen shows the shaders and terrain being loaded. sometimes it only takes a moment and other times it takes about a minute for each. ill delete it though and see what it does
Logged in, menu screen still static looking. went to settings and took it off and back on to ultra, checked resolution and maxed it out to where i had it before. applied and went back to the menu screen and it was perfect again. logged in and the static planet I was at was back to normal
I just checked my graphics settings after the update. Checkerboard was back on... It is now off again. Thx for the reminder to go check
