Bug #213

Game Stuttering During High-Intensity Gameplay

Status:	Closed
Priority:	Critical
Added by:	tehpug. on June 8, '25
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	1.0 - Launch/Season 1.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch game on Steam and queue into any gamemode
2. Some gamemodes are worse than others, but attempt to use Aeros rush, power weapons, rapidly portal, or engage multiple players on the enemy team at once

Explanation

Game stuttering frequently (several times a minute) to the extent of severely affecting gamplay. A lot of people I play with also have this issue to varying degrees. This was not an issue at all in the beta, and appeared immediately for the official release. The game will often freeze for half a second when using faction abilities such as Aeros Rush, shooting any gun, taking damage while being shot at, and portaling. This causes the game to stutter at the most important split-second plays of every match. I will often flick to place a portal, only for the portal to not appear because it was during a stutter. Or I will try to chain multiple kills with a power weapon, only for that to freeze my game mid-killing spree. I played 60 hours of the beta and 7 hours of the official release. This is very much a new issue, and persists after updating my graphics driver, disabling Steam Recording, and adjusting visual settings.

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