Early Access Bug Reports - BUG Frequent 20-30 Game Freeze + map reset (multiple players affected). - Forum

" LichoCPU#1054 wrote: I was chasing an issue related to FPS degradation (thread here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3842642/page/2) that I thought got an interesting reply from Nvidia when I ran into this exact issue. I posted this somewhere else, as well as sending in a support request to GGG and Nvidia. From Nvidia side they're chasing the GPU boost clock exceeding specs (I think it's a red herring but I'm waiting for feedback from the laptop Mfg), but the client.txt output it seems to be like the engine stops recognizing the GPU and it needs to restart it. I'm unsure if this is solely related to Nvidia, the laptop 4070 or if it's a general game engine issue across all gpu's and API's. I've only experienced this in DX12, I've not tried Vulkan. And despite the GPU boost issue mentioned by Nvidia, I've not experienced this kind of crashes on ANY OTHER GAME - even when setting them to Ultra+++ settings. Here's the other thread where I reported this: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836453 Specs in case it helps: Computer Information: Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Model: ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608WI_FA608WI Form Factor: Laptop No Touch Input Detected Processor Information: CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD CPU Brand: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 w/ Radeon 890M ... 24 logical processors 12 physical processors Hyper-threading: Supported ... Video Card: Driver: AMD Radeon(TM) 890M Graphics DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll Driver Version: 32.0.21025.1024 DirectX Driver Version: 32.0.15.8129 Driver Date: 7 24 2025 Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU ... Memory: RAM: 31816 Mb I've now downgraded to 571.88 using Nvidia's procedure for driver deletion and reinstall, and while it looked like the issue went away, I was able to reproduce the issue (activating a breach triggered the soft-crash). So it's definitely not driver related, but something to do with the game engine's handling of DX12. My next step will be to swap to the latest Nvidia driver and switch from DX12 to Vulkan, and verify if the issue still happens with that API. Last edited by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 20, 2025, 7:37:48 AM	Posted by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 20, 2025, 7:36:23 AM Quote this Post
" LichoCPU#1054 wrote: " LichoCPU#1054 wrote: I was chasing an issue related to FPS degradation (thread here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3842642/page/2) that I thought got an interesting reply from Nvidia when I ran into this exact issue. I posted this somewhere else, as well as sending in a support request to GGG and Nvidia. From Nvidia side they're chasing the GPU boost clock exceeding specs (I think it's a red herring but I'm waiting for feedback from the laptop Mfg), but the client.txt output it seems to be like the engine stops recognizing the GPU and it needs to restart it. I'm unsure if this is solely related to Nvidia, the laptop 4070 or if it's a general game engine issue across all gpu's and API's. I've only experienced this in DX12, I've not tried Vulkan. And despite the GPU boost issue mentioned by Nvidia, I've not experienced this kind of crashes on ANY OTHER GAME - even when setting them to Ultra+++ settings. Here's the other thread where I reported this: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836453 Specs in case it helps: Computer Information: Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Model: ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608WI_FA608WI Form Factor: Laptop No Touch Input Detected Processor Information: CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD CPU Brand: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 w/ Radeon 890M ... 24 logical processors 12 physical processors Hyper-threading: Supported ... Video Card: Driver: AMD Radeon(TM) 890M Graphics DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll Driver Version: 32.0.21025.1024 DirectX Driver Version: 32.0.15.8129 Driver Date: 7 24 2025 Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU ... Memory: RAM: 31816 Mb I've now downgraded to 571.88 using Nvidia's procedure for driver deletion and reinstall, and while it looked like the issue went away, I was able to reproduce the issue (activating a breach triggered the soft-crash). So it's definitely not driver related, but something to do with the game engine's handling of DX12. My next step will be to swap to the latest Nvidia driver and switch from DX12 to Vulkan, and verify if the issue still happens with that API. Same issue as this thread https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3839584/page/1#p26371827	Posted by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 20, 2025, 10:20:52 AM Quote this Post
" LichoCPU#1054 wrote: " LichoCPU#1054 wrote: " LichoCPU#1054 wrote: I was chasing an issue related to FPS degradation (thread here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3842642/page/2) that I thought got an interesting reply from Nvidia when I ran into this exact issue. I posted this somewhere else, as well as sending in a support request to GGG and Nvidia. From Nvidia side they're chasing the GPU boost clock exceeding specs (I think it's a red herring but I'm waiting for feedback from the laptop Mfg), but the client.txt output it seems to be like the engine stops recognizing the GPU and it needs to restart it. I'm unsure if this is solely related to Nvidia, the laptop 4070 or if it's a general game engine issue across all gpu's and API's. I've only experienced this in DX12, I've not tried Vulkan. And despite the GPU boost issue mentioned by Nvidia, I've not experienced this kind of crashes on ANY OTHER GAME - even when setting them to Ultra+++ settings. Here's the other thread where I reported this: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836453 Specs in case it helps: ... I've now downgraded to 571.88 using Nvidia's procedure for driver deletion and reinstall, and while it looked like the issue went away, I was able to reproduce the issue (activating a breach triggered the soft-crash). So it's definitely not driver related, but something to do with the game engine's handling of DX12. My next step will be to swap to the latest Nvidia driver and switch from DX12 to Vulkan, and verify if the issue still happens with that API. Same issue as this thread https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3839584/page/1#p26371827 Just tried some hours running 576.88 and Vulkan API and no cog of death issues. Performance is lower than DX12 yes, but no freezing at all.	Posted by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 20, 2025, 8:26:19 PM Quote this Post
Same issue, happens almost every map. 7800x3d/4060/32gb, all uptodate, no issues in other games. Not yet tried Vulkan cus it always runs so much worse. Game otherwise runs flawlessly at 4k 60fps using dlss "ultra performance". Most of the time it happens when a huge amount of effects are on screen but ive also had it just opening the map. Every post i see with this issue is on Ryzen with Nvidia. Any Intel users with this problem? I was also one of the thousands of players that had hard PC crashes on load screens in 0.1 but have not had it since they implemented a fix. Last edited by darknuub#7440 on Sep 20, 2025, 9:59:13 PM	Posted by darknuub#7440 on Sep 20, 2025, 9:58:55 PM Quote this Post
Latestclient copy paste if helpfull: " 2025/09/20 15:21:52 545961156 91c6ccb [INFO Client 16916] Connecting to instance server at 202.165.67.17:21360 2025/09/20 15:21:52 545961265 91c64c9 [DEBUG Client 16916] Connect time to instance server was 94ms 2025/09/20 15:21:52 545961359 2caa1b1f [DEBUG Client 16916] Client-Safe Instance ID = 1228251012 2025/09/20 15:21:52 545961359 2caa1afc [DEBUG Client 16916] Generating level 67 area "MapSpiderWoods" with seed 998864328 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545961796 f0c29dd3 [INFO Client 16916] Tile hash: 757984757 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545961796 f0c29dd2 [INFO Client 16916] Doodad hash: 122254468 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545961843 775aed1e [INFO Client 16916] [SCENE] Set Source [(null)] 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545961843 775aed1e [INFO Client 16916] [SCENE] Set Source [Spider Woods] 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545961937 99240e15 [DEBUG Client 16916] [SCENE] Height Map Texture: 750 x 870 2025/09/20 15:21:53 545962109 1a61ee40 [DEBUG Client 16916] InstanceClientSetSelfPartyInvitationSecurityCode = 0 2025/09/20 15:22:04 545973312 f9cd592b [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Shader uses incorrect vertex layout (shader: 0x0000023a mesh: 0x00000238) 2025/09/20 15:22:05 545973718 f9cd592b [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Shader uses incorrect vertex layout (shader: 0x0000023a mesh: 0x00000238) 2025/09/20 15:22:05 545973750 faf1c1bf [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Pipeline generation failed. (Signature: "Metadata/EngineGraphs/base.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/render_mesh.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/lock_mode.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/render_gravity.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/mesh_xy_velocity.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/render_transform.fxgraph" "Metadata/Art/Microtransactions/Character_FX/ooze/tentacles_ooze.fxgraph" "Metadata/Materials/DielectricSpecGloss.fxgraph" "Metadata/Materials/Utility/TWEAK_Gloss.fxgraph" "Metadata/Materials/Utility/TWEAK_Albedo.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/ScaleMoveUV.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/ScaleMoveUV.fxgraph" "Metadata/Materials/Utility/TWEAK_SpecColour.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Spells/monsters_effects/League_3_9_0/blob_monster/Graphs/Tentacles.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Spells/monsters_effects/League_3_9_0/blob_monster/Graphs/BlobRefraction.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Spells/monsters_effects/League_3_9_0/blob_monster/Graphs/Blob_FX.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/SSSMulti_ByFresnel.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/Fresnel_Albedo_Multi.fxgraph" ) 2025/09/20 15:22:20 545989359 f9cd592b [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Shader uses incorrect vertex layout (shader: 0x0000023a mesh: 0x00000238) 2025/09/20 15:22:20 545989359 f9cd592b [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Shader uses incorrect vertex layout (shader: 0x0000023a mesh: 0x00000238) 2025/09/20 15:22:21 545989406 faf1c1bf [CRIT Client 16916] [RENDER] Pipeline generation failed. (Signature: "Metadata/EngineGraphs/base.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/render_mesh.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/lock_mode.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/render_gravity.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/scale_bone_length.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/Conversion/mesh_xy_velocity.fxgraph" "Metadata/EngineGraphs/GpuParticles/render_transform.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/BasicColour.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Spells/monsters_effects/League_Affliction/affliction_boss_final/Graphs/BeamRuckus.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/Emissive_ByAlpha.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/MuddleTex.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/Fresnel_Emissive_Multi.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/AddGrittyness_Emissive.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/AddGrittyness_Albedo.fxgraph" "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/DarkenTex_ByAlphaPreLight.fxgraph" ) 2025/09/20 15:24:26 546114906 aad37bdb [WARN Client 16916] Matching object found for InstanceClientActionUpdate, but no matching action was found on object to update. 2025/09/20 15:24:26 546114968 aad37bdb [WARN Client 16916] Matching object found for InstanceClientActionUpdate, but no matching action was found on object to update. 2025/09/20 15:24:29 546118265 aad37bdb [WARN Client 16916] Matching object found for InstanceClientActionUpdate, but no matching action was found on object to update. hoping for a fix soon. only in tier 4 now hoping i cant do endgame.. allready upgraded pc to be able to play this game decent, still get issue's :(	Posted by raxcyn#5267 on Sep 21, 2025, 2:22:41 AM Quote this Post
aparently DX12 error this time, same thing ingame , stopped working , cogs of shame , back into game, Fog back. nerf the mob with the 'Grab GPU out PC' attack ! :) " 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167781 e0a4c8d5 [CRIT Client 21312] [D3D12] Device Removed. Reason: 0x887a0005 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167781 628587b8 [INFO Client 21312] [RENDER] Restarting device 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167781 b335e125 [INFO Client 21312] [RENDER] Stopping device 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167796 3a82122d [DEBUG Client 21312] [WINDOW] TriggerDeviceDestroyed 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167796 be4dacc [DEBUG Client 21312] [D3D12] Failed to CreateResource (error: 0x887a0005) 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167796 be4db2e [DEBUG Client 21312] [D3D12] Device removed reason: 0x887a0005 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167796 521aee7e [DEBUG Client 21312] [ENTITY2] Regather Pass Types 2025/09/21 13:55:19 627167828 521aedd0 [DEBUG Client 21312] [ENTITY2] Regather Object Types 2025/09/21 13:55:28 627176734 bdfe0c38 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Shutdown Start 2025/09/21 13:55:28 627176906 cb0f8f31 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Shutdown complete 2025/09/21 13:55:28 627176906 bdfe0bdf [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Shutdown in 0.165228 seconds 2025/09/21 13:55:29 627177515 62857a31 [INFO Client 21312] [RENDER] Starting device: DirectX12 2025/09/21 13:55:29 627177578 bdfe0c38 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Init Start 2025/09/21 13:55:29 627178046 bdfe0bdf [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Init in 0.475363 seconds 2025/09/21 13:55:29 627178046 cb0f8ef6 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE] Initialized (Enabled) 2025/09/21 13:55:29 627178296 e0a4d4f8 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Found matching adapter using LUID 000004C4420E0D70 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - Odyssey G70B) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4bad4 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] SDK Version = 615 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4af50 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] GPU type: discrete 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4af37 [DEBUG Client 21312] [D3D12] VRAM size = 7.84 GB 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4af30 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] VRAM limit: 7.84 GB 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4e139 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Shader Model: D3D_SHADER_MODEL_6_6 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4e111 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Feature Level: 12.1 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4e5f8 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Wave Lane Count: 32 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4e595 [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Transfer Queue Timestamps: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179140 e0a4e5db [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] VRS Supported: true (4x4) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9693 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][DLSS]: Loaded version 2.4.10 (NGX: 3.7.10) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9693 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][Reflex]: Loaded version 2.4.10 (NGX: 0.0.0) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9693 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][PCL]: Loaded version 2.4.10 (NGX: 0.0.0) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9752 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][NIS]: Loaded proxy version 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9752 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][FSR]: Loaded proxy version 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9752 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][XeSS]: Loaded proxy version 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9752 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][PSSR]: Loaded proxy version 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9771 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][DLSS] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 4436f5ae [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][Reflex] Reflex Low Latency: ON 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 4436f5ad [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][Reflex] Reflex Flash Indicator: ON 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9771 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][Reflex] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9771 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][PCL] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f9771 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][NIS] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179203 cb0f977e [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][FSR] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179234 da2b9991 [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][XeSS]: Loaded version 1.3.1 (XeFX: 0.0.0) 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179234 cb0f977e [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][XeSS] Enabled: true 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179234 cb0f977e [INFO Client 21312] [STREAMLINE][PSSR] Enabled: false 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179234 55e61cdd [INFO Client 21312] [D3D12] Buffer Count = 3 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179250 3a82126b [DEBUG Client 21312] [WINDOW] TriggerDeviceCreate 2025/09/21 13:55:30 627179250 99240e15 [DEBUG Client 21312] [SCENE] Height Map Texture: 615 x 615 2025/09/21 13:55:31 627179640 3a8211ca [DEBUG Client 21312] [WINDOW] TriggerDeviceReset	Posted by raxcyn#5267 on Sep 21, 2025, 8:12:07 AM Quote this Post
Suggestion for all Nvidia users: go to the Nvidia driver issues thread and post your problems to create pressure on them to look for a fix: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/574380/geforce-grd-58129-feedback-thread-released-91025/ " LichoCPU#1054 wrote: I was chasing an issue related to FPS degradation (thread here - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3842642/page/2) that I thought got an interesting reply from Nvidia when I ran into this exact issue. I posted this somewhere else, as well as sending in a support request to GGG and Nvidia. From Nvidia side they're chasing the GPU boost clock exceeding specs (I think it's a red herring but I'm waiting for feedback from the laptop Mfg), but the client.txt output it seems to be like the engine stops recognizing the GPU and it needs to restart it. I'm unsure if this is solely related to Nvidia, the laptop 4070 or if it's a general game engine issue across all gpu's and API's. I've only experienced this in DX12, I've not tried Vulkan. And despite the GPU boost issue mentioned by Nvidia, I've not experienced this kind of crashes on ANY OTHER GAME - even when setting them to Ultra+++ settings. Here's the other thread where I reported this: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836453 Specs in case it helps: ... I've now downgraded to 571.88 using Nvidia's procedure for driver deletion and reinstall, and while it looked like the issue went away, I was able to reproduce the issue (activating a breach triggered the soft-crash). So it's definitely not driver related, but something to do with the game engine's handling of DX12. My next step will be to swap to the latest Nvidia driver and switch from DX12 to Vulkan, and verify if the issue still happens with that API. Same issue as this thread https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3839584/page/1#p26371827 Just tried some hours running 576.88 and Vulkan API and no cog of death issues. Performance is lower than DX12 yes, but no freezing at all.	Posted by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 23, 2025, 4:08:27 AM Quote this Post
Current list for posts for the same issue - missing the very last one posted on this forum: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3839584 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3836453 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3846744 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3833608 " FeralPig#6720 wrote: Hi GGG! Thanks for all the hard work you put into the game. Just wanted to let you know that quite a few of us are experiencing the same bug and it is affecting gameplay quite a bit. We'd really appreciate if you could take a look and push a fix soon. After POE 2 0.3.0 was released, constantly I experience the following: - game pauses suddenly and it stalls about 20-30 second. - after a while, the loading gears / fiery sparks appear in the background. - loading sparks gone and it goes back to last recorded moment it stalls. - your explored map status resets. My specs: OS Microsoft Windows 11 Home CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX with Radeon Graphics RAM 32.0 GB Storage 1 GB SSD Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU I enjoy the game a lot and I would love to blast it but in this current state I am unable to, even if I wanted to :/ Thanks for keeping the community updated.	Posted by LichoCPU#1054 on Sep 27, 2025, 6:05:35 AM Quote this Post
+1 same issue already try all every map a freeze+ reset	Posted by Texilelalife#7526 on Sep 27, 2025, 6:22:05 AM Quote this Post
Sigh.. Please, if anything this is THE KILLER problem for the game. For me, about 25% of the freeze happens when I move onto the hand for Breach to start. Obviously, this also means death is inevitable - no way to see/kill the swarm that comes once game 're-connects'. Other occasions its just moving, fighting pack of monsters, etc. On a whim, I change from Direct X12 to Vulkan. OMG - now the game won't even start! The launch screen Grinding Gear shows and then game completely freezes. Great!! As I type, I'm hoping reinstalling the game will at least get me into the game. Otherwise, I have a BRICKED game!! SIGH...... Last edited by ChengMW#7850 on Sep 27, 2025, 10:48:58 AM	Posted by ChengMW#7850 on Sep 27, 2025, 10:01:15 AM Quote this Post