Random Freezes with Gear Icon update 0.3.1 – Game Pauses for 20+ Seconds

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BigFrog49#0644 wrote:

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Laroun#5594 wrote:

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BigFrog49#0644 wrote:

GGG discusses the NVIDIA driver crash here:
youtube.com/watch?t=6487&v=LtHF35GOZhw&feature=youtu.be

tl;dr: GGG researched for months, concluded its NVidia driver issue in more-recent drivers, cannot get fix from NVidia. Specifically states a driver "around 560 doesn't have the issue"

Download DDU:
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu

Download 560.81 drivers (this fixed it for me):
https://www.guru3d.com/download/geforce-56081-whql-driver-download/

Find and "clear" your PoE2 shader cache folder in Windows.
- "Clear" means delete all the subfolders and files in your shader cache directory but not the directory itself.
- Where this folder is depends on if you use DX12 or Vulcan, and if you play via Steam or native.
- For me, a Steam player using DX12, it's the folder called "ShaderCacheD3D12" in "C:\Users\(my name)\AppData\Roaming\Path of Exile 2"

Research how to boot to Safe Mode in your Windows environment

Boot Windows in Safe Mode

Run DDU, uninstall current NVidia drivers

Restart Windows in regular mode

Install 560.81 drivers

Start PoE2

Ignore driver out-of-date warning

Your initial game performance will be slow as shader cache is rebuilt but this will go away over time

Report back to us!

Notes:

- I'm not entirely sure if clearing the shader cache is necessary when changing Nvidia driver versions, but it can't hurt.

- I've read DDU completely removes a current Nvidia driver, where the "clean install" feature of NVidia's own driver installation does not. AAgain, it can't hurt.

Thx i was searching for this i throught they fixed the problem when 0.3.0 comes out. Because we had also a Nvidia driver update but the update made it worst. I try this out for couple hours. I replay with a update if this is the fix. iknow DDU and it is safe to use. And i remember aswell that Jonathan said go back to that version of driver. But why did they but in log in screen update driver. Than they better can say update driver if you have crashes.

I find the whole situation to be mystifying.

GGG says newer drivers have the issue but prompts you to update your drivers???

I count 30+ Nvidia updates and hotfixes since 560.81 and yet none solve this issue???

No other game has also encountered this issue and successfully worked with NVidia to get it fixed???

All I know: I went back to 560.81 and I've yet to have the black screen - grind gears - map exploration reset