Update 8 Bugs and Performance Troubleshooting

⬇ Save File location ⬇ C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames ⬇ Hotfix Patch Notes ⬇ ⬇ Game User Settings location (delete file to reset settings to default) ⬇ C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\Config\Windows\ ⬇ Launch Options info ⬇ Force a different rendering API via launch commands. The launch commands are as follows: for DirectX 11 (deprecated): -dx11 for DirectX 12: -dx12 for Vulkan: -vulkan Video of how to set these launch options: Text information on how to set launch options: :Command_line_arguments ⬇ Links and Info ⬇ Website FAQ ‣ Community Wiki ‣ ⬇ Where to buy Satisfactory ⬇ Steam ‣ Epic ‣ Humble Store ‣ ⬇ Merch Stores ⬇ Heroic Replicas ‣ ⬇ Report bugs and make suggestions ⬇ ⬇ Social Media ⬇ Twitter ‣ Facebook ‣ Instagram ‣ Discord ‣ Reddit ‣ Twitch ‣ ⬇ Community Managers ⬇ Jace ‣ Snutt ‣ ⬇ Editor ⬇ Masonzero Gaming ► ⬇ Timestamps ⬇ 0:00 Happy to see people playing Update 8! 0:17 What we’re covering today: bugs and troubleshooting 0:48 What we’re covering today: updated hardware requirements 1:08 We’ve got a new wiki! 1:31 How do I access the “Experimental branch“? 2:48 Experimental IS experimental. 3:35 Bugs that have been reported so far 4:57 Our patching schedule & Vacation period 5:22 2 main issues we will focus on today: FPS and GPU crash 5:41 GPU Crash - What is it? 6:42 GPU Crash - What you can try to fix it 8:47 Low FPS and Stuttering - What is happening? 10:41 We are not officially supporting Lumen (Global Illumination) 12:06 Performance Troubleshooting checklist 12:23 ✓ Checklist: Update graphics drivers 12:29 ✓ Checklist: Verify your game files 12:56 ✓ Checklist: Disable TSR, use FXAA or TAA 13:30 ✓ Checklist: Stuck at 2fps? Free up VRAM 14:27 ✓ Checklist: Use TSR “Performance“ preset 15:09 ✓ Checklist: Turn off Global Illumination (Lumen) 15:42 ✓ Checklist: Switch your video settings to Lower Quality presets 16:12 ✓ Checklist: D3D12 crashes? Update drivers, or try Vulkan 16:40 ✓ Checklist last resort: Force DirectX 11 17:23 Run Hardware Benchmark feature 17:54 Expanding upon the new minimum hardware requirements 21:10 Outro - Send us your feedback! 21:37 Vamonos - I will miss you all #Satisfactory is an FPS open-world factory building sim by #CoffeeStain Studios. You play as an engineer on an alien planet as part of the ‘Save The Day’ program - a program whose goal is to construct a massive machine for a mysterious purpose. Conquer nature, build multi-story factories, and automate to satisfaction!