So, recently I got into No Man’s Sky and I can’t believe how terrible this game feels to play at times considering it came out in 2016.
My system specs are:
- Intel i7-8700K 6-core @ 3.7Ghz (Boost 4.7Ghz)
- 64GB DDR4 @ 2666Mhz
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- 512GB Samsung 960 PRO
I am running on default HIGH preset @ 1080P and occasionally during starship launch / landing, teleport, or fast spin around with the camera, the game slows to a crawl for a second or so…
If I try to play on the default ULTRA preset @ 1080P, the game tends to slow to a crawl during normal jet pack surfing around the planet.
I mean, I know I am playing it on an 8th generation Intel processor and Linux using Steam Proton, but good Lord… there is no excuse for this. I can play RDR2 (a newer title and much more demanding game) max default GFX settings and it screams @ 1080P; it’s not like I am 4K gaming here…
If anyone has any suggestions, please… I am all ears.
In addition, if anyone else is playing using a Steam Controller, the default supported config is great; however, the right trackpad for camera look is kind of screwed up due to simulating a joystick with a deadzone. If you change the config to have no deadzone it worrks 100% better.
Personally I would prefer mouse look on the right trackpad, but I don’t know if No Man’s Sky can support dual input like that.
Just to add another data point, I have the same experience on windows and haven’t been able to solve it. I’m on windows 10, also an 8700k, and an RTX 3090. This build has no issues running modern stuff like cyberpunk /w ultra raytracing, starfield, bg3, etc.
Performance was never perfect but it absolutely tanked a few major updates ago. I THINK it was around the time the performance issues cropped up on the series x as well.
If you find any cause other than just “doesn’t play nice with older Intel CPUs” I’d love to know.