MAJOR UPDATE #3 | CONFIRMED CRASHING ISSUES FIX, VHS FILTER AND MORE...
After a week of research, headaches, and frustration, I have finally identified the source of crashes, memory leaks, and high memory usage.
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changedAfter a week of research, headaches, and frustration, I have finally identified the source of crashes, memory leaks, and high memory usage. The culprit was the "latest" facial motion capture technology released by Epic Games called Metahuman Animator.
removedSafest solution to use, was to remove the facial animations and replace them with a popular face censorship effect, which has resulted in no more crashes and significantly lower GPU temperatures and memory usage.
fixedThank you for your patience. I hope this solution FINALLY fixed your issues.
addedAdditionally, as an apology for this very unpleasant issue, I have added a very atmospheric VHS filter along with appropriate sound effect. You can enable and disable it in the main menu and on the pause screen.
fixed100% fixed crashing before the cutscene with the Sheriff. - 100% fixed crashing before the initial cutscene with a client. - Reduced memory usage, CPU and GPU temperatures during cutscenes and gameplay. - Added VHS filter along with the appropriate sound effect for it.
Supernatural changes
changedAfter a week of research, headaches, and frustration, I have finally identified the source of crashes, memory leaks, and high memory usage. The culprit was the "latest" facial motion capture technology released by Epic Games called Metahuman Animator.
removedSafest solution to use, was to remove the facial animations and replace them with a popular face censorship effect, which has resulted in no more crashes and significantly lower GPU temperatures and memory usage.
fixedThank you for your patience. I hope this solution FINALLY fixed your issues.
addedAdditionally, as an apology for this very unpleasant issue, I have added a very atmospheric VHS filter along with appropriate sound effect. You can enable and disable it in the main menu and on the pause screen.
fixed100% fixed crashing before the cutscene with the Sheriff. - 100% fixed crashing before the initial cutscene with a client. - Reduced memory usage, CPU and GPU temperatures during cutscenes and gameplay. - Added VHS filter along with the appropriate sound effect for it.
After a week of research, headaches, and frustration, I have finally identified the source of crashes, memory leaks, and high memory usage. The culprit was the "latest" facial motion capture technology released by Epic Games called Metahuman Animator.
Safest solution to use, was to remove the facial animations and replace them with a popular face censorship effect, which has resulted in no more crashes and significantly lower GPU temperatures and memory usage.
Thank you for your patience. I hope this solution FINALLY fixed your issues.
Additionally, as an apology for this very unpleasant issue, I have added a very atmospheric VHS filter along with appropriate sound effect. You can enable and disable it in the main menu and on the pause screen.
100% fixed crashing before the cutscene with the Sheriff. - 100% fixed crashing before the initial cutscene with a client. - Reduced memory usage, CPU and GPU temperatures during cutscenes and gameplay. - Added VHS filter along with the appropriate sound effect for it.
