Durmir

No worries, I can wait a bit if it's gonna release soon. After what you mentioned about Unity, I tried out of curiosity to launch other games that use Unity and that I used to play before investing in a sweet 7900XT. And clearly there is an issue between 7900XT and Unity, and directx seems to be related as well. Some games I could not start, some games I could start after changing which directx to launch it with, some games I had very low FPS, quite similar to 7D2D. The whole issue seems to be in the hands of AMD, who are not seemingly doing much to address this (old) problem...

Is there an ETA for A22? I haven't managed to get any better so far

So.... Apparently Microsoft removed the power options for Windows 11. When asked, their answer is "because F*CK YOU!". So I could not try this. I did uninstall my radeon drivers using DDU, and it brought interesting results. Now GLCore and Directx 11 both start the game and both provide the same experience. The error "ExposureHistogram.compute: Kernel at index (0) is invalid" is gone! Yes, it's gone, and that's amazing. However, loading a game (or starting a new one) is much longer. Specifically, the step "Building Environment" takes literally a few minutes to go through. When it finally loads, the FPS drops to 1. The new log :

Hi, so I have tried to fiddle a bit with the resolution and fullscreen mode. The best results I got was to set it up on auto res, set it on 60Hz. Now in the log it does show 60Hz, and the FPS rose slightly to 15, which makes it somewhat playable, although clearly wobbly. Thanks a lot by the way, your help from all of you guys have already brought significant improvements, I appreciate this.

Hi, thanks for the help. I followed your instructions and there is definitely improvement. Visually I do not have any texture issue anymore in the game. However the console keeps getting spammed (several lines a second) with the same error "ExposureHistogram.compute: Kernel at index (0) is invalid" and the FPS is better but still quite low (around 12 to 15), which may be caused by the error being spammed. I feel we're getting close.

For some reason I cannot edit my previous post anymore. However I want to add the following: I tried to uninstall the adrenaline software from AMD and revert to an old driver (23.9.1) as I read somewhere that apparently it was the last fully stable driver for many games. Iwas both disappointed and not: reverting back to this old driver solved my issue with FPS. BUT, it brought back the "ExposureHistogram.compute: Kernel at index (0) is invalid" and not loading textures anymore, despite turning off the options jugginator suggested. So now it looks like I have the choice between super low FPS or textures not loading... I hope this info helps, I am still testing some stuff, will keep you informed if anything.

@jugginator : thanks, this definitely solved the issue with textures not loading, and there is now no error anymore in the console. The game is still too slow to be playable, with 2-3 FPS, even with lower graphic options. For info, I can play games like BG3 or Starfield with no issue, so I think my GPU is not damaged @meganoth : Hi, yes it was, I tried to run it with different version of directx, to no further success. I removed this line since then and tried again, no joy EDIT: interestingly, since I applied the options jugginator suggested, I am now able to start the game with Directx 11 (or is it one of the many other things I tried, or a combination, I dunno, point is, I can now start with dx11). Unfortunately, the game is as slow as for GLCore. Here is the log, in case it helps : pastebin.com/raw/00nCMfj6

The LocalLow/The Fun Pimps folder is empty I am afraid. For info, the pastebin if I launch the game with GLCore: Mono path[0] = 'D:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/7 Days To Die/7DaysToDie_Data/M - Pastebin.com I added the exclusions, I checked my Task Manager for Bitdefender and Malwarebytes processes. No more joy I am afraid. Same log

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to merntion, I also tried to launch the game after uninstalling malwarebytes and bitdefender, with no success either. Anyway, here it is : Mono path[0] = 'D:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/7 Days To Die/7DaysToDie_Data/Managed' Mono config path = 'D:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/7 Days To Die/MonoBleedingEdge/etc' Loading player data from D:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/7 Days To Die/7DaysToDie_Data/data.unity3d Initialize engine version: 2021.3.19f1 (c9714fde33b6) [Subsystems] Discovering subsystems at path D:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/7 Days To Die/7DaysToDie_Data/UnitySubsystems Forcing GfxDevice: Direct3D 11 GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1; jobified=0 Direct3D: Version: Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1] Renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (ID=0x744c) Vendor: ATI VRAM: 20419 MB Driver: 31.0.21031.1005 Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly - Completed reload, in 0.273 seconds D3D11 device created for Microsoft Media Foundation video decoding. <RI> Initializing input. <RI> Input initialized. <RI> Initialized touch support. UnloadTime: 1.730700 ms 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.018 INF Version: Alpha 21.2 (b37) Compatibility Version: Alpha 21.2, Build: WindowsPlayer 64 Bit 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.018 INF System information: 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.018 INF OS: Windows 11 (10.0.22631) 64bit 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.019 INF CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor (cores: 16) 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.019 INF RAM: 31893 MB 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.019 INF GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20419 MB) 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.022 INF Graphics API: Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1] (shader level 5,0) 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.049 INF Last played version: Alpha 21.2 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.050 INF Local UTC offset: 1 hours 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.060 INF Command line arguments: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die\7DaysToDie.exe -dx9 -force-d3d11 -nogs -logfile C:\Users\toro_\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie\logs\output_log_client__2024-02-06__19-11-24.txt 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.066 INF [Platform] Init 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.099 INF [Platform] Using native platform: Steam 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.100 INF [Platform] Using cross platform: EOS 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.100 INF [Platform] Using server platform: Steam 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.100 INF [Platform] Using server platform: XBL 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.104 INF Starting PlayerInputManager... 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.218 INF InControl (version 1.8.2 build 9357, native module = False, XInput = True) 2024-02-06T19:11:32 0.226 INF [Platform] Initializing Steam 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.648 INF [Steamworks.NET] SteamAPI_Init() ok 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.649 INF [Steamworks.NET] Registering auth callbacks 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.650 INF Not running in Big Picture Mode, no on-screen keyboard available 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.650 INF [Platform] Initializing EOS 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.805 INF [EOS] Initialize: Success 2024-02-06T19:11:33 0.971 INF [Platform] Initializing XBL 2024-02-06T19:11:33 1.079 INF Localization language from platform: english 2024-02-06T19:11:33 1.080 INF Texture quality is set to 1 EDIT : I forgot to mention: the screen crashes and I have the windows popup saying they're sending a report, but on Steam, the game still shows as launched, and there is no way for me to shut it down that I have found, I have to restart the computer. Also, my issue with GLCore is "ExposureHistogram.compute: Kernel at index (0) is invalid" that keeps spamming in the console and in the pastebin. Hope it helps

Hi there, I am new to the game, just installed the Steam version, and I spent the day trying to get it to work with no success. When I start the game with Directx 11 or Vulkan, it crashes on launch (a black screen appears with just the cursor, eventually I got a crash report). When I start the game with GLCore, it starts properly, but it is insanely slow and many textures do not load until I get really close to them. The game is just unplayable. I am using Windows 11, with and AMD Ryzen 7, 7800X3D 8-core ; my GPU is a Radeon 7900 XTX. I have tried reinstalling the game, reinstalling the drivers, updating everything that can possibly be updated (including the BIOS...). I ran a /scannow, a chkdsk, malwarebytes and bitdefender. I even tried older drivers for my GPU. I tried different settings. The error message on the Event viewer is "AppHang" or "AppHangXProcB1". I googled that and tried all the solutions I found. At this stage, I have made 0 progress and it is getting frustrating to say the least. Has someone experienced and fixed that by any chance? Thanks for any help