Hard crashing PC locks up

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Stormscourge#2254 wrote:

2. This shortcut will automatically launch Steam and then launch POE2 with the CPU settings running with a single double-click of the shortcut. You will use this shortcut every time you want to launch the game with the CPU settings enabled. If you launch the game normal way with Steam, the settings won't be applied. NOTE: I find the shortcut only applies the CPU settings if you have STEAM CLOSED before using it. For some reason, if you use the shortcut with the Steam client already open, it sometimes won't apply the CPU settings. So make sure you shut down Steam first and THEN use the desktop shortcut.

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taskkill /T /F /IM Steam.exe

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$process = Get-Process -Name <ProcessName>
$process.ProcessorAffinity = <AffinityMask>

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Stormscourge#2254 wrote:

I hope it helps someone else besides me. Good luck with this friends.

:)

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Stormscourge#2254 wrote:

I've had only 1 crash to desktop, and zero BSODs, the past three days using this shortcut to launch the game (Steam Version, using Vulkan - NOT Direct X):

***tested only for AMD 8 Core / 16 Thread CPUs:***

For 8 Core / 16 Thread CPUs:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start "PathOfExileSteam" /affinity FFFC /AboveNormal "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2\PathOfExileSteam.exe"

It's very similar to PoEuncrasher, except for a few things:

1. You don't need to download anything nor do you need another program running to monitor your game logs. You can just create this yourself right on your desktop [right-click empty desktop area -> New -> Shortcut -> paste the above command as-is into the "Type location of the item" box -> NEXT -> name it something creative like POE2 Shortcut -> Finish.] Make sure you point it to your specific game directory / drive letter if it's not the default one I use above. That's it.

2. This shortcut will automatically launch Steam and then launch POE2 with the CPU settings running with a single double-click of the shortcut. You will use this shortcut every time you want to launch the game with the CPU settings enabled. If you launch the game normal way with Steam, the settings won't be applied. NOTE: I find the shortcut only applies the CPU settings if you have STEAM CLOSED before using it. For some reason, if you use the shortcut with the Steam client already open, it sometimes won't apply the CPU settings. So make sure you shut down Steam first and THEN use the desktop shortcut.

3. It tells Windows to keep the first AMD Core/Thread (CPU 0, 1) parked for the entire time you're playing the game. The game runs perfectly fine for me on just 14 threads without constantly parking and unparking the 2 extra threads for each zone load. It also makes for better system stability and less BSOD chances for your entire gaming session with POE2. (well, for me anyway)

4. It sets POE2 priority to "Above Normal" instead of "Realtime". However, you can raise to higher if you think you need to. Depends mostly on your own system's stability. Higher priorities = smoother POE2 performance, but weaker performance for anything else you're currently running on Windows while playing the game.

These are the different CPU priority levels you can set, which you can change in the shortcut command above if you want:

Realtime: The highest priority. use /Realtime - NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY DESPERATE TO PLAY - It is not recommended to set processes to have a realtime priority level since it could lower the performance of your entire PC by causing all other lower Windows priority processes to not have the resources they need.

High: Allocates more CPU time to the process, improving its responsiveness. use /High - #2 Recommended priority if Above Normal isn't cutting it for you. You might see some stutter outside of the game if you tab in and out to a web browser or some other program when POE2 is running.

*******Above Normal: Prioritizes the process above the standard level. use /AboveNormal - #1 Recommended priority - try this one first and foremost. It gives POE2 just enough extra priority without choking the rest of your system.*******

Normal: The default priority level for most processes. use /Normal or just remove the whole /command after the affinity Hex code and before the program location. Normal is what the game runs on by default, and typically isn't enough to prevent BSODs, even with 2 cores parked. Not recommended.

Below Normal: Prioritizes the process below the normal level, reducing its impact on other processes use /BelowNormal - NOT recommended unless you really like seeing blue screens ;)

Low: The lowest priority. use /Low - again, NOT recommended unless you really like seeing blue screens ;) I doubt the game will even launch at Low priority lol

-Above Normal priority works fine for me.

5. Extra note: you CAN set this to run as an admin, if you aren't the admin of your PC or login session, by right clicking the shortcut after you make it, click properties, click Advanced, put a CHECK in the Run as Admin checkbox, and click OK, then APPLY, then OK. I haven't needed to do this, but doesn't hurt to check it off anyway.

Probably works on Intel 8 Core CPUs too, but I did not test those. I know it sucks we have to resort to this to play the game and reduce crashing, but it's the best we can do until GGG fixes things.

I hope it helps someone else besides me. Good luck with this friends.

:)

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Soajaisou#4483 wrote:

I am with the guy above me, I didnt pay this money to have to do work for them so I can play their game. Its getting old fast... I am lucky at this point to get the game even to work. It freezes just opening the game and it closes itself. I got the extra apps that keep my computer from locking up which is getting old fast...

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JustNobody07#0733 wrote:

No communication/update about this issue is ridiculous. Time for GGG developers to get out of their caves and test the game on some modern hardware.