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Stormscourge#2254 wrote:

(NOTE: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, but PRETTY SURE THIS WORKS FINE.)

Anyway, after going crazy, I created a fix that seems to work on both 16 Core CPUs and & 12 Core CPUs. (SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH CPU COUNT YOU HAVE) This trick will limit your CPU to HALF core usage for POE2 ONLY, so the other cores are free to save your system if the game crashes; however, I noticed literally everything is running more stable with this shortcut trick and I haven't had a single crash YET. /fingers crossed)



CREATE A CPU-LIMITED SHORTCUT - STEAM VERSION

(Note: this will work with standalone version too, but you have to check where the launcher directory is for that version. I have Steam, so my examples are based on a default Steam installation.)


FIRST AND FOREMOST: Find and note the game's target launch path (this is for the steam version – your location might be different – double check to make sure DRIVE LETTER and directory are the same).

MINE is installed here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2\PathOfExileSteam.exe

(NOTE: ignore the x64.exe if you see both in the same directory. You just want the PathOfExileSteam.exe launcher location)



For 16 Core CPUs: This will limit POE2 to run only on Cores 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14 (ie, 8 cores out of 16 total will be used for POE2)

1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area of your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

2. COPY/PASTE the EXACT command below into the location area, and then click/tap on the Next button. INCLUDE the quotes and empty spaces too. Just copy and paste this whole thing.

cmd.exe /c start "PathOfExileSteam" /affinity 5555 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2\PathOfExileSteam.exe"

3. Type any name you want on the next tab for the shortcut. “PoE 2 CPU Limited” is a suggestion, but name it whatever you want. Go wild. Who cares.

4. You can set whatever ICON you want or leave it as the ugly Command Prompt icon.

5. Click APPLY and OK.

6. Now, run the game directly from that shortcut on your desktop from now on. Don’t launch it from the steam menu. The new Shortcut will automatically Launch Steam and POE2 with the limited # of CPU Cores with that one shortcut click. If Steam is already open, STILL use the Shortcut to run the game. It will launch it automatically from Steam with the CPU limits. Do not run the game directly from Steam yourself. Use the shortcut. That's It!


For reference: (You can add more cores or block more cores if you wish to test how many you can let the game use. I play it safe and just let it use half of available cores, so the game isn't a total slide show, but still keeps the rest of your PC stable.)

The 16 cores represented in BINARY, with just 8 allowed to run POE2:

BINARY: 0101010101010101
(One digit for each core; 0 = do not use; 1 = use)
= DECIMAL: 21845
= HEXIDECIMAL: 5555
= affinity 5555

USE THIS to convert your Binary code to find out your AFFINITY # https://www.mathsisfun.com/binary-decimal-hexadecimal-converter.html





For 12 Core CPUs: This will limit POE2 to run only on Cores 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (ie, 6 cores out of 12 total will be used for POE2)

1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area of your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

2. COPY/PASTE the EXACT command below into the location area, and then click/tap on the Next button. INCLUDE the quotes and empty spaces too. Just copy and paste this whole thing.

cmd.exe /c start "PathOfExileSteam" /affinity 555 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2\PathOfExileSteam.exe"

3. Type any name you want on the next tab for the shortcut. “PoE 2 CPU Limited” is a suggestion, but name it whatever you want. Go wild. Who cares.

4. You can set whatever ICON you want or leave it as the ugly Command Prompt icon.

5. Click APPLY and OK.

6. Now, run the game directly from that shortcut on your desktop from now on. Don’t launch it from the steam menu. The new Shortcut will automatically Launch Steam and POE2 with the limited # of CPU Cores with that one shortcut click. If Steam is already open, STILL use the Shortcut to run the game. It will launch it automatically from Steam with the CPU limits. Do not run the game directly from Steam yourself. Use the shortcut. That's it!


For reference: (You can add more cores or block more cores if you wish to test how many you can let the game use. I play it safe and just let it use half of available cores, so the game isn't a total slide show, but still keeps the rest of your PC stable.)

The 12 cores represented in BINARY, with just 6 allowed to run POE2:

BINARY: 010101010101
(One digit for each core; 0 = do not use; 1 = use)
=DECIMAL: 1365
=HEXADECIMAL: 555
=affinity 555

USE THIS to convert your Binary code to find out your AFFINITY # https://www.mathsisfun.com/binary-decimal-hexadecimal-converter.html



If you want to learn to do this yourself, see this:
https://www.eightforums.com/threads/cpu-affinity-shortcut-for-a-program-create-in-windows.40339/

GOOD LUCK PEEPS!

WARNING - I haven't had any system crashes using this CPU limiting trick to play POE2 yet; the game itself runs great outside of towns for me. Inside towns, my FPS tanks if lots of other players are there, which makes me wonder if that's what's causing peoples' CPUs to overflow and systems to crash. Please report any feedback with these if they help you! Make sure you use the CORRECT shortcut affinity for a 16 CORE or 12 CORE CPU.

TL;dr - So basically, to HALF your CPU allotment for this game, you want to set the affinity to 555 for 12 Core CPUs and 5555 or 16 Core CPUs.

(NOTE: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, but PRETTY SURE THIS WORKS FINE.)