SteamApps vs AppData Shader Directory/Cache Misses -- An Easy Fix?
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And sorry, I .. wish you could edit posts.
The mklink command should be run in the command prompt, so windows+r, type cmd, hit enter. You might need to run it as an admin, if so, windows button, type cmd into search and it'll find the command prompt application. Right click, run as admin |
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Ahhh, now I get it—thanks!
Turns out the trick was to create a symlink in Path of Exile 2’s root directory—whether you're using the Steam version or the standalone one. At first, I assumed the game would look into Steam’s own root directory, which threw me off since my SteamLibrary is located elsewhere. But that’s not the case. I'm using the standalone version, so my game path is something like: " So to make symlink i simply used: " and run in from the directory where PathOfExile.exe lives. On a topic of this thread... Have you noticed how the SHADER bar in the in-game metrics goes absolutely wild every time you load a new instance—even if it’s the same map? The disk I/O spikes like crazy too. It happens every single time you load a new instance of a campaign map. The madness dies down after a minute or two, but still... it’s pretty intense. It could very well be linked to your small discovery here, right? |
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I saw your reply on Reddit. The fix seems to make my game more stable when there are large waves of enemies. Thank you very much for finding this information.
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I succesfully did your fix but it didn't changed my specific problem which is the infinite loading screen. I can't enter the game 9 out of 10 times. When I do enter, I have no problems until I get through a portal or a waypoint. Then, same infinite cogs. The game is not stuck, it is simply not getting in to the instance. When it does load 5 minutes later, I start with 4000+ latency that goes on to infinity and can't move. The game is not stuck there either. I get the sense that the game refuses to start the instance because the parameters of F1 goes silent in the first 3 seconds of the loading. no network, no drive, no shader movement. Also my CPU and GPU loads go 3 to 4 ms per frame whch are pretty low considering. If the instance load is a success, They all go alive like going up and down. There I know that it will get it without problem. I tried everything written on the internet about this since the launch of 0.2 patch. Nothing works. This never happened before. Not in POE1 or POE2. Do you have any suggestions? (I tried all combinations of settings that a regular dude can do)
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totoin Are you still in the campaign? I had a similar issue. If you ctrl click on a portal like you're leaving town or going to a new area, make a new instance. That cogs thing seems to be a networking issue.
I haven't done anything like port forwarding for this game, but I'd be curious if that helps. |
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No I am at lvl 90. I managed to play for a total 18 hours without problem. Also I played with Cloudflare WARP which bypasses the issue but adds quite a bit latency.
Although I am sure it is not about ISP because from time to time, I can play just fine. I never had any problems with graphics or anything. Just this. If I can enter the instance (which happens 1 out of 10 attempts) I have absolutely zero problems in gameplay including my latency. If I had a network problem, this won't happen. I was able to play 0.2 with zero problems and I also checked with the ISP. no issues there. There is a bug I can't find that prevents the game from triggering the start of the instance. |
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" Yep, every time I load into a map my shader bar and disk I/O are off the charts, and honestly the whole graph is a hot mess for a solid 30 seconds and then when the graph eventually dies down in activity I can proceed to play the game relatively ok. Latest issue I am having though is the game is still freezing my entire pc periodically, I have process lasso ensuring that PoE 2 is only running on physical cores...going to try the suggestion by Rafa to see if it helps along with disabling engine multi threading. I'm almost at the breaking point of quitting this league which is a shame because it's a good content update. Last edited by Jtrane#5039 on Sep 13, 2025, 10:09:28 PM
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this is the one GGG please |
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" I had same issue, with really long loadings.. I disabled all microtransaction and reverted back to old skills instead of shiny and explosive stuff.. simple armor, no shiny/extremely animated wings.. Apparently Amazon Valkyrie skill effects messing game performance badlyxD (reported to bug section while ago.. but apparently GGG doesnt care..) Last edited by DeadMen_TellNoTales#5286 on Sep 28, 2025, 12:33:08 PM
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