{"id":2069281,"date":"2026-07-30T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069281"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:48:53","slug":"path-of-exile-2-finally-has-a-fix-for-two-of-its-longest-lasting-and-most-frustrating-technical-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069281","title":{"rendered":"Path of Exile 2 finally has a fix for two of its longest-lasting, and most frustrating, technical problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a 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which have proven painful thorns in the side of players for months.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Path of Exile 2 - Official Ranger Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCMTozXnBOY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jCMTozXnBOY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Path of Exile 2 &#8211; Official Ranger Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Ranger trailer for Path of Exile 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jCMTozXnBOY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The device removed problems stemming from a crash with the player&#8217;s graphics driver which resulted in a temporary game freeze, a black screen, and poor performance for some players. This issue was frequent for some players in the end game, and especially in later patches. After a year-and-a-half of work, it turned out this was impacted by those using Nvidia drivers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Rogers, Nvidia didn&#8217;t &#8220;believe it was as common as we said it was&#8221; despite it being a bug with Nvidia drivers affecting end-game players, forcing Grinding Gear Games to hunker down and prove the bug validity. Rogers goes on to explain that, after some tinkering, the company sent a whole PC setup with a version of the game where the bug would happen every few minutes to Nvidia.<\/p>\n<p>As for the shaders issue, it used to take a long time for Path of Exile 2 to compile shaders. Rogers describes it as &#8220;complex&#8221;, and in super basic layperson&#8217;s terms, visual effects for assets in Path of Exile 2 weren&#8217;t being cached properly thanks to another Nvidia driver problem leading the shader cache folders being full, resulting in visual bugs and longer load screens.<\/p>\n<p>Grinding Gear Games can&#8217;t fix this problem outright, but it has made its shaders a smaller file size, meaning the shader cache folder shouldn&#8217;t fill up as fast.<\/p>\n<p>With this, the engine optimisation team are back to doing their regular day-to-day work, and Rogers ends the video popping open a bottle of champagne. Specifically it looks to be a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Vintage Champagne. According to Fortnum &amp; Mason this champagne is &#8220;nutty and beautifully balanced&#8221;, which is about as apt a descriptor of Path of Exile 2 as I can think of.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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This issue was frequent for some players in the end game, and especially in later patches. After a year-and-a-half of work, it turned out this was impacted by those using Nvidia drivers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Rogers, Nvidia didn&#8217;t &#8220;believe it was as common as we said it was&#8221; despite it being a bug with Nvidia drivers affecting end-game players, forcing Grinding Gear Games to hunker down and prove the bug validity. Rogers goes on to explain that, after some tinkering, the company sent a whole PC setup with a version of the game where the bug would happen every few minutes to Nvidia.<\/p>\n<p>As for the shaders issue, it used to take a long time for Path of Exile 2 to compile shaders. Rogers describes it as &#8220;complex&#8221;, and in super basic layperson&#8217;s terms, visual effects for assets in Path of Exile 2 weren&#8217;t being cached properly thanks to another Nvidia driver problem leading the shader cache folders being full, resulting in visual bugs and longer load screens.<\/p>\n<p>Grinding Gear Games can&#8217;t fix this problem outright, but it has made its shaders a smaller file size, meaning the shader cache folder shouldn&#8217;t fill up as fast.<\/p>\n<p>With this, the engine optimisation team are back to doing their regular day-to-day work, and Rogers ends the video popping open a bottle of champagne. Specifically it looks to be a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Vintage Champagne. 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