What's happening:
Running an unmodded Stardew version 1.6 from Steam on Arch Linux, I am seeing 70% utilization on all 16 cores of my CPU by Stardew, and it quickly gets the CPU to 100 degrees C. Stardew not using the GPU at all.
Issue was not present when I last played 4 years ago. Issue...
I just started checking out the latest 1.5.4 update on Steam and noticed unusually high cpu temps (60°-70°) when playing SDV with a Ryzen 5800X and I thought to myself, SDV can't be this demanding. What I observed and things I tried to fix this:
One thread is pegged at 100%.
In-game v-sync on...
Game Version 1.5.3
Ryzen 5 5600X
Win 10 Pro
Game is only using 1 thread, which is fine, but it's utilising 100% all the time, even in the main menu.
CPU is brand new. Not running any mods. Friend with a R7 3800X is reporting the same issue.
Hi there.
So problem is - when I start stardew valley and loading the game my cpu usage will spike to 100%. Loading times are long and everything seems laggy. Spikes on framerate graph.
I found a solution somewhere on reddit - you need to delete and install XNA framework from steam folder and...