Issue Game crashes, really slow loading & black flickers

[Lilithina]

Okay so, i have multiple issues with the game after updating to 1.5.5 xD
(Note: I play with mods and i made sure to update the ones i could to the lastest version)

1. (Probably the least important but concerned me nonetheless) When the game loads up to the menu and if i were go to click anywhere on the menu there's a black flicker that occurs once, and then everything is as normal afterwards. Happens everytime i open up the game.

2. When i go to create a new save and skip the intro it ends up freezing on the loading screen, and ultimately making the game unresponsive and having to force quit. Same thing happens even if i were to watch the intro, it would stop after the scene where the player quits at jojo mart.

3. Relating to 2, i went to check if the new save saved and weirdly enough it did. But when i would go to load the save it would take quite a while for it to get me into the game.

Here's my smapi log

https://smapi.io/log/fac67b055208412b99863b54c4971891

Also, here's my computers specs just in case

Windows edition: Windows 10 Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
Ram: 16.0 GB
System: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I'm sorry to trouble y'all about this but i'm really stumped about this issue.

EDIT: I believe i know the reason now for the slow loading after some research. It seems to stem mostly from PTYK and TMXL Map Toolkit which are officially outdated and is currently supported with an unofficial update. So until creator returns to fix them or someone else does, this problem will persist. Not sure if this is what's also causing the black flickers in the game menu.

 

[Dragonheardt]

I'm having similar issues. I see your SMAPI is taking about 3 minutes to load content packs at the end too, like mine does. It didnt used to do that. I'm no expert on this so I'm also awaiting a resolution.

Have you waited for a minute or two on the loading screen before force quitting? Having similar issues as you, my game loads eventually but windows thinks the program froze and allows me to force quit. If I don't force quit, the game loads in 1-3 minutes or so. Which is certainly not ideal but when in game, everything runs nicely.

 

[Lilithina]

I'm having similar issues. I see your SMAPI is taking about 3 minutes to load content packs at the end too, like mine does. It didnt used to do that. I'm no expert on this so I'm also awaiting a resolution.

Have you waited for a minute or two on the loading screen before force quitting? Having similar issues as you, my game loads eventually but windows thinks the program froze and allows me to force quit. If I don't force quit, the game loads in 1-3 minutes or so. Which is certainly not ideal but when in game, everything runs nicely.

After giving it another shot and waiting for the game to load, it did eventually get me into the game. And as you said it was running perfectly fine afterwards. It’s just bizarre that it’s acting this way.

I’m hoping this issue gets resolved soon, it really is quite a nuisance.

 

[Etsucho]

Hello, I'm new to the forum and I don't know if I can post this here or start a new post.

The fact is my pc is of low stats, but I have been playing for a while on 1.5.4 and, while it happened the same as yours lasting a while to open the game, once I managed to open the save, it worked fine. But now with 1.5.5 the game loads (like in 3-5 min) and I can play for some time, but in a while the game start to run super slow, making my character skip like 3 steps every time it moves.

Smapi log also don't show any errors.

So i don't know if it is because some of my mods still aren't converted to 1.5.5 or what? Most of them are framework mods that the others required like shop tile framework and the like. T.T

 

[Lilithina]

Hello, I'm new to the forum and I don't know if I can post this here or start a new post.

The fact is my pc is of low stats, but I have been playing for a while on 1.5.4 and, while it happened the same as yours lasting a while to open the game, once I managed to open the save, it worked fine. But now with 1.5.5 the game loads (like in 3-5 min) and I can play for some time, but in a while the game start to run super slow, making my character skip like 3 steps every time it moves.

Smapi log also don't show any errors.

So i don't know if it is because some of my mods still aren't converted to 1.5.5 or what? Most of them are framework mods that the others required like shop tile framework and the like. T.T

In your Smapi log is there a section where it shows "No update Keys"? For some mods Smapi won't notify you if they need updating, so that could be one plausible reason.

 

[Etsucho]

In your Smapi log is there a section where it shows "No update Keys"? For some mods Smapi won't notify you if they need updating, so that could be one plausible reason.

Thanks, but I tried playing whitout smapi or any mods and still happened the same. T.T

 

[DinoInsanity]

I have been having the same problem with my character skipping like 3 steps. But also this is only when in the farm house that my fps drops down to 1 or 2. Other than that I have no problem. When I load Stardew via Steam I have no lag what so ever.... So im thinking it has to deal with outdated mods that have unofficial versions.

 

[rodsborges]

Having similar issues. Game takes forever to launch, forever to find saves, forever to load saves, and in game performance is clunky and freezes for a few seconds every second. I use no mods so i know that's not the issue. Already reinstalled and verified game files on steam, nothing helped.

Game used to run smooth like butter until the latest update :( hope this gets fixed
Edit: compatibility mode fixes it for me! Oddly, bc i have a 64 bit OS. Might be bc of windowed mode? I'm not sure

Second edit: updated all my drivers and it's fixed!!! Used driver booster. I was running some drivers as old as 2006 LOL Think it might've been either my video or audio driver that was the issue.

 

[Preferance]

Has this issue ever been solved? I have a lot of mods but my pc has great specs. I have the same issue with Lilithina, and until now, I still can’t open a save file or create a new one. Also, I have SDV 1.5.6 and PTYK and tmxl are updated. I really want to play stardew valley modded again but it’s impossible :<

 

[LewisXMarnie]

Has this issue ever been solved? I have a lot of mods but my pc has great specs. I have the same issue with Lilithina, and until now, I still can’t open a save file or create a new one. Also, I have SDV 1.5.6 and PTYK and tmxl are updated. I really want to play stardew valley modded again but it’s impossible :<

your guess is as good as mine, i can still play the game on android but to play a modded version i need the pc version to work