Dishonored 2 and RX 6800 XT - weird texture flicker on ocean surface

bug · Jun 29, 2021

Looks like bugged reflections. Either some shader optimization gone awry or some bug in the game engine.
If fiddling with water settings doesn't get rid of the issue, you need either a driver or game update. Sorry.

TomasK · Jun 29, 2021

TPU-User777 said:
With regards to DXVK, the choppiness or lag normally lasts about a minute or two as DXVK is creating a shader cache. After that it should run without the choppiness. Also the x32 dlls won't actually be used as the game is 64bit and only the x64 files are utilised when loading the game.

Thanks for the info, I tried the x64 dll's again and indeed, after a while, the choppiness got better and better. Unfortunately, the flickering spots on the ocean were still present ☹

bug said:
Looks like bugged reflections. Either some shader optimization gone awry or some bug in the game engine.
If fiddling with water settings doesn't get rid of the issue, you need either a driver or game update. Sorry.

Likely, but the strange thing is why it only impacts (so far) the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT?

bug · Jun 29, 2021

TomasK said:
Likely, but the strange thing is why it only impacts (so far) the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT?

That I couldn't tell you. But many bugs only affect only one GPU type, just look at the list of fixes in the release notes.

Chomiq · Jun 30, 2021

TomasK said:
Likely, but the strange thing is why it only impacts (so far) the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT?

Probably something related to RDNA2 and it wasn't detected in testing as it's a fairly old game now.
Use this for guidance:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/amdbrt

And report it.

Unless you can replicate this in EVERY title out there don't bother with hardware.

TomasK · Jun 30, 2021

Chomiq said:
Probably something related to RDNA2 and it wasn't detected in testing as it's a fairly old game now.
Use this for guidance:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/amdbrt
And report it.

Unless you can replicate this in EVERY title out there don't bother with hardware.

Thanks. Already reported to AMD using the bug report tool. Hope they notice it, but I would not be surprised if they have more important stuff to work on

BarbaricSoul · Jun 30, 2021

I have this same issue playing Mechwarrior 5 with my 6700XT. The newest drivers (21.6.2) are suppose to have a fix for it, but I haven't tested it yet. Yes, this is a known issue with drivers updates being worked on to fix it.

EDIT: Updated to drivers 21.6.2, problem no longer exists in Mechwarrior 5. Try updating to drivers 21.6.2

TomasK · Jun 30, 2021

BarbaricSoul said:
I have this same issue playing Mechwarrior 5 with my 6700XT. The newest drivers (21.6.2) are suppose to have a fix for it, but I haven't tested it yet. Yes, this is a known issue with drivers updates being worked on to fix it.

EDIT: Updated to drivers 21.6.2, problem no longer exists in Mechwarrior 5. Try updating to drivers 21.6.2

Thanks for the info, already updated the drivers and the problem still exists with 21.6.2 drivers

eidairaman1 · Jul 1, 2021

TomasK said:
Thanks for the info, already updated the drivers and the problem still exists with 21.6.2 drivers

Do a complete driver removal then use DDU.

bug · Jul 1, 2021

TomasK said:
Thanks. Already reported to AMD using the bug report tool. Hope they notice it, but I would not be surprised if they have more important stuff to work on

Fixes for old games happen all the time. They may not be top-priority, but neither AMD nor Nvidia sweep these under the rug. There's hope if this is a driver bug.

720p low · Jul 1, 2021

I'd do a check on the game with both a 5600XT and a RX 580, but I had to sell both of my upscale systems due to losing my job after the Andromeda Strain effectively ended the business where I worked. I can tell you that I played that game through several times, and never witnessed anything like that. No anomalies at all. Same for Death Of The Outsider.

I just had a look on my ancient GCN 1 Pitcairn and with the 21.5.2 driver, and I didn't see anything amiss. Note that these are at 1366 X 768, the living hell that is my current gaming life.

TomasK · Jul 5, 2021

Just a small update, tested the game on another friend's PC, he's got an RX 6900 XT. Issue present there as well.

eidairaman1 · Jul 5, 2021

TomasK said:
Just a small update, tested the game on another friend's PC, he's got an RX 6900 XT. Issue present there as well.

Game then.

Also nvidia is prone too.

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