TameFoxes
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System Specs:
Deadlock consistently freezes after shader preloading, or when left idle or backgrounded. Once this freeze occurs:
Works sometimes after:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K @ 3.7 GHz
- RAM: 32 GB
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- OS: Windows 11 Home, Version 24H2, Build 26100.4061
- Steam Client + Game fully up to date
Issue Summary
Deadlock consistently freezes after shader preloading, or when left idle or backgrounded. Once this freeze occurs:
- The cursor still moves, but the game is entirely unresponsive
- No buttons respond
- Steam says "Stopping..." forever if you try to close the game
- Task Manager freezes
- AMD Adrenalin software won’t open, suggesting a full driver hang
- A regular reboot does NOT fix the issue — only clearing shader cache or power cycling fully works
Common Triggers:
- Letting the game sit idle in background
- Opening a browser (Firefox) while game is running
- Game loading shaders during startup (freezes near end of “Preloading Shaders” bar)
Confirmed Workarounds:
Works sometimes after:- Adding launch flags: -dx11 -novid -windowed -noborder -nojoy
- Disabling Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling
- Disabling Resizable BAR and Above 4G Decoding in BIOS
- Clearing:
- %LocalAppData%\D3DSCache\
%LocalAppData%\AMD\DxCache\
%LocalAppData%\Deadlock\Saved\Shaders\ - Fully powering off PC and draining power (PSU unplugged)