Status and safe next action
Record the trigger: entering the station, approaching traffic, handling items, or loading a save. Compare the same route after updating, and include scene and hardware details in a report. Avoid changing several settings at once if you want a useful comparison.
- Issue status
- MONITORING
- Relevant patches
- #15, #17, #19
- Product
- Full Version · Steam App 2938460
What the official evidence does not promise
No source here identifies shader compilation as the cause of every pause. The developer's historical load-crash cache workaround is not a verified general stutter remedy.
Check, compare and report
If the exact symptom persists after updating, preserve the affected save and report its context through the game's bug reporter or the developer support link in the official announcement. A recurrence report remains separate from the historical patch status.
- Record the failure pointFor stuttering and frame-time spikes, include the exact object, screen or action involved; distinguish it from other performance problems.
- Retest the same sequenceFinish the Steam update and relaunch. Note the installed build and whether the save already had the problem before updating.
- Preserve evidenceKeep a backup and a screenshot or short sequence of steps. Do not delete progress or install an unofficial save editor as a generic fix.
Patch evidence
Updated . Historical demonstrations retain their original dates; a patch label is not a numeric build ID.