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Welcome to Elderfield Low FPS Troubleshooting

Compare official PC requirements, choose the high-performance GPU, close overlays, test window modes, and document Welcome to Elderfield frame-rate drops.

Official PC baseline

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10 64-bitWindows 10 64-bit
CPUIntel i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600XSame models listed
Memory8 GB RAM16 GB RAM
GPUGTX 1050 Ti or Radeon RX 570GTX 1650, RX 570 4 GB, RX 5500, or RX 5300
API / storageDirectX 11; 2 GB availableDirectX 11; 2 GB available
Display1280×768 minimum1280×768 minimum
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Needs review · checked

Evidence boundary

What is not confirmed yet

This page states only what the sources checked for it support. The following details are still open:

  • Reproduce on v1.0.0, inventory actual in-game graphics settings, and confirm any current known patch or developer response.

Needs review · checked

Sources checked and their limits are listed under Sources checked below.

Reversible test sequence

  1. Restart Windows and close unused apps; use Task Manager to watch CPU, memory, disk, and GPU load.
  2. Verify game files in Steam.
  3. Update Windows and install a driver from the GPU vendor's official support channel.
  4. On a dual-GPU laptop, set the game to the high-performance GPU in Windows Graphics settings.
  5. Test fullscreen, borderless, and windowed modes one at a time. Windows 11 provides an “Optimizations for windowed games” toggle that can be tested per app.
  6. Temporarily disable overlays and recording tools to isolate interference.
  7. Lower the largest available graphics or resolution option one step, retest the same scene, and record before/after FPS.
  8. Note whether the slowdown is global or begins only after sleep, a moon screen, crop updating, fog, or a particular map transition.

An older itch.io comment reported 4–7 FPS after a moon cutscene, but it was a demo build and is not proof of a current 1.0 regression. The official September 8 demo changelog includes several visual/transition fixes; it should not be presented as a current full-release fix list.

Not confirmed yet: This page has not reproduced the problem on v1.0.0, listed the game's actual graphics options, or confirmed a current patch or developer response. The generic checklist is safe, and this page does not publish a game-specific “best settings” preset because none is evidenced yet.

See midnight crash when the slowdown is tied to the night transition.

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