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Wizard101 severe fps drops during network operations

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9604 · opened 2026-03-23 by nomesc · updated 2026-03-23 · 1 comments · github
Nnomesc 2026-03-23 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Wizard101
  • Steam AppID of the game: 799960

System Information

  • GPU: RX 7900 XT
  • Video driver version: Mesa 26.0.3
  • Kernel version: 6.19.9
  • Link to full system information report as Gist:
  • Proton version: experimental-10.0-20260312

I confirm:

  • [*] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [*] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-799960.tar.gz

Symptoms

Game runs at 144 fps locked normally.
The fps drops to 17 fps when at least one of the following is true:

  • You receive a message from a player and have the chat window opened
  • You collect reagents and have the chat window opened (equivalent of receiving a message from the server)
  • You send a message
  • You have the character window opened (press C on the keyboard)
  • Another player enters the same area as you
  • You enter an area with other players

Reproduction

This reproduces 100% of the time if you do one of the following:

  • You receive a message from a player and have the chat window opened
  • You collect reagents and have the chat window opened
  • You send a message
  • You have the character window opened (press C on the keyboard)
  • Another player enters the same area as you
  • You enter an area with other players
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-03-23 github

Hello @nomesc, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1875#issuecomment-4110294252.

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