Upload/share shaders to help other players with stuttering issues

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7981 · opened 2021-08-09 by ranplayer · updated 2021-08-09 · 4 comments · github

Rranplayer 2021-08-09 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Jul 20 2021
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro/Arch
GPU/Driver: Nvidia: 470.57.02
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I've noticed that some games have incomplete or absent pre-shader caching. Would it be possible to upload game shaders so others players wouldn't suffer from stuttering when playing ?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-08-09 github

Hello @ranplayer, with some protection from abuse, this is how Steam's shader pre-caching already works.

Rranplayer 2021-08-09 github

Great. Is it done as a background hidden task ?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-08-09 github

I don't have access to the internal details to give an authoritative confirmation, but the part you've shown interest in should be part of a post-game-session worker task (like in #6332 / #6811) that spins up just after exiting a game and having Steam's shader pre-caching enabled. It shouldn't be happening at random in the background.

Rranplayer 2021-08-09 github

Alright. Thanks for the explanation.

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