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Middle Earth: Shadow of War flickering objects / vegetation

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doitsujin/dxvk#5485 · opened 2026-01-31 by tnmeyer · updated 2026-01-31 · 2 comments · github
Ttnmeyer 2026-01-31 github

Using latest Git version of DXVK, ME:Shadow of War shows graphical issues, parts of the vegetation (grass,bushes,trees) flicker in and out of view randomly. The game works fine with DXVK 2.7.1, seems to be a regression.
Also already affects newer versions of Proton since they use DXVK git.
A git bisect pointed to the new DXBC shader compiler introduced last year being the problem.

Software information

Middle Earth: Shadow of War (GOG version), no mods, 1080p resolution, Graphics set to Ultra, VSync to 60fps
(Settings do not have any effect, bug occurs in all resolutions, presets, vsync settings)

System information

  • GPU: NVidia GeForce RTX 3060
  • Driver: 590.48.01
  • Wine version: 11.1-staging
  • DXVK version: git master

Apitrace file(s)

Can provide one if needed, but I am on a slow internet connection.

Log files

game.log

Video showing bug

Ddoitsujin maintainer 2026-01-31 github

Almost certainly a sync bug from some recent reworks, I'll look into it.

Just need to pray it actually reproduces with the demo.

Ddoitsujin maintainer 2026-01-31 github

Turns out it wasn't a synchronization issue, it was a shader issue instead.

Still not 100% sure if the fix is correct and if there's perhaps driver memes happening, but it works on my 4070 now.

Nothing extracted yet.