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[d3d11] Flickering in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter

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doitsujin/dxvk#5907 · opened 2026-09-17 by Braasileiro · updated 2026-09-21 · 9 comments · github
BBraasileiro 2026-09-17 github

When using DXVK 3.1.1, the game exhibits some rendering issues as shown in the video below:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/64192c10-249a-4cba-a901-1c6b27927a84

Using DXVK 2.7.1:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b055fd7b-1697-4b9d-b2e7-a1f9b3600302

Notes

  • It only happens indoors, I used view mode because it's the fastest way to show it. But for example, in the opening scenes where Estelle wakes up, this bug happens in the bedroom.
  • I tested with version 3.1.0 and ran into the same problem as well.
  • Proton 11 stable and experimental also exhibited the same behavior.

Software information

Game: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
Settings: High preset

System information

  • OS: Fedora Linux 44 KDE (Wayland)
  • Kernel: Linux 7.2.5-200.fc44.x86_64
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
  • Driver: 615.71.09
  • Wine version: dwproton-11.0-12-x86_64
  • DXVK version: 3.1.1

Log files

steam-4225980.log

BBlisto91 maintainer 2026-09-17 github

Thank you for the report. Are you able to make a apitrace?

BBraasileiro 2026-09-17 github

Thank you for the report. Are you able to make a apitrace?

I tried, but the game closes right after I open it 😞

Ddoitsujin maintainer 2026-09-17 github

Something about this screams Nvidia driver regression, I did some testing with the demo on 610.57 and that was working fine.

Edit: Still works fine with 615 on my 4070, unless this only happens in specific places. The Bright home also renders fine in Sky FC here.

BBraasileiro 2026-09-17 github

It only happens indoors, I used view mode because it's the fastest way to show it.

But for example, in the opening scenes where Estelle wakes up, this bug happens in the bedroom.

Ddoitsujin maintainer 2026-09-17 github

yeah, works perfectly fine here. Probably some Blackwell-exclusive driver issue.

BBraasileiro 2026-09-17 github

Thank you for taking the time to test it. I'll try to downgrade to 610.57 or 590 branch later.

Ppamparamm 2026-09-17 github

I've run the opening scene on dual gpu setup (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090): there are many flickering artifacts indoors when using 5090, and on 4090 there are no visible artifacts, so it is look like a Blackwell-exclusive thing.

5090:
Image

4090:
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Software information

  • Game: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
  • Graphics Preset Low, Upscaling Method OFF
  • Launch Options:
    • DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090" PROTON_LOG=1 %command%
    • DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090" PROTON_LOG=1 %command%

System information

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
  • Driver: 615.71.09
  • Wine version: 11.0-100 (Proton Experimental)
  • DXVK version: 3.1.0 (Tested on 3.1.1 as well)

Apitrace file(s)

Tried collecting trace files, but the game crashes on boot with hooked Apitrace dlls.

Log files

BBlisto91 maintainer 2026-09-18 github

Should be reported to Nvidia then

AAlbertDG99 2026-09-21 github

Same thing on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter.

RTX 5090, NVIDIA 615.71.09, Fedora 44 / KDE Wayland, GE-Proton11-7 (DXVK
3.1-19-g60193094).

I tried the two new 3.x paths separately:

  • dxvk.enableUnifiedImageLayouts = False → still broken
  • dxvk.enableDescriptorHeap = False → fixed

So descriptor heap alone looks like the culprit here; with just that one line
DXVK 3.1 runs clean.

Proton versions

Launch options

Launch lines