Subnautica for PC Lagging

Raza Ali Kazmi Games, Windows

Subnautica is an open world underwater adventure game, which is centered on the player going on an exploratory expedition on an alien aquatic planet.

The player can indulge in scuba diving, as well as travel in submersibles. It has proven to be quite popular due to the unique theme it is based on, even though currently it is available only for Steam users. The full release of Subnautica is slated for September 2017. Even though it is at an early stage of its lifecycle, the game does suffer from lags and performance dropouts. Here are a few tricks to help fix these issues.

The first thing any gamer should do is to keep his system super lighter for gaming. It can be done if the useless services are not running while you are playing the game. The next important thing is to clean system and applications junk using an efficient Windows cleaning software.

Speed up Subnautica Using ST Cleaner

ST Cleaner follows Google Software Principles

 

Delete the Cache Content

Cache contents are being accessed on a continuous basis during gameplay, which sometimes renders them go bad. The game installation folder contains CellsCache and CompiledOctreesCache sub-folders. Delete the contents of these folders assuming they are corrupted.

  1. Exit the game.
  2. Double click This PC icon.
  3. Open the following directory:
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Subnautica\SNAppData\ SavedGames\Slot00xx\
  4. Rename the CellsCache sub-folder as CellsCache_OLD.
  5. Rename the CompiledOctreesCache sub-folder as CompiledOctreesCache_OLD.

Note: Do not delete the files named screenshot.jpg, gameinfo.json, scene-objects.bin and global-objects.bin. These files are necessary for the game’s smooth functioning.

 

Set the Launcher Options

Go to the Steam client and configure the launcher options appropriately.

  1. Open the Steam client.
  2. Go to the games library.
  3. Right-click Subnautica and select Properties.
  4. Click on Set Launch Options.
  5. Enter the following command:
    -force-d3d9
  6. Click Apply | OK.

 

Change the Manifestation Settings

Using the computer’s Registry change the setting that causes the game to prefer external manifest.

  1. Press Windows Key + R keys simultaneously.
  2. Type RegEdit, and press Enter.
  3. Locate the following subkey:
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | SideBySide
  4. Right-click on an empty area of the screen.
  5. Select New | DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  6. Specify PreferExternalManifest as the DWORD Name and 1 as its value.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Exit the Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.

 

Use Debug Console

Go to the debug console and write the following command-line:

  1. Open the Debug Console.
  2. Enter the following command:
    • Item 514
  3. Press Enter.
  4. Press Shift + Right-click.
  5. Save the changes you’ve made.