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arefifoa's avatar
24 days ago

[PC] "Potential" fix for lags during corners and freekicks

Unfortunately, the new patch 1.03 did not fix the lag and stuttering issues in the game, especially during the transitions from cut-scenes back to the pitch. This is exactly when many people experience these problems. This specifically includes corners and free kicks.

However, at least in my case, the lags during corners and free kicks are fixable. Just to remind what the core issue is: when taking a corner or a free kick, FPS drops, let's say, to around 30. While the corner/free kick is being played, the game keeps lagging/stuttering/freezing (call it whatever you like) until FPS returns to 60. Ideally, this FPS transition (from a corner/free kick back into normal gameplay) should be smooth and without stutters, but in this part of the series something clearly went wrong.

A bit about my setup in very general terms: an old laptop with a GTX 1050 Ti and a standard 60Hz built-in monitor. Although, it's both funny and sad to see that people with much more powerful hardware are experiencing the same issues.

In my case, disabling V-Sync and setting the FPS limit to 60 in the game, plus switching the game to Borderless mode (this way I don't get screen tearing) did the trick. However, I can’t guarantee this will help everyone, but I saw this solution on the forum before and it has worked for me even before this patch. Someone also mentioned that if you disable V-Sync in the game, you should enable it in the NVIDIA Control Panel (or AMD equivalent). For me that's an unnecessary step, but I tested it, and if I force V-Sync there, it still works fine. Also, I'd also like to point out that if I don't set the 60fps limit in the game itself, the lag will continue.

So, does this mean the issue lies in how V-Sync is implemented in the game itself? That’s an open question.

This "fix," however, does not resolve the lags that occur right at the beginning of the match and at the start of the second half during the kick-off. Alas.

Plus, even if this is indeed a real solution and there is a concrete explanation behind it, I don't know how it will work if you have a 60Hz+ monitor and a ton of FPS.

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  • Yes I agree with all you have said. This works on Radeon RX6600 too but recommend to set Full Rate Cutscene option too for best experience, because the half rate mode will anyway force a fast vsync and a bit more input lag during the gameplay (colors would also appear washed out).

    Patch 1.0.3 is needed too to avoid drops after corner kicks. Before that I could not use Full Rate Mode without drops after corner kicks.

    So definitely v1.0.3 - 60 Hz - 60 fps limit - borderless - full rate mode does the job for me.

    Only remaining thing is still a bit of input lag only when moving the direction during a corner kick but that's acceptable

  • Its an actual joke. They have had this occurring for over a week and finally drop a patch updating it, and nothing changed. Where's the compensation for not allowing me to play the game I purchased early access.

  • ASandyMangina's avatar
    ASandyMangina
    Seasoned Novice
    24 days ago

    everything the update says it fixed was just a straight up lie. Resets my setting and gameplay still unplayable. About to just give up on the game since ea clearly have

  • What's interesting regarding half-rate mode, for me, it didn't affect the lag on corners at all. Both full and half rate work the same in terms of potentially causing lag; switching to full didn't fix it. 

    I've temporarily switched to half-rate for two reasons:

    1. The animations in cutscenes and goal celebrations look a bit weird, especially the cloth physics (I set the cloth physics to medium to have some nice animation instead of static).
    2. I found it harder to hit the green zone for penalties in full rate mode. I can't tell if I was just clumsy or if it actually affects the timing, especially considering that I don't have 60 fps during penalty in matches. Switching to half-rate seemed to help, but it might just be in my head—hard to say for sure.  Anyway, in my case, my GPU isn't powerful enough to deliver high FPS in cutscenes, so full rate mode maybe problematic. 

    And about the little input lag when changing direction on corners—yeah, I had that in previous FCs too, so I'm used to it. 

    Just out of curiosity, do you experience any lag during kick-offs as well if there was a cutscene before?

  • arefifoa's avatar
    arefifoa
    24 days ago

    Yeah, that issue with settings resets still there, sadly. 


  • During corners, free kicks, celebrations, and quick-sub situations, my gameplay experiences significant input delay. For example: when I try to change direction, pass, or use R2 for substitutions, the game either responds very late or ignores my input. This can sometimes last several seconds, making it extremely frustrating and affecting my performance.

    My system runs the game smoothly in offline modes (Kick-Off, Squad Battles), but this delay happens in online modes, suggesting it may be related to server synchronization or how the game handles special camera sequences during set pieces.

    I have tried multiple fixes, including:
        •    Using a PS4 controller directly via USB
        •    Disabling overlays and background apps
        •    Adjusting in-game video settings (camera type, dynamic camera, motion blur, crowd quality)
        •    Adjusting NVIDIA Control Panel settings

    Despite all of this, the problem persists.

    Could you please advise if there is a fix or workaround for this issue? It is extremely affecting my gameplay experience, and I would greatly appreciate your guidance.

  • I found a better way to fix my problems on Amd Rx6600 and my 75 HZ monitor.

    I'm actually leaving everything uncapped (full screen, no fps limit, no vsync, full frame rate Cutscene) and medium graphic quality ( this only fixes the lag after corner)

    On the amd driver I'm just limiting fps to 72 (75 - 3). Of course Freesync has to be enabled on the monitor.

    It feels really good now. Super reactive and no tearing. Try to follow this and let me know.

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