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Enshrouded stuck compiling shaders for 30+ minutes (fix)

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After launching or after an update, Enshrouded sits on "compiling shaders" for 30 to 70 minutes before you can play.

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Players report the shader compile taking 30 to 70 minutes after updates. A recent Steam review gives 30 to 70 minutes, and one thread poster says theirs took nearly 40 minutes on a PC above the recommended spec.

The workaround players name is turning off Steam's shader pre-caching. Three posters across two Steam threads recommend it and one says it worked for them; Keen Games hasn't commented that we could find.

Enshrouded 1.0 is due on October 15, so a bigger update is coming and a long compile afterwards would not be surprising. That is our expectation, not something Keen has said.

What to try

  1. 01

    Turn off Steam Shader Pre-Caching for Enshrouded

    A player in the Steam thread says to "turn off shader pre cache in steam". Another poster in the same thread says that skipping Steam's own shader dialog lets the game compile in under a minute, but that they have to skip it every time they start. In an older thread about compiling on every launch, one player says turning off Steam's pre-cached shaders for this game made it "once an done", and another repeated the advice on October 13. Keen Games has not confirmed it.

    Reported
  2. 02

    Let the compile finish after each update

    A commenter in the thread says playing while shaders compile risks texture and lighting glitches that need a fresh compile. Another says they wait 30 to 40 minutes after each update.

    Unconfirmed
  3. 03

    Expect a long compile after the 1.0 update on October 15

    Keen Games announced on Steam that Enshrouded leaves Early Access on October 15. A big update is due, so expect shaders to recompile. How long it will take has not been stated.

    Unconfirmed
  4. 04

    No confirmed fix yet

    No confirmed fix yet; this page will be updated. Keen Games hasn't commented on the compile times that we could find.

    Unconfirmed

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