Shadow of the Colossus Flickering graphics and Pixelated Upscaling issue

[Mrblubb]

Quick summary

-Parts of geometry are flickering while moving camera/walking/running ingame. -When upscaling with/without patch image becomes pixelated. (issue still occurs in latest as well as a week old builds)

~~**UPDATE : Issues mentioned above get fixed by using an old build version "rpcs3-v0.0.19-13137-cb2748ae"~~

~~**UPDATE : After further testing issue still persists in the above build and as old as from July 2021. Graphics flickering still happening regardless of rpcs3 version.~~

**UPDATE : Graphics are fine in version rpcs3-v0.0.17-12620-27c86422 but the performance is way worse even for 30fps. Please correct this issue and improve performance on newer versions for low end configurations as well. Thanks!

Details

Video Preview 1: https://www.veed.io/view/9b77af0d-943d-45da-9921-6b3990f9e05b?sharingWidget=true Video Preview 2 : https://www.veed.io/view/75dea663-4786-4864-8df5-40d960b94c3d?sharingWidget=true

1. Please attach RPCS3's log.

RPCS3.log RPCS3.log.gz

3. Please attach screenshots of your problem.

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5. Please provide your system configuration:

• OS Windows 10 21h1
• CPU FX 8350 4.4 ghz
• GPU GTX 1060 6gb
• Driver version 511.79

[YuriNator557]

The game uses MLAA, this is what will cause the game to become pixelated when upscaling Issues relating to resolution scaling are not valid, it's a hack which isn't automatically compatible with every game

[Mrblubb]

This isn't only an issue regarding upscaling. Flickering graphics happens at native resolution without any patches at the default settings in the latest builds.

[YuriNator557]

Apologies, If this is a graphical issue at native res then we'd need an RSX capture as well, also a Renderdoc capture if you can get one

[Mrblubb]

How do I provide that? I don't know the procedure well.

[YuriNator557]

Alt + C will generate an RSX capture and pause emulation, it will save to the 'captures' folder

[Mrblubb]

Thanks for the tip. Here's the RSX capture for the latest build: https://we.tl/t-gkhhscUmeJ

[YuriNator557]

Can you upload it to somewhere more permanent, that link will expire in a week

[Mrblubb]

Here, done! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gv1EPUDoLVMtIwdD_bC8ooB4GkOTYNYs/view?usp=sharing

[Mrblubb]

After more testing the graphics are fine in rpcs3-v0.0.17-12620-27c86422. No more flickering and pixelation.

[Darkhost1999]

After more testing the graphics are fine in rpcs3-v0.0.17-12620-27c86422. No more flickering and pixelation.

Is this the last version that works successfully? Or what was the version where the issue started?

[Tarek2013]

Hi ! I've read that Asus fixed they Bios drivers coz the last before made shuttering with AMD cores and graphics. So, did u tried to update your bios system ?

[no008080]

I ran across a similar issue. However, it seems to just be this one texture in front of the temple (as of the time of recording).

RSX capture: https://mega.nz/file/RGATAAIA#5XnXyqVFFgMdH2rnfRSdFxYcnAkT7-fy73Ek07bD4vY

[shinra-electric]

According to the OP this issue is fixed.

However I can reproduce the flickering texture reported by no008080 on 0.0.27.15055.