MacOS issue - mini spikes whenever loading any new shaders (?) in-game

[davis]

Your system information

• System information from steam (Steam -> Help -> System Information) in a gist: Any MacOS device really - but tested and confirmed on both Intel and M2/M3 Macbook Pros
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
• Are you using the latest stable video driver available for your system? [Yes/No] Yes
• Have you verified the game files?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When playing the game, it seems that whenever the player sees some in-game shader for the first time, the game stutters. It can range from mild (5-10 ms) to severe (200ms+). It's really obvious at the start of the game, because as players cast their spells for the first time, it has to load it. It becomes less apparent later in the game as most things have already been used. (Unless players are using newly bought items or found neutral items that have some animation).

Workaround for the loading thing: At the beginning of the match, move the minimap around to "see" everything on the screen and pre-load all the things, so they don't lag you when pulling it into the screen for the first time later in the game at a critical moment.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Start a game
2. Have other players move into your screen or cast spells, basically just introduce the camera to things it has not seen that game so far. OR - move your camera around the map to areas it hasn't seen yet.
3. Game will stutter.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWDAAh6IREA

This video demos the issue at around 2:00 (not my video) but interesting that he has the same issue - so I'm guessing it's just a MacOS thing that has to do with not pre-loading or caching certain things in-game? Unsure.

Let me know if I can provide any more details!