FE: Awakening frame drops

[Alan_Chu1]

Issue: Fire Emblem Awakening keeps stuttering during cutscenes and gameplay. The ground spaces bug out for some reason and now it crashes within 3 minutes of playing.
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System Information

• Operating System: Windows 10 Lenovo-PC
• CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.19 GHz
• GPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
• Citra Version (found in title bar): Citra Nightly 1721/Canary 1986
• Game: Fire Emblem Awakening
• Screenshot of Issue (include the full Citra window including titlebar):

Diagnostic Log
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Canary: citra_log.txt (82.2 KB)

Nightly: citra_log.txt (34.6 KB)

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Steps for Windows, Linux and MacOS Step 1 If Citra is already running, restart it first. Navigate to Emulation → Configure (Citra → Preferences on Mac) and in the Debug tab, click on Open Log Location. Make sure the Global Log Filter is set to *:Info before continuing to Step 2. [citra-qt_2018-04-27_18-57-42] [citra-qt_2018-04-27_19-01-57] Step 2 Run the game you are having issues with until it reaches the point where it crashes or encounters the bug. Exit out of Citra. Step 3 In the …

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System Information for Support

Client Version                                Nightly 1721 HEAD-89410c1
Operating System                              Windows 10 (10.0)
CPU                                           Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz | AVX2 | FMA
Graphics API                                  OpenGL 3.3.0
Graphics Renderer                             Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
GPU Driver Version                            20.19.15.5126
CPU JIT                                       [x]
Hardware Renderer                             [x]
Hardware Shader                               [x]
Hardware Shader, Accurate Multiplication      [x]
Shader JIT                                    [x]
System Region                                 -1
Shader Disk Cache                             [ ]

Here’s some issues I found with your log that might help.

• Please enable the Vsync option if you are experiencing screen tearing.
• The CPU Clock percentage is not 100%. You may experience unexpected game speed.

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System Information for Support

Client Version                                Canary 1986 HEAD-f083b3a
Operating System                              Windows 10 (10.0)
CPU                                           Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz | AVX2 | FMA
Graphics API                                  OpenGL 3.3.0
Graphics Renderer                             Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
GPU Driver Version                            20.19.15.5126
CPU JIT                                       [x]
Hardware Renderer                             [x]
Hardware Shader                               [x]
Hardware Shader, Accurate Multiplication      [x]
Shader JIT                                    [x]
System Region                                 -1
Shader Disk Cache                             [ ]

Here’s some issues I found with your log that might help.

• Please enable the Vsync option if you are experiencing screen tearing.
• The CPU Clock percentage is not 100%. You may experience unexpected game speed.

[SleepingSnake]

Set your CPU Clock Speed back to 100%. Underclocking or overclocking could cause freezing to occur.

Deactivate Accurate Multiplication in Emulation>Configuration>Graphics>Advanced Tab. Your iGPU sometimes has issues with it, which may explain the graphical issues you mentioned.

Lastly, activate the Disk Shader Cache in Emulation>Configuration>Graphics>Advanced Tab. This helps reduce stuttering over time.