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Orc Incremental Performance Troubleshooting

A safe performance troubleshooting guide that separates fixed Demo-era categories from current symptoms and gathers reproducible evidence without inventing live bugs.

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Quick facts

Evidence type
Historical Demo fixes
Recorded categories
Rendering or crash; lag; audio
Current bug status
Not established
Current workaround status
Not established

Start from the current symptom

Historical fix categories are context, not a current issue list. The battle image does not show a crash, lag measurement, audio defect, hardware limit, or workaround.

Describe what happens now in neutral terms: the application closes, a frame stops updating, input response is delayed, audio cuts out, or another visible symptom occurs. Do not diagnose a cause from the category alone.

Use known issues to check whether the exact current symptom is documented and controls when the problem may be focus or input rather than performance.

Capture a reproducible report

FieldRecord
BuildExact game version or date
PlatformOperating system and relevant device class
SymptomObservable behavior without diagnosis
LocationScreen, encounter, or transition
StepsMinimal sequence from launch
FrequencyAttempts and occurrences
SettingsOnly visible relevant settings
ExpectedWhat the interface normally does
ObservedWhat happened instead

Exclude account identifiers and private file contents.

Use reversible checks

Restart the game once, reproduce from the smallest known path, and change one visible setting at a time. Record whether the symptom moves. Return the setting to its prior state if the check does not help.

Avoid deleting local data, installing unofficial files, disabling security protections, or making broad system changes. Preserve the save folder before any official support step that involves files.

Separate symptom categories

A rendering stall, application exit, delayed input, low frame rate, and missing audio are different observations. They may share a cause, but the report should not assume one. Create separate reproduction rows when symptoms occur at different moments.

For audio, record output device, whether other screens produce sound, and the exact transition. For lag, state whether the issue is frame pacing, delayed input, or network-like appearance without assuming networking exists.

Compare against historical notes correctly

An old fix can suggest a field to inspect, but it does not prove regression. Require the same observable symptom under a current build before drawing a connection. Cite the historical row as history and the current reproduction separately.

The strongest report is small, repeatable, safe, and explicit about what remains unknown.

Match a known issue exactly

Compare build, platform, symptom, location, and reproduction steps before deciding that a current report matches an existing issue. Similar words such as “lag” can describe different visible problems. Record the matching fields and the fields that differ.

If a current official workaround exists, preserve its source date and follow only its stated scope. A historical fix is not a workaround, and an old category is not proof that the same defect returned. When no exact match exists, submit the new reproduction as a separate observation rather than broadening the old entry.

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Verification boundary

Build boundary
historical Demo patch-note fix categories
Evidence check
Still unknown
current issue list, current causes, current workarounds, performance targets

Frequently asked questions

What is verified about Performance Troubleshooting?
Historical Demo patch notes record fixes in rendering or crash, lag, and audio categories. Boundary: historical Demo patch-note fix categories. Checked 2026-08-28. Those fixed historical items are not current live bugs; the checked evidence does not establish a current version 1.0 issue list, cause, workaround, or performance target.
What makes a useful current performance report?
Include the build, platform, symptom, reproduction steps, expected and observed behavior, frequency, relevant settings, and a non-destructive check. Keep historical fixed items labeled separately.