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The Blood of Dawnwalker

The Blood of Dawnwalker Stuttering: Fullscreen, Shaders and Frame Generation

For uneven frame pacing in windowed/borderless mode, pauses on entering an area or FPS dropping when a controller is connected.

Edited by Gemnao Editorial Team (Japanese)Last checked 2026-10-18
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The short answer

The developer’s historical known-issues note recommends comparing fullscreen for windowed/borderless stuttering. Install available updates, then change one setting and repeat the same route. Distinguish shader work, controller-related FPS drops and frame generation rather than treating every pause as the same failure.

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Key facts

Official workaround
Compare fullscreen when windowed/borderless mode stutters.
Historical patch baseline
The original review covered 1.0.5 shader-pipeline improvements. Install available updates and check later official notes.
Cutscenes in the existing reference
In-game movies are limited to 30 FPS; compare separately from gameplay.
Frame-rate limit in the existing reference
From 30 FPS to the monitor’s maximum refresh rate

Report an issue or a fix

Find your symptom

Start with your symptom. Skip steps that do not apply to your setup.

What you seeWhat to checkGo to
Windowed or borderless mode stuttersCompare the developer’s fullscreen workaround.Step 2
A new area briefly pausesCheck updates and repeat the route; the symptom alone does not prove shader work.Step 4
Connecting a controller lowers Steam FPSThe historical 1.0.4 notes address outdated GameInput.Step 4
Frame generation coincides with instabilityCompare it disabled.Step 5

Fixes, in order

Continue this issue

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Step 1｜Record the current display and repeated scene

Keep a baseline for comparison.

Time: About 3 minutes · Risk: low

  1. Capture display mode, resolution and frame-rate limit.
  2. Repeat a route and record where stutters occur.

Results that did not fix the problem help the next reader too.

Step 2｜Compare fullscreen only

This is the developer’s documented workaround.

Time: About 1 minute · Risk: low

  1. Change only display mode to fullscreen and apply.
  2. Keep resolution and quality unchanged and repeat the same location.

Results that did not fix the problem help the next reader too.

Step 3｜Repeat the same route for the same duration

Compare the number and timing of hitches.

Time: About 5 minutes · Risk: low

  1. Travel the same route for the same length of time and compare interruptions.
  2. If it does not help, restore the previous display mode.

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Step 4｜Apply available game and driver updates

Hotfix 1.0.5 changed the shader pipeline and may help some users; it is not a universal fix.

Time: About 5–15 minutes · Risk: low

  1. Use Steam or GOG Galaxy to apply available updates; the original review used 1.0.5 as its baseline.
  2. If connecting a controller causes Steam FPS drops, note that 1.0.4 addressed outdated GameInput and compare after updating.
  3. Check the current official GPU driver, restart after any update and repeat the same route.

Results that did not fix the problem help the next reader too.

Step 5｜Compare frame generation off and a sustainable FPS cap

The original community reference labels frame generation experimental.

Time: About 3 minutes · Risk: low

  1. Disable available DLSS/FSR frame generation and compare the same scene.
  2. Separately compare a cap slightly below the frame rate the PC normally sustains.
  3. Restore a setting if it produces no improvement.

The historical 1.0.4 notes include a PC VSync fix when using FSR frame generation.

Results that did not fix the problem help the next reader too.

Avoid

  • Do not change display mode and graphics quality together.
  • Do not assume a cutscene’s documented 30 FPS limit is the same as gameplay stuttering.

Important cautions

  • Check later developer notes; historical workarounds can change with updates.

FAQ

Why are only cutscenes less smooth?

The existing PCGamingWiki-based review records a 30 FPS movie limit. Compare this separately from gameplay hitches.

Fullscreen makes switching apps inconvenient. Must I keep it?

It is a comparison and historical workaround. After available updates, retest borderless and choose the mode that works for your PC.

Will another update definitely fix it?

No guarantee follows from the notes. Version 1.0.2 listed the issue as under investigation, while 1.0.5 described shader improvements that could help some users. Check later announcements.

Sources

English adaptation of the existing Japanese PC guide. Developer-authored known-issues and Hotfix 1.0.2–1.0.5 announcements, plus the linked RAD explanation, were rechecked. These are historical release notes, not a claim that 1.0.5 is still the latest version. Community-documented controls are retained from the original review; no new gameplay measurements are claimed.

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