Building shaders process at application start is freezing/taking very long to load #879

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opened 2026-11-08 23:59:37 +00:00 by makdiller · 1 comment

makdiller commented

2026-11-08 23:59:37 +00:00

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Hookshot version

2.0.5

What kind of problem

Crash, freeze or black screen

What happened

The process where the app prepares and loads the shaders before launching the game is taking longer and longer to the point it freezes or takes so long it appears to have frozen. This can sometimes be fixed by closing the app and reopening it. Sometimes this works and other times it does not. Uploading options file too.

hookshot_log.1.txt
hookshot_log.2.txt
hookshot_log.txt

Where in the game

Before game launches

How often

Every time

Graphics card and driver version

AMD Radeon 860M 8GB

CPU, RAM and operating system

AMD Ryzen 7 AI 350, 32GB RAM, Win 11

Changes from the defaults

No response

Other software hooked into the game

No, nothing hooked in

hookshot_log.txt

hookshot_log.1.txt
hookshot_log.2.txt
hookshot_log.txt

Screenshots or video

No response

Before you send it

I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it.
I searched the open issues for this problem.
I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.

### Hookshot version 2.0.5 ### What kind of problem Crash, freeze or black screen ### What happened The process where the app prepares and loads the shaders before launching the game is taking longer and longer to the point it freezes or takes so long it appears to have frozen. This can sometimes be fixed by closing the app and reopening it. Sometimes this works and other times it does not. Uploading options file too. [hookshot_log.1.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557973/hookshot_log.1.txt) [hookshot_log.2.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557972/hookshot_log.2.txt) [hookshot_log.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557974/hookshot_log.txt) ### Where in the game Before game launches ### How often Every time ### Graphics card and driver version AMD Radeon 860M 8GB ### CPU, RAM and operating system AMD Ryzen 7 AI 350, 32GB RAM, Win 11 ### Changes from the defaults _No response_ ### Other software hooked into the game No, nothing hooked in ### hookshot_log.txt [hookshot_log.1.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557996/hookshot_log.1.txt) [hookshot_log.2.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557998/hookshot_log.2.txt) [hookshot_log.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34557997/hookshot_log.txt) ### Screenshots or video _No response_ ### Before you send it - [x] I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it. - [x] I searched the open issues for this problem. - [x] I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.

NotRexed commented

2026-11-09 06:00:12 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Tracked in #997, follow there. That issue collects every report of AMD handhelds and APUs: black screen, device lost or reboot, and this one is linked from it with its GPU, version and log details. If it still happens on v2.0.6 (https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot/releases/tag/v2.0.6; Update next to Play in the launcher), please add a comment there with your hookshot_log.txt.

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