Earlier today, DICE rolled out the Battlefield 2042 May patch called Update 4.1. While the patch housed quite a large number of tweaks and improvements, it also seems to have brought with it, a few issues as well, with one of them being a Battlefield 2042 PC stuttering problem that a lot of players have reported on.
Over on the BF2042 subreddit, complaints about the BF2042 stutter lag issue have surfaced:
4.1 update has made my pc gaming laggy. from battlefield2042
DICE has acknowledged the Battlefield 2042 stutter issues for PC, and has also confirmed that it has appeared alongside patch 4.1!
Our teams are investigating an issue which has appeared alongside the release of Update 4.1 today #Battlefield
The issue is causing instances of micro-stutters on PC at irregular intervals
We will update this thread with more information as we complete our investigations pic.twitter.com/QozedfHc0C
— Battlefield Direct Communication (@BattlefieldComm) May 19, 2022
Lead Community Manager Adam Freeman has mentioned that they don’t believe the issue is related to shader caching, and that they will be running tests overnight and expect news to be shared tomorrow on the steps to fix it.
Apologies to those looking to play tonight who will run into the issue – it’s not something that appeared in our testing but should be something that we will be able to better protect against in the future.
— Freeman (@PartWelsh) May 19, 2022
If that’s not enough of a hassle, in patch 4.1, DICE changed All-Out Warfare’s (AOW) 128-player Breakthrough matches to just 64 players, which DICE says offers a “more tactical experience.” Unfortunately, the ticket counts are not updating as intended in matches as intended, and the studio are investigating it.
In Update 4.1, we had introduced both 128P and 64P layouts into a mix for Breakthrough 64, and have since identified that ticket counts are not updating as intended.
We are investigating this and will update this thread with more information as we complete our investigations. pic.twitter.com/E3NrwdYN9Z
— Battlefield Direct Communication (@BattlefieldComm) May 19, 2022
Hopefully, all these issues that stemmed from patch 4.1 are resolved ASAP. As for the next title update, DICE has confirmed that it will coincide with the launch of Season 1, which is currently set for “early June.”
Have you encountered other issues that stemmed from patch 4.1? If so, leave a comment below, or send us an email (tips@mp1st.com) and we’ll investigate it.