Is this game going to have a day one patch or something once the early access period ends?  Just like the previous titles, the performance is awful for a not exactly graphically intensive game.  The framerate tanks whenever you open a menu and the game starts dropping inputs so you have to mash buttons just to get the cursor where you want it to be.

Didn't have the same problems on PS5 Pro but for me it is stutterg when moving around even at the start from a new level. There should be some performance fixes. 

It stutters a little bit when moving around levels, I chalked it up to auto-saving.  When I open a menu to place objects or hire people or build rooms or anything really, outside of the expedition map which works fine, it starts stuttering badly and feels like it's running at 20-30 FPS.  And this behavior happens even on brand new levels with barely any people, I have to imagine it would get way worse in a packed level.

yea I agree when building bigger museum with plenty of visitors the game is stuttering heavy. I hope it can be fixed because I really enjoy the game. 

somehow missed this thread, just created my own bug post and submitted.

I am on ps5 pro and once museum getting into the 1+ stars and busy, the stutter becomes terrible with menus open and moving the camera. IT does have priods of settling down again so I wonder if it is the combination of just too much CURRENTLY happening but it destroys the experience and didn't expect on a ps5 pro (don't remember it being so jarring on TPH on base ps4 tbh!).

Hoping for optimisation very quickly.

I get many missed or delayed inputs in menus with d-pad, but far fewer using L-stick instead. 

Hi there, I just wanted to add I am also experiencing the stuttering/ blacking out on PS5 - do we now of a fix for this please? I loved playing the first level but it was almost impossible at times with the black outs and the lag :(

Having the same issue. I have the game on Steam and PlayStation, the frame rate shouldn’t be more stable on my Steam Deck than my PS5, but it is. Hopefully we get a patch soon

just to update on previous comment.

still occurring and really terrible once museum gets to 4 stars +.

I too am getting d pad severer lag or just no response but much better using analogue sticks.

I've also found the frame rate is MUCH worse when playing fast speed compared to normal.

On one occasion (aquarium heavy museum on 4 stars) the d pad just become unresponsive completely. game still running but couldn't interact so had to restart after an autosave.

I'm not 4 or 5 stars for everything but has become unplayable, visually as I want to run on fast speed for pretty much everything and it rarely seems to be getting above (what feels like) 20fps.

Hoping hoping for a patch very soon, otherwise will move on. shame, great game in nearly every other sense.