DirectStorage 1.2.2 Upgrade to 1.2.3 - IO Stutter Fix
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 97 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
LATEST PATCH UPDATED DIRECTSTORAGE. LEAVING THIS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
It appears Capcom's implementation of DirectStorage is borked. As such, I'm providing files to replace their implementation with Microsoft's latest release of DirectStorage. The observation is that in non-VRAM-limited scenarios it smooths out the decompression I/O stutters completely. This includes swinging the camera around, loading into new areas, new assets loading in, etc. This does not alleviate like-issues in VRAM-limited scenarios from what I can tell.
Checksums if you'd like to check the files I provide against the ones available from Microsoft here. To reproduce from the original files, change the downloaded file extension (right of the screen) from .nupkg to .zip, then go to the Native folder, Bin, x64, and copy the two DLLs to your game's root folder, replacing the files that are already there.
dstorage.dll SHA-256 882D95C3012AA4E49BEE48FE7E2305DBF3AA06DF001E431A6606AEC756FEFF6C
dstoragecore.dll SHA-256 D74BCF152B741CC85DE21351951355EAAAC03E0652AF5F2622B6DAF1ABB3F5B4
Please post your observations in the posts section with your PC specs and what specifically you're observing. I'd like to try to gather datapoints and figure out more accurately what's going on and try to fix it (if we can).
This mod replaces DirectStorage DLL files with version 1.2.3 to fix severe I/O stutters caused by asset and texture decompression. It's a simple drop-in fix for players experiencing performance hitches, with strong community backing (4,561 endorsements).
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (4,561 endorsements, 230k downloads)
- Directly targets a common performance issue
- Lightweight and easy to install
⚠️ Cons
- Only updates DLLs, not a full DirectStorage overhaul
- May not help if stutters are caused by other factors
- Requires manual file replacement, which might intimidate some users
For PC gamers experiencing stutter in games that use DirectStorage, especially those with fast NVMe drives. If you're not noticing I/O-related hitches, you might not see a difference. Skip if you're on older hardware that doesn't support DirectStorage.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your original DLL files before replacing them, so you can revert if needed.
- Ensure your game and GPU drivers support DirectStorage for the fix to work.
- Check the mod's comments for any game-specific installation notes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Monsterhunterwilds Mods
- Author
- Darex2094
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 230,632
- Endorsements
- 4,561
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 3/1/2025
- Updated
- 3/1/2025
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