Web of Shadows physics break if the game runs over 60 FPS. Use your graphics card control panel (NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD Software) to set a max frame rate limit of 60 FPS for the game executable.

often resolves freezing on modern multi-core processors, while helps maintain game stability. 3. Essential Software Patches

[Game] Language=EN Difficulty=1 Subtitles=1

Forcing this to 60 helps with physics bugs and game stability. 3. Essential Requirements & Fixes

[Video] Adapter=0 Width=1920 Height=1080 Fullscreen=1 RefreshRate=60 AntiAliasing=0 TextureQuality=2 ShadowQuality=2 VSync=0

Manually creating the Config.xml (Step 2) usually bypasses this.

The launcher's main purpose is to generate a Config.xml file. If your launcher is broken, you can find or create this file in the following directory:

You meticulously adjust all your graphic settings to your liking, but when you restart the game, everything has reverted to default. This is a notoriously frustrating bug that can make the game feel unplayable.