Adding Proton Scatter node crashes editor in Godot 4.3

[lovhb]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Godot 4.3 project
2. Add Proton Scatter node to scene

This causes the editor to close/crash.

Tried downloading from github and asset store, same result.

[NothingAnimated]

Having the exact same issue.

[Metriximor]

Can confirm in 4.4 Dev 3 as well. Interestingly enough, it's only when I open the 3D editor that it crashes, if I just open scripts it works fine.

[mkgiga]

I also experience this issue -- I'm using Terrain3D as well. If I wait a little in the Script tab when loading my project instead of going to the 3D scene, I can get into the 3D scene view, but the moment I try to move the scatter shape node, it causes the "Loading" circle to appear for a split second, then the program crashes. If I linger in the 3D scene view as the project loads, godot crashes too. Is this related to compute shaders calling some sort of unsupported function on older hardware? I've got a GTX 980 Ti and I noticed at some point when starting the editor through verbose mode through powershell I got this message.

Devices:
  #0: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - Unsupported, Discrete
Optional extension VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate not found
- Vulkan Variable Rate Shading not supported
- Vulkan multiview supported:
  max view count: 32
  max instances: 134217727
- Vulkan subgroup:
  size: 32
  min size: 32
  max size: 32
  stages: STAGE_VERTEX, STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL, STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION, STAGE_GEOMETRY, STAGE_FRAGMENT, STAGE_COMPUTE
  supported ops: FEATURE_BASIC, FEATURE_VOTE, FEATURE_ARITHMETIC, FEATURE_BALLOT, FEATURE_SHUFFLE, FEATURE_SHUFFLE_RELATIVE, FEATURE_CLUSTERED, FEATURE_QUAD, FEATURE_PARTITIONED_NV
  quad operations in all stages
Devices:
  #0: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - Unsupported, Discrete
Optional extension VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate not found
- Vulkan Variable Rate Shading not supported
- Vulkan multiview supported:
  max view count: 32
  max instances: 134217727
- Vulkan subgroup:
  size: 32
  min size: 32
  max size: 32
  stages: STAGE_VERTEX, STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL, STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION, STAGE_GEOMETRY, STAGE_FRAGMENT, STAGE_COMPUTE
  supported ops: FEATURE_BASIC, FEATURE_VOTE, FEATURE_ARITHMETIC, FEATURE_BALLOT, FEATURE_SHUFFLE, FEATURE_SHUFFLE_RELATIVE, FEATURE_CLUSTERED, FEATURE_QUAD, FEATURE_PARTITIONED_NV
  quad operations in all stages
Creating VMA small objects pool for memory type index 7
Devices:
  #0: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - Unsupported, Discrete
Optional extension VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate not found
- Vulkan Variable Rate Shading not supported
- Vulkan multiview supported:
  max view count: 32
  max instances: 134217727
- Vulkan subgroup:
  size: 32
  min size: 32
  max size: 32
  stages: STAGE_VERTEX, STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL, STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION, STAGE_GEOMETRY, STAGE_FRAGMENT, STAGE_COMPUTE
  supported ops: FEATURE_BASIC, FEATURE_VOTE, FEATURE_ARITHMETIC, FEATURE_BALLOT, FEATURE_SHUFFLE, FEATURE_SHUFFLE_RELATIVE, FEATURE_CLUSTERED, FEATURE_QUAD, FEATURE_PARTITIONED_NV
  quad operations in all stages
Creating VMA small objects pool for memory type index 7
Devices:
  #0: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - Unsupported, Discrete
Optional extension VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate not found
- Vulkan Variable Rate Shading not supported
- Vulkan multiview supported:
  max view count: 32
  max instances: 134217727
- Vulkan subgroup:
  size: 32
  min size: 32
  max size: 32
  stages: STAGE_VERTEX, STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL, STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION, STAGE_GEOMETRY, STAGE_FRAGMENT, STAGE_COMPUTE
  supported ops: FEATURE_BASIC, FEATURE_VOTE, FEATURE_ARITHMETIC, FEATURE_BALLOT, FEATURE_SHUFFLE, FEATURE_SHUFFLE_RELATIVE, FEATURE_CLUSTERED, FEATURE_QUAD, FEATURE_PARTITIONED_NV
  quad operations in all stages
Creating VMA small objects pool for memory type index 7
Devices:
  #0: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti - Unsupported, Discrete
Optional extension VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate not found
- Vulkan Variable Rate Shading not supported
- Vulkan multiview supported:
  max view count: 32
  max instances: 134217727
- Vulkan subgroup:
  size: 32
  min size: 32
  max size: 32
  stages: STAGE_VERTEX, STAGE_TESSELLATION_CONTROL, STAGE_TESSELLATION_EVALUATION, STAGE_GEOMETRY, STAGE_FRAGMENT, STAGE_COMPUTE
  supported ops: FEATURE_BASIC, FEATURE_VOTE, FEATURE_ARITHMETIC, FEATURE_BALLOT, FEATURE_SHUFFLE, FEATURE_SHUFFLE_RELATIVE, FEATURE_CLUSTERED, FEATURE_QUAD, FEATURE_PARTITIONED_NV
  quad operations in all stages

[zachrussell12]

Also here to confirm this is happening to me in Godot v4.3.stable unfortunately.

[chase102496]

Another confirming the same thing

[HungryProton]

I can't reproduce the issue on my end, can anyone give me more info?

OS, renderer, GPU model.

Also, did it happened on Godot 4.2 or is it a new thing only happening in 4.3 ?

[zachrussell12]

For me:

OS: Windows 10
Renderer: Forward+
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

I was using Godot 4.3 when I was having the issue. I did not check to see if it happened on 4.2.

[Klaim]

Windows 11, Forward+, Nvidia GeForce 3080 Ti, Godot 4.3
Didn't try other versions yet as I'm in the middle of a house move. Ill try to get more info once I'm setup

[Klaim]

BTW I tried it in a new project (to test the plugin). Some issues with Godot can stay hidden until the cache directory is deleted first, so maybe that's why you don't reproduce it? 🤔

[lovhb]

My specs:
OS: Windows 11
Renderer: Forward+
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
CPU: Intel i7-10700

I haven't tried 4.2 but I would assume it's a new issue in 4.3 as there are no issues posted for 4.2. I have only tried in new 4.3 projects, haven't tried in updated projects.

[clarkfilio]

Chiming in to say I'm also seeing this on Windows 10, RTX 3070, Forward+, Godot 4.3

No issues with pre-existing Proton scatter nodes, I can edit them freely.

I'll also mention that I was seeing a weird bug with the .import of the compute_relax.glsl shader. The shader would reimport everytime I started Godot regardless of git state, about 5 seconds after running my project. I was able to fix the bug by manually reimporting the shader right after startup, before it automatically reimported. Could be entirely unrelated.

[slakibk]

Hi. So there was a problem with godot's emergency shutdown. Even just when opening a demo scene from the addon. I started the project in visual studio. The problem turned out to be in a third-party program "FPS Monitor". I don't know why, apparently it works in the background and somehow conflicts with shaders. After removing it, everything is working stably so far. Godot_v4.3 mono.
Thanks for the addon.

[SimonBradlow]

Same here. Running Godot 4.3, Forward+, Windows 10, RTX 4080, 5800X3D
Tried 4.0 as well >>> Could not resolve script "res://addons/proton_scatter/src/common/scatter_util.gd

Open new project
Import addons folder
Enable the addon in project settings
Add ProtonScatter node to scene
Crash

[Klaim]

Hi. So there was a problem with godot's emergency shutdown. Even just when opening a demo scene from the addon. I started the project in visual studio. The problem turned out to be in a third-party program "FPS Monitor". I don't know why, apparently it works in the background and somehow conflicts with shaders. After removing it, everything is working stably so far. Godot_v4.3 mono. Thanks for the addon.

I dont think that's the same problem, maye create another issue?

[Klaim]

@JekSun97 This is a different problem, maybe create another issue to track it?

[slakibk]

Hi. So there was a problem with godot's emergency shutdown. Even just when opening a demo scene from the addon. I started the project in visual studio. The problem turned out to be in a third-party program "FPS Monitor". I don't know why, apparently it works in the background and somehow conflicts with shaders. After removing it, everything is working stably so far. Godot_v4.3 mono. Thanks for the addon.

I dont think that's the same problem, maye create another issue?

Here are your rules. If necessary, create a new problem. I wrote about the problem only because I found the source of the problem for my OS and fixed it. And also showed how to diagnose such problems.

[Nightl1]

Hi, running Godot 4.3, on Windows 10. running into the problem as well.
Steps:
Opened project.
Adding proton scatter node, it crashes.

But if i try to add scatter item node or scattershape, it doesnt crash.
Just ProtonScatter node.
Any solutions found?

[OrdnaeLP]

I am having the same problem. I was following this tutorial at 9:48:10 and after installing the addon, when I added the ProtonScatter node as a child of the environment node it loads for a couple seconds and crashes. I also have Terrain3D installed, but it caused no problem so far.
OS: Windows 11
Renderer: Forward+
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics 3.30 GHz

edit: Tried installing Godot 4.2 and the crash does not happen. Working as intended. So it probably is a 4.3 thing!

[Randoree]

Same issue here
Godot 4.3, Forward+, Windows 10, RTX 3070Ti, i5 12400F
Had not this issue on 4.2