How to Fix Dragon Age: The Veilguard Compiling Shaders for Too Long

Dragon Age: The Veilguard may not be perfect on PC, but it runs generally pretty well. That said, there are some rampant issues a lot of PC players are running into in Dragon Age: The Veilguard such as compiling shaders for too long. If this happens to you, there are a few methods you can try to fix this problem.

Compiling Shaders for Too Long Error, Explained

As you may know with PC gaming, a title often has to compile shaders to make sure the game will run smoothly when you are launching it. This happens when you boot up a game and it can take quite a bit of time the first time you do it. However, there is a particular issue right now where this BioWare RPG compiles shaders for way too long.

This rampant problem results in players sitting around waiting for the shaders to compile for far too long. I have seen players waiting for 30 minutes the first time around, 45 minutes, an hour, and even people claiming it took upwards of two hours. That is far too long for any PC game no matter how fast your CPU is.

How to Fix the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Compiling Shaders for Too Long Issue

There are a few possible solutions for how to fix the Dragon Age: The Veilguard compiling shaders for too long issue. I do recommend letting the shaders compile completely the first time you boot the game even if it takes a long time. This is because the RPG generally doesn’t take too long to load after the initial compile since it only has to verify then.

However, if it is taking far too long like more than an hour, I suggest a few possible solutions:

• Close all other applications to free up the CPU
• Restart PC
• Move game to your SSD (if it isn’t already there)
• Check for driver updates
• Delete Shader Cache and reboot game
• Delete and reinstall game from scratch (last resort)

I also suggest reaching out to EA Support if it still takes you too long or you have lengthy shader compiles every single time you boot up the game, which should not happen.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is available right now for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.