[1603] Log Spam leading to Memory Issues - [Behaviour] Object reference not set to an instance of an object. | Voters

[1603] Log Spam leading to Memory Issues - [Behaviour] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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owlboy

I'm experiencing significant memory usage issues in VRChat that lead to performance degradation. The application's memory usage gradually increases until it consumes all available physical RAM, causing noticeable hitching/stuttering.
* Memory usage steadily increases without stabilizing
* Log spam appears in the console (examples attached)
* Framerate drops and hitching occurs when memory usage reaches capacity
* Issue has persisted across multiple beta versions, including The main open beta and The Steam Audio open beta
Truncated Log:
https://gist.github.com/owlboy/d52e82ad29237427f628f7b51cb22af3
Sample:
2025.03.24 20:10:46 Error      -  [Behaviour] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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2025.03.24 20:10:46 Error      -  [Behaviour] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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2025.03.24 20:10:46 Error      -  [Behaviour] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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6 days ago

StormRel

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Is this only happening on the steam audio build?

owlboy

StormRel I belive it has also happened to me in the recent Open Beta builds too. It started sometime in early-mid Feb.

I've been having the same symptoms of high RAM usage hitching issues for multiple weeks while on open-beta, and then it continued when I switched to Steam Audio Open Beta on Monday.