Thread:ChongShyuan/@comment-27037827-20160805233457/@comment-27141070-20160809035000

Whenever the character sprites aren't loaded correctly (i.e. black, blocky outlines) it's usually due to the game's cache not clearing correctly (or the game is trying to compile sprites that aren't properly loaded). This happens to me when I run the game for long periods of time at once (multiple hours without stopping) with a poor connection. It never happens to me when I do the asset download, because then the game doesn't need to contact the server for every asset call. But if I skip the asset download after a patch, it starts doing the corrupt sprites again.

TL;DR long runs + poor connection = crappy sprites. Do the asset download.