SWORDFISH's VR Performance increase using second PC

[hansangb]

I didn't see anyone here discussing this thread. Link to thread is here.

 

Basically, using another PC to host the game and offloading some work to it. Has anyone else tried it yet?

 

I'm getting ready to in about a week or so but I was curious if others have tried it. It seems to have helped Swordfish greatly in playing one of the campaigns (later in the thread)

Edited March 2, 2017 by hansangb
added link to the thread as well

[Verde]

Interesting concept, can anyone get it going using single pc and two virtual machines?

[hansangb]

Hmm, interesting. I don't see why it wouldn't work, DCS wouldn't know any better. But you'd have to measure the CPU contention and VM overhead.

[Purg]

Seems costly given that you have to purchase the modules, terrain and missions you want to use.. twice.

[hansangb]

Just the terrain (NTTR) I believe. But if it helps with maintain 90FPS I guess you can pick it up during one of the sales.

 

I can't test right now, but plan on doing it w/in the next two weeks.

[johnco61]

I tried this once and don't see any performance gain at all, it seemed to be no better but with all the hassle of setting it up so I gave up. Perhaps I should have persevered, it will be interesting to see how you get on with it though.

[cichlidfan]

Seems costly given that you have to purchase the modules, terrain and missions you want to use.. twice.

 

Not to mention, a second PC.

[johnco61]

Seems costly given that you have to purchase the modules, terrain and missions you want to use.. twice.

 

You didn't need to purchase them twice!! You have 9 installs when you buy so it doesn't cost any extra!!

[Cibit]

I rather think it is 9 activations but there is something to preclude use on more than 1 pc. I may be wrong though:book:

[Rangi]

Yes, to run on 2 separate machines at the same time you need 2 activations (for NTTR) on 2 separate accounts. Someone tried to do the virtual machine trick but starforce would not allow 2 separate activations on one physical pc even with 2 purchases of NTTR and 2 accounts.

[Wolf8312]

I hav 2 PC's but am I right in thinking/hoping that one of them neednt be a particularly good PC?

[hansangb]

Define particularly good! :) I'm hoping to test it with my Surface Book (not Performance Base) It does have SSD and i7-6600 at 2.6GHz and 16GB memory. So not exactly a slacker, but not top of the line either.

 

I hope to test it tomorrow or Saturday. I'm too busy playing with my MPCNC (getting ready to build switch boxes)

[paddyman]

Has anyone else tested this with VR recently?. Are you seen much improvement in FPS?