FPS stuck at 35-37 FPS?

[Sarge_DL]

Strangest thing happened recently. My PC is a fairly new build. I've been running DCS on high settings for several months. I get about 60-68 FPS. I fired it up today and I'm stuck at 35-37 FPS. I checked all my settings, I don't see any changes. I switched over to the Low graphics settings, and same thing 35-37 FPS. Go back to high settings. No change. No difference if I'm at 35,000' or 100' through the valleys. No change in FPS. In the FA-18, mirrors on or off, no change. Any map, any aircraft, no change. 

I spent a lot of time going through all the Nvidia settings. I even tried a reset to factory to Nvidia 3D settings, no change. Solid 35-37 FPS. I went through all the BIOS. Changed a bunch of things, tried it, then reset to factory default, tried again. No change. I installed 4 different versions of Nvidia drivers. No change. 35-37 FPS no matter what I do.

Is it my PC or is it DCS?

Ryzen 5800x, ASUS B550 motherboard, 64 gig 3,600 G.Skill RAM, ASUS ROG Strix 3060. Running 1440p with GSync compatible on. (I turned off the Gsync as well, no change)

The biggest thing that shocks me is that, I'm getting 35-37 FPS on both the High setting and the Low setting. 

Export.lua

Edited November 17, 2021 by Sarge_DL

[Flappie]

Please attach your "Saved Games/DCS.../Scripts/Export.lua" file if you have one.

[Sarge_DL]

5 minutes ago, Flappie said:

Please attach your "Saved Games/DCS.../Scripts/Export.lua" file if you have one.

Ah, roger. Ok, I've attached my Export.lua file to the original post. I do have 3 items running in my script. Winwing, iUFCExport, and SimShaker script. 

Now, as soon as you mentioned to attach the file, I've gone in and removed my Export file completely just to test. And ya, I'm back to 65 FPS. I did just get an update from SimShaker. I guessing that is the cause. 

[fargo007]

I had a similar issue after a card upgrade and the fix was removing saved games, and using a DDU driver removal utility to totally remove the nvidia drivers, and then reinstalling them.  

 

Copied back the config stuff I needed into the fresh Saved Games and I'm 100% whole again.

 

Glad you got it sorted!

[rob10]

Winwing script also definitely has a performance hit.  Enough that I'm not willing to run it just for AA/AG mode light syncing.  I think there was mention in the forums that they have a new software version out that maybe helps, but I haven't tried it because it's not that important to me.

[Sarge_DL]

Tonight I'll try to see if I can get my SimShaker running without messing with my FPS. The update Andre put out yesterday was for the addition of the Mosquito and the Hind. DCS feels so wrong without the SimShaker running. Gotta have it. 

[Sarge_DL]

With no scripts in my Export file:

Clean: 66-67 FPS

Winwing only: 62-64 FPS. iUFCExport only: 62-64 FPS. SimShaker only: 66-67 FPS.

iUFCExport and SimShaker: 62-64 FPS. If I have all three, my system jams up and I'm locked at 31-33 FPS. I can basically run any two and not have a problem. If I run all three, it won't work. I have tried changing the order in which they are written in the Export.lua file, it doesn't make a difference.

So, Winwing looses out. iUFCExport and SimShaker is all I will run. 

[Flappie]

Many thanks for your feedback.

[Talvid]

On 11/17/2021 at 4:51 PM, fargo007 said:

I had a similar issue after a card upgrade and the fix was removing saved games, and using a DDU driver removal utility to totally remove the nvidia drivers, and then reinstalling them.  

 

Copied back the config stuff I needed into the fresh Saved Games and I'm 100% whole again.

 

Glad you got it sorted!

will you elaborate on "copying back the config stuff" please?

 

Edited December 23, 2021 by Iceman555

[Flappie]

Here are important items you might want to retrieve from an old "Saved Games/DCS..." folder:

• Config/Input : contains all your custom bindings for all modules
• Config/View/SnapViews.lua : contains your custom Snap Views
• Config/options.lua : contains all your custom settings (graphics, audio, special...)
• Kneeboard : your custom kneeboards
• Liveries : your custom liveries
• MissionEditor/logbook.lua : your campaigns progress and personal stats
• MissionEditor\UnitPayloads : your custom payloads for all modules

[fargo007]

6 hours ago, Iceman555 said:

will you elaborate on "copying back the config stuff" please?

 

 

Config/Input is the directory I preserved, and then restored to its original position.