GregP Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I don't know if this has something to do with my triple-screen setup or what, but I consistent gain an extra 25% FPS as long as I don't use the 'unpause' method of starting a mission! After lots and lots of trial-and-error to solve a separate problem I was having, I came across the following, although I have absolutely no idea why this works: In 1.1.0.9, on mission start, you are forced to 'unpause' the game to start the mission. On a simple sitting-on-the-runway test mission I use, my FPS would be 21. In 1.1.1.0, on mission start, you have the option of 'unpausing', hitting 'Esc', or clicking on the 'fly' arrow. If I 'unpause', I still get 21, just like in 1.1.0.9. But doing either of the two latter options in the same test mission gives me 26 FPS! Additionally, the 'auto-zoom out' "feature" (an annoyance to me) only occurs in 1.1.1.0 if I 'unpause' the sim -- not if I do the other two options. Does anyone know why ED changed the mission start options in 1.1.1.0? AFAIK this wasn't mentioned anywhere in the patch notes. And why should this have any effect on FPS?
Nate--IRL-- Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 It was changed because it makes sense to have the briefing available at the start of the mission. As to the FPS issue you've got me there, that's weird. Nate Ka-50 AutoPilot/stabilisation system description and operation by IvanK- Essential Reading
GregP Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 So .... almost two hundred views and not a single "hey, me too!"? Not even from SoftTH users?
bluepilot76 Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Rather than being just another viewer.. That sounds good, I cant wait to try that! Even if it doesnt work for me, It would be great to get rid of the autozoom, which for some reason is REALLY REALLY annoying! Technical Specs: Asus G73JW gaming laptop... i7-740QM 1.73GHz ... GTX460m 1.5GB ... 8GB DDR5 RAM ... Win7 64 ... TIR5 ... Thrustmaster T16000m
goldfinger35 Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I don't know if this has something to do with my triple-screen setup or what, but I consistent gain an extra 25% FPS as long as I don't use the 'unpause' method of starting a mission! After lots and lots of trial-and-error to solve a separate problem I was having, I came across the following, although I have absolutely no idea why this works: In 1.1.0.9, on mission start, you are forced to 'unpause' the game to start the mission. On a simple sitting-on-the-runway test mission I use, my FPS would be 21. In 1.1.1.0, on mission start, you have the option of 'unpausing', hitting 'Esc', or clicking on the 'fly' arrow. If I 'unpause', I still get 21, just like in 1.1.0.9. But doing either of the two latter options in the same test mission gives me 26 FPS! Additionally, the 'auto-zoom out' "feature" (an annoyance to me) only occurs in 1.1.1.0 if I 'unpause' the sim -- not if I do the other two options. Does anyone know why ED changed the mission start options in 1.1.1.0? AFAIK this wasn't mentioned anywhere in the patch notes. And why should this have any effect on FPS? I have tested it: - if I press pause, the game un-pauses and camera zooms out. I get 23fps. - if I press esc key, I get 26fps in cockpit but the game is still paused. If I press pause after that, the games un-pauses, camera zooms out and I get 23fps. On a side note, pressing alt-tab to exit and alt-tab to enter the game gains a few FPS... i7 920@4.0Ghz, 12 GB RAM, ATI 4890, LG L246WHX@1920x1200, Saitek X52 Pro, Saitek pro flight rudder pedals, TrackIR4, Audigy 2ZS, Logitech G9x, Vista 64bit.
HotelAlpha Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 For me it works like Greg wrote. I press ESC to get rid of the briefing scree, then PAUSE to actualy start the mission. Nearly no stutters this way. H-A
GregP Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 Ugh ... how embarrassing ... I've just realized that I was never actually truly starting the mission. I did my tests with sound off and didn't realize that even after pressing 'esc', the game was still paused. Doing the requisite unpausing drops me back down to 21-22, as before. Off to go hide sheepishly in the corner now ...
Forest Rat Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I have tested it: On a side note, pressing alt-tab to exit and alt-tab to enter the game gains a few FPS... My guess would be because when you alt+tab out you lose HDR ... unless they fixed that this patch.
213 Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 you don't lose hdr, it just get reverted to the cold hdr setting.
Fakum Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 For me it works like Greg wrote. I press ESC to get rid of the briefing scree, then PAUSE to actualy start the mission. Nearly no stutters this way. H-A So,,,, does this actually have an impact overall with others? Oooo,,, and hats off to GregP for being honest,, it really does help others to find out you made an embarrassing goof! I have made a few goofs myself and came in and said so,,, this way people are not trying to duplicate etc,,, thanks man! Windows 10 Pro - 64 Bit / ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming / AMD 7800X3D / G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO 64GB DDR5 6000 Ram / SSD M.2 SK hynix Platinum P41 2TB / MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid X 24G / SteelSeries Arctis 7 Headset /LG-Ultragear 38" IPS LED Ultrawide HD Monitor (3840 x 1600) / Track IR4 / Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals / Virpil HOTAS VPC Constellation ALPHA-R & VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle
ALDEGA Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 One thing that affects performance noticeably are the lights (flood lights, formation lights, position lights, taxi&landing lights). If you need the FPS, turn 'em off ;)
metalnwood Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Ugh ... how embarrassing ... I've just realized that I was never actually truly starting the mission. I did my tests with sound off and didn't realize that even after pressing 'esc', the game was still paused. Doing the requisite unpausing drops me back down to 21-22, as before. Off to go hide sheepishly in the corner now ... So, how exciting are your usual flights if you don't notice when the game is paused or not? :smilewink:
hassata Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 So, how exciting are your usual flights if you don't notice when the game is paused or not? :smilewink: To be fair, the guy is working his a** off giving us sweet mods and config files. Slow down and smell the roses Greg lol. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GregP Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) So, how exciting are your usual flights if you don't notice when the game is paused or not? :smilewink: :) Well here's what happened, specifically ... I got up on Saturday morning with the fairly large project on installing 1.1.1.0 and getting all my customizations back in place (snapviews, controller configs, texture mods, etc.) which took a few hours. Rather than plug all my controllers in, load all their profiles, don the TrackIR headset, turn on VAC, etc., I decided to just start up the 'takeoff' mission and see how framerate was. And along with this shortcut was not bothering to turn my speakers on. So, when I found that 'esc' got rid of the briefing screen, and there were no other messages on screen, I just assumed I was truly 'in-game' and ready to take off. Of course, I never actually tried to take off ... which, in retrospect, would have been a good idea. :) To be fair, the guy is working his a** off giving us sweet mods and config files. Slow down and smell the roses Greg lol. Me? Really? Some config files, yeah .... but in general I'm much more a consumer of mods and the like than a producer. Edited November 15, 2011 by GregP
hassata Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Oh man, brain fart. I got you mixed up with PeterP :blush: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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