FPS Improvements

Boxer`DBoxer`D Join Date: 2011-07-27 Member: 112532Members
edited September 2011 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">not a whine thread</div>I was reading through a refund thread which turned into a bit of a FPS thread and I saw some FPS advice from syknik <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=114845&view=findpost&p=1873045" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...t&p=1873045</a> which I tried out just now and actually did improve my FPS a bit, ty!

Was wondering if people could post their ideas here for improvements on FPS console related in-game or video card, would defiantly help some people including myself =D

Sincerely,

Boxer!

*I couldn't find a thread for it myself, the search doesn't always work for me so if there is one, please direct me ^^*
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  • SyknikSyknik InversionNS2.com Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2064Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited September 2011
    Myself, vizionz and tempest all worked on getting the best fps while playing ns2. Vizionz stepped it up and wrote a small fps guide in one of his threads, if you find that you'll find all the changes we've made in our nVidia settings, it'll definitely help all those who are using nVidia graphics cards.

    Found the post he made: <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=10649&view=findpost&p=1865716" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....t&p=1865716</a>

    It doesn't have the pictures though, but just follow what he put and it'll be good to go. :)
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114428&hl=" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....=114428&hl=</a>

    Covers the various console commands/graphic changes that can possibly have an effect. The ones Syknik mentioned are the primary fps improvements.

    Also, if you want them to run automatically everytime you start NS2 (rather than having to type them in console everytime), try McGlaspie's autoexec mod: <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=114700" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=114700</a>
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  • vizioNzvizioNz InversionNS2.com Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24595Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1873089:date=Sep 4 2011, 01:29 PM:name=ScardyBob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ScardyBob @ Sep 4 2011, 01:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1873089"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114428&hl=" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....=114428&hl=</a>

    Covers the various console commands/graphic changes that can possibly have an effect. The ones Syknik mentioned are the primary fps improvements.

    Also, if you want them to run automatically everytime you start NS2 (rather than having to type them in console everytime), try McGlaspie's autoexec mod: <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=114700" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=114700</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Be aware that you can only have 1 mod running at launch. I was unable to launch other mods/multiple launch settings for NS2.

    I would rather manually type these in than lose out on my Alien Vision Mod :)
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  • Boxer`DBoxer`D Join Date: 2011-07-27 Member: 112532Members
    ahhh thank you my friends this is good reading material, also one of the original fps commands I tried originally syk removes my ammo screen from my marine weapons, happen to know which one that is? :P
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  • SyknikSyknik InversionNS2.com Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2064Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow
    Pretty sure that's the r_flash command
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    One of the tips for 185 (that was actually true before but less extreme) is to play on low ping servers. It will really help your fps.
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  • LaggasaurusLaggasaurus Join Date: 2003-11-13 Member: 22773Members, NS1 Playtester
    Those commands in Scardybob's thread are pretty helpful, being on the threshold of playable fps myself the ones i found that made the most difference were r_bloom 0 (gained about 5fps) and playing on medium graphics quality instead of ridiculously awful. The latter seems wrong but for some reason it both gives me an extra fps or too which when you're ~20fps is nice, but more importantly it seemed to reduce a lot of the mouse lag and delayed firing i'd had on the awful setting even with these extra commands. So if like me you get sluggish mouse response and a delay when trying to fire, give playing on medium a go.
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  • McGlaspieMcGlaspie www.team156.com Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73044Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1873093:date=Sep 4 2011, 01:53 PM:name=vizionz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vizionz @ Sep 4 2011, 01:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1873093"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Be aware that you can only have 1 mod running at launch. I was unable to launch other mods/multiple launch settings for NS2.

    I would rather manually type these in than lose out on my Alien Vision Mod :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->There is a really simple fix for that. Just drop all the contents of my autoexec mod into the alien vision mod. Now you can have both ;)
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    edited September 2011
    Fastest way to improve FPS is to update your GFX drivers if you haven't already.

    Disclaimer: Yes, I understand this won't help the majority of people, but around 20% of people probably haven't upgraded their drivers in over a year if not more, and this will help.
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  • vizioNzvizioNz InversionNS2.com Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24595Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1873085:date=Sep 4 2011, 12:51 PM:name=Frhoe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Frhoe @ Sep 4 2011, 12:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1873085"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Myself, vizionz and tempest all worked on getting the best fps while playing ns2. Vizionz stepped it up and wrote a small fps guide in one of his threads, if you find that you'll find all the changes we've made in our nVidia settings, it'll definitely help all those who are using nVidia graphics cards.

    Found the post he made: <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=10649&view=findpost&p=1865716" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....t&p=1865716</a>

    It doesn't have the pictures though, but just follow what he put and it'll be good to go. :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I just fixed the broken image links, sorry about that...!
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  • willeumwilleum Join Date: 2011-09-05 Member: 120051Members
    So how did this 185 update cause a big drop in fps? because i bought the game 185, and im wondering if my fps will improve next updates.
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1873303:date=Sep 6 2011, 03:46 PM:name=willeum)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (willeum @ Sep 6 2011, 03:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1873303"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So how did this 185 update cause a big drop in fps? because i bought the game 185, and im wondering if my fps will improve next updates.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It did so by improving the network prediction. Network prediction is what predicts the movement of you and other players when the server is slow to respond, either because of a slow tickrate or specially because you have a high ping.
    The result is, that on high ping servers, the cpu charge is now higher than before. This is partially because now some parts of the code are used more than before, that where not yet optimized.

    What does that mean for you? Performance should gradualy get better with every patch, as it did before with every patch. Sometimes a patch can have negative performance changes, but this is rare (like the previous).
    What does it also mean? Playing on a high ping, low tickrate server is now much smoother than it was before. I'm actually really impressed on how smooth the game plays even with a tickrate of 10-15 and a ping of 150+. This advantage should stay, and performance should get better again.
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  • vizioNzvizioNz InversionNS2.com Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24595Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1873303:date=Sep 6 2011, 09:46 AM:name=willeum)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (willeum @ Sep 6 2011, 09:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1873303"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So how did this 185 update cause a big drop in fps? because i bought the game 185, and im wondering if my fps will improve next updates.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It won't improve by 20FPS unless they really focus on performance. You may see 10-15 FPS if your lucky friend. If your getting 10-20FPS now, the next update won't help you very much...
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