Not liking performance in 238
Mavick
Join Date: 2012-11-07 Member: 168138Members
Join Date: 2012-11-07 Member: 168138Members
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http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/127640/performance-drop-since-b237
Honestly the game went from decent and cool to choppy since 236. I want 235 back so bad right now. For now I stopped playing but will check if anything is fixed with every patch. At this rate it is just frustrating being afraid of every new patch in terms of performance.
Also, the recent patch is the first to make my computer BSOD. I've been getting intermittent crashes since two patches ago, but never a BSOD/lock.
In 235 I had no issues until a massive 10v10 battle took place. Otherwise everything was crystal clear.
In 236-237 I started getting some lag in minor battles but it was bearable. Big battles caused me to drop down in the ~20 fps range which caused some impact on my effectiveness.
In 238 I'm getting ~30 fps in minor battles and ~20 fps in moderate battles. I don't even want to know what a massive battle would look like. I probably wouldn't be able to do anything effectively.
This combined with other game play issues I have with the latest patch will just make me play less. A lot less. I can't enjoy the game if I'm bogged down by lag.
I love you man. Described everything I experienced but better. I am not sure if people keep track of their performance but I figure it's the people with higher specs that notice compared to players who already have low frames. I will not say 236 was a terrible mess since the performance loss was minimal but like you said the dips were irritating but I could deal with it. But it's when the first few problems started since launch where things were going well with every patch.
However, 238 pretty much tipped it over. I think people with pretty good hardware would notice it more are they are they ones who tend to have high performance and any dip will be noticeable. An example can be the ready room. Previously in 235 empty ready rooms I use to get 199-200 now it's around 120. In explore mode I use to stand in the same spot every build and nothing has changed until 236 where it went from 101 frames to 91. I thought it was minor at the time and just reported it. Then this patch and I'm getting 75 in the same spot no matter what settings I turn off or modify. It's a crappy test but it's how I tend to gauge performance. I also never change drivers or settings. And then the actual gameplay with 20+ people where it get down to 40 mid game when it use to be 60+. Late game is even worse that I just alt+f4.
Glad to be of help!
I don't have a high-end computer. I'm running on a Q6600 which is a 6 year old CPU and an ATI 7850 which is current gen but not in the top high-end category. I do have my overclocks pushed to the limit on both my CPU and GPU but I know my CPU achieves only ancient speeds, even if it is being stretched to the limit. I know my CPU is the bottleneck here while my GPU barely makes a grunt. I'm not expecting to achieve a constant 60 fps but to go from a good 40-50 fps to 20-30 fps within 2 updates is ridiculous. I just tried to play again and it was still borderline unplayable. Sure, I can still kind of get kills in and sort of survive, but it is nowhere near the level I was playing at before. If I went up against some good players I wouldn't even stand a chance at this point.
I've hit a brick wall here. I love this game. It's a very welcome breath of fresh air in such a boring and bland competitive FPS landscape. I'd love to continue to play but the performance issues particularly with this last update have left me in the dust. I simply can't enjoy playing if my game constantly turns into a near slide show. It's a shame.
@Minimum What do you have your Q6600 set to? Like...what speed, VCore, etc.? I'm curious...I've been able to get 365 x 9 (3285ghz) and a slight bump to VCore, just wondering if I'll be able to squeak more performance out of it.
I'm running 350 x 9 (3150 Mhz) with a VCore of 1.232v. I've never actually touched the VCore setting myself so don't quote me on that. I am actually limited by my cooler. I'm using one of those Zalman orb coolers from 2007. I probably could press it a little more but I don't like my parts getting too hot. If I had a modern high-end cooler I would be able to squeeze more out of it. I'd rather just put that $60-$80 on a high-end cooler towards a new platform though.
I thought it was just me at first too. I'm glad that it isn't just my imagination or my computer and that it is a problem with the game itself. This performance drop seems quite a bit bigger than the 236 drop.