Feedback: nvidia users and shadows/performance

CCIP · 03-03-10, 02:05 AM

Just curious - I hear constant reports that nvidia cards are getting poor framerates inside the boat, while other people also note that it's the shadows that do it.

Could this be confirmed? Just wondering since I think that's an important issue to bring to the devs' attention if it indeed exists. I'm running it on an ATI 5770 and the frame rates are just fine, and oddly the interior is actually better than exterior as far as frame rates go, with or without the shadows.

602Sqn_Puff · 03-03-10, 02:29 AM

45fps without shadows...14-17 with shadows

alexradu89 · 03-03-10, 02:56 AM

I think this is clearly a bug and needs some attention, nothing a patch can't fix

Pintea · 03-03-10, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 602Sqn_Puff

45fps without shadows...14-17 with shadows

What kind of video card do you have ?
14-17 fps is on medium/high quality ? , interior/exterior/bunker ?

Ragtag · 03-03-10, 04:10 AM

Im getting about 20-25fps in the control room. That's the compartment that hogs down my card.

Galanti · 03-03-10, 07:37 AM

Everything maxed at 1680x1050, with full AA
With shadows -> Exterior: 40-60 fps, Interior: 10-15
Without -> Exterior 40-60 fps, Interior 30-130 ( really dependends on compartment)

Drivers tried: 191.07, 196.75

Other specs:
GeForce GTX260
Q9400
8 Gigs RAM
Auzentech Prelude
Win 7 x64.

malkuth74 · 03-03-10, 07:57 AM

Newest drivers shadows turnned down to half way.

Get a little laggy inside control room everyonce in awhile.

Outside is pefectly fine though. Seems to need to optimize the insides to me some more.

Arclight · 03-03-10, 08:07 AM

Yep, running everything at max, including AA, at 1280x960 but shadows disabled: smooth as silk.

Enable 1 notch on shadows: looks slow and jerky, control lag.

Seems like it's constanly rendering the whole sub interior as soon as you go down the hatch, instead of just rendering what is visible.

People asked for shadows, and they got 'm. But you need to turn them off for a playable experience.

* 8800GTS 512 btw

Bilge_Rat · 03-03-10, 08:43 AM

E8500, ATI 4890 (win xp, cat 9.12), 27" monitor, 1920x1200, max settings w. shadows but no AA, fps never dips below 40 either inside or on deck, even at the beginning of the Narvik mission.

DMB3428 · 03-03-10, 08:56 AM

8800gts 640 here, i tried the newest nvidia drivers last night but it really didnt seem to help...Im still getting the framerate jumping around 30-70 fps...Command room 10-20fps... Though I did notice one time I loaded the game up the studdering stopped but came back the next go around....

Heretic · 03-03-10, 09:06 AM

I just turned them off. I don't miss them. The lower frame rates weren't so bad as the stuttery mouse movement. Was making me feel a bit nauseous. Running 1920x1080. Got everything but shadows at max

GTX 260
E8600 Duo 3.33GHz o/c to 4.35 GHz

Galanti · 03-03-10, 11:14 AM

I also noticed a wierd 'sticking' when looking at the middle of one of the torpedo racks in the bow compartment. No characters or shadows in view, just literally the texture. It's 100% reproducible and literally feels like the mouse is physically sticking to the pad.

Wilcke · 03-03-10, 11:39 AM

1920 by 1080 Widescreen
AA slider half way.
Shadow slider half way.

In the CR it slows down to high teens low twenties.
Everywhere else high 20's, low 30's.

Smooth enough to play well.

AMD X2 4800
Nvidia 9800GT
WinXP Pro SP3

I was surprised at the smoothness, played the St. Lawrence river single mission. Driving rain, rough seas, plenty of pitch and roll and the frame rates are smooth on the CT!

Happy camper!

roman2440 · 03-03-10, 11:51 AM

GTX250 here and no issues with frame rate and shadows. Smooth as can be.

Capt.Warner · 03-03-10, 06:21 PM

Win7/64x
Nvidia Geforce 9400 GT
Fraps are bad in Control room,Watch tower a bit and The Diesel room is by far the slowest

03-03-10, 02:05 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Feedback: nvidia users and shadows/performance Just curious - I hear constant reports that nvidia cards are getting poor framerates inside the boat, while other people also note that it's the shadows that do it. Could this be confirmed? Just wondering since I think that's an important issue to bring to the devs' attention if it indeed exists. I'm running it on an ATI 5770 and the frame rates are just fine, and oddly the interior is actually better than exterior as far as frame rates go, with or without the shadows. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-03-10, 04:10 AM	#5
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Im getting about 20-25fps in the control room. That's the compartment that hogs down my card. __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

03-03-10, 07:57 AM	#7
malkuth74 Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 377 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Newest drivers shadows turnned down to half way. Get a little laggy inside control room everyonce in awhile. Outside is pefectly fine though. Seems to need to optimize the insides to me some more. __________________

03-03-10, 08:07 AM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Yep, running everything at max, including AA, at 1280x960 but shadows disabled: smooth as silk. Enable 1 notch on shadows: looks slow and jerky, control lag. Seems like it's constanly rendering the whole sub interior as soon as you go down the hatch, instead of just rendering what is visible. People asked for shadows, and they got 'm. But you need to turn them off for a playable experience. * 8800GTS 512 btw __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 03-03-10 at 08:20 AM.

03-03-10, 08:43 AM	#9
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	E8500, ATI 4890 (win xp, cat 9.12), 27" monitor, 1920x1200, max settings w. shadows but no AA, fps never dips below 40 either inside or on deck, even at the beginning of the Narvik mission. __________________

03-03-10, 02:29 AM	#2
602Sqn_Puff Ensign Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 233 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	45fps without shadows...14-17 with shadows

03-03-10, 02:56 AM	#3
alexradu89 Lieutenant Join Date: May 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 259 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	I think this is clearly a bug and needs some attention, nothing a patch can't fix

03-03-10, 07:37 AM	#6
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Everything maxed at 1680x1050, with full AA With shadows -> Exterior: 40-60 fps, Interior: 10-15 Without -> Exterior 40-60 fps, Interior 30-130 ( really dependends on compartment) Drivers tried: 191.07, 196.75 Other specs: GeForce GTX260 Q9400 8 Gigs RAM Auzentech Prelude Win 7 x64.

03-03-10, 08:56 AM	#10
DMB3428 Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	8800gts 640 here, i tried the newest nvidia drivers last night but it really didnt seem to help...Im still getting the framerate jumping around 30-70 fps...Command room 10-20fps... Though I did notice one time I loaded the game up the studdering stopped but came back the next go around....

03-03-10, 09:06 AM	#11
Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	I just turned them off. I don't miss them. The lower frame rates weren't so bad as the stuttery mouse movement. Was making me feel a bit nauseous. Running 1920x1080. Got everything but shadows at max GTX 260 E8600 Duo 3.33GHz o/c to 4.35 GHz __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

03-03-10, 11:14 AM	#12
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I also noticed a wierd 'sticking' when looking at the middle of one of the torpedo racks in the bow compartment. No characters or shadows in view, just literally the texture. It's 100% reproducible and literally feels like the mouse is physically sticking to the pad.

03-03-10, 11:39 AM	#13
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	1920 by 1080 Widescreen AA slider half way. Shadow slider half way. In the CR it slows down to high teens low twenties. Everywhere else high 20's, low 30's. Smooth enough to play well. AMD X2 4800 Nvidia 9800GT WinXP Pro SP3 I was surprised at the smoothness, played the St. Lawrence river single mission. Driving rain, rough seas, plenty of pitch and roll and the frame rates are smooth on the CT! Happy camper! __________________ Wilcke **For the best in Fleet Boats go to: Submarine Sim Central. http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php Check out: A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War by Ducimus http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128185 Operation Monsun plus OMEGU, the #1 ATO Solution for SH4! Signature Art by Gunfighter** Last edited by Wilcke; 03-03-10 at 05:29 PM.

03-03-10, 11:51 AM	#14
roman2440 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 32 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	GTX250 here and no issues with frame rate and shadows. Smooth as can be.

03-03-10, 06:21 PM	#15
Capt.Warner Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 262 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Win7/64x Nvidia Geforce 9400 GT Fraps are bad in Control room,Watch tower a bit and The Diesel room is by far the slowest __________________