Poor show Devs

The General · 03-02-10, 02:12 PM

Half Life 2 has shadows and that game is 8 years old! What horsepower?! The game needs optimising and hopefully the new Patch has improved things.

Dowly · 03-02-10, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

Half Life 2 has shadows and that game is 8 years old! What horsepower?! The game needs optimising and hopefully the new Patch has improved things.

Exactly. You can find shadows in pretty much every game these days and some (like ArmA/A2) have huge areas with craploads of shadows.

Schunken · 03-02-10, 03:14 PM

....a GTX 260 should be good enough for full bells and whisles up to 22`` Monitors....Even GTA 4 run on mine with 35-60 FPS.....

Surely is different when you sit before a 30`` Monior....

a good test would be lower the resolution because this lower the hit on a card...if the problem persist I would point to a driver issue....

Sorry, I need two days before I get the game....can not test now with my GTX260...

Andreas

Galanti · 03-02-10, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Exactly. You can find shadows in pretty much every game these days and some (like ArmA/A2) have huge areas with craploads of shadows.

Well, I don't know if ARMA2 is the best example, it runs like a ballz on even a high-end machine.

Galanti · 03-02-10, 03:43 PM

I should point out that in my case, shadows are only causing a problem in the control room and when I'm staring directly at the radio dude. On the bridge, with everything maxed at 1680x1050 (and yes, high AA) I get about 40-50 fps on the high seas. So I'm thinking there's a particular shadow shader or light source that is gagging on my machine.

I'm using 191.07 drivers, planning on trying the new set tonight, but I'd take reports of a massive fps increase with a healthy dose of skepticism. I've never seen such a dramatic illustration of placebo effect as when a new driver set is released.

With shadows off, the game frankly looks pretty good still, and fps are through the roof (80 fps on bridge, sometimes over 100 interior).

Arclight · 03-02-10, 03:59 PM

When performance sucks, the first thing to turn down is always the shadows. At least that makes sense.

But looking at the shots, interior shadows don't seem that complex. Weird it's taking such a heavy toll.

sergei · 03-02-10, 04:01 PM

Yeah, turning my shadows off made my performance go from terrible to pretty damn good.

(It's a fairly old machine!)

03-02-10, 02:12 PM	#1
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Half Life 2 has shadows and that game is 8 years old! What horsepower?! The game needs optimising and hopefully the new Patch has improved things. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

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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	When performance sucks, the first thing to turn down is always the shadows. At least that makes sense. But looking at the shots, interior shadows don't seem that complex. Weird it's taking such a heavy toll. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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03-02-10, 03:14 PM	#3
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	....a GTX 260 should be good enough for full bells and whisles up to 22`` Monitors....Even GTA 4 run on mine with 35-60 FPS..... Surely is different when you sit before a 30`` Monior.... a good test would be lower the resolution because this lower the hit on a card...if the problem persist I would point to a driver issue.... Sorry, I need two days before I get the game....can not test now with my GTX260... Andreas

03-02-10, 03:43 PM	#5
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I should point out that in my case, shadows are only causing a problem in the control room and when I'm staring directly at the radio dude. On the bridge, with everything maxed at 1680x1050 (and yes, high AA) I get about 40-50 fps on the high seas. So I'm thinking there's a particular shadow shader or light source that is gagging on my machine. I'm using 191.07 drivers, planning on trying the new set tonight, but I'd take reports of a massive fps increase with a healthy dose of skepticism. I've never seen such a dramatic illustration of placebo effect as when a new driver set is released. With shadows off, the game frankly looks pretty good still, and fps are through the roof (80 fps on bridge, sometimes over 100 interior).

03-02-10, 04:01 PM	#7
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Yeah, turning my shadows off made my performance go from terrible to pretty damn good. (It's a fairly old machine!)