How do I fix my framerate?

SteelViking · 06-29-10, 02:36 PM

I am serious, try the fix I posted. If you have more than enough system resources, that means it is the game engine's fault. The only way I get the stuttering to stop for me is to decompress mass generated .dds files.

06-29-10, 05:34 PM

Thanks, that helped but my main problem seems to be that my GTX295 is only using one card as there is no sli profile for SH5.

FIREWALL · 06-30-10, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Barso

Thanks, that helped but my main problem seems to be that my GTX295 is only using one card as there is no sli profile for SH5.

Could that be related to the problem.

I didn't see other posters saying they ran SLI or Crossfire. ie; 2 cards.

Just a thought.

Seaman_Hornsby · 06-30-10, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

I am serious, try the fix I posted. If you have more than enough system resources, that means it is the game engine's fault. The only way I get the stuttering to stop for me is to decompress mass generated .dds files.

I gave it a try but it made no difference. I've never seen a game behave like this, so I'm a bit at a loss. Example: I'm hovering over the open ocean with the external camera. I look up at the light clouds drifting by. I've got a solid 50 fps, all fine and dandy. But if I pan the camera around, or even slide along using the movement keys I'll induce the stutter. Watching the fps counter, the framerate actually appears to jump UP during a stutter.

I can see it go up to three digits, then quickly back down to the normal range.

SteelViking · 06-30-10, 11:17 AM

Wow, that is weird. Do you have any mods installed? If so, could you post a list?

Edit: I have a much bigger version of the fix I posted earlier, It is what I actually use to stop all the stuttering in things like deck waves, shadows, explosions, etc. It may stop the full game stuttering, but I am not positive. If anybody wants to try it, I will PM a link to you, but I would ask that you do not distribute it.

Seaman_Hornsby · 06-30-10, 11:57 AM

Yes, it is very strange. If I turn off 3D clouds it's smooth as butter. Something specifically related to the way the clouds are rendered seems to cause the strange behavior.

As for mods, I've got a pretty good list going.
Ailclouds 3.0
Accurate German flags
ailimpurity light
ailmoon 1.5
ailwhiteinterior
BaRF 1.3
Doom's Decks
Interior working dials
Mighty fine crew
More crew commands by dialog
More realistic periscopes
No crosshair
No bubbles/halos
Remove login intro movie
ailrain
digital clock
stadimeter fix (with clock patch)
Damage assessment
No surface hydrophone

I've also just tried it with stock clouds and the behavior is still there. I'm pretty sure it was there from the beginning before I added any mods at all. Nothing I've done (v-sync, AA on/off, resolution, mods, affinity, priority, etc) has affected the behavior. Fortunately it's not too noticeable from on board the boat, but if I want to look around with the external camera I'm going to notice it alright.

SteelViking · 06-30-10, 12:25 PM

Well, if it is clouds that are causing the problem. Try uninstalling all of Ailantd's environmental mods, and install Env 2.5 just to see if that makes it any better. I posted a fully updated link on the thread for Env, so you will not have to do the multiple install patch deal. I think that link is now on the second to last page of that thread.

Seaman_Hornsby · 06-30-10, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Well, if it is clouds that are causing the problem. Try uninstalling all of Ailantd's environmental mods, and install Env 2.5 just to see if that makes it any better. I posted a fully updated link on the thread for Env, so you will not have to do the multiple install patch deal. I think that link is now on the second to last page of that thread.

Tried that. No difference. At this point I believe it's something to do with the core game engine and my system. Although what exactly I'm not sure. I've read plenty of stuttering complaints on the boards here, but I don't know that they were exactly like what I've been seeing. Maybe I'll re-install for grins and see if that helps.

supposedtobeworking · 07-02-10, 12:11 PM

I have the same problem using an ATI 4850 with a 3.0 Ghz Triple core processor. I did find a solution (kind of) which is to alt tab out of the game and go to task manager. right click sh5.exe and set priority to high, and then set affinity to use only one core. Apparently there is some bad programming when it comes to multi-core implementation with this game. that stops all the stuttering for me...in video. Now my sound is stuttering which for me is just as important than the graphics. So at the moment it's one or the other for me. But maybe your sound won't have a problem with this solution. Let me know if it works for you so I can know if it's a sound problem on my end.

-turning off vsync does seem to help, but then I get stuttering in the control room - switching to use 1 core processor solves that, and sound seems to be stable for the moment...

06-29-10, 02:36 PM	#1
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	I am serious, try the fix I posted. If you have more than enough system resources, that means it is the game engine's fault. The only way I get the stuttering to stop for me is to decompress mass generated .dds files. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

06-30-10, 11:17 AM	#5
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Wow, that is weird. Do you have any mods installed? If so, could you post a list? Edit: I have a much bigger version of the fix I posted earlier, It is what I actually use to stop all the stuttering in things like deck waves, shadows, explosions, etc. It may stop the full game stuttering, but I am not positive. If anybody wants to try it, I will PM a link to you, but I would ask that you do not distribute it. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who! Last edited by SteelViking; 06-30-10 at 11:28 AM.

06-30-10, 11:57 AM	#6
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Yes, it is very strange. If I turn off 3D clouds it's smooth as butter. Something specifically related to the way the clouds are rendered seems to cause the strange behavior. As for mods, I've got a pretty good list going. Ailclouds 3.0 Accurate German flags ailimpurity light ailmoon 1.5 ailwhiteinterior BaRF 1.3 Doom's Decks Interior working dials Mighty fine crew More crew commands by dialog More realistic periscopes No crosshair No bubbles/halos Remove login intro movie ailrain digital clock stadimeter fix (with clock patch) Damage assessment No surface hydrophone I've also just tried it with stock clouds and the behavior is still there. I'm pretty sure it was there from the beginning before I added any mods at all. Nothing I've done (v-sync, AA on/off, resolution, mods, affinity, priority, etc) has affected the behavior. Fortunately it's not too noticeable from on board the boat, but if I want to look around with the external camera I'm going to notice it alright. __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

06-30-10, 12:25 PM	#7
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	Well, if it is clouds that are causing the problem. Try uninstalling all of Ailantd's environmental mods, and install Env 2.5 just to see if that makes it any better. I posted a fully updated link on the thread for Env, so you will not have to do the multiple install patch deal. I think that link is now on the second to last page of that thread. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

07-02-10, 12:11 PM	#9
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I have the same problem using an ATI 4850 with a 3.0 Ghz Triple core processor. I did find a solution (kind of) which is to alt tab out of the game and go to task manager. right click sh5.exe and set priority to high, and then set affinity to use only one core. Apparently there is some bad programming when it comes to multi-core implementation with this game. that stops all the stuttering for me...in video. Now my sound is stuttering which for me is just as important than the graphics. So at the moment it's one or the other for me. But maybe your sound won't have a problem with this solution. Let me know if it works for you so I can know if it's a sound problem on my end. -turning off vsync does seem to help, but then I get stuttering in the control room - switching to use 1 core processor solves that, and sound seems to be stable for the moment... Last edited by supposedtobeworking; 07-02-10 at 01:01 PM.

06-29-10, 05:34 PM	#2
Barso Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks, that helped but my main problem seems to be that my GTX295 is only using one card as there is no sli profile for SH5.