Yet ANOTHER Lag Thread (I'm So Confused!)

[Jimbuna]

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[Kull]

I'm having similar issues. System specs:

Processor: Intel i7 4702HQ @2.2ghz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 870M w/ 3gb vram
RAM 8GB DDR5
512GB Samsung SSD
Windows 10

Running TWoS mod with no changes, and started with an FPS of 7 (not a typo)

Installing the antilag files made no difference. Next I did a search and came up with a thread containing this post:

Originally Posted by Defiance

Don't use 3d clouds
Shadow slider all way to left (so none at all)
Terrain objects and particles density move notches left
Don't use light shafts and ships caustic effects (caustics is included in several mods)

Get this d3d_antilag101 leave as-is and place the two items in game directory (eg : c:/ubisoft/silenthunter5/2 items from d3d_antilag101 here)

Ohh the AA slider have more to the left than right if that's possible

And stay away from heavy smoke mods etc

Hope that gets you started

I followed those recommendations, and the result was an increase in FPS from 7 to 15. Which is still atrocious. Are there any other recommendations for improving FPS? Any sorts of switches that could be applied to the shortcut?

[Markus Witt]

I have SH5 installed (with TWoS) on my laptop with the following specs:

Processor: Intel i7 4700HQ @2.4ghz
Memory installed: 16 GB RAM
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 880M
Integrated graphics card: Intel HD Graphics 4600
256 GB SSD
Windows 10 64 bit

I encountered simillar problems as users in this thread. Usually my framerate stayed arround 15, dropping further when graphic demands became high. I tried a few things, including:

* Run the program as Admisistrator;
* Run the program in Windows 7 compatibilty mode;
* Use the Antilag tool.
* Changing the settings in the Nvidia configuration screen

After this my framerate improved to 60 fps and the game is running smoothly. As I did the above things at the same time I did not know which actually fixed the problem. Now after some testing I found that FOR ME (no guarantees) the problem was caused by the wrong setting in the Nvidia configuration screen. It seems the game was using the integrated Intel graphics card instead of the Nvidia card. You can change this in the Nvidia configuration screen:

Open NVIDIA configuration screen --> Control 3D settings --> Program settings --> 1. Select SH5 in the list of games --> 2. Select Nvidia processor as preferred graphics processor for this program --> Apply

I found that the standard selection for the graphics processor is the integrated processor leading to poor performance in game. This worked for me, hope it helps.

[Kull]

Originally Posted by Markus Witt

Now after some testing I found that FOR ME (no guarantees) the problem was caused by the wrong setting in the Nvidia configuration screen. It seems the game was using the integrated Intel graphics card instead of the Nvidia card. You can change this in the Nvidia configuration screen:

Open NVIDIA configuration screen --> Control 3D settings --> Program settings --> 1. Select SH5 in the list of games --> 2. Select Nvidia processor as preferred graphics processor for this program --> Apply

I found that the standard selection for the graphics processor is the integrated processor leading to poor performance in game. This worked for me, hope it helps.

We have a winner! I did the same thing and the FPS immediately leaped to a steady 60. As a test, I restored the other changes (from the post I quoted above), and the FPS began to cycle rapidly from 35 to 60, depending on what I was doing. So there are still some helpful things besides the Nvidia settings that should be done, although the Nvidia change is the most important by far. I'll play around with this some more, and report findings.

To emphasize the key point from Markus' post: You need to go into the Nvidia Control Panel and make sure there is a setting specifically for SH5, AND that setting specifically uses the Nvidia card instead of the mainboard graphics processor (there's a selection box for this). And don't forget to "Apply" the changes!

Great find Markus!

[Kull]

Test results: Assuming you've made the Nvidia adjustments noted above, the best FPS results will come by REMOVING the two anti-lag files (again, assuming you installed the anti-lag fix) and then setting "shadows" to zero (slider all the way left). All the other "High" predefined settings can stay as-is. This results in an FPS of 40-60 when moving about the boat, and (in limited testing) a range between 50 and 60 when outside.

These are for my system, and your results may vary.