weird lag, lowering of my fps... - Page 2

thasaint · 01-31-06, 12:04 PM

okay, so it's not drivers, i've tried 5 different sets of drivers already, still nothing

when i uninstalled all of my mods, my fps goes up drastically (obviously cuz of 16km view distance in iub, and fubar's high-res skins) but i still get the drop in that one direction. it's just a matter of dropping from 60fps to 40 instead of 30 to 10...

i've also discovered it has something to do with the horizon... 15m/s winds with no fog, and if i put the camera so the horizon is just off screen, either looking at the sky or water always with my ship in view when viewing water, i get 60 fps in that direction again. if i show even the slightest bit of the horizon in that one specific direction, my fps drops by 20. again all other directions are fine from all kinds of angles.

this is turning into a big frustration.

anyone else have any ideas? i'm going to reinstall sh3 now and try again

Beerme · 01-31-06, 02:13 PM

Thasaint,
I'll be interested to see if you ever solve this one. I have the same problem and have been trying to figure it out. I thought it may have to do with any nearby activity. When I was in the North Sea if I looked toward England my FPS would drop. When in the Atlantic it is not always the same direction. Maybe it is a nearby convoy that is causing this.

I have also noticed after jumping around to different menus my FPS may drop to near single digit FPS. Getting out and re-entering the game seems to get things back to normal (normal being 40-80 fps, except in the mystery direction). Almost like a memory
leak.

My system is a little dated but not to bad. P4 2.8, 1 Gig ram,
ATI 9800 Pro, on a newly installed OS (thought that might help).
I am running similar mods to what the Avon Lady is running (She
seems to have good taste in mods, I use her list to keep current with the good mods).

Pleae share any information you may find. I'll keep plugging away and do the same.

thasaint · 02-14-06, 11:12 PM

so i thought i'd update you guys on this, the culprit is anistropic filtering, if i put it above 4x i get the severe slowdown with stuttering. 4x i get a slowdown but it doesn't stutter. 2x the fps drop isn't noticeable except with fraps running, same as b4 with choppy seas, fog doesn't matter.

i just hate having to look at blurry textures from an angle now

i used to be able to take such beautiful screenshots:

cobalt · 05-28-07, 08:51 PM

im going to bump this topic because I have the same problem. ;]

05-28-07, 08:51 PM	#19
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01-31-06, 12:04 PM	#16
thasaint Medic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 163 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	okay, so it's not drivers, i've tried 5 different sets of drivers already, still nothing when i uninstalled all of my mods, my fps goes up drastically (obviously cuz of 16km view distance in iub, and fubar's high-res skins) but i still get the drop in that one direction. it's just a matter of dropping from 60fps to 40 instead of 30 to 10... i've also discovered it has something to do with the horizon... 15m/s winds with no fog, and if i put the camera so the horizon is just off screen, either looking at the sky or water always with my ship in view when viewing water, i get 60 fps in that direction again. if i show even the slightest bit of the horizon in that one specific direction, my fps drops by 20. again all other directions are fine from all kinds of angles. this is turning into a big frustration. anyone else have any ideas? i'm going to reinstall sh3 now and try again

01-31-06, 02:13 PM	#17
Beerme Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 12 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Thasaint, I'll be interested to see if you ever solve this one. I have the same problem and have been trying to figure it out. I thought it may have to do with any nearby activity. When I was in the North Sea if I looked toward England my FPS would drop. When in the Atlantic it is not always the same direction. Maybe it is a nearby convoy that is causing this. I have also noticed after jumping around to different menus my FPS may drop to near single digit FPS. Getting out and re-entering the game seems to get things back to normal (normal being 40-80 fps, except in the mystery direction). Almost like a memory leak. My system is a little dated but not to bad. P4 2.8, 1 Gig ram, ATI 9800 Pro, on a newly installed OS (thought that might help). I am running similar mods to what the Avon Lady is running (She seems to have good taste in mods, I use her list to keep current with the good mods). Pleae share any information you may find. I'll keep plugging away and do the same.

02-14-06, 11:12 PM	#18
thasaint Medic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 163 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	so i thought i'd update you guys on this, the culprit is anistropic filtering, if i put it above 4x i get the severe slowdown with stuttering. 4x i get a slowdown but it doesn't stutter. 2x the fps drop isn't noticeable except with fraps running, same as b4 with choppy seas, fog doesn't matter. i just hate having to look at blurry textures from an angle now i used to be able to take such beautiful screenshots: